tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post8215152313783171235..comments2024-03-28T12:10:26.197-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Relative Truth and Absolute NonsenseGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-83220000702595108462009-08-06T08:32:56.798-07:002009-08-06T08:32:56.798-07:00To reply to the Elephant--my comment on religious ...To reply to the Elephant--my comment on religious thinking was about 25% satire. <br /><br />However, the 75% main point that religious intellection has a place in the spiritual life, but not an overly large one, stands as an opinion.<br /><br />A rationale supplied was there is finite time and mental energy availabe to each individual so careful consideration should be made as to how to use these resources.<br /><br />Supporting point #2 was excessive intellection may impede reception of spiritual guidance by occupying all available concentration so little else can get through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-77928237669813814952009-08-06T05:15:01.022-07:002009-08-06T05:15:01.022-07:00Stephen Hawking "I don't understand."...Stephen Hawking "I don't understand."<br /><br />Thus proving the existence of black holes.<br /><br />Poetic justice... gotta love it.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-24394346853229561192009-08-06T04:23:33.041-07:002009-08-06T04:23:33.041-07:00NoMo said...
I think Abdul must have googled &quo...NoMo said... <br />I think Abdul must have googled "absolute nonsense"...or he read Bob's post through the same translator."<br /><br />The same Harvard law school translator Obamuh used, no doubt.Skullynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-71466820483703219502009-08-06T04:15:55.136-07:002009-08-06T04:15:55.136-07:00"The Darwinist places an arbitrary limit on h..."The Darwinist places an arbitrary limit on his knowledge, at the same time that he can't account for it to begin with." <br /><br />Ooo! Slam dunk with that one, Bob! :^)USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-39469601458640885722009-08-06T04:01:59.790-07:002009-08-06T04:01:59.790-07:00"Indeed, if there weren't something that ..."Indeed, if there weren't something that transcends physics, I couldn't be typing this sentence and you couldn't understand it."<br /><br />I don't understand.Stephen Hawkingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-20034771961962188002009-08-06T03:59:57.803-07:002009-08-06T03:59:57.803-07:00"But when they start to reify their methodolo..."But when they start to reify their methodological abstractions and insist upon the literal truth of things that cannot be so, then they are every bit as opaque as the religious fundamentalist who insists that the world is 6,000 years old or that we should always "turn the other cheek" and thereby allow monsters to rule the earth."<br /><br />Besides, what if ya only got one cheek?Skullynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-87268512878858177662009-08-06T03:56:07.722-07:002009-08-06T03:56:07.722-07:00larry said...
"you have to admit, Abdul is f...larry said... <br />"you have to admit, Abdul is funny."<br /><br />Not as funny as me.Abu Gravenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-47414516961777946342009-08-06T03:53:33.014-07:002009-08-06T03:53:33.014-07:00Abdul said...
"What socket necessary entered ...Abdul said...<br />"What socket necessary entered of the end, does this all alive one?"<br /><br />Seven eighths I'm guessin'.Abu Skullynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-60425897125383351792009-08-06T03:50:14.017-07:002009-08-06T03:50:14.017-07:00Abdul said...
Because you are comfortable with He...Abdul said... <br />Because you are comfortable with Hebrew people, but would you love the skeptics to disturb?<br /><br />Too late.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-84169647057185444852009-08-05T23:25:15.037-07:002009-08-05T23:25:15.037-07:00You mean it doesn't??You mean it doesn't??cheennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-10351526567974159712009-08-05T21:39:24.773-07:002009-08-05T21:39:24.773-07:00Elephant, it kind of reminds me of every exercise ...Elephant, it kind of reminds me of every exercise gimmick that promises <i>fast, amazing! effortless results!!</i> - like those vibrating belts that people used to just lean into, thinking the fat would simply melt away.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-64190511358467204722009-08-05T19:15:26.675-07:002009-08-05T19:15:26.675-07:00Er, just Mary. It is not said that Mary Magdalene...Er, just Mary. It is not said that Mary Magdalene was *that* Mary.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900344453710081874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-68086033851515655292009-08-05T19:03:37.109-07:002009-08-05T19:03:37.109-07:00It is somewhat reminiscent of Martha, Mary Magdale...It is somewhat reminiscent of Martha, Mary Magdalene's sister's point of view.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900344453710081874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-83120362133405541912009-08-05T18:57:33.601-07:002009-08-05T18:57:33.601-07:00I don't mean to be a jerk, but...
Re. Anon 2:2...I don't mean to be a jerk, but...<br />Re. Anon 2:22pm, that's the funniest thing I've ever read (well not really, but, you know...). I need to type it on a little card, and next time someone starts to hem fuzzily in that vein, and I start to sweat at the back of my neck, I'll just pull that card out to see the full point of view so tidily expressed. Granted, the second to last paragraph, may have something to it, as in "Be still and know that I am God" (quoting a verse of the Bible.) However, beyond that, very funny. <br /><br />I've known people with that stance in one way or another. Mostly it always felt like one big slap in the face. But ultimately, it's like saying you can just have an arranged marriage and enjoy cooking, hiking, and raising kids together. Why bother with all the love stuff? <br /><br />The comment really made me laugh. Were you serious or joking? Kind of like one elaborate (for a fortune cookie) fortune cookie.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900344453710081874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-28439293710624213882009-08-05T15:53:46.591-07:002009-08-05T15:53:46.591-07:00"One of the benefits of Christianity is that ..."One of the benefits of Christianity is that many aspects of it "make no sense" upon superficial consideration. Therefore, one is left with two choices; one, just accept the whole thing without reservation, or two, work at seeing the wholeness beneath the apparent divergences and loose ends.<br /><br />You had to know I'd enjoy that.<br /><br />I've wondered if this is how "the secret protects itself" or rather, it is its way of pleading or insisting on a serious seeker. Or both.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-6734991061204048302009-08-05T15:21:32.370-07:002009-08-05T15:21:32.370-07:00Devolting.Devolting.Cousin Dupreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-28221585551844107502009-08-05T15:12:47.482-07:002009-08-05T15:12:47.482-07:00Is it just me, or did the light just dim in here b...Is it just me, or did the light just dim in here by a few watts? I wonder if that's a side-effect of using those "eco-friendly" bulbs?casual observernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-71571329480101577182009-08-05T14:22:54.799-07:002009-08-05T14:22:54.799-07:00Thought provoking post, Bob. You mention two appr...Thought provoking post, Bob. You mention two approaches to religion, which is to accept it without reservation, or to engage it with the intellect in "verticalesthentics."<br /><br />Between the two approaches, it would seem intuitively better to accept religion without reservation, because of the savings in time and energy that would result. Time and energy that would otherwise have been used on vertcalesthenics could be expended on other useful projects.<br /><br />On the other hand, if verticalisthenics are enjoyable in the recreational sense, then it would be sensible to indulge with the caveat one should not overindulge. <br /><br />What would be a tragedy is to undergo alot of avoidable angst and senseless mental churning by overthinking about religion.<br /><br />Would it not be more sensible to keep the mind peaceful, calm, and clear in order to better recieve guidance from the Source?<br /><br />Although some sensibly limited sessions of thinking about religion would probably augment spiritual progress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-84619367726323410912009-08-05T14:05:32.772-07:002009-08-05T14:05:32.772-07:00"So there's no misunderstanding, when I s..."So there's no misunderstanding, when I say that "we are all Christians now," I'm just trying to be annoying to non-believers."<br /><br />Yes, we know. It was one of the funnier things you've posted.<br /><br />You see an illusion and yet you're convinced you're infallible. And you call "radical Darwinians" obnoxious?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-49474613079789262172009-08-05T13:39:55.788-07:002009-08-05T13:39:55.788-07:00you have to admit, Abdul is funny.you have to admit, Abdul is funny.larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-60772014148900501192009-08-05T11:39:14.340-07:002009-08-05T11:39:14.340-07:00I think Abdul must have googled "absolute non...I think Abdul must have googled "absolute nonsense"...or he read Bob's post through the same translator.<br /><br />wv says "sulftob" Take that, Abdul.NoMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100042056270224683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-7116977977665281142009-08-05T11:30:57.326-07:002009-08-05T11:30:57.326-07:00"And when it loses its universality, it loses..."And when it loses its universality, it loses its appeal to the intellect, since the intellect is what knows universals, precisely (the senses know nothing of universals). "<br /><br />A good description of leftist thinking as well. Ignore principles ("<i>BOR-Ringgg!</i>"), fixate on things, the greater the quantity, and the more sparkly the better.<br /><br />More and new, that keeps the boring away (and distracts from the empty boring deep into you).Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-44244016698766325582009-08-05T11:27:13.415-07:002009-08-05T11:27:13.415-07:00"Or, to put it another way, it is completely ..."Or, to put it another way, it is completely rational to to believe that our reason is in service to an absolute Truth that is anterior to it and wishes to be known."<br /><br />That felt better, thanks.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-72603696642999757552009-08-05T10:27:48.137-07:002009-08-05T10:27:48.137-07:00Sehoy - you and me both.
"What socket necess...Sehoy - you and me both.<br /><br />"What socket necessary entered of the end...?" <br /><br />Yikes, that just sounds painful.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-9499793256857747132009-08-05T09:58:43.215-07:002009-08-05T09:58:43.215-07:00All your base are belong to us.
I sometimes worry...All your base are belong to us.<br /><br />I sometimes worry that I sound like Abdul.<br /><br />wv: scule<br /><br />It's not working.sehoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398831051769112602noreply@blogger.com