tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post5116817532569821025..comments2024-03-27T11:16:36.951-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: The Lazy Man's Way to GodGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-52990977178582770322018-06-16T02:02:30.772-07:002018-06-16T02:02:30.772-07:00“I do not want to conquer serenity, like a Stoic, ...“I do not want to conquer serenity, like a Stoic, but to welcome serenity in, like a Christian. --Dávila”<br /><br />Well yes, I suppose serenity can’t be conquered even if one has a mind to.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131472318246441780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-11552773780780408252018-06-15T11:53:11.140-07:002018-06-15T11:53:11.140-07:00Another study turns out to be a study in lies. Mak...Another study turns out to be a study in lies. Makes you wonder about the psychology of liars. It also makes you wonder why those who desire to be seen as 'wise'(seeming bring preferable to being), want the rest of us, to perceive the rest of us, as nothing more than brutes.Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-87725598295857288802018-06-15T08:46:03.736-07:002018-06-15T08:46:03.736-07:00A cause and consequence of the Trump era is the ro...A cause and consequence of the Trump era is the rottenness of most institutions and the stupidity and incompetence of our elites, from the FBI, to the major political parties, journalism, academia, etc. The field of psychology is a swamp, just like all the others. In fact, I just had an image of one giant swamp. Like the Trinity, it has distinctions but is one substance -- the substance of the left. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-28836638437071919512018-06-15T08:29:13.783-07:002018-06-15T08:29:13.783-07:00It reminds me of how homosexuality was removed fro...It reminds me of how homosexuality was removed from the DSM. It was a total fraud perpetrated by activists. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-25029834918135509612018-06-14T14:49:27.844-07:002018-06-14T14:49:27.844-07:00In completely unrelated news (or IS it??), it turn...In completely unrelated news (or IS it??), it turns out the infamous <a href="https://www.neatorama.com/2018/06/14/Replication-in-Psychology-Experiments-Everything-We-Know-is-a-Lie/" rel="nofollow">Stanford Prison Experiment</a> - and thus any conclusions one might draw from it about group dynamics and the basic nature of man - was a complete lie. In fact, a lot of famous studies are turning out to have been either fabricated at worst or impossible to replicate at best.<br /><br />The Bible as a guide to understanding humanity looks more accurate with each passing day...juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-79962151448099773342018-06-14T12:26:18.123-07:002018-06-14T12:26:18.123-07:00Along these lines, in another book Schuon says tha...<i>Along these lines, in another book Schuon says that "humility" is "awareness of our metaphysical nothingness," and that "to have a sense of the sacred is to be aware that all qualities or values not only proceed from the Infinite but also attract towards It (emphasis mine).</i><br /><br />Studying Psalms, in the middle of 39 David sings, <br /><br />"Lord, let me know my end, the number of my days,<br /> that I may learn how frail I am.<br />To be sure, you establish the expanse of my days;<br /> indeed, my life is as nothing before you.<br /> Every man is but a breath."<br /><br />(In this context, the word translated as "breath" means something more like irony, noticing the difference between perception and reality)<br /><br />As I read this, it strikes me as a plea to remain humble. David had plenty of reasons to develop a swelled head, but of course the danger of becoming full of oneself is that there is no room left over for God. Remembering our frailty and smallness in the face of the Absolute allows us to become more intimate with holiness.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com