tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26437387.post8105741540189940638..comments2023-10-19T08:49:35.405-05:00Comments on Aún Estamos Vivos: No More Need for Love Than for God?Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10754406706300818849noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26437387.post-45440964473786375922009-07-12T10:38:23.662-05:002009-07-12T10:38:23.662-05:00I'm reading Daniel J. Boorstin's THE AMERI...I'm reading Daniel J. Boorstin's THE AMERICANS - THE COLONIAL EXPERIENCE. I am impressed with the way the Puritans were secure in their doctrine. Sermons were made up of doctrines, reasons and uses. People who did'nt sign on to these doctrines were asked to move on. Uses of scripture to solve day to day problems should be the purpose of sermons. When Captain Bligh climbed into the boat with those 18 men, he wrote down their names in his log and asked them to sign an oath of alligence to him, as captain. They did. All but one survived the voyage. Now we require aligence to the Constitution and the elimination of the 545 politicans responsible for the trouble the country is in. (See 545 People by Charlie Reese.)JDavidMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174785499328516906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26437387.post-6027168793386057512009-07-09T12:47:38.466-05:002009-07-09T12:47:38.466-05:00Hi Charles,
'Really, is she made of cellulos...Hi Charles,<br /><br /><i> 'Really, is she made of cellulose and synthesize light?' No Mr. Scientist...</i><br /><br />Sounds like Mr Scientist is entirely left-brained. He could use some beefing up on those right-hand sided creative lobes. ;DJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754406706300818849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26437387.post-82095013305695848172009-07-08T15:47:42.939-05:002009-07-08T15:47:42.939-05:00Right on. I'm so glad that you ended this exc...Right on. I'm so glad that you ended this excellent post with poetry. I've been thinking lately about how religion (done well anyway) presents truths in a way that is more poetic than logical/scientific.<br /><br />My love is a red, red rose. 'Really, is she made of cellulose and synthesize light?' No Mr. Scientist, and if I have to explain on your terms, you're never going to get it, are you?<br /><br />Best,<br />secular Charles D.charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421399037810864092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26437387.post-10741145101033171042009-07-05T10:36:28.432-05:002009-07-05T10:36:28.432-05:00Hi Liam,
The problem with these guys is that they...Hi Liam,<br /><br />The problem with these guys is that they always think they're telling us <i>why</i> when they are simply telling us <i>how</i>. It's not that the <i>how</i> isn't interesting. It is. It's just that it isn't sufficient for everything.<br /><br />If it's true that fourteen billion years ago all matter was condensed into one single point of pure energy, which exploded in a "big bang," creating this vast and expanding universe which will one day be overwhelmed by the force of gravity, collapse in upon itself, and start the same process all over again, I'm not sure how that's necessarily supposed to demolish my belief in God. It sounds mighty spiritual to me.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754406706300818849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26437387.post-57889507431665934432009-07-04T11:47:51.928-05:002009-07-04T11:47:51.928-05:00Great post, Jeff. Yeah, the problem with their app...Great post, Jeff. Yeah, the problem with their approach is to mistake the process for the thing itself. I too will stick with God, poetry, and love.Liamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17265036866243982434noreply@blogger.com