tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post2827409001276848075..comments2024-03-28T12:10:26.197-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Further Cosmic Adventures with John PaulGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-25127225015274776302011-06-26T20:58:57.011-07:002011-06-26T20:58:57.011-07:00Thanks, John. You just reminded me I meant to forw...Thanks, John. You just reminded me I meant to forward that to a percussionist I know. <br /><br />I'd love to see a video like that of a bell being rung, too. Any size - how much distortion would you see in one of those huge church bells, for instance?juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-27953831789679086682011-06-26T20:46:31.078-07:002011-06-26T20:46:31.078-07:00@julie.
That cymbal vid was cool. Whole lotta sha...@julie.<br /><br />That cymbal vid was cool. Whole lotta shakin goin on.John Lienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607964922479543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-78920957557258936962011-06-26T12:52:40.828-07:002011-06-26T12:52:40.828-07:00Sippster:
Yours is a legitimate theology unto the...Sippster:<br /><br />Yours is a legitimate theology unto the last days. Clearly, Orr was a chosen player, and indeed, some of my best friends are Bruin fans. <br /><br />Having said that, there is an unavoidable "particularity" among the Orrists, largely because there simply weren't enough "witnesses," only those who actually attended the games, or who were able to see him on Hockey Night in Canada. <br /><br />Or perhaps Orr's was the "age of the Father." Gretzky's was the "age of the Son," bringing hockey greatness to a much wider community of believers.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-58066025525619940692011-06-26T11:04:28.562-07:002011-06-26T11:04:28.562-07:00Also apropos of nothing, stupidity is contagious. ...Also apropos of nothing, <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304319804576387660130445524.html?mod=WSJ_article_onespot" rel="nofollow">stupidity is contagious</a>. So is <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/7871149/Divorce-is-contagious.html" rel="nofollow">divorce</a>, it seems. From personal observation, I have to agree that both are true. <br /><br />However, there is an upshot - the converse is true as well. Intelligence and marriage are also contagious. Especially if there are good examples of strong marriages within a group, and especially if intelligence comes with some degree of social skill.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-44089908949196550622011-06-26T10:24:48.446-07:002011-06-26T10:24:48.446-07:00Apropos of nothing, this is just amazing. Who woul...Apropos of nothing, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpoanOlb3-w" rel="nofollow">this</a> is just amazing. Who would have guessed there was that much motion going on?juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-11248338357027747502011-06-26T08:45:22.673-07:002011-06-26T08:45:22.673-07:00What's all this drivel about some minor saint ...What's all this drivel about some minor saint named Wayne Gretzky when Bobby Orr, an actual deity, still walks the earth? <br /><br />BTW, the correct quote is: Jesus saves, but Esposito puts in in on the rebound.SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-72897992859019102842011-06-26T06:33:22.915-07:002011-06-26T06:33:22.915-07:00For let it be yoinked,
"If a culture's n...For let it be yoinked,<br /><br />"If a culture's notion of man is flawed, then one of two things follows. Either the culture in question will "give birth to destructive aspirations," and/or it will become "incapable of realizing its fondest hopes,..."Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-64607676204843580402011-06-25T17:32:20.162-07:002011-06-25T17:32:20.162-07:00But seriously, does this make my but look too big?...But seriously, does this make my but look too big?USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-28486958847967223622011-06-25T17:30:43.460-07:002011-06-25T17:30:43.460-07:00Van said:
"If not, choose what degree of thu...Van said:<br /><br />"If not, choose what degree of thuggery you're willing to admit to yourself and the jackboot style you find most fashionable. Are you mostly wimpy? Squeemish about admitting your desire to violently control your fellow man (though no less determined to do so)? Proregressivism is the style for you then. A bit more willing to openly impose your demands on your fellows? Socialism (or Democratic Socialism if you like to posture about with a patina of nicety about you) is just the fit for you then. Just want to kick the ass of those damn people spouting off about property rights and liberty? Well then, a nice hobnailed jackboot is just the thing for you, and it comes in two trendy styles, Communism & Fascism... careful though, they do make your 'but' look big."<br /><br />Well said, Van! I got a good laugh when I read about the big "but" too! LOL! :^)<br /><br />Of course, I say that fully aware that I may also become the "but" of the joke but I can laugh about it before that happens. Ha ha!USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-27091326200970374652011-06-25T17:24:25.042-07:002011-06-25T17:24:25.042-07:00"It is principally a spiritual adventure, not..."It is principally a spiritual adventure, not a mere shadow of material forces; furthermore, there are "pulse points," as it were, when the Spirit is more frisky." <br /><br />Aye! I think this is another reason why a good sense of humor is essential.<br />Without it, or without a healthy sense of humor one is more prone to be annoyed during these pulses of friskyness and miss the point.<br /><br />In my experience, spiritual friskyness never occurs the way we assume it will, and looking back it's apparent there's good reasons for that.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-56570917910299691382011-06-25T07:15:11.651-07:002011-06-25T07:15:11.651-07:00Either innocent or malicious intent leads to the s...Either innocent or malicious intent leads to the same place. It's worth knowing that many mean well. And also that the malicious will promote mean-wellers whenever and wherever they can.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42496042874916195782011-06-25T07:03:05.744-07:002011-06-25T07:03:05.744-07:00While certainly there are many of those. Does it t...While certainly there are many of those. Does it take so many like this to do damage? No. But I think for some if not an awful lot, they believe the church will be improved by their presence and smarts.<br />Like Mush said sorta, that's not what the church is for. The church is to improve (save) the person.<br />I think a person is much more susceptible to intoxication if that purpose isn't understood.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-3349979412127977342011-06-25T06:54:06.554-07:002011-06-25T06:54:06.554-07:00Beth:
I fully agree. It's a microcosm of wh...Beth:<br /><br /><br />I fully agree. It's a microcosm of what they want to do to our whole civilization: destroy it from the inside.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-70027034288305801392011-06-25T05:58:04.511-07:002011-06-25T05:58:04.511-07:00I think it is more like this:
"a debased cult...I think it is more like this:<br />"a debased culture that identifies happiness with a deeply narcissistic celebration of self"Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-26436098317569925532011-06-25T05:53:41.805-07:002011-06-25T05:53:41.805-07:00"Why these people imagine they are Catholic, ..."Why these people imagine they are Catholic, and why they don't just join or invent another denomination, is not explained."<br /><br />Allow me to explain...they don't want to start their own club or join another, they specifically want to weaken and ultimately destroy the Catholic Church.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00760739226642573134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-74239755246886404922011-06-24T21:12:46.302-07:002011-06-24T21:12:46.302-07:00"the Incarnation, which John Paul properly re..."the Incarnation, which John Paul properly regarded as the axis of history"<br /><br />"Behold! I make all things new." Is a live give-away, for those with be's to hold.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-47520355634447456562011-06-24T21:07:01.327-07:002011-06-24T21:07:01.327-07:00Wonderpowerfulled post.
These two are linked, I th...Wonderpowerfulled post.<br />These two are linked, I thinked:<br /><br />"Everyone's life is a kind of dramatic journey from the "person-I-am" to the "person-I-ought to be,"<br /><br />and<br /><br />"a debased culture that identifies happiness with a deeply narcissistic celebration of self...which... leads to the implicit belief that <b>one is not real unless seen by others</b>"<br /><br />Hence, the one person in the womb whose name must not be person and remain unseen.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-89679569291991263352011-06-24T21:01:40.459-07:002011-06-24T21:01:40.459-07:00I hold Schuon in very high regard, but a little p...I hold Schuon in very high regard, but a little perspective, please.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-43358958220164016532011-06-24T20:23:09.252-07:002011-06-24T20:23:09.252-07:00http://www.studiesincomparativereligion.com/Public...http://www.studiesincomparativereligion.com/Public/articles/The_Destruction_of_the_Christian_Tradition_Part_2-by_Rama_Coomaraswamy.aspx<br /><br />For examplehoratiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439964946166785818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-75703284918296384512011-06-24T20:12:37.200-07:002011-06-24T20:12:37.200-07:00Yes, the DH is a perfect example. Also, to refer ...Yes, the DH is a perfect example. Also, to refer to the staunchest advocate of authentic Christianity as an outsider, well, you could not have meant it.horatiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439964946166785818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-91154168969239959442011-06-24T13:38:20.639-07:002011-06-24T13:38:20.639-07:00Perhaps he sees it like the designated hitter rule...Perhaps he sees it like the designated hitter rule -- an "intrinsic error"....Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42118401330947137292011-06-24T13:36:21.469-07:002011-06-24T13:36:21.469-07:00Also, it is more than a little hubristic for an ou...Also, it is more than a little hubristic for an outsider to tell the church what is a proper council and what is a "pseudo council." John Paul, whose spiritual greatness cannot be doubted, says that if one rejects Vatican II, one must reject all the councils on the same basis. One cannot simply pick and choose from them.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-52158968188108407742011-06-24T13:31:48.321-07:002011-06-24T13:31:48.321-07:00True, but he doesn't provide information that ...True, but he doesn't provide information that would let us know with what he is disagreeing. If it is the opening to modernity, he's already told us that this is not an insurmountable problem. Perhaps you can illuminate us.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-50120550648127649432011-06-24T12:58:06.503-07:002011-06-24T12:58:06.503-07:00oddly, FS doesn't do gratuitous, and so, one i...oddly, FS doesn't do gratuitous, and so, one is left with being in sharp disagreement.<br /><br />appropos--wv: saintiohoratiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439964946166785818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-44717585228613731312011-06-24T12:32:49.225-07:002011-06-24T12:32:49.225-07:00"Likewise, we should all be able to agree, il..."Likewise, we should all be able to agree, illiberal leftist and conservative liberal alike, that our battle for civilization -- the culture war -- may be reduced without oversimplification to a dispute over the nature of man."<br /><br />Most will scoff, except to remark that things aren't that simple, that everyone else more or less has it right, it is only us who have it wrong. Doh.<br /><br />"...Clearly, we are dealing with two anthropologies that are absolutely irreconcilable. "<br /><br />And it's only our view that offers the possibility of living together, whereas their's requires our being bound, imprisoned or exterminated.<br /><br />"...Indeed, many so-called liberals -- who are really crypto-authoritarian leftists -- will openly profess that there is no such thing as free will, a nihilistic doctrine that -- ironically -- absolutely undermines man's intrinsic dignity and invites a host of human disasters, all engineered for our benefit by the People who Know Better how to run your life."<br /><br />And there, ultimately, is the cipher, it is what places you into one camp or the other - do you believe you can choose? If so, welcome to the potential for liberty and happiness. <br /><br />If not, choose what degree of thuggery you're willing to admit to yourself and the jackboot style you find most fashionable. Are you mostly wimpy? Squeemish about admitting your desire to violently control your fellow man (though no less determined to do so)? Proregressivism is the style for you then. A bit more willing to openly impose your demands on your fellows? Socialism (or Democratic Socialism if you like to posture about with a patina of nicety about you) is just the fit for you then. Just want to kick the ass of those damn people spouting off about property rights and liberty? Well then, a nice hobnailed jackboot is just the thing for you, and it comes in two trendy styles, Communism & Fascism... careful though, they do make your 'but' look big.<br /><br />"But "to be human is to be a moral agent" (ibid.). In other words, freedom is ineluctably tied in with good and evil, otherwise it is a kind of blind nothing floating atop an absolutely opaque nothingness. "<br /><br />Two views that are absolutely irreconcilable.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.com