tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post4960592006386999099..comments2024-03-29T06:03:45.545-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: God Becomes Asymmetric So that Man Might Become SymmetricGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-24648378538269467452016-07-26T10:33:17.005-07:002016-07-26T10:33:17.005-07:00Absolutely true on the consequences of masses of l...Absolutely true on the consequences of masses of low IQ people in a knowledge based economy. We thought we had a permanent underclass before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-8361332434140995102016-07-26T10:25:37.423-07:002016-07-26T10:25:37.423-07:00Good if unworkable point about guns and IQs. If w...Good if unworkable point about guns and IQs. If we could just get guns out of the hands of Democrats, we'd have the murder rate of Sweden!<br /><br />Unfortunately, the Overton Window won't even allow us to discuss the problem, let alone solutions. Therefore, the available solutions will only aggravate the problems. And the more we become a "knowledge based economy," the worse things are going to get. New Mexican immigrants are thrilled to be gardeners, but their children won't be. Their heads will be filled with liberal inspired envy and entitlement, with predictable consequences when reality doesn't conform to the fantasy. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-38312621644157260372016-07-26T10:18:28.188-07:002016-07-26T10:18:28.188-07:00For anyone interested in books and articles on Hum...For anyone interested in books and articles on Human Bio-diversity, here's a useful link:<br /><br />http://www.humanbiologicaldiversity.com<br /><br />I don't necessarily subscribe to all of these things/links. It's science, so information is partial, tentative, forthcoming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-42485998255451009062016-07-26T10:14:04.653-07:002016-07-26T10:14:04.653-07:00Here here, Bob.
Equal dignity, absolutely. Equal ...Here here, Bob.<br />Equal dignity, absolutely. Equal treatment under the law. Equal rights, that's a little more problematic, since a "right" is an idea that evolved out of western European tradition, in high trust societies.<br />The right to bear arms, for example, perhaps should not be given to someone with a 77 IQ, white or black. George Washington wasn't imagining arming the Indians or slaves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-34202118873772689482016-07-26T10:06:20.682-07:002016-07-26T10:06:20.682-07:00I've only recently pulled the plug on my last ...I've only recently pulled the plug on my last vestige of liberalism, the scientifically unsupportable idea that human groups genetically are equivalent. This hardly means they shouldn't be accorded equal rights and equal dignity, only that there is no reason on earth to assume equal outcomes. Otherwise, <a href="http://happyacres.tumblr.com/post/147996032719/why-doesnt-white-privilege-create-more-nba" rel="nofollow">white privilege would create more NBA players</a>. It's not a white-black thing, just a truth-myth thing, otherwise white people should be consumed with envy over <a href="http://thefederalist.com/2016/07/25/the-chart-the-racial-grievance-industry-wont-talk-about/" rel="nofollow">Asian privilege</a>. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-69632176872296931132016-07-26T09:22:01.509-07:002016-07-26T09:22:01.509-07:00On Schuon and Islam. Schuon at times takes accoun...On Schuon and Islam. Schuon at times takes account of the fact that people aren't the same everywhere you go, but in the end, he does not think it is of real import. Of course, he also thinks the modern world is diabolic.<br />The thing is, we now know what is required to MAKE a modern world, and that is a fairly high national IQ. Europe (including Europe settled areas--Australia/NZ/White US/White S.A) and East Asia have the highest, along with Ashkenazi Jews. It's not accidental that these areas are the least violent (before immigration controls were loosened) and most technologically advanced, since IQ is correlated with innovation and inversely correlated with violence.<br />In the Middle East, it's not just that Islam is violent and retro, it's also that they have practiced consanguinity for generations, which is a proven brain drain, similar to Bolsheviks murdering scientists. One of the main utilities of Christianity (there were many) was banning endogamy. If the Middle East converted en masse to Christianity (or atheism as in Israel), but did not solve for cousin breeding, there would be little change in violence.<br />Latin America has been Christian for 500 years, but the low national IQ keeps them down and violent.<br /><br />In the US, if you examine violent crime stats (or abortion; or AIDS) and examine by race, you find interesting facts. Blacks in the US are as violent as blacks in sub-saharan Africa, more or less. Again, low average IQ. It has little to do with slavery or poverty. Indeed, IQ is highly correlated with wealth. <br />The most useful science in understanding history and politics is Human Bio-diversity. Human groups in breeding isolation for extended periods evolved differently, and not just their skin tones, or other morphological differences. Also behaviors. Genes affect behavior as much as vertical leap.<br />American conservatism has spent decades denying these facts, allowing an endless stream of low IQ immigration, thinking that these folks can be educated into the American way of life. It's been a complete failure for the reasons given above.<br />The traditionalists deny the basic facts of evolution as well, though they do take account a little better that different religious worlds are really different. But, since they reject the modern world, they consider them more or less equal. In the year 1000 they were more or less equal.<br />I prefer A/C to wigwams. Iphones to eye gouging. The West to the rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-9294264565109319612016-07-24T21:26:00.416-07:002016-07-24T21:26:00.416-07:00Yer back!
We're getting Muz-booms erry day n...Yer back! <br /><br />We're getting Muz-booms erry day now. When we get to dozens of attacks a day, we're on the cusp of some kind of insane civil conflict. My hope is that those who <i>technically</i> have authority will be goaded into action - <i>some sort of action</i> before then. (Hopefully said action is not surrendering.)<br /><br />Then again. Turkey has Nukes. <br /><br />Good Job, NATO...Ephrem Antony Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032465992619034619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-75553959622776724002016-07-24T18:48:38.913-07:002016-07-24T18:48:38.913-07:00Apparently those Germans are collectively losing t...Apparently those Germans are collectively losing their minds. In another incident today, somebody prematurely exploded outside a wine bar. Surely a German nationalist and card-carrying Pegida member. No reason to suspect a muslim, there's nothing in Islam that would encourage a man to commit suicide while attempting to kill as many kafir as possible in order to be richly rewarded with a harem of eternally virginal sex slaves in the afterlife.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-73215607687395067852016-07-24T11:58:55.031-07:002016-07-24T11:58:55.031-07:00Granted. I also like this guy, though I suspect th...Granted. I also like <a href="http://alaawardi.com/videos/" rel="nofollow">this guy</a>, though I suspect that if someone dropped him in the middle of Syria or Iraq his head might not be long for his shoulders.<br /><br />If they, and Schuon, were representative of the majority of Muslims and Islamic understanding, the world would be a vastly different and more beautiful place.<br /><br />Meanwhile, today in Germany, sumdood went on the attack with a machete. I don't want to jump to any conclusions, I'm sure it's just some crazy Nazi on the rampage... maybe a tan German, but probably a Christian... <br /><br />Oh. <br /><br />It's a Muslim.<br /><br />Huh. Who could have seen that coming?juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-35744753754462138762016-07-24T11:38:15.664-07:002016-07-24T11:38:15.664-07:00Bob, I totally see where you are coming from. For ...Bob, I totally see where you are coming from. For the record, I am neither a Muslim apologist nor a political leftist. At the end of the day, I am man of the West and a defender of the Great Tradtion. Neverthelss, I am reluctant to take such a manichean stance vis a vis Islamic civilization. One of the reasons for that being that secular leftists tend to use similar questionable arguments and polemics against conservative Christians all of the time. Also don't forget that many Western traditonalists and rightists of various stripes argue that classical liberalism itself represents a <i>departure</i> and break with the spiritual civilization of Christendom. Again, it was Schuon himself who was largely of that mind-set. Much appreciation for sharing your views.<br /><br />Julie- how bout Rumi? Everyone digs Rumi.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865413665629644313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-25941397270916271782016-07-24T11:23:33.251-07:002016-07-24T11:23:33.251-07:00Useful blog that aggregates what makes Islam so di...Useful blog that aggregates <a href="https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/" rel="nofollow">what makes Islam so different</a>.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-70404268048574351112016-07-24T11:22:01.013-07:002016-07-24T11:22:01.013-07:00When it comes to Islam, our leaders are either lia...When it comes to Islam, <a href="https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/2016/07/22/when-it-comes-to-islam-western-leaders-are-liars-or-idiots/?singlepage=true" rel="nofollow">our leaders are either liars or idiots</a>. <br /><br />Then again, when it comes to most <i>anything</i>, they are liars or idiots.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-6331414772956170992016-07-24T09:56:08.127-07:002016-07-24T09:56:08.127-07:00I'd like to throw my two bits of zinc in, as w...I'd like to throw my two bits of zinc in, as well:<br /><br />When people study the Bible with an eye toward deepening their understanding, one expects to see certain types of development: a better sense of love and compassion, mercy, a desire to turn away from evil, a sense of bravery and courage in the face of hardship, kindness, and a desire to see other people turn away from evil to do what is good. <br /><br />When people study the Koran with an eye toward deepening their faith, all too often it results in sudden jihad syndrome, a hatred for anyone not muslim, a hatred for the wrong sort of muslim, a desire to institute sharia law all over the world, an insistence on throwing gays off roofs, calling for the slaughter of massive numbers of people, the promise that enslaving and raping women and boys will be rewarded in the afterlife, the insistence that women are best neither seen nor heard, <i>etc. ad nauseum</i><br /><br />By its fruits you shall know it. The fact that Islam sometimes fosters a Schuon does not change the fact that its practitioners are vastly more likely to either engage in or merely just support acts of diabolical evil. All things considered, what's to <i>like</i> about Islam?juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-91107421673810090902016-07-24T09:17:26.752-07:002016-07-24T09:17:26.752-07:00In other words, Islam absolutely denies the fundam...In other words, Islam absolutely denies the fundamental tenets of Christianity, i.e., Incarnation, Resurrection, and Trinity. It takes considerable mental gymgnostics to maintain otherwise. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-20997110432031131892016-07-24T09:15:15.282-07:002016-07-24T09:15:15.282-07:00Nor, for that matter, can there actually be a tran...Nor, for that matter, can there actually be a transcendent unity of Christianity and Islam. Rather, if one is right the other is wrong. This is not to say there aren't partial revelations of God, but we shouldn't put the partial and the total (or fuller) on the same plane. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-64405852756360845802016-07-24T09:00:26.126-07:002016-07-24T09:00:26.126-07:00As Dennis Prager writes in his Still the Best Hope...As Dennis Prager writes in his <i>Still the Best Hope: Why the World Needs American Values to Triumph</i>, there are really only three ideologies competing for world supremacy, classical liberal Americanism rooted in Judeo-Christian values and principles, leftism, and Islamism (although we could add a fourth, the authoritarian state crony capitalism of China). In my opinion, three of these are more or less satanic. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-59649833869736773042016-07-24T08:52:23.563-07:002016-07-24T08:52:23.563-07:00What can I say? On balance, I don't think Isl...What can I say? On balance, I don't think Islam has contributed anything to the world. Ask yourself: would the world be better or worse off without it? Or, more concretely, why is every Muslim majority country such a backward and oppressive place where human potential is prevented from flourishing? What if Christian lands in the middle east hadn't been converted by the sword from Christianity to Islam? Would they be better or worse off today? Say, you're about to be born. Would you choose to be born into Christendom or an Islamic state? Israel or Palestine? The United States or Saudi Arabia? England or Turkey? Or would you just flip a coin? <br /> <br />Schuon can say what he wants, but people vote with their feet, and his brand of mystico-metaphysical Sufism bears very little relationship to what goes on in Iran, or Saudi Arabia, or Pakistan, etc. And of course, he chose to live in the Christian west. I would be surprised if his books aren't banned in most Muslim countries. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-80881307359610024822016-07-24T08:39:32.669-07:002016-07-24T08:39:32.669-07:00Hi Bob,
(As you probably know) I am a long time r...Hi Bob,<br /><br />(As you probably know) I am a long time reader of your blog and have gained many important insights from your writings. But, I must say that I find your antagonism to Islam somewhat puzzling, especially since you hold Schuon's thought in such high regard. I don't think that FS would have accepted the distinction between Orthodox Islam and the Sufi tradition any more than he would have accepted a fundamental divide (let's say) between hesychasm and Christianity. FS was firmly committed to the transcendent unity of religions and, as such, believed that orthodox Islam is equally salvific to Christanity. Now, I realize that one need not be persuaded by all the views of any one person, no matter how highly revered; nevertheless, your position does still seem odd to me given that the TUOR was so central to Schuon's perspective.<br /><br />Kind Regards<br /><br />Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865413665629644313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-34516037508078659152016-07-22T15:00:51.602-07:002016-07-22T15:00:51.602-07:00There is a positive review of the Hard Sayings boo...There is a positive review of the Hard Sayings book mentioned above, culminating in a great quote by Chesterton:<br /><br />"Catholic doctrine and discipline may be walls; but they are the walls of a playground."Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-33379312532034669172016-07-22T12:51:08.590-07:002016-07-22T12:51:08.590-07:00That does look promising. That does look promising. juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-140581402427131672016-07-22T12:42:58.750-07:002016-07-22T12:42:58.750-07:00Along those lines, an interesting looking book was...Along those lines, an <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1941663745/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1M0Z9KRTC1IB&coliid=IXP8L4RTWSEDY" rel="nofollow">interesting looking book</a> was recently released, but I'll wait for some reviews.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-48909909925511642662016-07-22T12:40:27.213-07:002016-07-22T12:40:27.213-07:00Why would God's highest revelation violate his...<i>Why would God's highest revelation violate his most precious gift? If it did, then God would be analogous to the "crazy-making" parent who places the child in a double-bind from which there is no escape.</i><br /><br />Agreed. This is where problems with Biblical literalism come in, as well. juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com