Anekantavada: "...the notion that truth and reality are perceived differently from diverse points of view, and that no single point of view is the complete truth."
Friday, August 15, 2008
Better double-bag it. You don't know where that vote's been.
True story (metaphorically speaking), from another brilliant comic from xkcd's Randall Monroe. (Click for larger version.)
Great writing. Interesting perspective. Novel ideas. A friend turned me on to your blog and I've been enjoying the reading, but I don't see anywhere to sign up for an RSS feed. Hope you add one soon.
One of my lab mates (Liv M.) is the sister of your colleague Suze. Liv sent me the link to your blog, thinking perhaps that we have similar outlooks? I believe you met Liv at ESA. Alas, I had already returned to Carbondale. Otherwise, I'd have been downing black and tans at Mo's with you guys. Maybe next time! ;) Anyway, I'm a fan of outspoken knee-jerk liberal ideas (and I mean that in the good way...LOL) and especially of people who can both think and write, so not surprisingly, I've fallen in love with your style. I haven't quite gotten a handle on your POV, but it's certainly an interesting and entertaining ride. As for me, I have several blogs going; blogspot is fairly tame, but acceptable for family members. I have others under which I blog anonymously, and if I can ever figure out how to send someone an email through this, I'll provide you links.
Keep up the good work. And don't be surprised if I jump in the fray and comment on your entries soon.
Over the past 10 years, I've become much more aware of the deeper issues, currents, and tendencies around world events. Although things in the belly of the beast appear to be worse than I ever imagined, I nonetheless seem to have circled the Mobius strip of cynicism and still ended up on a different side than I began; for me, cynicism and hope appear to be a sort of Ascension cycle or emotional Ouroboros, as I have returned to the beginning and found hope in my cynicism.
I've staked out this little e-space for debate on subjects of interest to me. Real debate, with listening, rebutting, and actual learning -- instead of just lists of "on the one hand" and "the other hand" we're apparently supposed to add up and award the "truth" to the guy or gal with the most "points" -- is what I'm about here.
So, the purpose of this blog: TELL ME WHERE I'M WRONG. I have some strong opinions, and I want to hear where they don't make sense (and where they do). It's only through dialogue -- dialogue with those we don't always (or even ever) agree with that we can change the world and become all that we're capable of.
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Great writing. Interesting perspective. Novel ideas. A friend turned me on to your blog and I've been enjoying the reading, but I don't see anywhere to sign up for an RSS feed. Hope you add one soon.
One of my lab mates (Liv M.) is the sister of your colleague Suze. Liv sent me the link to your blog, thinking perhaps that we have similar outlooks? I believe you met Liv at ESA. Alas, I had already returned to Carbondale. Otherwise, I'd have been downing black and tans at Mo's with you guys. Maybe next time! ;) Anyway, I'm a fan of outspoken knee-jerk liberal ideas (and I mean that in the good way...LOL) and especially of people who can both think and write, so not surprisingly, I've fallen in love with your style. I haven't quite gotten a handle on your POV, but it's certainly an interesting and entertaining ride. As for me, I have several blogs going; blogspot is fairly tame, but acceptable for family members. I have others under which I blog anonymously, and if I can ever figure out how to send someone an email through this, I'll provide you links.
Keep up the good work. And don't be surprised if I jump in the fray and comment on your entries soon.
Bon soir.
teehee. I love this one too.
I also think it's neat that your sidebar updates with my most recent post.
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