tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post115521502982305848..comments2023-12-01T10:53:44.750-08:00Comments on Against All Heresies: The Noble, the Beautiful, and the HeroicM. Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11628512667279950596noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-1156843552623867202006-08-29T02:25:00.000-07:002006-08-29T02:25:00.000-07:00Hi,Im from Melbourne Australia.I quite like these ...Hi,Im from Melbourne Australia.<BR/>I quite like these 2 related essays on the disintegration of culture and the cure of such.<BR/><BR/>1. www.dabase.net/restsacr.htm<BR/>2. www.dabase.net/coopcomm.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-1155335033373100802006-08-11T15:23:00.000-07:002006-08-11T15:23:00.000-07:00Sentimental, I'm guessing you're not a glass half ...Sentimental, I'm guessing you're not a glass half empty or glass half full kind of girl but more of a "How can I get a paper cup," kind of girl.Madelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17714372264395999409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-1155319632492392762006-08-11T11:07:00.000-07:002006-08-11T11:07:00.000-07:00So wise and yet so young at heart. Maybe because ...So wise and yet so young at heart. Maybe because I was untouched by the famine and petilence sorry you were in the crossfire Sentimental.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-1155245230492119622006-08-10T14:27:00.000-07:002006-08-10T14:27:00.000-07:00I think the situation is a bit worse than the auth...I think the situation is a bit worse than the author describes. Not only is there just a lack of reading, people are just mental.<BR/><BR/>I was reading a recent article on how women were outpacing men at university. So they interviewed one gal and she described how she had basically given up dating. Her last boyfried had recently cut down to just 14 hours a week of "gaming." No, not gambling, just video gaming.<BR/><BR/>She lamented that she worked 14 hours a week at an internship that actually netted her about $1000 a month!<BR/><BR/>So we have a situation where people are just zombified by "games." They are totally under control, especially the boys.<BR/><BR/>I, too, am leery of the sentimentalizing the past. I guess it all matters which family you're talking about.<BR/><BR/>Wars, pestilence and famine are a constant .. there's no avoiding them.Thomas Coolberthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006353689817752538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-1155236250097643742006-08-10T11:57:00.000-07:002006-08-10T11:57:00.000-07:00I'm not sure what other "people" except me get irk...I'm not sure what other "people" except me get irked by "anonymous" comments, I just don't understand them. <BR/><BR/>The internet is impersonal enough for people to not want to back up what they say with a name, or nickname or something to distinguish themselves from other "anonymouses". <BR/><BR/>Anyone who knows me, would realize that "petrus" is actually a play on my real name. So, it is personal and more importantly, identifiable nick name.<BR/><BR/>I think that this also plays into this post in that in our fast-paced world, people are less interactive with things that present the good, the true and the beautiful to our imaginations. The first comment reveals that the man has a deep love and respect for his children, his wife, his family and the "eternal verities" as Faulkner calls them.Petrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466716383913672292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-1155228177993595652006-08-10T09:42:00.000-07:002006-08-10T09:42:00.000-07:00Sentimental, no idea is perfect but don't you thin...Sentimental, no idea is perfect but don't you think we've lost intact families and extended families? There are more forces now that distract from the family and human relationships. Can't you ever see the good in anything?M. Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628512667279950596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-1155225325764050552006-08-10T08:55:00.000-07:002006-08-10T08:55:00.000-07:00brought back a flood of good memories. Segregatio...brought back a flood of good memories. <BR/>Segregation. Hatred of whatever is the minority group du jour (e.g., Irish, Italians, etc). Cold War. Drought. Vast unemployment. Good times. Good times.<BR/><BR/>All eras have good times and bad times. There has never been a true "golden age".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-1155224696508686372006-08-10T08:44:00.000-07:002006-08-10T08:44:00.000-07:00"Now why would a comment like that have to be anon..."Now why would a comment like that have to be anonymous???"<BR/><BR/>I'm not the "Anonymous" from comment 1 but what is with you people and your phobia about "anonymous". How is "Petrus" and other nicknames any better?? Haven't you figured out that anyone can use whatever nickname or name they want on the internet and it doesn't make their comments any more or less valuable than if they just use anon? If people want to post as anon, get off their back and let them do so without hassling them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-1155223428905328522006-08-10T08:23:00.000-07:002006-08-10T08:23:00.000-07:00Now why would a comment like that have to be anony...Now why would a comment like that have to be anonymous???Petrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466716383913672292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-1155221141907067302006-08-10T07:45:00.000-07:002006-08-10T07:45:00.000-07:00brought back a flood of good memories. thank god....brought back a flood of good memories. thank god.my wife implanted these habits in our children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com