tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post3014277158163881828..comments2024-03-28T09:59:13.754-07:00Comments on bionic mosquito: We Fly Too Highbionic mosquitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-75790990444447887782019-11-10T09:35:04.352-08:002019-11-10T09:35:04.352-08:00All fair points, Roger. And thanks for checking o...All fair points, Roger. And thanks for checking out the timeline.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-76042442973880171382019-11-07T05:40:02.581-08:002019-11-07T05:40:02.581-08:00Bionic, I'm sure that everything you say is tr...Bionic, I'm sure that everything you say is true and it should be obvious that the war did not start because of one act by one man. Nevertheless, Chamberlain DID go to Munich for a reason, which I think was to do what he could to avoid the entry of Britain into a war with Germany AND he went there with the intention of coming away with "anything peaceful" to bolster his political standing at home.<br /><br />This is only my opinion and I could be wrong, of course. I only offered what I wrote above as a historical anecdote of what happens when peace at any cost becomes the modus operandi. <br /><br />They will cry, "Peace, peace" when there is no peace. Neville Chamberlain certainly did and it just goes to show that when people attempt to negotiate with bullies from a point of 'anything peaceful', they get run over. <br /><br />I agree that Britain did not have to get involved, but she fell prey to that practice known as "entangling alliances", i.e., if Germany attacks Poland, we will attack Germany. And the rest is history. <br /><br />BTW, I did glance at your timeline. I am impressed by it. That is a phenomenal amount of good work. Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156823478509665137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-90421186599410806772019-11-06T06:03:01.256-08:002019-11-06T06:03:01.256-08:00The central theme in your post "We Fly Too Hi...The central theme in your post "We Fly Too High" is right on the money. I have even been awakened in dreams by this realization that without meaning and culture based upon a belief in a supreme being, Plato's the Good, or as I am most familiar with the God of Christ we are empty shells. I have read some Rothbard and that is what I experienced at the end was an emptiness with nothing applied but the NAP. I believe the NAP and the Golden Rule are valid because they are based upon the idea that we are truly ONE. We cannot in reality be who we are if we do not believe this simple idea. We are ONE SELF. With this underlying principle we could make any system of governance work because we would always be fair, non aggressive and loving. It is impossible to not be when our core belief is that we are ONE. I admit it is an amazing mystery how we can be so free as to appear to be separate individuals and still ONE but I believe that is the truth. Imagine that it is true even if you cannot believe it and soon you will begin to see that it is true and that all of our problems are solved within that framework. As ONE we are invulnerable but as separate beings we fall apart. I think perhaps this is why the internet has lead to such division because we are acting as individuals instead of a ONE Self. The same internet and social media could perform completely differently if it were used from the understanding that we were not separate but ONE Being.Larry Schaudieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04882090389280579538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-55314984978214885272019-11-05T02:18:45.518-08:002019-11-05T02:18:45.518-08:00Roger, the story of WWII is much more complicated;...Roger, the story of WWII is much more complicated; the British Empire was doomed in any case, by entering and encouraging WWI; Stalin and Hitler were going to fight regardless of what the British did or didn't do; Britain need not ever even entered the war.<br /><br />At the top of the page see two tabs for "Timeline to War." This was one of my writing passions before I got into culture and liberty. In some ways I think the sequence had to be this way.<br /><br />As to moderation, temperance, and self-control...I agree.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-54916021831644663722019-11-04T20:16:08.318-08:002019-11-04T20:16:08.318-08:00"When “anything peaceful” is all we have, the..."When “anything peaceful” is all we have, there is nothing to prevent us from sinking into the abyss."--BM<br /><br />This sentence (and the last paragraph) struck me as exactly what happened when Neville Chamberlain met with Adolf Hitler at Munich, then returned home with a piece of paper proclaiming, "Peace in our time." We all know how that worked out. It came very close to destroying the British state. <br /><br />Your conclusion (and the story of Icarus) is also a warning that we should not veer off into extremes, either as individuals or as societies and cultures. There are numerous Biblical scriptures which encourage moderation, temperance, and self control, with the understanding that failure to heed this advice leads to disastrous ruin--either individual or cultural, quite often both. <br /><br />Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156823478509665137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-76025525890673513242019-11-04T15:49:56.245-08:002019-11-04T15:49:56.245-08:00Agree. Vervaeke wants a religion that is not a re...Agree. Vervaeke wants a religion that is not a religion; Weinstein wants to alter our program; Harris just "knows" that Auschwitz is bad. If they would just say the word "Jesus" their search would be over.<br /><br />It is all nonsense. For most of recorded history the things we consider "evil" today were considered acceptable; if it was solely left to evolution, what we consider evil today was not only acceptable, but necessary for the species to survive.<br /><br />All men are made in God's image. This is the only foundation of a "Universally Preferable Behavior," and it is found only in one place; the exemplar of this foundation is found only in one person. Anyone who claims a universally preferable behavior must lean on this as the source.<br /><br />Further, someone or something will be in charge. I would rather that the someone or something was beyond human control. No celebrity atheist offers such an option.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-66180067111535688742019-11-04T15:07:54.695-08:002019-11-04T15:07:54.695-08:00Watched the Molyneux video. More atheists trying ...Watched the Molyneux video. More atheists trying to detach purpose, meaning, and truth from its source. They want all the good side effects of having a relationship with Jesus without Jesus.<br /><br />It doesn't work that way. All he can come up with is "do good". First, why follow Molyneux's good? He is no more than me. Second, making the purpose of your life "do good" is another meaningless exercise that grinds you down even as you fail to do it.RMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603112499567064214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-9459160426597397342019-11-04T13:52:11.707-08:002019-11-04T13:52:11.707-08:00"Scott is a fantastic writer."
I agree...."Scott is a fantastic writer."<br /><br />I agree. I suggested to him at the time that he sent me the email that he should start a blog if he had not already done so.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-34649804260729209012019-11-04T11:34:43.240-08:002019-11-04T11:34:43.240-08:00"Black
Then
White are
All I see
In my infancy..."Black<br />Then<br />White are<br />All I see<br />In my infancy<br />Red and yellow then came to be<br />Reaching out to me<br />Lets me see<br /><br />As below so above and beyond I imagine<br />Drawn beyond the lines of reason<br />Push the envelope<br />Watch it bend<br /><br />I'm reaching up and reaching out<br />I'm reaching for the random or<br />Whatever will bewilder me<br />Whatever will bewilder me<br />And following our will and wind<br />We may just go where no one's been<br />We'll ride the spiral to the end<br />And may just go where no one's been<br />Spiral out, keep going" - Lateralus, Tool<br /><br /><br />"Culture and tradition provide us a sense of the permanent and a tether across time to our ancestors." - Scott<br /><br />Burke called this the 'community of souls' and Chesterton called it the 'democracy of the dead'. Whatever you call it, it's pretty damn important.<br /><br />"For me, libertarianism once had a certain messianic feel to it" - Scott<br /><br />This is the distinct impression I got from reading Adam Kokesh's book "Freedom. Apparently, once the state is gone, we'll all be flying space cars. It was a bit cringe worthy in places, but also a lot of good stuff in it as well. Bout what you'd expect from a cultural leftist libertarian.<br /><br />"Wonder is ridiculed, if not lost. The world fades to black and white... In an age of drive-thru answers, who can ask real questions?" - Scott<br /><br />Scott is a fantastic writer.<br /><br />"all in a race to the bottom to prove who deserves to be on top."<br /><br />Bionic the aphorist!<br /><br />"The Left in my view seems to be circling the drain." - Scott<br /><br />Or 'swinging on the spiral' as it radiates from the center of truth, tradition, and God. In an attempt for self-realization or actualization they drift ever further from God's center of gravity.<br /><br />"When “anything peaceful” is all we have, there is nothing to prevent us from sinking into the abyss." - BM<br /><br />I grew up listening to Tool and Nine Inch Nails. I still like the sound of the music (it's edgy, complex, and different), though now I recognize how dangerous and perverse the lyrics are. There is some powerful wizardry associated with these two bands, and I apologize for posting some of their lyrics here. But I think the song "Lateralus" is a great example of the leftist mindset.<br /><br />Tool's spiral radiates outward into the unknown and Nine Inch Nails' 'downward spiral' culminates at the bottom. Either way it is a journey to chaos, to the void, to the absence of God, to whatever feels good.A Texas Libertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980539931923054404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-82566483106008509552019-11-04T07:58:35.573-08:002019-11-04T07:58:35.573-08:00There is at least one atheist who managed to turn ...There is at least one atheist who managed to turn back before all the wax melted.<br /><br />St. Efan Molyneux and a very perceptive 18-year-old. From Nov. 1, 2019, titled: REVELATION! Forget my other videos, this is all you need...<br /><br />https://youtu.be/hcDDV9ECMFQ<br />EMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494658129868496632noreply@blogger.com