tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post3161353740022028513..comments2024-03-28T09:59:13.754-07:00Comments on bionic mosquito: Rebel With a Causebionic mosquitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-60677752079289671762019-05-04T09:59:50.681-07:002019-05-04T09:59:50.681-07:00Decentralization is a double edged sword at times ...Decentralization is a double edged sword at times both in a religious and political sense.<br /><br />On one hand, the argument of establishing competing governance(in both realms) brings with it choice(not monopoly) and the minimization of the potential for evil on a more grand scale- on the other hand, it compromises the ability of said institutions to compete with others that are greater in "power"(I'll leave the definition of power open for the moment for all to consider).Nick Badalamentihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14015961786370759940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-18012320752103354152019-05-02T18:53:16.797-07:002019-05-02T18:53:16.797-07:00Why should it be either of those choices, "st...Why should it be either of those choices, "stifling" or "go nuts?" I’m not denying that any random medieval man’s reaction could be one of those, but surely such choice would rest on his personal moral compass. I'm going to assume each of you, ATL and Bionic, also faced with the same temptations mentioned, as most of us today are faced, are quite able to resist those temptations. But perhaps I only assume that because you both appear to perceive the moral devastation that can occur by succumbing. Apologies if I sound a bit priggish. PegAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-28062802315070583922019-05-02T17:44:43.389-07:002019-05-02T17:44:43.389-07:00Ron, I suspect you are right. My hope is in the g...Ron, I suspect you are right. My hope is in the goodwill of at least the regular commenters here to work to keep the conversation respectful.<br /><br />I have thought about not getting into this book - at least not publicly. But I would lose too much by not availing myself to feedback.<br /><br />Like every meaningful task, this one comes with risk!bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-19341868266277529982019-05-02T15:02:21.180-07:002019-05-02T15:02:21.180-07:00Mr. M.,
I'm pretty sure you're not gonna ...Mr. M.,<br /><br />I'm pretty sure you're not gonna be able to satisfactorily finish this line of study you're on without getting farther into "doctrine" than you want to. I know that I can't reply to any of these threads without doing it...so I'll just continue reading without commenting.Ron Colson, IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00683200423016675228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-85317428687300132672019-05-02T12:50:30.333-07:002019-05-02T12:50:30.333-07:00RMB, I think let's leave it with the idea that...RMB, I think let's leave it with the idea that the Protestants "believed" salvation was at stake. Given the thousand directions that Protestants have taken - beginning almost immediately after Luther - well, let's just say that they can't all be doctrinally correct.<br /><br /><br />I believe many from the RC Church believed salvation was at stake - despite also recognizing certain corruptions in the institution.<br /><br />Resurrection! bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-80177472736142018262019-05-02T11:02:10.381-07:002019-05-02T11:02:10.381-07:00It's almost like God wanted to decentralize Hi...It's almost like God wanted to decentralize His church regardless of the political effects because salvation was at stake.<br /><br />Or all us Protestants ruined salvation and political freedom for nothing. Naaaaa!RMBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-3024828561445244302019-05-02T08:31:15.582-07:002019-05-02T08:31:15.582-07:00Coming from a Protestant background, my church hea...Coming from a Protestant background, my church heavily emphasized the major theological implications of the Reformation, while Catholic literature on the matter I've come across focuses on the political ramifications. Based on what I've read here and elsewhere, that is because those are where both sides have the strongest argument.<br /><br />Like all major conflicts in history, there is no Saturday morning cartoon good guy/bad guy lines drawn. However, as it is usually when recounting history both sides ignore their own faults while playing up the injustices or errors of the other. <br /><br />"Then again, what would you have done if you truly believed salvation was at stake?"<br /><br />I think this raises a very interesting point. What is more important: Decentralization or theologically sound biblical teachings? Whether one believes the Reformation achieved that or was attempting to achieve that, is not the issue.<br /><br />To a Christian, the answer is obvious, but if you're a nonbeliever, the answer is also obvious - and opposite.<br /><br />One of many reasons why a libertarian movement cannot exist as long as it consists of people with separate religious views. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-48128346829768294682019-05-02T08:01:49.467-07:002019-05-02T08:01:49.467-07:00Stifling AND go nuts - I think both. The stifling...Stifling AND go nuts - I think both. The stifling part: arbitrary laws and rules, with no foundation in anything - no basis. No agreement from those affected. But you make a good point on the "go nuts" part.<br /><br />Luther was not after destroying or separating from the universal Church - not initially, at least. His tone and rhetoric increased pretty quickly as he was rebuffed without Biblical basis (as he saw it) from the theologians of the Church. I will get into this more in the next post or two.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-73421455745746768722019-05-02T06:46:10.434-07:002019-05-02T06:46:10.434-07:00""Yet, I suspect much of what passes for...""Yet, I suspect much of what passes for modern life would seem stifling to the man from this medieval period""<br /><br />I wonder if they would find it stifling, or if they would go nuts with all manner of sin in today's modern world where such behavior is acceptable, glamorized, and glorified. Would these principled Medieval Men be able to withstand the temptations of internet porn? Endless images of all manner gorgeous women in intimate situations? Or casual 'no strings attached' hookups facilitated by free web services? Or modern highly addictive drugs? Online and casino gambling (with all the flashy lights)? Would they understand not to vote for free stuff from the state because that leads to tyranny? <br /><br />"...incipient revolution had defined the enemy: the pontiff, his employees, and their hocus-pocus. This certainly was not Luther’s intent"<br /><br />I thought this was precisely his intent. Didn't he call the Pope the anti-christ? Jan Hus may have done the same during the Bohemian Reformation a hundred years earlier.A Texas Libertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980539931923054404noreply@blogger.com