tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post8218961359119965937..comments2024-03-28T18:48:41.469-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: It's the Morning of History and I'm Not Myself. Or Am I?Gagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-35037382341461317312017-05-02T20:30:51.796-07:002017-05-02T20:30:51.796-07:00Some of it is just dreaming. Possibly a bit of the...Some of it is just dreaming. Possibly a bit of the bicameral mind, too. Ephrem Antony Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032465992619034619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-57035622669497892712017-05-02T19:42:07.671-07:002017-05-02T19:42:07.671-07:00No doubt. The desire to alter consciousness is a f...No doubt. The desire to alter consciousness is a fundamental drive. If not, it might as well be.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-74726780168894398432017-05-02T19:27:35.983-07:002017-05-02T19:27:35.983-07:00A lot of great art and music was created under the... A lot of great art and music was created under the influence. I don't advocate that. Who knows the altered mental state of historical figures. Judging by some of their behavior, I would conclude they were definitely intoxicated with something, or just insane.debasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546940741042023260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-88712510369715470312017-05-02T16:45:25.523-07:002017-05-02T16:45:25.523-07:00Maybe the cave paintings were their combination of...Maybe the cave paintings were their combination of news and entertainment. Just add psilocybin.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-36815268471495774232017-05-02T16:41:09.349-07:002017-05-02T16:41:09.349-07:00They were probably bored. That's about the onl...They were probably bored. That's about the only time I practice music.debasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546940741042023260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-39394767072311256692017-05-02T11:55:58.941-07:002017-05-02T11:55:58.941-07:00"Nah. "The Lord saw that the wickedness ..."Nah. "The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the Earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the day." Do over. Metaphorically speaking."<br /><br /><br />Somewhat OT, but speaking of cosmic Do Overs, and overs', <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4457530/Mini-Ice-Age-wiped-cvilisation-13-000-years-ago.html" rel="nofollow">13,000 years past, and possibly 13 years in the future</a>... kinda interesting. As is the archeological find at the <a href="http://maajournal.com/Issues/2017/Vol17-1/Sweatman%2520and%2520Tsikritsis%252017%25281%2529.pdf" rel="nofollow">Gobekli temple</a>, behind the hype. Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-89071803867275977032017-05-02T11:52:38.391-07:002017-05-02T11:52:38.391-07:00How long should a life be? Long enough to reach e...How long should a life be? <i>Long enough to reach eternity</i>, I guess.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911613613759942690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-70052210716560326152017-05-02T11:42:40.012-07:002017-05-02T11:42:40.012-07:00So, God needs to bring these quasi-immortal narcis...<i>So, God needs to bring these quasi-immortal narcissists down a peg: he decides "to shorten the human lifespan to 120 years. Presumably the very great longevity invited only great mischief and danger.... Because death was for so long so far out of sight, these men were able to forget their mortality and pretend to immortal godliness."</i><br /><br />Interesting how Moses' life was divided into blocks of 40 years: 40 a prince, 40 an exile, and 40 wandering the desert as leader of the Israelites. <br /><br />I shudder to think of what most modern people would do with such a span, particularly those who call themselves our elites - quite often, it seems, those who hope for it the most. An 80 year old Clinton gearing up for 40 more years of cons? Perish the thought! Let alone 900.<br /><br />And yet, those of us with faith hope for <i>eternity</i>, even if we don't comprehend what that will mean. Anymore than a tiny seed knows what it would mean to be a giant redwood.<br />juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com