tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post929405119253874859..comments2024-03-28T12:10:26.197-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: It Doesn't Take a Rocket Scientist To Be a Rocket ScientistGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-38313276972410779502010-04-07T13:39:49.252-07:002010-04-07T13:39:49.252-07:00Thanks, Susannah - I love yours, too :)Thanks, Susannah - I love yours, too :)juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-33794342026272495332010-04-07T12:30:25.790-07:002010-04-07T12:30:25.790-07:00I love your new photo, Julie!I love your new photo, Julie!Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-7986182504739793692010-04-07T09:41:31.926-07:002010-04-07T09:41:31.926-07:00Dwongmeichi,
I can see why anonymous pisses you of...Dwongmeichi,<br /><i>I can see why anonymous pisses you off...</i><br /><br />Meh - I wouldn't say he even achieves that much, most of the time. On the scale of irritation he's generally kind of like a recurring pimple in a non-prominent location.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-72112558919477045022010-04-07T06:51:20.439-07:002010-04-07T06:51:20.439-07:00You tell him, anonymous! I know for a fact that E...You tell him, anonymous! I know for a fact that Einstein knew how to count!Cousin Dupreenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-59444325894007682402010-04-07T04:25:46.404-07:002010-04-07T04:25:46.404-07:00well the Dead are in their own Force Of Nature cat...well the Dead are in their own Force Of Nature category! I never caught them live...the albums scattered round WORKINGMANS DEAD = my favest---i tend to love short studio recordings...Jerry's voice harmonies<br /><br /><a href="http://www.marmalade-skies.co.uk/toytown1.htm" rel="nofollow">indicates</a><br />more my taste these yearsgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015936407999495181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-11094166489829106052010-04-07T01:17:44.262-07:002010-04-07T01:17:44.262-07:00I can see why anonymous pisses you off and this ti...I can see why anonymous pisses you off and this time anonymous is not female!dwongmeichihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07142621908645859893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-43098917336161589462010-04-06T21:37:25.228-07:002010-04-06T21:37:25.228-07:00I will purchase a copy of your book if you write s...I will purchase a copy of your book if you write some more about how Dennis Prager is just like Navy SEALs tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-79485303756135036142010-04-06T21:00:15.412-07:002010-04-06T21:00:15.412-07:00"In other words, it takes a whole lot of work..."In other words, it takes a whole lot of work for something to just come naturally. That goes against the romantic view of the genetic determinists who posit a kind of essential, inborn genius, but Shenk marshals some compelling evidence in favor of the thesis that genius is more perspiration than inspiration."<br /><br />Sure got that right, and the truth of it is resisted by the leftie like a stake being driven towards their heart.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-91044490881512326952010-04-06T21:00:00.513-07:002010-04-06T21:00:00.513-07:00Einstein was an excellent amateur musician (on vio...Einstein was an excellent amateur musician (on violin and piano). I thought everybody knew that. He credited music with contributing to his insights in physics.<br /><br />Noam Chomsky is not "apparently a genius"; he singlehandedly revolutionized the field, for better or worse (some say worse). I am a lot more in line with his politics than you, to say the least, but to my mind the same kind of flaw is found in both his linguistics and political writing; a sort of overly-dry formalism. But to call him a "moron" just reflects back on you.<br /><br />These two are actually counterexamples to your thesis. In both cases, whatever genius inheres in these two thinkers leaks out into adjacent fields. <br /><br />Bonus: Here's <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=870106744163006454#" rel="nofollow">a video of Chomsky's famous televised interview with William Buckley in 1969</a>, just for fun -- it is obvious that Chomsky knows what the hell he is talking about while Buckley just oozes smarm. <br /><br /><i>I'm pretty sure it's the same with theology. Oddly enough, I just seem to have a knack for it</i><br /><br />How would you know? I'm sure your theology seems sound to you, but I would guess people you hate like Deepak Chopra feel just as self-assured about their version of theology. Which at minimum would mean that you can't trust people's self-evaluation of their intuitions about theology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-84129097693056030142010-04-06T18:48:04.881-07:002010-04-06T18:48:04.881-07:00ge said: For me the transition from great arty ...ge said: <i>For me the transition from great arty 'psychedelic' music to [ugh!] showoffy 'progressive' chops-rock in the late '60s is telling..</i><br /><br />I once heard a theory that Jerry Garcia was abducted by a UFO and replaced by an alien double sometime in '69. <br /><br />And I asked, "How would we know?"mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-19000718330072115312010-04-06T18:40:49.434-07:002010-04-06T18:40:49.434-07:00Now that I think of it, he always tests as the &qu...Now that I think of it, he always tests as the "inventor/visionary" personality type.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-11059734427971951662010-04-06T18:38:52.500-07:002010-04-06T18:38:52.500-07:00"And if you have, you will be aware of that s..."And if you have, you will be aware of that sensation of suddenly being 'inside' the order in question. A key point is that we do not invent this order, but discover and enter it."<br /><br />I'm not sure I've experienced this, but I've witnessed it in my husband. He has an amazing ability to search for knowledge, study it intensely, and then apply it like an expert--and in areas he previously knew absolutely nothing about. He doesn't regard certain areas of knowledge as off-limits to him; it's purely a matter of where his interest/curiosity leads him. (Let's just say that they don't lead him to accounting or actuarial work, or anything like that. :) ) <br /><br />Not coincidentally, he's quite an intuitive person and can intuit the connects between fields, or planes, of expertise.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-33035037601599501332010-04-06T17:28:36.483-07:002010-04-06T17:28:36.483-07:00Christ is Risen!
Just to riff on the opening titl...Christ is Risen!<br /><br />Just to riff on the opening title, I've always been fond of the saying:<br /><br />"Rocket Science is easy; it's Rocket Engineering that's hard."Bulletproof Monknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-83112316898216926522010-04-06T15:53:14.682-07:002010-04-06T15:53:14.682-07:00He's channeling The King in that photo.He's channeling The King in that photo.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-15745069009627042632010-04-06T15:45:44.696-07:002010-04-06T15:45:44.696-07:00julie: "Over 50 Billion Mantras Sold!"julie: "Over 50 Billion Mantras Sold!"Aquilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-72581286447041351832010-04-06T15:37:24.607-07:002010-04-06T15:37:24.607-07:00"McMeditation"
I like it - sounds about..."McMeditation"<br /><br />I like it - sounds about right...juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-71205226359574347522010-04-06T14:46:07.282-07:002010-04-06T14:46:07.282-07:00Deepak causes earthquake. That's a switch. U...Deepak <a href="http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/chopra-blames-own-meditation-for-baja-quake/19426755" rel="nofollow">causes earthquake</a>. That's a switch. Usually he only makes us shudder.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-58335451056702232722010-04-06T14:14:49.982-07:002010-04-06T14:14:49.982-07:00Well, jolly good for hard work & perspiration!...Well, jolly good for hard work & perspiration! but don't forget UF's 'effortlessness' as a key to the Magician/tightrope walker/[I'll add creative artist]<br /><br />For me the transition from great arty 'psychedelic' music to [ugh!] showoffy 'progressive' chops-rock in the late '60s is telling...<br /><br /> BTW off topic per usual, <a href="http://www.peterkingsley.org/Details.cfm?ProdID=60&category=2" rel="nofollow">this author</a><br /> has a new one coming out, and if like the previous ones, might be dynamite!gehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015936407999495181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-12410913161492748992010-04-06T13:56:16.438-07:002010-04-06T13:56:16.438-07:00Yes, Debass, and I wonder these days how much of t...Yes, Debass, and I wonder these days how much of that song was about Mick and how much was about Carly Simon's projection. <br /><br />My knowledge of Mozart is limited to listening to his music and watching <i>Amadeus</i> -- biopics are not always the best source of information.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-16973390936980612942010-04-06T13:49:58.304-07:002010-04-06T13:49:58.304-07:00"And if you have, you will be aware of that s..."And if you have, you will be aware of that sensation of suddenly being "inside" the order in question. A key point is that we do not invent this order, but discover and enter it."<br /><br />I remember first discovering this while reading some of Joseph Chilton Pearce's work, either "The Bond of Power" or "Evolution's End." He speaks of fields of intelligence, and our seamless unity with them even while they vastly transcend us. As my passion lies in writing, particularly poetry, I naturally took to this concept and began consciously interacting with the 'poetic fields of intelligence,' crafting some works that far superseded anything I had previously written. <br /><br />After experiencing the possibility of directly drawng upon while simultaneously feeding a field I became intrigued by the notion of extending myself into one that I didn't have passion for, so I began concentrating upon and opening to the field of mathematics, of which I have very little knowledge or skill. After a couple of days doing this I happened to be on a morning walk when it opened up to me. I saw a depth in the Idea of zero unlike anything I had ever known, and this was followed by an inner examination of numbers 1-10. Ultimately I came to see Infinity, numbers as points arising in space, the building blocks of geometry, etc., all from investigating the possibility of being plugged into an unknown order.<br /><br />Which is where my passion is! My true passion is the discovery of the limits of humanity's potential for investigating intrinsic capabilities that arise from a single Idea. By taking a single notion and seeing it as an emanation of Divinity, what can be extrapolated? The ability to concentrate gained through silent meditation literally transforms the abilities and experience of Mind.Jason T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-40627848497423859152010-04-06T13:46:27.455-07:002010-04-06T13:46:27.455-07:00"And if you have, you will be aware of that s..."And if you have, you will be aware of that sensation of suddenly being "inside" the order in question. A key point is that we do not invent this order, but discover and enter it."<br /><br />I remember first discovering this while reading some of Joseph Chilton Pearce's work, either "The Bond of Power" or "Evolution's End." He speaks of fields of intelligence, and our seamless unity with them even while they vastly transcend us. As my passion lies in writing, particularly poetry, I naturally took to this concept and began consciously interacting with the 'poetic fields of intelligence,' crafting some works that far superseded anything I had previously written. <br /><br />After experiencing the possibility of directly interacting with a field I became intrigued by the notion of extending myself into one that I didn't have passion for, so I began concentrating upon and opening to the field of mathematics, of which I have very little knowledge or skill. After a couple of days doing this I happened to be on a morning walk when it opened up to me. I saw a depth in the Idea of zero unlike anything I had ever known, and this was followed by an inner examination of numbers 1-10. Ultimately I came to see Infinity, numbers as points arising in space, the building blocks of geometry, etc., all from investigating the possibility of being plugged into an unknown order.<br /><br />Which is where my passion is! My true passion is the discovery of the limits of humanity's potential for investigating intrinsic capabilities that arise from a single Idea. By taking a single notion and seeing it as an emanation of Divinity, what can be extrapolated? The ability to concentrate gained through silent meditation literally transforms the abilities and experience of Mind.Jason T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-22457079398809040132010-04-06T13:44:08.049-07:002010-04-06T13:44:08.049-07:00This just in: Deepak Chopra takes credit for causi...This just in: <a href="http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/chopra-blames-own-meditation-for-baja-quake/19426755" rel="nofollow">Deepak Chopra takes credit for causing the Baja earthquake.</a>Aquilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-10961307941500393442010-04-06T13:38:54.500-07:002010-04-06T13:38:54.500-07:00In the past, I had occasion to work in the same re...In the past, I had occasion to work in the same research facility with appoximately 300 PHD chemists and/or engineers. While not all were lacking, a firly large percentage showed a definite dearth of social skills,and good or even common sense. One fellow in particular would turn to look at a cinder block wall as he passed people in the hallway rather than have to interact. It was that painful for him.<br />This experience brought home to me the realization that scientists are as flawed as any and that when claims are made, it behooves me to look further into the data to draw my own conclusions. A fine example being the Anthropogenic Global Warming Snow Job.hoarheynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-5840694026152191432010-04-06T12:44:41.757-07:002010-04-06T12:44:41.757-07:00A great example of this is Stephen King. Not to k...A great example of this is Stephen King. Not to knock his earlier work in any way - but if you go back and read "Carrie" or "Salem's Lot" - they seem somehwat amateurish compared to his later stuff - The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption. <br /><br />Writing was his passion, and the more he worked at it the better he became. I think he would be considered one of the greatest writers of his and a few other generations.<br /><br />Not really interested in hearing his political views, tho. From comments he's made in the past, I have the feeling he leans a little left. Altho, he did pay for transpo for some troops to get home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-43773572205530437442010-04-06T10:41:36.235-07:002010-04-06T10:41:36.235-07:00Debass-
Thankfully a LOT of great musicians get t...Debass-<br /><br />Thankfully a LOT of great musicians get the gigs. In fact probably now more than ever there are opportunities for all sorts of great musician's to find avenues to make their music heard (and make a living). We may very well live in a golden age of sorts. Regardless though, music, as you know, is a hard road even under the best of circumstances. <br /><br />It just seems to me that it also is fertile ground for all sorts of of dysfunction. Alas, I haven't been exempt from that in my own life, to say the least. From your response I'm not sure if I might of implied otherwise.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708393262849661076noreply@blogger.com