tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post6702367355860765064..comments2024-03-29T06:03:45.545-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Truth Decay and Mental HygieneGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-39603603818203887622010-05-13T12:09:54.942-07:002010-05-13T12:09:54.942-07:00"The vertical is useful mainly or especially ..."The vertical is useful mainly or especially to those for whom the horizontal is not providing enough ooomph."<br /><br />I see it more as an issue of my soul being saved from a living death (separation from God). "Useful" would be an understatement.Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-4376234259277771642010-05-13T08:39:50.935-07:002010-05-13T08:39:50.935-07:00A completely horizontal person may experience a ve...<i>A completely horizontal person may experience a very full life, to a ripe old age, and die satisfied and with a head full of grand memories.</i><br /><br />Yes, I'm sure Mengele felt that way...juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-70076674459811902832010-05-13T06:18:17.129-07:002010-05-13T06:18:17.129-07:00"Obviously, there must be some relationship b..."Obviously, there must be some relationship between truth and intelligence, so that even if it is only in some vague, implicit sense, to say "intelligence" is to imply "truth" (and vice versa). For, as we have noted before, if intelligence doesn't know truth, then it isn't very intelligent. And yet, we know full well that there is a disconnect between human intelligence and truth, especially among the more tenured among us. The typical liberal intellectual not only believes things that are untrue, but things that could not possibly be true."<br /><br />Truth is at that point of opportunity where we can conform our thoughts to what is real... or choose to ignore it and pretend that our preferences are more real than what IS. <br /><br />It's the point which each of us faces daily, where we choose between what they sssay is valuable, and what truly is, where we say to ourselves that it'll be ok to eat of the shiny red apple that we'd prefer to be ok, and separate ourselves that much more from what is Good and Beautiful and True, and I think lessens our ability to recognize and appreciate it at all.<br /><br />With each bite we shrink and shrivel our ability to know and digest what is Good and Beautiful and True... and like an anorexic who looks in the mirror and is <i>almost</i> pleased with their size and appearance, which the rest of us see as nearly cadaverous, these "horizontal people" feel that they "are perfectly adapted to their milieu"... and recoil from the vertical food that is offered.<br /><br />Eat of the Vertical, exercise it in the horizontal, and remember to brush and floss daily with an OC Truth pace, as <a href="http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.1.i.html" rel="nofollow">Aristotle said</a>,<br /><br /><i>"... human good turns out to be activity of soul in accordance with virtue... "</i> "Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-18523884957875077132010-05-12T21:49:03.328-07:002010-05-12T21:49:03.328-07:00A completely horizontal person may experience a ve...A completely horizontal person may experience a very full life, to a ripe old age, and die satisfied and with a head full of grand memories.<br /><br />I mention this because although the vertical is valued above the horizontal here, I don't see how this evaluation is always advised.<br /><br />The vertical is useful mainly or especially to those for whom the horizontal is not providing enough ooomph.<br /><br />And I know; I'm one of them. But I am aquainted with horizontal people that are perfectly adapted to their milieu and are perhaps smiled on and indulged by the Gamekeeper.<br /><br />They live in the sun like beautiful animals and I question their need for a vertical ascension.Open Trenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354412002318534131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-25015844318538680652010-05-12T18:47:28.852-07:002010-05-12T18:47:28.852-07:00Another excellent post, Bob!Another excellent post, Bob!Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16381272662339466736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-61281280027465321602010-05-12T17:22:20.110-07:002010-05-12T17:22:20.110-07:00To Gagdad and Miz E re:
"On what Matthew Arn...To Gagdad and Miz E re:<br /><br />"On what Matthew Arnold famously called the “sea of faith,” then, it may be that a rising tide raises all ships. If reawakened religious feeling can prompt people to inject messiahs into their movies and dyes into their skin, why shouldn’t it prompt them to vote for a black angel? Perhaps we should simply identify Obamaism as one more manifestation of a wider resurgence of spiritual enthusiasm—a manifestation that differs from the others merely in having a political component—and stop worrying about it."<br /><br />I was struck, at the time, by the similarities between Obama and Carter. Both campaigns had a spiritual quality to them, a cheesy redemptive quality. As you will remember, much was made by the press about Carters "reborn" Christianity. Unfortunately, when push came to shove with Carter he defaulted to the Georgetown/Ivy League status quo instead of maintaining his alleged reborn evangelicalism. Too bad, he could have made something of himself had he stuck to his grits. With Obama the redemptor, a different messianic message is broadcast. A racial belief system of entitlement secured by leftist wankerism. To say Obama is spiritually and intellectually stillborn is true, but to say he is cunningly unaware of the child like grasp of reality that the left invests in their world view is incorrect. Obama understood the shortsightedness of his followers and their minimal requirement of proof of deity and played it for all it was worth. The scary thing about his campaign was the willingness of the press to believe the bullshit and broadcast the ecstasy was creepy and unsettling. After all those sermons on how important the "secular press" was to democracy to watch them prostrate and whip themselves into bloody nirvana over their savior was, how shall I say, repulsive and enlightening? My final discovery throughout this nightmare was how desperately poor of soul and meaning are the believers of the secular. Believing in nothing, qualifies you to believe in anything. It has been embarrassing to watch and listen to them. I wonder in a few years when they hear their words and opinions replayed will they cringe? <br /><br />Bob, you description of the total horizontal being as autistic really hit home. I have an autistic cousin and could picture your description perfectly. While I love my cousin, I know that he would remember every single conversation and interaction between us precisely, he would still view me like he would view an insect. Strange, such a mental gift gone so wrong and wasteful. BTW, excellent post, really fired me up. Thank you Yazad.Tigtoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290914498892961024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-31794619690909748952010-05-12T17:06:24.327-07:002010-05-12T17:06:24.327-07:00The same people who would be ENRAGED if a Christia...The same people who would be ENRAGED if a Christian group somehow got Comedy Central to censor their beloved South Park. But nary a peep if a Islamic group threatens the creators with death and Comedy Central caves without missing a beat.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708393262849661076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-55628449882122504792010-05-12T17:01:18.902-07:002010-05-12T17:01:18.902-07:00Mushroom-
On occasion I will watch football with ...Mushroom-<br /><br />On occasion I will watch football with friends here in the college town(read: lefty town) I live in. Any, and I mean ANY Christian display is gleefully mocked (even the "point to the sky" move). And I do mean GLEEFULLY. To my lefty friends they see such gestures as some tribal "My God wants me to defeat you" primitivism.<br /><br />The few times I've offered a mild explanation something to the effect of "not I, but Christ who lives in me". That it may be an expression of HUMILITY and not some primitive display of egotism...my friends just stare at me like I just ruined all there fun. In particular they *really* enjoy tearing people like Tebow down.<br /><br />The same people who wont render even the mildest judgement on nearly anyone else because that would be bad. JUDGING IS BAD!!<br /><br />It's bizarre.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708393262849661076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90819094042118616892010-05-12T15:36:25.938-07:002010-05-12T15:36:25.938-07:00Bob,
This post was well-named for me, as I spent ...Bob,<br /><br />This post was well-named for me, as I spent the morning being drilled and sucked-dry by my dentist, and returned at noon with a really fat upper lip. I can tell you, Schuon and novocaine don't really complement each other.<br /><br />Did you notice that your book still gets a good price as "used"? None of this $.01 stuff, like with Algore's tomes. This indicates that OCUG readers demand <i>real money</i> for the book, or else it remains a prized possession.<br /><br />And that's the truth.walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388218390016612051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-50707154071101717782010-05-12T11:38:13.660-07:002010-05-12T11:38:13.660-07:00The left hates anyone who reminds them of their gu...The left hates anyone who reminds them of their guilt.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-21089579469463044582010-05-12T11:24:05.070-07:002010-05-12T11:24:05.070-07:00But secular extremists such as Dawkins, Harris and...<i>But secular extremists such as Dawkins, Harris and Hitchens are surprised by irrationality -- as if human beings are not fallen and not prone to inhabit illusions (secular extremism being one of the most pernicious illusions).</i><br /><br />An interesting example of that is the concerted attack on <a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/05/elite_media_vs_tim_tebow_chris.html" rel="nofollow">Tim Tebow by sportcasters</a>. The experts even called in Dawkins to explain why Tebow is so messed up: a genetically weak mind coupled with homeschooling. I have never watched Tebow play. I am fundamentally opposed to all things SEC, and I cannot imagine ever hoping the Broncs win. Still, it sounds like the opposition to Tebow is not based on his ability nearly so much as it is based, irrationally, on his character. <br /><br />Seems to me I remember a guy named Staubach with a sterling character doing OK in the NFL.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-68505679498669706782010-05-12T10:33:38.816-07:002010-05-12T10:33:38.816-07:00I suspect some of our trolls would dispute the ben...I suspect some of our trolls would dispute the benignity of the cult, but then again they're probably just jealous because their Thetan levels are too low.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-46172457235908466022010-05-12T10:24:17.593-07:002010-05-12T10:24:17.593-07:00Amazon now allows authors to edit their page. I w...Amazon now allows authors to edit their page. I wrote a new and better <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/1557788367/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books" rel="nofollow">bio</a> at the bottom.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-950089751739452842010-05-12T09:50:47.570-07:002010-05-12T09:50:47.570-07:00Let your words be shaped by the divine object and ...<i>Let your words be shaped by the divine object and anchored in the ground of real experience, or of O-->(n).</i><br /><br />Excellent advice, though it seems to be one of those things that, while simple, is incredibly difficult to do without doing violence to the Truth one would convey.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com