tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post3338537522118917464..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: I Demand a Total Explanation!Gagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-2121040811704973272016-10-26T15:20:30.736-07:002016-10-26T15:20:30.736-07:00We worry over the well when the wonder is the wate...We worry over the well when the wonder is the water.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-87398348491530787692016-10-26T11:56:12.791-07:002016-10-26T11:56:12.791-07:00the gift of speech obligates one to be honest.
In...<i>the gift of speech obligates one to be honest.</i><br /><br />Interestingly, a recent study (so, take for what that is worth these days) shows that the more a person lies, the more he is desensitized to the discomfort of telling lies. I would submit that a person given over to so much falsehood is <i>far more pointless</i> than the chirping of insects, who after all are communicating something important to each other and to God.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-58676534912403168902016-10-26T11:55:08.633-07:002016-10-26T11:55:08.633-07:00Here's a Total Explanation based on Game 1.Here's a <a href="http://digg.com/video/world-series-chicago-cubs-curse" rel="nofollow">Total Explanation</a> based on Game 1.tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-33299873914147106152016-10-26T11:53:57.031-07:002016-10-26T11:53:57.031-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-40686245350711524362016-10-26T11:46:55.049-07:002016-10-26T11:46:55.049-07:00For reasons alluded to in the post -- there would ...For reasons alluded to in the post -- there would be no point.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-76731451472497239222016-10-26T11:46:33.630-07:002016-10-26T11:46:33.630-07:00He also means it in the same sense as Meister Eckh...He also means it in the same sense as Meister Eckhart and others, so it's definitely a Christian thingy, just not spoken of much.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-78545808660300243332016-10-26T11:43:29.707-07:002016-10-26T11:43:29.707-07:00Yes, I recall now. Thanks for clarifying. Yes, I recall now. Thanks for clarifying. tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-88885797198195881842016-10-26T11:37:10.617-07:002016-10-26T11:37:10.617-07:00Well, Schuon means by intellect the higher organ o...Well, Schuon means by intellect the higher organ of spiritual discernment, i.e., "heart-intellect." Usually I capitalize it to make the distinction...Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90841254663528946392016-10-26T11:17:10.355-07:002016-10-26T11:17:10.355-07:00Nor can we know everything via the intellect -- or...<i>Nor can we know everything via the intellect -- or at least I can't.</i> <br /><br />There is an irony here, as to whatever we know via only the intellect is not knowing.tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.com