tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post8523674311446413784..comments2024-03-18T21:33:35.309-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: History and How it Gets that Way, Part OneGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-50838655691053613992011-08-31T11:35:33.466-07:002011-08-31T11:35:33.466-07:00"Those who lay claim to 'objectivity,'..."Those who lay claim to 'objectivity,' merely put one sentimentality in place of another.... True objectivity does not oppose cold to heat; it transcends both of these" (Schuon).Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51892435477625243242011-08-31T00:29:48.655-07:002011-08-31T00:29:48.655-07:00Perry... heh ...
an apt representative of his pa...Perry... <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/general_election_perry_vs_obama-2701.html" rel="nofollow">heh</a> ... <br /><br />an <a href="http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/rick-perry-evolution-just-a-theory-that-is-out-there/" rel="nofollow">apt representative</a> of his party.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861596158055480390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-54612224042602503952011-08-30T17:48:27.626-07:002011-08-30T17:48:27.626-07:00Yeah, 're. that Lichtman thing', lefties l...Yeah, 're. that Lichtman thing', lefties like to talk about the differences between correlative and causative... but they don't seem to have a clue as to what they actually mean. More like they hunt for plausible pretexts to bolster the predictions they'd like to see come true.<br /><br />As far as willian's faith in "13 key formula ... "They’ve never missed", Ptolemy's epicycles had a pretty good track record of being correct too... still didn't make us a geocentric universe though.<br /><br />Maybe if willian tried for 26 points of compatibility... ?<br /><br />(ARGH!!! Sentences! LOL)Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-82858973774846282752011-08-30T17:46:47.613-07:002011-08-30T17:46:47.613-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-36415436110625242912011-08-30T17:45:38.545-07:002011-08-30T17:45:38.545-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-82687513861934594402011-08-30T15:04:00.835-07:002011-08-30T15:04:00.835-07:00Heh - re. that Lichtman thing, Ace has a good take...Heh - re. that Lichtman thing, Ace has a good take-down <a href="http://ace.mu.nu/archives/320760.php" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Since I didn't read W.'s link, I didn't realize how ridiculous the interpretation was. <br /><br />As I said earlier, what will be, will be, but I seriously doubt this is going to be the cakewalk the leftists are congratulating themselves on already.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-75389856882931625292011-08-30T14:35:55.794-07:002011-08-30T14:35:55.794-07:00Van, well said! I agree in the long run we will tr...Van, well said! I agree in the long run we will transcend Leftism. I expect to be around about 35 more years. I think in that timeframe the US standard of living will deteriorate. Catastrophically? Eh, possibly. I'm no historian but I get the impression political systems can go down hard and fast. That said, I'm now convinced, from what I read here, that mankind is evolving into something better. The long term trend line is upward, we are just in for a bit of a dip.<br /><br />Standard techno-fix disclamers apply. Meaning, discoveries of practically free energy or miracle nanotech whatnots throw the gloom prediction out the window for awhile.John Lienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607964922479543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-14567771296770187422011-08-30T13:45:07.937-07:002011-08-30T13:45:07.937-07:00John said "increasing dependency on the gover...John said "increasing dependency on the government over the last 70 years makes me pessimistic about the future, as in governmental collapse. "<br /><br />I wouldn't say I'm pessimistic... I am however, I think, realistic about the near future, which, true, isn't a very cheery forecast. But I'm not as gloomy about the long run though, simply because I don't think that error, lies and failure can triumph. To put it mildly, the views of proregressive leftists are flawed, they are nothing more than error, lies and failure, and that cannot succeed – they just can't.<br /><br />The leftist looks at what happened with the USSR and thinks they just made some error, an error that they, in their wisdom, will somehow avoid. NO. Not the case at all. In fact the USSR would have crumbled to dust a few decades earlier if the West didn't make the error of supplying them with grain, goodwill and toleration. The USSR failed, as they will, because they are nothing but a collection of errors, lies and failures.<br /><br />The only chance our proregressive leftists have of riding in the seat of power for long, is if someone agrees to prop them up. But, if they hadn't noticed, there's no other country out there who can be counted upon to prop us up, and certainly no one with any good will towards us even if they could, and as the American people see the failures fail... well... even in the gloomy times we live in, we DO still surround them, and the only thing Americans hate more than arrogant, whining failures, is being forced to live under and submit to them.<br /><br />The proregressive left's end will be brought about by their success - what they don't realize is that the only success they enjoy rests upon the ignorant good will of those they are about to shove face first into the mud.<br /><br />Enjoy it while you can willian.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-82220412431901899202011-08-30T13:16:53.930-07:002011-08-30T13:16:53.930-07:00Yep.
New books!
Which reminds me, have you ever ...Yep.<br /><br />New books!<br /><br />Which reminds me, have you ever read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1584230703/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_g14_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1XK6M9S4QV6CCFEVG4WY&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846" rel="nofollow">McLuhan</a>?juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-35192242037304486522011-08-30T13:14:02.224-07:002011-08-30T13:14:02.224-07:00Truism of the day:
"Progressives like to clo...Truism of the day:<br /><br />"Progressives like to cloak their policy preferences in the mantle of science, but they do not in fact give a fig about science, which for them is only a vehicle to be ridden to the precise extent that it is convenient. This is why they will ask what makes Rick Perry qualified to disagree with the scientific establishment, but never ask the equally relevant question of what makes Jon Huntsman qualified to agree with it. So long as they are getting the policies they want, they don’t care. If you want to see how dedicated a progressive is to dispassionate science, spend two minutes talking about the heritability of intelligence. You’ll be up to your neck in witchcraft and superstition and evasion in no time at all. (If you want to test a progressive’s faith in rigorous scholarship more broadly, ask him about gains from trade and comparative advantage, realities that are as solid as anything social science has to offer.)" (Kevin Williamson).Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-89279116555335019132011-08-30T12:51:58.129-07:002011-08-30T12:51:58.129-07:00Well, I mean, I am planning on it. Collapse, DOOM...Well, I mean, I am planning on it. Collapse, DOOM, that kind of thing.John Lienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607964922479543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-53728556293234484412011-08-30T12:48:11.828-07:002011-08-30T12:48:11.828-07:00I'm with you Van (maybe?). Looking at demogra...I'm with you Van (maybe?). Looking at demographic trends and an increasing dependency on the government over the last 70 years makes me pessimistic about the future, as in governmental collapse. I hope I'm wrong but I'm not planning on it.John Lienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607964922479543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-89652748302667771752011-08-30T11:13:09.175-07:002011-08-30T11:13:09.175-07:00Julie, perfect!
willian, if numerology should fai...Julie, perfect!<br /><br />willian, if numerology should fail you, there's always astrology.<br /><br />FWIW, knowledge of history and of my fellow citizens willingness to ignore facts and choose the easy path over the Right one, doesn't fill me confidence that we will succeed in turning the leftists out in the next election. <br /><br />I'm not even confident that conservatives will stand up straight and make a good enough case to convince we the people to elect them.<br /><br />On the other hand, I've never been foolish enough to think that an election can solve the problem. You can't shove stupidity out of people or fix it - it can only be eliminated through education.<br /><br />And that's a longterm... and daunting battle. <br /><br />But what else have I got to do with my time?<br /><br />Oh... and there's this... you might enjoy this one about my favorite Supreme, <a href="http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2011/08/28/new-blue-nightmare-clarence-thomas-and-the-amendment-of-doom/" rel="nofollow">Clarence</a><br />"<i>...Toobin is less interested in exploring why liberal America has been so blind for so long to the force of Clarence Thomas’ intellect than in understanding just what Thomas has achieved in his lonely trek across the wastes of Mordor. And what he finds is that Thomas has been pioneering the techniques and the ideas that could not only lead to the court rejecting all or part of President Obama’s health legislation; the ideas and strategies Thomas has developed could conceivably topple the constitutionality of the post New Deal state.<br />...</i>"Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-27514482311866174302011-08-30T11:12:12.584-07:002011-08-30T11:12:12.584-07:00Gosh, I'm pretty sure the science-denying crea...Gosh, I'm pretty sure the science-denying creationists wouldn't have me. Anyway, I'm generally leery of any organization that would have me for a member. <br /><br />As to the science denying creationists, I'm pretty sure that if it's out there, it's probably faulty.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-65436304003016977522011-08-30T11:05:46.732-07:002011-08-30T11:05:46.732-07:00Julie, maybe I should join you and Serr8d in the l...Julie, maybe I should join you and Serr8d in the league of science denying creationists? Do you think America is better off being led by science denying theocrats?<br /><br />Thanks, but I'm very happy with my girlfriend. She's educated, a lawyer, too smart to be a <a href="http://www.chron.com/opinion/article/Anti-science-beliefs-pervade-GOP-Krugman-2146403.php" rel="nofollow">science denier.</a>Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861596158055480390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-7554929934884513592011-08-30T10:55:44.422-07:002011-08-30T10:55:44.422-07:00Oh, hai! That reminds me, someone has a date recom...Oh, hai! That reminds me, someone has a <a href="http://serr8d.blogspot.com/2011/08/finally-unfortunate-annual-all-troll.html" rel="nofollow">date recommendation</a> for you. I know! Could be a match made in, er... well, let's just say the bio-markers look highly fortuitous. Yeah, that's it. <i>Science</i> indicates you're perfect for each other, based on a proven metric of multiple points of ideological and intellectual compatibility. <br /><br />As to whomever wins the next election, it will be what it will be. Should we truly be at the point where more folks prefer the path we're currently taking, well, it wouldn't be the first time in history. As the world-weary wiseman once said, there's nothing new under the sun.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-58865543242676197632011-08-30T10:39:11.299-07:002011-08-30T10:39:11.299-07:00Game over for the science deniers.
Allan Lichtma...<a href="http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2011/08/30/never-wrong-pundit-picks-obama-to-win-in-2012?s_cid=rss:washington-whispers:never-wrong-pundit-picks-obama-to-win-in-2012" rel="nofollow">Game over for the science deniers. </a><br /><br />Allan Lichtman, the American University professor whose election formula has correctly called every president since Ronald Reagan’s 1984 re-election says:<br /><br />"Even if I am being conservative, I don’t see how Obama can lose" Speaking of his 13 key formula ... "They’ve never missed. They’ve been right seven elections in a row. A number that goes way beyond statistical significance in a record no other system even comes close to.” <br /><br />sorry ... just thought you'd like to know.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861596158055480390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-7212176513733270112011-08-30T08:32:01.451-07:002011-08-30T08:32:01.451-07:00Oh, good - now I don't have to make a pointed ...Oh, good - now I don't have to make a pointed remark about there being a two-part post with only one part.<br /><br />Whoops, made it anyway ;)<br /><br />We'll be here.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-91176365139714709192011-08-30T08:27:56.295-07:002011-08-30T08:27:56.295-07:00I expect posting to resume on Thursday. I'll ...I expect posting to resume on Thursday. I'll be there, anyway.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-72905639836404367052011-08-29T14:40:37.770-07:002011-08-29T14:40:37.770-07:00"Federal Family?" Ugh! if this doesn'..."Federal Family?" Ugh! if this doesn't stop we're going to all end up being in a "Federal Family way" whether we like it or not.John Lienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607964922479543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1136285403430042952011-08-29T13:56:45.648-07:002011-08-29T13:56:45.648-07:00"Big Brother" no longer a euphemism?<a href="http://michellemalkin.com/2011/08/29/out-us-government-in-federal-family/" rel="nofollow">"Big Brother" no longer a euphemism</a>?juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-34923988631681725502011-08-29T09:39:25.203-07:002011-08-29T09:39:25.203-07:00Had someone been so astute, he would have said on ...Had someone been so astute, he would have said on viewing the crucifixion that today was BC but it just became AD.Aloysiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13858618410784962169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-3324221816289148882011-08-28T17:37:27.216-07:002011-08-28T17:37:27.216-07:00Hiya Bob.
HISTORY, n. An account mostly false, of...Hiya Bob.<br /><br />HISTORY, n. An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.<br /><br /><i>Of Roman history, great Niebuhr's shown<br />'Tis nine-tenths lying. Faith, I wish 'twere known,<br />Ere we accept great Niebuhr as a guide,<br />Wherein he blundered and how much he lied.<br />—Salder Bupp</i><br /><br />(Ambrose Bierce)SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-20468219369406165312011-08-27T13:52:47.689-07:002011-08-27T13:52:47.689-07:00Yeah, that article was kind of lame-o. But, here ...Yeah, that article was kind of lame-o. But, here is my irrefutable evidence supporting Patton's reincarnation.<br /><br />1. It said so in the movie.<br />2. I heard Paul Harvey tell a story about it one day.<br />3. I found an article on the internet.John Lienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607964922479543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-3611700658052417312011-08-27T10:57:15.995-07:002011-08-27T10:57:15.995-07:00Love the Patton scene, but am glad Mushroom caught...Love the Patton scene, but am glad Mushroom caught it too... 'spanish speaking lands'... lol.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.com