tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post1287697540579285221..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: It is Not Good that God Should be AlloneGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-88030376624933222342009-01-15T19:28:00.001-08:002009-01-15T19:28:00.001-08:00I guess that's every episode..I guess that's every episode..Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-3381649904086386272009-01-15T19:28:00.000-08:002009-01-15T19:28:00.000-08:00If amnesia were only as easy to fix as it went in ...If amnesia were only as easy to fix as it went in that episode of Gilligan’s island. The one where the coconuts fell on his head.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-21284838385654337672009-01-15T19:26:00.000-08:002009-01-15T19:26:00.000-08:00True, but I was so much older then...True, but I was so much older then...Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-78175185080415943072009-01-15T19:21:00.000-08:002009-01-15T19:21:00.000-08:00Bob,I want to look at Genesis as if I’m hearing th...Bob,<BR/>I want to look at Genesis as if I’m hearing the story for the first time. But I wonder lately if it would even work that way. If the point is to make it new, then can you do that unless you’ve made it old first? Lived it out. I mean, you knew the stories as a child too, didn’t you?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-59629867163603158132009-01-15T19:14:00.000-08:002009-01-15T19:14:00.000-08:00Nobody told me there’d be days like theseWV: ovess...Nobody told me there’d be days like these<BR/><BR/>WV: ovesslRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-78745893321585574352009-01-15T19:09:00.000-08:002009-01-15T19:09:00.000-08:00“Adam is none other than you and me.”Which is the ...“Adam is none other than you and me.”<BR/>Which is the same I think as saying, no one is spared, like it or not.<BR/>Otherwise, what would be the point.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-66838447959562875042009-01-15T18:59:00.000-08:002009-01-15T18:59:00.000-08:00Yes, Adam is none other than you and me. To answe...Yes, Adam is none other than you and me. To answer the question of why he did it, one must merely ask why you or I do it.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-71297758792320422172009-01-15T18:46:00.000-08:002009-01-15T18:46:00.000-08:00Bob,This business with Adam. Why did it have to be...Bob,<BR/>This business with Adam. Why did it have to be this way? That strangeness I mentioned yesterday is here too. Like a car wreck I can’t helping looking at it. For probably similar reasons. Did God want him to fall? He didn’t act that way after the fact. Then why didn’t he say look out! Well, I suppose He did. Maybe it’s not the point after all. Because knowing why won’t undo what is right here happening every 30 seconds to someone in central park. So would you agree then that the answer to this problem with Adam however is worked out through the story of the prodigal son ...and solved with a good ol’ fashioned home resurremedy?<BR/>Which, interestingly enough, happens right around the resetting of our internal calendars.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-44228272778263678992009-01-15T17:56:00.000-08:002009-01-15T17:56:00.000-08:00Dunno, anon, but he sounded great on paper.Dunno, anon, but he sounded great on paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-77009219529399284692009-01-15T17:16:00.000-08:002009-01-15T17:16:00.000-08:00even the atheists prayed on that river-landed plan...even the atheists prayed on that river-landed plane...gehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015936407999495181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-80245596332128711622009-01-15T17:15:00.000-08:002009-01-15T17:15:00.000-08:00With regards image and likeness,where did the idea...With regards image and likeness,where did the idea of King Kong come from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-56046799380192355172009-01-15T16:34:00.000-08:002009-01-15T16:34:00.000-08:00I can see the docudrama now:"A Tragic Epiphany: th...I can see the docudrama now:<BR/>"A Tragic Epiphany: the Strange Case History of the Procyon Torch"juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-10357954052400440152009-01-15T16:30:00.000-08:002009-01-15T16:30:00.000-08:00I believe it; after all, the best Mystic Radiance ...I believe it; after all, the best Mystic Radiance isn't created <I>ex nihilo</I>, it needs a little bit of fuel to go with that spark.<BR/><BR/>I'd guess it's a "consume at yer own risk" kinda food, though. And probably not wise to eat too close to bedtime, or anytime you're going to be in a confined space. Especially if other folks are around.<BR/><BR/>Also, you probably want to avoid open flames. <BR/><BR/>In fact, I think we may have just hit on the real truth behind spontaneous human combustion.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-65823485909304085552009-01-15T16:21:00.000-08:002009-01-15T16:21:00.000-08:00Julie-I heard rumors that Toots had created a top ...Julie-<BR/><BR/>I heard rumors that Toots had created a top secret metaphysical chili recipe that, as the legend goes, only two Raccoons may gno at any given time (in case one has a hangover or somethin').<BR/><BR/>I dunno, Slim weren't too specific about it, but it sounds plausable to me.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-38321180767260710292009-01-15T15:27:00.000-08:002009-01-15T15:27:00.000-08:00I dunno, Skully - the mystic beans do result in a ...I dunno, Skully - the mystic beans do result in a brighter flareup...juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-62300290864359157772009-01-15T14:48:00.000-08:002009-01-15T14:48:00.000-08:00"But luckily for us, "grace is always able to reac..."But luckily for us, "grace is always able to reactivate it," thereby resuscitating our little mystical-intellectual pilot light."<BR/><BR/>We just gotta be sure not to have beans the night before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51011389316016658752009-01-15T13:41:00.000-08:002009-01-15T13:41:00.000-08:00Julie, I get what you are saying. We search for c...Julie, I get what you are saying. We search for connection, but really the isolation IS the point. Without it we are just back in the blissful undifferentiated soup of the Divine matrix.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps this explains why relationships are so difficult; a sense of being seen by the other is enjoyed, but then the pain of being judged is felt also. We want to be close to people, but they scare us too.<BR/><BR/>To be judged by God and found wanting is a daunting prospect, as you allude to. <BR/><BR/>I fantasize She just smiles when I slip up; holds my arm like a mother holds a toddler. If I can remain a child then I can be stainless in Her eyes.<BR/><BR/>If I pretend to any power, then maybe the kid gloves come off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-79794243906885232412009-01-15T13:38:00.000-08:002009-01-15T13:38:00.000-08:00This just in...Speaking of erotic, Chris Matthews ...This just in...<BR/><BR/>Speaking of erotic, Chris Matthews just said he felt another tingle up his leg when Obama kept that plane from sinking today.Captain Fezziwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448732925188766988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-81880044007803862772009-01-15T11:29:00.000-08:002009-01-15T11:29:00.000-08:00Julie said-And so, we look for that dangling chain...Julie said-<BR/>And so, we look for that dangling chain, and then we try to figure out how to be the bridge...<BR/><BR/>And God says, "quit yankin' my chain." <BR/>Well, he does to me anyhow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-50063778096063945962009-01-15T11:25:00.000-08:002009-01-15T11:25:00.000-08:00Patti just smiled and asked what I wanted. A perfe...Patti just smiled and asked what I wanted. A perfectly normal response to "you have nice jugs."<BR/><BR/>Well, she does and it's not too far off topic.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51893611996946168602009-01-15T11:24:00.000-08:002009-01-15T11:24:00.000-08:00Okay, I lied. But this time, I mean it.The other i...Okay, I lied. But this time, I mean it.<BR/><BR/>The other irony is, being seen is also terrifying, because we are revealed not just for all of our positive attributes, but for our negative ones as well. It's excruciating to think that ordinary people whose opinions matter to us might find us wanting; how much more infinitely excruciating is the possibility that our reason for being might find us wanting, as well?juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-64727557026691404592009-01-15T11:07:00.000-08:002009-01-15T11:07:00.000-08:00one more observation, then I'll let it go...The ir...one more observation, then I'll let it go...<BR/><BR/>The irony is, we <I>are</I> seen. It's just that for most of us, most of the time, we lack the vision to see back.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-75710736204348906582009-01-15T11:01:00.000-08:002009-01-15T11:01:00.000-08:00I'm gonna try that compliment on Patti again (guys...I'm gonna try that compliment on Patti again (guys, it's good to compliment your wives often. It means alot to them). I bet she won't call me a snarky misogynist. :^)USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-57350401489275855412009-01-15T10:58:00.001-08:002009-01-15T10:58:00.001-08:00Good point, Slim. I gotta hand it to Ace, he sure ...Good point, Slim. I gotta hand it to Ace, he sure has a way with dames.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-4642855814510905912009-01-15T10:58:00.000-08:002009-01-15T10:58:00.000-08:00Heh - wv says "biblexc"Anyway, I decided to actual...Heh - wv says "biblexc"<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I decided to actually chew and swallow this one before commenting, and I think I actually felt a *pop* when it metabolized.<BR/><BR/>Which got me thinking about <I>seeing</I> and <I>being seen</I>.<BR/><BR/>(bloviation to follow, you may just want to skip it...)<BR/><BR/>A long time back, someone threw me a meme containing the question "If you could have a super power, what would it be?" My answer was the power to see people for who they really are. But the reason for that is a reflection, on my own tiny scale, of maybe what the wholey beerglass of raccoon theology is actually all about: not just to know O and float in a vast, blissful Oneness with everything/ one, but rather to be <I>seen</I> by O, in the erotic of soul touch kind of sense. To <I>know</I> and <I>be known</I>, not Unconditionally but as we are, and still be loved.<BR/><BR/><I>Rather, the true meaning and purpose of individuation can only be appreciated in a dialectical relationship with God, the Subject of subjects and Person of persons.</I><BR/><BR/>We spend our whole lives feeling isolated, and everything we do is an attempt to <I>connect</I>, but of course that connection for which we long most of all eludes us - as necessarily it must. Otherwise, we wouldn't be individuals, and the whole exercise of existence would be kind of pointless. And so, we look for that dangling chain, and then we try to figure out how to be the bridge...<BR/><BR/>and the meager thread I was trying to grasp in my fumbling fingers has slipped free, blown back into the ether. Oh well.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com