tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post8506574596930484552..comments2024-03-29T06:03:45.545-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Thoughts on the Intrinsic Madness of the LeftGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-87583890342509446192007-12-03T19:06:00.000-08:002007-12-03T19:06:00.000-08:00River said "How about this: Jesus says, "He who lo...River said "How about this: Jesus says, "He who loses his life for my sake will save it, and he who saves his life will lose it." It's like, we don't really know who we are, so mere selfishness will always prevent us from becoming what we're meant to be.<BR/><BR/>Or this, He who at the same time conforms to the Key, can harmonize with Truth, He who gnos the music, will effortlessly be in rhythym with it. He who tries to match the beat, will be mechanical, he who insists on riffing with no understanding of scales and harmony, will be grating and off key.<BR/><BR/>What did someone say once? It's not selfish, but selfist? Or was it vice versa? Oh well....<BR/><BR/>(I know, Jesus said it better. I can live with that)<BR/><BR/>"Almost lost my job on Friday, so everything else went temporarily out the window."<BR/><BR/>Phew! Careful! (... while... keeping the above in mind, of course)Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51082702904682931232007-12-03T18:27:00.000-08:002007-12-03T18:27:00.000-08:00Look it up yourself, assoul. Bob's got a life.Look it up yourself, assoul. Bob's got a life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-77157102914094893442007-12-03T07:45:00.000-08:002007-12-03T07:45:00.000-08:00Self-report surveys are trash, Bob. C'mon, you kn...Self-report surveys are trash, Bob. C'mon, you know that. Believe me, there are plenty of leftists who'd like to use them, too, and they'd be (and are) far more irresponsible with their use than convservatives.<BR/><BR/>I'd be interested in your citation on lack of religiosity being the equivalent of a pack a day. Can you give a reference for that?CrypticLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05313033952671292402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-50051729398472987352007-12-02T16:11:00.000-08:002007-12-02T16:11:00.000-08:00Crunchy conservatism is quite Christian at its hea...Crunchy conservatism is quite Christian at its heart: It loves the environment while calling environmentalism anathema! Or something.<BR/><BR/>"Realizing significant archetypal realities in oneself, having a sense of identity, and finding happiness, are inseparable, because the archetype or Form is the ultimate object of self-knowledge, without which the self is not knowable even to itself. Only in proportion as one knows what one is can one consistently act in a manner coherent with one's nature and find fulfillment."<BR/><BR/>Ah, yes. The key problem with normal 'identity seeking', 'selfishness' and so forth, is that it is mere 'egotism'. It is without a doubt selfish that we want to be saved, salvation occurs not because of a selfless desire to save mankind; but because we honestly are repelled by the idea of burning eternally (or suffering temporally as well.)<BR/><BR/>I.e, the archetype you embody is ultimately bigger than just you, so if you try to selfishly contain it you strangle it. Hard to say what I'm getting at, but that's pretty close.<BR/><BR/>How about this: Jesus says, "He who loses his life for my sake will save it, and he who saves his life will lose it." It's like, we don't really know who we are, so mere selfishness will always prevent us from becoming what we're meant to be. Partly because 'what we are' in toto includes what we will be, which is intrinsically unknown. <BR/><BR/>Therefore the only real way to find your identity or save your life is to give it up to the right Person. Or at the very least lift up anchor and let the Telos draw you in. <BR/><BR/>Almost lost my job on Friday, so everything else went temporarily out the window.<BR/><BR/>Still on this side, though!Ephrem Antony Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032465992619034619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-13138246050682973892007-12-02T15:20:00.000-08:002007-12-02T15:20:00.000-08:00"Breaking down stereotypes is all well and good, b..."Breaking down stereotypes is all well and good, but what kind of sicko thinks it's "positive" to make 7-year-olds feel guilty about the color of their skin?"<BR/><BR/>That is indeed, sick and twisted. <BR/>Talk about mental torture.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51204766495062196432007-12-02T13:38:00.000-08:002007-12-02T13:38:00.000-08:00Oh, I got the thang!Oh, I got the thang!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-86612011052192423632007-12-02T13:31:00.000-08:002007-12-02T13:31:00.000-08:00shantisha:Well I'll bring the checkbook, but I the...shantisha:<BR/><BR/>Well I'll bring the checkbook, but I these days I lease instead of buy.<BR/><BR/>You just bring that thang, girl.<BR/><BR/>;-)Stephen Macdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474300559219020772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-54196298756240581562007-12-02T08:50:00.000-08:002007-12-02T08:50:00.000-08:00Smoov,We still hookin up at my Mamas place this sp...Smoov,<BR/><BR/>We still hookin up at my Mamas place this spring in N.O.?<BR/>Don't forget the checkbook. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90118592925094549002007-12-02T08:26:00.000-08:002007-12-02T08:26:00.000-08:00What we really need is a way to meet up at Skully'...What we <I>really</I> need is a way to meet up at Skully's Bar 'n Grill, where we could wash our paws, drink his Grog, and make one heck of a racket!Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-17469819050446507182007-12-02T08:22:00.000-08:002007-12-02T08:22:00.000-08:00Smoov said "...and afterward we could have coonver...Smoov said "...and afterward we could have coonversation providing we could work out a method of taking turns..."<BR/><BR/>What... and risk revealing my secret identity? I'd have to be crazy to do that... oh, wait, quesitoning my sanity means I'm actually sane, right? But then thinking I'm sane... means... I'm insane... that must mean I've got some dysfuntional problems... which means I'm cool... and sane... but then that means....<BR/><BR/>I'm so coonfused.<BR/><BR/>(Turns? Do we do turns?...hmmm....)Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51132032112966367962007-12-02T06:27:00.000-08:002007-12-02T06:27:00.000-08:00Smoov, if you ever manage to get a group of raccoo...Smoov, if you ever manage to get a group of raccoons to be in on a conference call, I'd sign up. I might just lurk, but it would be awfully fun to listen :)<BR/><BR/>Magnus, I wondered how long it would take for leftists to draw that conclusion. After all, the common wisdumb is that crazy people never doubt their sanity. By labeling themselves as having poorer mental health, they get to be a victim <I>and</I> get to be actually sane at the same time. <BR/><BR/>Joan, thanks for the link. I'll be keeping an eye out for that movie!juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-17367659143126207032007-12-02T05:14:00.000-08:002007-12-02T05:14:00.000-08:00Magnus mentioned:"...having mental problems is so ...Magnus mentioned:<BR/>"...having mental problems is so trendy that I suspect over-reporting..."<BR/><BR/>So if our liberal friends exhort us to "get with the program," we will now know what they mean!walthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388218390016612051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-64852447476893804852007-12-02T04:48:00.000-08:002007-12-02T04:48:00.000-08:00Intriguingly, a leftist friend linked to the study...Intriguingly, a leftist friend linked to the study where Republicans reported to feel more sane, and mentioned this as an example of how deluded Republicans were. After all, since Republicans are insane, their delusions of sanity are proof of their insanity.<BR/><BR/>I found this amusing, no less so because my leftist friends have a tendency to be very open (if not proud) about their various mental dysfunctions. In fact, having mental problems is so trendy that I suspect over-reporting by Democrats as a possibility.Magnus Itlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445902788427523461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-67239437452562688152007-12-02T04:41:00.000-08:002007-12-02T04:41:00.000-08:00Fellow Raccoons, there is hope, or at least some s...Fellow Raccoons, there is hope, or at least some serious/comic relief on the horizon.<BR/><BR/>Ben Stein has been on a covert mission, it seems, to <A HREF="http://expelledthemovie.com/news.php" REL="nofollow">challenge Dawkins, Darwin, and Tenure.</A><BR/><BR/>The entire website for his upcoming film is brilliant, but don't miss the "News" link for some amazing articles.<BR/><BR/>He asks for personal testimony from profs and students that have been expelled for daring to think and ask intelligent questions.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hijack, and I'll post more on my blog, but I can't contain my glee, because Ben Stein rocks the Raccoon in me!Joan of Argghh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14729682908266300507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-12982239575035147332007-12-01T21:04:00.000-08:002007-12-01T21:04:00.000-08:00I think if The World Without Us had been written s...I think if The World Without Us had been written simply as a totally objective study on what would happen if humans disappeared, it would make a fascinating study, especially to a "crunchy con" like myself, who loves the environment but hates environmentalists. But, having not read it, only the reviews, it appears that it was written predictably as a sky-is-falling alarmist piece of radical enviro propaganda. Hey, if Salon raves over it, you know it must be full of lefty hysteria. What a shame. Again, it would make a fascinating objective study, as would an analysis of what a place like Manhattan looked like before Europeans arrived (I've seen scientific papers like that). But, of course, science is religion to the postmodernist, and there is no such thing as objectivity. These days, it all has to have a message behind it that denigrates capitalism and praises socialism. I still wonder myself if there is some small group of psycho geniuses meeting in some secret location plotting such a demise for mankind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1812070059843919982007-12-01T20:49:00.000-08:002007-12-01T20:49:00.000-08:00"When you understand this, you understand why the ..."When you understand this, you understand why the liberal version of the American dream -- no worries, free health care and a guaranteed income, among other things -- would be like living in your parents' basement, for life."<BR/><BR/>In other words, leftism is simply arrested adolescence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-44960114209871600892007-12-01T20:40:00.000-08:002007-12-01T20:40:00.000-08:00"Since it's down to you & me on weekends, maybe I ..."Since it's down to you & me on weekends, maybe I should just call you on the phone rather than bothering to post?"<BR/><BR/>Hey there are a lot of lurkers here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-4297446195888471802007-12-01T18:35:00.000-08:002007-12-01T18:35:00.000-08:00Hmm...Well it isn't just Walt and Bob here on week...Hmm...<BR/><BR/>Well it isn't just Walt and Bob here on weekends, but the Cooniverse does indeed contract a tad.<BR/><BR/>So Smoov, being that you are One Cool 'Coon, tell us what to do!<BR/><BR/>Well, how about a conference call?<BR/><BR/>We could use something like FreeConferenceCall.com. Budget-conscious raccoons could purchase one of those phone cards that lets you call long distance for a penny a minute. Bob could be Grand Raccoon and deliver the Sunday Sermon, and afterward we could have coonversation providing we could work out a method of taking turns...<BR/><BR/>I do this in business all the time and you can get the hang of it. It works well with small groups, and we could limit the subscription each week to 10 via sign-up sheet.<BR/><BR/>Whaddaya think?Stephen Macdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474300559219020772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-7730209448656154762007-12-01T17:59:00.000-08:002007-12-01T17:59:00.000-08:00I think the Hush Puppie just hit the floor... coul...I think the Hush Puppie just hit the floor... could swear I dimly heard a 'woof'...Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90944299077144559882007-12-01T16:36:00.000-08:002007-12-01T16:36:00.000-08:00"All evil philosophies are systems of rationalizat..."All evil philosophies are systems of rationalization." -- Ayn Rand.<BR/><BR/>Which party is more characterized by systematic rationalizations inherent in its philosophy?<BR/><BR/>Is systematic rationalization conducive to mental health?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-41846625347689509902007-12-01T15:54:00.000-08:002007-12-01T15:54:00.000-08:00She misses prison?! Wow. Did you experience any mo...She <I>misses</I> prison?! Wow. Did you experience any moments of panic as she reached for the scissors? <BR/><BR/>Why is it that some people who've been in jail feel the need to tell that detail to anyone they come into contact with for more than five minutes? We had a cab driver in Ohio once who had to share that info over the course of a forty-minute drive to a podunk airport. We were very glad for him that he seemed to have straightened his life out, but we really would have been much happier with the drive <I>without</I> knowing he'd been incarcerated.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-33200014975681217662007-12-01T15:46:00.000-08:002007-12-01T15:46:00.000-08:00Good to see Beaglehole and Dame Edith back at it a...Good to see Beaglehole and Dame Edith back at it again.<BR/>Just yesterday I was thinking about them and wondering how they were doing.<BR/><BR/>wv; obsvr<BR/><BR/>I kid you not!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-55086506405922413902007-12-01T14:36:00.000-08:002007-12-01T14:36:00.000-08:00...and get the chores done. Like getting my hair c......and get the <I>chores</I> done. Like getting my hair cut and having to listen to 20 minutes of dysfunctional yada from a multiple pierced and tatted ex-con. She <I>misses</I> prison. Should have recorded it, would have made the perfect sound bite today...<BR/><BR/>I'd rather <A HREF="http://robinstarfish.blogspot.com/2007/12/look-on-bright-side-of-life.html" REL="nofollow">Look On the Bright Side of Life</A>.robinstarfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665546554663005609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-56789064269075778802007-12-01T14:00:00.000-08:002007-12-01T14:00:00.000-08:00"Since it's down to you & me on weekends, maybe I ..."Since it's down to you & me on weekends, maybe I should just call you on the phone rather than bothering to post?"<BR/><BR/>Hey now, just because we're a bit later to the party on Saturdays doesn't men we're not going to show; we just need to sleep off the grog first!juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-69390554742639379362007-12-01T13:44:00.000-08:002007-12-01T13:44:00.000-08:00Thanks Walt, for making the comment I was thinking...Thanks Walt, for making the comment I was thinking of... well maybe not the the Raccoon t-shirt part... unless you put a Darth Vader helmet on 'em, that'd be cool... but the excerpt, comment & Bolton quote... they were what I was thinking.<BR/>And thanks Gagdad for answering the question I was thinking... and thanks to the Waterfowl manor players, that was fun... what an effortless morning!<BR/>(lookout for that other shoe doesn't drop on you...)Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.com