tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post4702787674116811580..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Guess Who's Coming to Slackfast?Gagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-49455762685749449412009-09-13T02:22:53.634-07:002009-09-13T02:22:53.634-07:00Hey Rick!
Well said, buddy! I'm sure, despite...Hey Rick!<br /><br />Well said, buddy! I'm sure, despite the clarity of your comment, that abortioninny will still miss your point, but it's a helluva doozy! <br /><br />Abortioninny really oughtta do some honest self examination and ask itself why it wrote what it wrote, and why it thinks that way about unborn babies and women. <br /><br />I'm glad I can't relate to abortioninny's scalpel-like "wit", because if I could I would be horrified beyond belief.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-24428300573643093702009-09-10T06:41:37.446-07:002009-09-10T06:41:37.446-07:00Anon 6:01am said:
“I know what a woman will do to...Anon 6:01am said:<br /><br />“I know what a woman will do to herself or an unborn child”<br /><br />Thank you for cluing me in to my wife and mother there. I never knew…<br />And perhaps the equally as splendid:<br /><br />“I guaran-fucking-tee that you'd rather have your child get an abortion than see the family dog dig up a dead baby in your back yard at a family picnic.”<br /><br />Placing aside for the moment that you know what most, if not all “women will do” if only common circumstances merely present themselves, just so we’re clear, what’s the part you find most horrifying? (If anything) The killing and covering-up of the baby or the interruption of the dinner party?<br /><br />Near as I can tell, if the dog didn’t do what dogs do – dig up things, you would, and women in general would be, should be, fine with the killing and covering up part of the story.<br /><br />As to your guarantee, I would very much prefer to not have either of those horrible things take place. I know, since I am me and you are not, that I would prefer there not have been 40 million or 4 million or 1 US government endorsed killing and covering-up. What I find shocking is that you think there’s a big difference between the two parts of your story. That and the fact that you would be proud enough to say it out loud, and claim the rest of us simply don’t have your integrity and courage.<br /><br />At least the dog was doing what dogs were meant to do.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-70149176687321716492009-09-09T20:05:58.847-07:002009-09-09T20:05:58.847-07:00aninnymouse "I know people like Van. They don...aninnymouse "I know people like Van. They don't have an argument, so they give up, but pretend they've won."<br /><br /><b>LOL!</b> Do you have any idea how many of your own troll bro's are laughing their asses off at you right now?!<br /><br />You're obviously a newly minted amateur aninnymouse around here, proudly, boldly, <i>taking a STAND</i>... as anonymous.... talk about a low irony diet.<br /><br />I've spelled it out for "you" too many times recently to give a crap about your silly posturing tonight - got my fill already from Obama. <br /><br />Here's a recent OC post from 8/27<a href="http://onecosmos.blogspot.com/2009/08/business-of-isness-what-is-is-and-isnt.html?ext-ref=comm-sub-email" rel="nofollow">The Business of Isness</a> digging into first principles in the comments section, or you could nearly at random begin clicking back on other posts and get all the stands and arguments you can eat.<br /><br />Or, you're welcome to make a fool of yourself at my site as well - or actually argue honestly, which I'd very much appreciate and engage in - , here's a couple places to start on delving into First Principles, as regards:<br /><br /><a href="http://blogodidact.blogspot.com/2008/03/liberal-fascism-getting-to-root-of.html" rel="nofollow">Hume,</a> and from him into the development of <a href="http://blogodidact.blogspot.com/2008/08/liberal-fascism-spiral-of-knowledge-and.html" rel="nofollow">Modern Political Philosophy, </a><br />or <a href="http://blogodidact.blogspot.com/2008/10/dehumanism-mystical-world-of-new.html" rel="nofollow"> Philosophy in general,</a><br />or this which selects a series of posts (in reverse order) on the ideas behind <a href="http://blogodidact.blogspot.com/search/label/Justice" rel="nofollow">Justice</a>, digging into Rousseau, Hobbes, Bacon, Machiavelli and Descartes (so far).<br /><br />See ya soon....<br /><br />S.W.A.K.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-48273337327766600532009-09-09T17:14:52.226-07:002009-09-09T17:14:52.226-07:00But the rational part of me wants to see how Van m...But the rational part of me wants to see how Van manages to argue his statement. <br /><br />Really. I'm finding it hard to believe that somebody could say something so stupid and actually try to pass it off as witty. I swear it has to be sarcasm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-66310819012646244162009-09-09T17:11:41.130-07:002009-09-09T17:11:41.130-07:00"You could have saved a lot of time and html ..."You could have saved a lot of time and html by leaving it at that. Moderate liberal means only that you don't really believe in anything, or if you do, you'll pretend you don't in order to avoid conflict."<br /><br />This statement indicates you are a complete dumbass. You think people take neutral stances to avoid conflict? Bullshit. Obviously you must think that you have to take everything your spoon fed right? So you basically admit as a conservative you have no independence? That's the only thing one could conclude. Obviously if I don't buy every thing liberals or conservatives say, I must be avoiding conflict? Fuck you. Let's see you call that avoiding conflict.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-44873368163057820652009-09-09T17:06:28.843-07:002009-09-09T17:06:28.843-07:00"And of course you like to talk alot about wh..."And of course you like to talk alot about what you don't have to say."<br /><br />So much irony in this statement. Did you actually address anything I said? <br /><br />I know people like Van. They don't have an argument, so they give up, but pretend they've won.<br /><br />As for the guy saying that my girlfriends cousin's story isn't true, well, there are always newspapers, and there's always Google. Wouldn't want to keep you from cold harsh reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-10209315472850950022009-09-09T12:20:01.501-07:002009-09-09T12:20:01.501-07:00Thanks for your words Ricky, I guess time will eve...Thanks for your words Ricky, I guess time will eventually catch up with me :)Johan (Kaffepaus)http://kaffepaus.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-54988381710201806912009-09-09T07:22:23.261-07:002009-09-09T07:22:23.261-07:00aninnymouse said "Personally, as a moderate l...aninnymouse said "Personally, as a moderate liberal, there is no logic..." and "... I don't believe ..."<br /><br />You could have saved a lot of time and html by leaving it at that. Moderate liberal means only that you don't really believe in anything, or if you do, you'll pretend you don't in order to avoid conflict.<br /><br />And of course you like to talk alot about what you don't have to say.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-47290731000277515732009-09-09T06:54:30.154-07:002009-09-09T06:54:30.154-07:00> I guaran-fucking-tee that
> you'd rat...> I guaran-fucking-tee that <br />> you'd rather have your child <br />> get an abortion than see <br />> the family dog dig up a dead <br />> baby in your back yard at a <br />> family picnic.<br /><br />Use some judgement. You don't have to believe every lie cooked up by your "girlfriend's cousin".laketroutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-50145606659901833502009-09-09T06:38:32.595-07:002009-09-09T06:38:32.595-07:00NB, Johan,
Fear/afraid is a good place to begin, I...NB, Johan,<br />Fear/afraid is a good place to begin, I think. And fear is a very saturated word in this context. Fear may be the milk; certainly used in much of the Bible. Meat comes later and then fear takes on new meaning. But fear is still a good word. It may help to articulate (to yourself) “why” you are afraid.<br />Thanks to Bob, MOTT was one of the books I felt I needed to read to get me into the proper frame of mind before approaching the Bible again after the first try about 15 years ago. Back then I had the approach at least half-wrong and didn’t get very far. I was respectful and had an open mind, but I didn’t consciously, actively, <i>think</i> it was the Word of God – and what that truly meant. Hopefully some of the fear is that you realize the magnitude of this most precious thing that it is; the certainly delicate, intangible Word of God is life itself. And yet it is also not delicate and intangible.<br />MOTT helped me, I believe as well as another book by Tomberg. May not help for everyone. I just find him a very patient, generous and kind teacher. Besides, there is no rush. The subject, thank God, is inexhaustible anyway. It can’t not be.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-33626577268469115762009-09-09T06:27:39.948-07:002009-09-09T06:27:39.948-07:00"...don't you wonder why women have abort..."...don't you wonder why women have abortions, and what would happen to them or their children if they didn't have an abortion?"<br /><br />A clarification, at the end of this it should have said, "and they did not want the child?"<br /><br />The point was there are young women who really do not want a child and will do almost anything to get rid of it.(for any number of reasons, personally for 3 close examples to me, it's been because of public humiliation, fear from the reaction of her conservative parents, and a high school junior was peer pressured to do a back-alley abortion and even given money to help her do it.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-43358255643790022132009-09-09T06:01:00.600-07:002009-09-09T06:01:00.600-07:00Lastly killing fetuses isn't a right that I...Lastly killing fetuses isn't a right that I'm aware of. But if he hadn't taken any time to find the morality behind the issue, he'd probably think of abortion the same way I do....<br /><br />The biggest reason I support legal abortions is because of the atrocities I've heard of about women I've known personally or very directly known. The reason I support legal abortions is because I know what a woman will do to herself or an unborn child(or in one instance a newborn child) if they don't want to have a child. Quite frankly, if you disagree with abortions, stop blaming the abortion clinics, and start wondering why a woman would get a late-term abortion. It's a serious issue that conservative seem to ignore. Of course abortion isn't moral, but don't you wonder why women have abortions, and what would happen to them or their children if they didn't have an abortion?<br /><br />I guaran-fucking-tee that you'd rather have your child get an abortion than see the family dog dig up a dead baby in your back yard at a family picnic. It was my girlfriend's cousin who did it, hid the pregnancy, had the baby in her parents closet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42746737705706773812009-09-09T06:00:47.549-07:002009-09-09T06:00:47.549-07:00"So what did I learn over the weekend?"
..."So what did I learn over the weekend?"<br /><br />Well there you have it, the extreme conservative meets the extreme liberal, neither of which is grounded in logic.<br /><br />Personally, as a moderate liberal, there is no logic in saying the supreme court stole the election: it would have ended the same regardless, however the supreme court itself knew its decision was pretty weak and practically admitted it by claiming that its decision was not to be referenced by future cases(explicitly stating you do not with to apply case law in a case law judicial system says a lot more about their personal beliefs than their actual judgment).<br /><br />Saying that Bush lied us into war is only inaccurate if you feel that lying means purposefully telling something that isn't true. However even then that claim is weak. Repeatedly the Bush administration refuted itself(thinking specifically of Donald Rumsfeld saying they "know" the weapons were around "Tikrit" and various other specifics, then saying they never said that--one of those must be a lie). No matter which way you put it, saying the Bush administration lied is merely an observation, and there is plenty of video and news footage to back it up. Either the Bush administration lied us into war, or they lied about what they said to get us into war. But they lied, provable using just their own statements.<br /><br />As for the middle east, why are we there? That's not our land. It's half-way across the world, and we attacked Iraq before any other country. It didn't take a genius to see that it was an excuse to do it, I find it hard to believe conservatives can't admit they were looking for an excuse to attack Iraq. Hell my mother called it before Bush even defeated Gore. "Well when Bush wins he's gonn'a finish up his dad's war." Of course she expected Bush to win, as did I.<br /><br />As for destroying the world, I don't believe that. I just believe that we shouldn't need an excuse to be efficient and clean. Respect the land you live on. And saving money on energy is just common sense. I don't see why conservatives fight liberals on that issue when they should still agree on the ends. For some they do, but some conservatives honestly seem like they're making an excuse to be wasteful, when being wasteful never seems like common sense to anybody(otherwise why do conservatives fight Obama on wasteful spending?)<br /><br />As for vaccinations hurting children, that's pure ignorance with no foundation. I'll never defend anybody claiming that.<br /><br />Affirmative action does require quotas. They're not explicitly stated, but liberals who deny it must not understand how it could be enforced.<br /><br />Liberals and conservatives say nasty things about each other all the time, that's just human nature. Both play the victim card all the time as well.<br /><br />No media outlet is reliable or credible(remember they all are competing for readers, so they must pander to somebody).<br /><br />Obama is smart, but not smart at everything. Say what you want, but the man has a Juris Doctor from Harvard. He's still a mortal, and there's still a lot he gets wrong.<br /><br />Eh, putting murderers to death isn't immoral, but there's a much more intelligent debate against capital punishment that stretches further than even this piece of work I'm conjuring here.<br /><br />Keynesian economics isn't really being followed by Obama(I understand that people think Keynes said spending gets us out of recessions but that's missing the most important part which is the conditions in which it will work, which are being ignored).<br /><br />Our food supply isn't poisoned, but there is certainly a lot more promotion of the consumption of unhealthy foods.<br /><br />Its backwards to say morality transcends God. It's more like morality is not derived from God. Otherwise every person would have the same morals.<br /><br />The whole worshiping Zeus, eh, I don't get in to hypothetical often, this is one of those times I'll refuse to comment on potential alternate histories. It more likely would have been Juno/Jupiter, however.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-35378837305568966182009-09-09T04:22:26.478-07:002009-09-09T04:22:26.478-07:00NB said:
"Are there any other 'coons who ...NB said:<br />"Are there any other 'coons who want to read all around Scripture, but when it is presented turn away from it for another post -- another time."<br /><br />Yes, there is. Hi!<br /><br />"Why am I afraid to confront scripture directly?"<br /><br />I acctially walked into a (the) catholic book store here in Stockholm and bought myself a Bible, maybe a month ago. Still have not opened it. Occasionally (on the subway or when waiting) I do use my mobile phone to read a "daily excerpt" from an online version of the Bible.<br /><br /><br />Vw: "quali" :)<br /><br />/JohanJohan (Kaffepaus)http://kaffepaus.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51968838839069921412009-09-09T03:25:43.558-07:002009-09-09T03:25:43.558-07:00Wow GBob you just described my former neighbor who...Wow GBob you just described my former neighbor who I shared a driveway with until we escaped, err, moved. He's a Jewish atheist law professor Ivy League educated from the East Coast and reads and quotes the NYT everyday. You described this tribe perfectly. They all think exactly the same. They're like zombie robots with incredibly powerful processors and superb verbal skills. They can argue any subject into a big illogical circle very articulately.<br /><br />Happy to hear you survived close contact with this species and glad to have you back.phil ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486481489355451711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-67935442425852886272009-09-08T23:45:42.471-07:002009-09-08T23:45:42.471-07:00Amen brother.Amen brother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-89633761923880569302009-09-08T23:17:02.601-07:002009-09-08T23:17:02.601-07:00After that, we can safely slumber.After that, we can safely slumber.Northern Banditnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-22625800481351349972009-09-08T23:16:11.928-07:002009-09-08T23:16:11.928-07:00Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Ch...Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,<br /><br />to an inheritance incorruptible<br />and undefiled<br />and that does not fade away,<br />reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.<br />In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, receiving the end of your faith the salvation of your souls. (1 Pet 1.3-9)Northern Banditnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42624202271058710312009-09-08T21:00:45.645-07:002009-09-08T21:00:45.645-07:00It has taken be 2 years of junior 'coon absorb...It has taken be 2 years of junior 'coon absorbtion. I'm on page 30 of the Meditations (tarot).<br /><br />Are there any other 'coons who want to read all around Scripture, but when it is presented turn away from it for another post -- another time.<br /><br />Why am I afraid to confront scripture directly?Northern Banditnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-76486595658531455072009-09-08T20:42:37.243-07:002009-09-08T20:42:37.243-07:00Search of the day:
Sniffing Underwear - psychothe...Search of the day:<br /><br />Sniffing Underwear - psychotherapyGagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-46170792653824930162009-09-08T19:49:17.424-07:002009-09-08T19:49:17.424-07:00Hey Anna-la-font now blue!Hey Anna-la-font now blue!Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-7846585019426909442009-09-08T19:47:47.354-07:002009-09-08T19:47:47.354-07:00"Nevertheless, no matter the number, I am alw..."Nevertheless, no matter the number, I am always Marilyn Munster."<br /><br /><br />As with everyone else, the bell trolls the same here too... most of mine are Boston based uber-liberals, teachers, NEA grant gobblers, an ACLU fundraiser, some glowbull warming activists attached to D.C. politico's - we had a week long <a href="http://blogodidact.blogspot.com/2009/03/cruising-for-justice.html" rel="nofollow"> family reunion cruise </a> for my wife's G-Ma's 90th - right after I was laid off earlier this year... Marilyn Munster indeed!<br /><br />In more ways than one, and just as with Marilyn, you can't help but feel fondly for Uncle Herman, Grand Pa, Lily and Wolfie... but you also can't help but notice the scars, dripping blood and bloodless or green tinge to their skin....<br /><br />Family... where'd we be without 'em?Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-62658447475159287072009-09-08T19:25:03.544-07:002009-09-08T19:25:03.544-07:00believe themselves capable of 'self-creation,&...<i>believe themselves capable of 'self-creation,' all within the framework of an existence that is absurd<br /><br /></i><br />The first time I heard the idea of self-creation stated bluntly was from a convict in a prison. He could not figure out why I was laughing. <br /><br />Any time I visit my wife's relatives I come home singing, "What a long, strange trip it's been."mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-41813862569237383492009-09-08T18:41:54.641-07:002009-09-08T18:41:54.641-07:00Hi Anna!Hi Anna!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-43960355784622853612009-09-08T18:40:12.911-07:002009-09-08T18:40:12.911-07:00Our Labor Day family reunion was not at the Louvre...Our Labor Day family reunion was not at the Louvre this year. Same as all the others. However. No cocky political talk at all. Very unlike recent years. Also played the Marilyn Muster back then. And I was never one to bring the politics up. Learned that one very early on. I became a master of changing the subject. All default libs. No jobs lost, but some pretty damn close. No names named, no <i>that Bush</i>. Also no “O” mentioned; like an O vacuum. And way more serious this year about “the times”. Private conversations with me, rather than the round-tables. In the past, the concern seemed a bit contrived. Not this time. Other than that, which was very little, all was pleasant.<br />My guess is, it hasn’t trickled up yet, Bob.<br />Roger out.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589423819039764711noreply@blogger.com