tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post2907103527121914455..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: What the hell?nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-2334176371653606832012-12-03T17:11:20.945+00:002012-12-03T17:11:20.945+00:00Liz: Wot, you have a beard? That's unfortunate...Liz: Wot, you have a beard? That's unfortunate. Or are you referring to hubby? All I can say is, beards seem to be proliferating among the various males I come across....Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-22932120925201566392012-12-03T16:51:18.203+00:002012-12-03T16:51:18.203+00:00And, excuse me, before you go accusing beard-weare...And, excuse me, before you go accusing beard-wearer of being lazy shavers: some of us don't wear our glasses to the bathroom so don't notice the growth until it's plaitable!<br /><br />In some ways losing clear vision is good as I look better to myself - until I put my glasses on in the bathroom.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-41162690605708041012012-12-03T16:49:06.289+00:002012-12-03T16:49:06.289+00:00At the moment certainly my brain is ready to pop!At the moment certainly my brain is ready to pop!Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-44947070256416166982012-12-02T20:03:17.780+00:002012-12-02T20:03:17.780+00:00Liz: I don't either. I barely know what's ...Liz: I don't either. I barely know what's going on in my own brain.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-44793961295047233942012-12-02T18:38:08.207+00:002012-12-02T18:38:08.207+00:00It is a massive sigh of relief that someone else k...It is a massive sigh of relief that someone else knows what's going on because I certainly don't.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-37829983964383273232012-11-28T22:03:31.985+00:002012-11-28T22:03:31.985+00:00Paul: I wonder why beards are associated with infi...Paul: I wonder why beards are associated with infinite wisdom? Personally I only associate them with lazy-shaver syndrome.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-43616470013714462832012-11-28T21:22:42.648+00:002012-11-28T21:22:42.648+00:00I was pondering the beardedness of it all - but Gr...I was pondering the beardedness of it all - but Grannymar cut straight through the foliage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-1388646967540070162012-11-28T07:55:42.359+00:002012-11-28T07:55:42.359+00:00Agent: I guess that's kind of my attitude as w...Agent: I guess that's kind of my attitude as well. A spiritual atheist is a good description.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-47648713052795597612012-11-27T23:58:52.637+00:002012-11-27T23:58:52.637+00:00Well, you already know I don't believe in a su...Well, you already know I don't believe in a supernatural being. But I consider myself a spiritual atheist and I'm not particularly open to having people try to convince me that I'd be better off believing their way. In exchange, I don't make cutting remarks about their choice to believe in a god.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-35250483449244570142012-11-26T14:58:47.215+00:002012-11-26T14:58:47.215+00:00Ramana: I've been robbed. I demand my money ba...Ramana: I've been robbed. I demand my money back. Or rather my generous donation to Ramana Spiritual Enterprises Inc.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-10588105129273988422012-11-26T14:06:40.965+00:002012-11-26T14:06:40.965+00:00In three words - "I don't know."
Th...In three words - "I don't know."<br /><br />The sage has spoken.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-1406323180104411462012-11-26T10:16:19.940+00:002012-11-26T10:16:19.940+00:00Ramana: So you're a bearded guy in a robe. Tel...Ramana: So you're a bearded guy in a robe. Tell me, I'm desperate to know, what is the meaning of life, oh venerable and sagacious one?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-56722942136675215112012-11-26T10:14:14.687+00:002012-11-26T10:14:14.687+00:00Ramana: Indeed, toleration isn't the same thin...Ramana: Indeed, toleration isn't the same thing as genuine acceptance. Tolerance always implies reluctant restraint, with an underlying hostility to whatever is being tolerated.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-12574388933129171762012-11-26T07:47:09.756+00:002012-11-26T07:47:09.756+00:00I am a bearded guy, usually in what could be calle...I am a bearded guy, usually in what could be called a robe! I am also an Easterner and so fit nicely into some of the stereotypes!<br /><br />I do not practice any religion in the Abrahamic sense of the word. I am however deeply involved in Vedanta, an Indian philosophical system of study which leads one on to a path of spiritualism.<br /><br />I do not propose that my system is better. I however feel sad that the three major Abrahamic religions cannot accept that the other systems of philosophy/religion can be valid and so come up with toleration as a method of coping with multicutural societies rather than giving other systems the respect that they so richly deserve!Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-89974949682767255912012-11-24T08:25:21.161+00:002012-11-24T08:25:21.161+00:00Murr: That's an excellent strategy! I do from ...Murr: That's an excellent strategy! I do from time to time ponder the meaning of life and all that, but after a while I just give up and get on with the housework. I've little wish to consult all those weighty and rather daunting scriptures.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-64437526740780237142012-11-24T08:17:26.942+00:002012-11-24T08:17:26.942+00:00I for one have avoided all the answers by not aski...I for one have avoided all the answers by not asking the questions. I have no idea why I have no urge to seek, but it has stayed true for decades now.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-73869413038025169172012-11-24T08:00:47.467+00:002012-11-24T08:00:47.467+00:00Bijoux: I'm always happy to swap different vie...Bijoux: I'm always happy to swap different views, even though I'm pretty bemused by religion of any kind, as I said! And I'm not one of those atheists who simply sneers pityingly at believers.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-15878981251496086502012-11-24T07:57:23.085+00:002012-11-24T07:57:23.085+00:00Kylie: Hey you, you're taking over my blog, yo...Kylie: Hey you, you're taking over my blog, young lady! Not that many people are weighing in anyway....<br /><br />Well, I won't try and finesse your well-thought-out viewpoints, I'll leave you to it, I think. Though I'd still say that rather than wait for God's voice to reach me, I'm happy to conclude that homosexuality ain't doing anyone any harm.<br /><br />Good point about people holding on to the first thing they were taught. It's hard sometimes to demolish long-held beliefs, even if they're plainly out-of-date.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-52288669753584599542012-11-23T23:51:49.626+00:002012-11-23T23:51:49.626+00:00I'm always onboard for double desserts. Have ...I'm always onboard for double desserts. Have a good weekend, Nick! I appreciate your willingness to dialogue on the subject.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-35705157286580104972012-11-23T22:40:11.849+00:002012-11-23T22:40:11.849+00:00that "for instance" should have been pl...that "for instance" should have been placed at the beginning of the argument, sorry. getting that wrong doesnt look good at all.kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-66435559272235402742012-11-23T22:34:44.281+00:002012-11-23T22:34:44.281+00:00well that is my point, nick. if every Christian wa...well that is my point, nick. if every Christian was open to have their hearts redirected by God nobody would need to put any energy in to it, it would be a natural progression. <br />i dont put energy into changing the church but i do give myself and my children permission to take a different viewpoint and if everyone was to do that the church would change.<br />unfortunately humanity operates on the basis that what we were first taught is "the truth" and any deviation from that truth takes a massive amount of effort. its an obvious phenomenon in healthcare as well as the church and i am sure that people expert in other fields see it in their areas too. what this means is that if i was first taught that homosexuality is an abomination i will have a problem to shift that idea but if i am surrendered to Gods voice in my life and He says (for instance) homosexuality is ok, not only am i obliged to believe it because its the big guy talking but He will empower me to adjust my thinking on that issue.<br /><br />I like to try a bit of erudition! and a lot of the problems with religion would not exist if people would really try to grasp some of this stuffkyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-63581856036196100682012-11-23T22:15:41.844+00:002012-11-23T22:15:41.844+00:00Kylie: Goodness me, this is getting very erudite.
...Kylie: Goodness me, this is getting very erudite.<br /><br />Personally I wonder why it's necessary to put a lot of energy into changing your church's position on something when you can just change your own position any time you like.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-74902693693352349222012-11-23T21:09:12.665+00:002012-11-23T21:09:12.665+00:00I was momentarily confused by the debate between y...I was momentarily confused by the debate between you and Bijoux about whether the dogma should change or not. I agree with you both. Change without good reason does indeed cheapen a faith but the inability to change does, too.<br /><br />What needs to be remembered is that any interpretation of The Word must be done at an individual level and in tandem with the Holy Spirit (sorry about the jargon, Nick) <br />In the church, just as in secular life, revolution takes place in individuals and eventually becomes a groundswell. When enough individuals are convinced to change the institution will need to follow.<br />Imagine if there was still a church that supported slavery, just because it was once acceptable? that would be laughable. One day we will be able to make the same comment about homosexuality and female ordination.kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-13521848984134607072012-11-23T20:57:59.252+00:002012-11-23T20:57:59.252+00:00Bijoux: Yes, I get that. You're right that dif...Bijoux: Yes, I get that. You're right that different interpretations don't change the essence of what someone is saying. But I'm not sure where that leaves us!<br /><br />Can I have pie AND cake for dessert? My next post will make the case for double-desserts.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-40031864473644976982012-11-23T20:52:44.949+00:002012-11-23T20:52:44.949+00:00www: Ah, that's Murr isn't it? It's a ...www: Ah, that's Murr isn't it? It's a good word. Yes, like you most of the time I listen to these mysterious religious utterances with a sense of total bewilderment. Except when they're talking about straightforward stuff like behaving decently and caring for other people. But then, we don't need religion to remind us of that.Nicknoreply@blogger.com