tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post2710317493635034378..comments2024-03-28T12:10:26.197-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Three Shades of MagicGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-171209775331879202015-02-21T13:29:05.103-08:002015-02-21T13:29:05.103-08:00"All of this ultimately goes to the Incarnati..."All of this ultimately goes to the Incarnation itself, which is the "supreme work of divine magic," i.e., the complete cooperation of God and man: "the work of the Redemption, being that of love, requires the perfect union in love of two wills, distinct and free -- divine will and human will."<br /><br />Note that this marriage requires "two united wills," which "are not manifestations of an all-powerful will ordaining, but are due to a power which is born whenever there is unity between divine will and human will." And this brings us full circle, back to "the power of the invisible and spiritual over the visible and material" (VP)."<br /><br />This is even more comforting to me today than it was yesterday.<br />What beautiful gifts God has given us. <br />Thanks, Bob.<br />USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-76618507964147417962015-02-21T12:07:22.466-08:002015-02-21T12:07:22.466-08:00"Unfortunately for its architects, MSNBC’s bu..."Unfortunately for its architects, MSNBC’s business model was built upon the presumption that transient anti-Bush sentiment would translate neatly into viable amounts of permanent anti-conservative outrage, and that the same people who disliked the previous administration on the merits would be keenly interested in watching a bunch of nearsighted know-nothings rail against invisible bogeymen, abstract nouns, and the omnipotent, omnipresent Koch brothers."<br /><br />Ha! Aye, once again the lefty e-lite learn that their little rage-boys n' girls simply do not sell, even to liberals.<br />Will they do like they always do and keep spewing the same BS but with different idiots or will they become slightly less toxic like CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, NPR?<br /><br />I seriously doubt that MSNBC will move towards the center, which their leaders consider to be the far, extremist right.<br />At any rate, it is fun to see them continue to bleed money ham over fist.<br />Eventually, they will go the way of Err America.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1173410889920342822015-02-21T10:36:42.368-08:002015-02-21T10:36:42.368-08:00 “Our research confirms the finding of our 2010 st... “Our research confirms the finding of our 2010 study that people who harbor animosity towards conservative Christians hold relatively high levels of social power.”<br /><br />They have their reward.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-14468547901661052152015-02-21T08:01:04.028-08:002015-02-21T08:01:04.028-08:00This is interesting:
A 'new book begins with ...<a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8580258&postID=2710317493635034378" rel="nofollow">This</a> is interesting:<br /><br />A 'new book begins with a quantitative analysis of the American National Election Survey in 2012, examining relative animosity based on race and religion among voters.... What they found is that religious prejudice is much more prominent than racial prejudice — which I believe is a signifier of its greater social acceptability, among other things. Surprisingly to me, dislike of “fundamentalists” was even higher than dislike of Muslims. Islamaphobia is acknowledged at least as a possibility, but prejudice against conservative Christians doesn’t even have a name.'<br /><br />.... 'the anti-fundamentalist animus was the prejudice of the powerful, not (like hatred of Muslims or Jews) of the relatively powerless. “Our research confirms the finding of our 2010 study that people who harbor animosity towards conservative Christians hold relatively high levels of social power.”' <br /><br />And 'a significant minority of them felt free to express a dehumanizing hatred that was open, unabashed, and crude.' <br /><br />Obama is one of these barbarous types, which is why he can't keep himself from trolling western civilization, which is to say, civilization.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-36020655819318540652015-02-21T07:48:53.029-08:002015-02-21T07:48:53.029-08:00link. He has a new book coming out next month. H...<a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/article/414182/fall-msnbc-charles-c-w-cooke" rel="nofollow">link</a>. He has a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0804139725/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1M0Z9KRTC1IB&coliid=I1BLZAQGNKAVQ4" rel="nofollow">new book</a> coming out next month. He's a sound thinker and very good writer, so I'm looking forward to it. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-85358111305573465482015-02-21T07:47:11.962-08:002015-02-21T07:47:11.962-08:00Charles Cooke touches on the theme of liberal logo...<a href="www.nationalreview.com/article/414182/fall-msnbc-charles-c-w-cooke" rel="nofollow">Charles Cooke</a> touches on the theme of liberal logopathology:<br /><br />Whereas Fox News is aimed at a little niche audience called half the country, MSNBC focuses "on a fascinating alternative universe to which few would-be viewers have ever been." It consists of "conspiratorial performance art" by "a bunch of nearsighted know-nothings [who] rail against invisible bogeymen, abstract nouns, and the omnipotent, omnipresent Koch brothers."<br /><br /> <br />Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-45234325323068507392015-02-21T00:45:03.254-08:002015-02-21T00:45:03.254-08:00"What is it with liberals and language? On th..."What is it with liberals and language? On the one hand, secular folks insist that they don't believe in magical things such as religion, and yet, what is liberalism but a giant exercise in magical thinking."<br /><br />Ah yes, whodhimmi magic. Where islamic terrorists are seen as victims.<br />USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-31380217203806572622015-02-21T00:23:05.229-08:002015-02-21T00:23:05.229-08:00"Here we need to distinguish between legitima..."Here we need to distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate, or white and black, magic. First of all, thats raciss! Leaving that aside, UF says that there are actually three kinds of magic. Looked at vertically, there is the sacred magic that descends from above, and demonic magic that ascends (or is invoked) from below. In between there is "personal magic," whereby "the magician himself is the source of the magical operation."<br /><br />Leftists have fifty shades of magic. Or maybe that's just the latest S and M movie they love, I dunno.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-35851117638837520932015-02-20T13:44:34.333-08:002015-02-20T13:44:34.333-08:00Re. Giuliani, it's also refreshing to see a pu...Re. Giuliani, it's also refreshing to see a public figure make a statement the left dislikes, and <i>stick by it</i> unapologetically, without caving in to the shrieking demands that one must not utter anything the harpies of perpetual offense disagree with. Good for him. juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-72857404824294876882015-02-20T12:02:55.981-08:002015-02-20T12:02:55.981-08:00The subtle may rule the dense. And stay bewildere...The subtle may rule the dense. And stay bewildered in the process. Probably sticky, and smells funny.<br /><br />One never knows. Have to stick around to find out.nealnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-79971231225038931862015-02-20T11:10:57.322-08:002015-02-20T11:10:57.322-08:00Absolutely. Liberals habitually engage in the mos...Absolutely. Liberals habitually engage in the most deplorable rhetoric and then squeal when someone merely speaks the truth about one of their own. Typical bullies. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-5746400555669524662015-02-20T11:05:01.762-08:002015-02-20T11:05:01.762-08:00.. the Religion That Shall Not Be Named, which inv...<i> .. the Religion That Shall Not Be Named, which involves the exertion of one will ...</i><br /><br />One ring to rule them all.<br /><br />I'm pretty happy with Giuliani. What's the point in backing down from something that is not only obvious but obviously grating on the left? When did Obama or his bunch ever apologize for their "offensive" remarks, other to say that we are too stupid to understand what they meant? <br /><br />I found MOTT's explanation of magic and the kinds of magic one of those things that opens a new door in the understanding. You get a whole new vista.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.com