tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post4584519983626198332..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: The Quest...Dave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-29742290397930146642008-12-16T01:53:00.000+00:002008-12-16T01:53:00.000+00:00Yes, in general. It's a subject close to my soul, ...Yes, in general. It's a subject close to my soul, hence I occassionally mention it. An odd question and perhaps inappropriate but I am curious nonetheless. Will do some research.McGuirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095242258892600138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-9188819027809963662008-12-13T09:34:00.000+00:002008-12-13T09:34:00.000+00:00McGuireThanks for that, but I don't know of any vi...McGuire<BR/>Thanks for that, but I don't know of any views held by him on either topic. I can see it could be of interest. I suppose he having become my great hero during my sexually "latent" period, such matters would not have gripped me at that stage. Worth looking into though. Thought: do you mean his sexuality and sexual morality or sexuality and sexual morality in general? I took you to mean the former.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-4614782784174413452008-12-11T12:21:00.000+00:002008-12-11T12:21:00.000+00:00I'b be interested to know if this man had any thou...I'b be interested to know if this man had any thoughts on sexuality and sexual morality. Simply because some of the Christians I know don't take kindly to either notion.McGuirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095242258892600138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-80909894545958104322008-12-09T08:48:00.000+00:002008-12-09T08:48:00.000+00:00DickSounds an interesting school you went to. Ther...Dick<BR/>Sounds an interesting school you went to. There are so many levels to faith, I always think. There seems always to be something left - as in the case of influence of great characters.<BR/><BR/>Sweet Talking Guy<BR/>All worlds get a bit claustrophobic at times, I find.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-82207587550678740832008-12-08T10:23:00.000+00:002008-12-08T10:23:00.000+00:00Thanks for the education Dave, it's good for me to...Thanks for the education Dave, it's good for me to get out of my own little world, sometimes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-72899279003183884252008-12-07T09:18:00.000+00:002008-12-07T09:18:00.000+00:00As always, a fascinating read, Dave. I went to an ...As always, a fascinating read, Dave. I went to an unusual school in Yorkshire, Wennington School, started by a Quaker activist, Kenneth Barnes. Although it wasn't an official Quaker school, the dispensation was dominated by the Friends' open minded, challenging approach to Christian faith. Schweitzer was a key figure in Barnes' panoply of great spiritual movers and shakers and, although subsequently I lost any faith that once I might have had, he was something of an influence on me too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-25513632420616047612008-12-06T08:39:00.000+00:002008-12-06T08:39:00.000+00:00CondaLikewise your comment. I just now went from w...Conda<BR/><BR/>Likewise your comment. I just now went from writing an outline for a new poem to reading your comment, and you exactly replicated some of my thinking. Remarkable!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-82220856096098169862008-12-06T02:31:00.000+00:002008-12-06T02:31:00.000+00:00As a mystery writer, I've been reading books about...As a mystery writer, I've been reading books about sociopaths/psychopaths. Such people have no empathy or compassion along with no conscience or guilt--and all the experts agree that while they don't suffer grief, neither do they experience joy.<BR/><BR/>Another thought-provoking and interesting post, Dave.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-34451597942280104002008-12-05T09:01:00.000+00:002008-12-05T09:01:00.000+00:00Bill StankusSurely phase 4 will be some sort of sy...<B>Bill Stankus</B><BR/><BR/>Surely phase 4 will be some sort of synthesis, the equivalent, maybe, of the search for a theory of everything?<BR/><BR/>Whatever, many thanks for your comments. Nothing there to disagree with (though I admise the courage of your <I>(mainly men)</I> observation!<BR/><BR/><B>Mad Bush Farm Crew</B><BR/><BR/>And thanks for the comment.<BR/><BR/><B>Hope.</B><BR/>Funnily enough, I did not know the ditty, but a good friend of mine has emailed it to me. I may post it!<BR/><BR/><B>Sharon </B><BR/>Much appreciate your kind comments.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-14351297915534724012008-12-05T05:04:00.000+00:002008-12-05T05:04:00.000+00:00As always, an insightful and inspiring post that m...As always, an insightful and inspiring post that makes me thirst for more!S. A. Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04972218424013507129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-2797970297192885992008-12-05T00:18:00.000+00:002008-12-05T00:18:00.000+00:00You always make me think. :)It's funny, I never t...You always make me think. :)<BR/><BR/>It's funny, I never thought of Jesus being the "short" one instead of Zaccheus. Guess it was that song I learned as a kid, "Zaccheus was a wee little man, a wee little man was he. He climbed up in the sycamore tree for the Lord he wanted to see..."hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-19149163699970088392008-12-04T21:01:00.000+00:002008-12-04T21:01:00.000+00:00What a fascinating post Dave. I'll have to go and ...What a fascinating post Dave. I'll have to go and get the book and read it. Sounds like an excellent read. Thanks for the insight.<BR/><BR/>All the best<BR/>LizLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100812038496671783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-29493585991307049842008-12-04T17:51:00.000+00:002008-12-04T17:51:00.000+00:00The Jesus factor. For myself, I break it down thi...The Jesus factor. For myself, I break it down this way. Human thought and social growth seems to have three phases and all are premised on the notion that humans have inquisitive intelligence which demands answers to the question, “why?”. <BR/><BR/>During phase one, life was brutally primitive and the development of the god belief probably arose to explain death, misery, sudden beauty and what happens when one dies. Religion answered these questions with simplistic stories and simplistic cause and effects. Believe in a god, or else ... pillars of salt, flaming bushes, sacrificing one’s children - all in your face sort of things. And the glimmer that came with the Draconian approach was the promise of a rewarding after life. Since no one knew to the contrary, conversion was fairly straight forward.<BR/><BR/>Phase two developed a more rational set of explanations and eventually the scientific methodology came to be the measure for how to answer mysterious questions. Of, course there was war between the old beliefs and the new thing called science. I assume the reason science succeeded against old myths was because it delivered a better standard of living, better weapons and so forth. What religion and science had in common was exclusivity and a ruling class that dispensed either salvation or rational problem solving.<BR/><BR/>Phase three saw the development of intellectual abstraction. Wise people (mostly men) attempted to think through the ageless questions of Life and Death and what comes after. From this came secular and religious reasoned philosophies. The printing press was a boon for dispensing this wisdom.<BR/><BR/>Religious philosophies were satisfying to many but not to those with a grasp of science or a refusal to simply believe because someone said, “you must believe”. The science these people accepted is the sort that questions everything and is very no-nonsense concerning subjective beliefs. Objective became the principle modus operandi. Thus the development of phenomenology and existentialism. <BR/><BR/>So, here we are in 2008 with a full palette of beliefs. Many people remain firmly rooted in primitive mythologies, others are either neutral or indifferent to the old beliefs, we have scientists who either reject or accept the god belief and there are those who only accept modern intellectual abstractions. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if a Phase four will occur?willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-61599897828617188652008-12-04T14:59:00.000+00:002008-12-04T14:59:00.000+00:00I had been wondering whether to put it on my book ...I had been wondering whether to put it on my book list, but then I discovered that <I>Reverence for Life</I>, which I thought I had, wseems to be missing and will have to take precedence. Not sure about the list, though; another one might be the straw that broke... something or other.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-68087859517345064322008-12-04T13:24:00.000+00:002008-12-04T13:24:00.000+00:00Interesting post, Dave. I am putting Schweitzer's ...Interesting post, Dave. I am putting Schweitzer's The Quest on my book list. Synchronicity has been on my mind lately, too. I might have to check out the Franck book, as well.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-36158681472605220182008-12-04T12:19:00.000+00:002008-12-04T12:19:00.000+00:00The Weaver of GrassYes I go along with that, parti...The Weaver of Grass<BR/>Yes I go along with that, particularly with <I>To thine own self be true</I>. Not only does nothing last for ever, nothing succeeds for ever. Sounds like a truism if you accept the earlier maxim, I know - but they are not necessarily logically connected, I suggest.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-45294930025029408472008-12-04T11:06:00.000+00:002008-12-04T11:06:00.000+00:00Enjoyed this post Dave. On the whole you express ...Enjoyed this post Dave. On the whole you express my sentiments exactly. I certainly agree that my bookcase looks nothing like it would have looked fifty years ago. I also agree that we have to be who we are - "to thine ownself be true" is how I like to see it. And another maxim I try to live by is that nothing lasts for ever, so you have to ake the absolute most of it, whatever it is, while it is there. Best wishes.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com