Comments for The Voice

Comment on True Nobility by Rick

Rick — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:41:55 +0000

Micah’s been into his book about america which contains the Battle Hymn of the Republic. I didnt really know the verses, but I like the 3rd verse (i think its 3rd) “as He died to make men holy let us die to make men free”

Comment on Ayn Rand on Money, Part III by Rick

Rick — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:39:43 +0000

So I’m skipping reading these follow ups because I need to actually read this book. no spoilers =)

Comment on Don’t Press the Secretary by Rick

Rick — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:29:31 +0000

Ah the game of politics. Bush went through 3-4 press secretaries? Maybe more. It seems this one wont last long either.

Comment on Change of Life by Rick

Rick — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:25:14 +0000

Welcome to married life. its good here!

Comment on More Proof by Rick

Rick — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:24:48 +0000

There’s no such thing as hypocrisy if you are a democrat

Comment on Don’t Press the Secretary by theleftcenterright

theleftcenterright — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:18:56 +0000

I agree with you in that it seems that this administration is very quick to quash dissenting opinion. As a politico I understand why they want to do this – when you control the message you control the debate. But I find it ironic that the Obama team was so very critical of President Bush’s statements of a similar vain – the if you’re not with us you’re against us rhetoric – and yet now that they’re in power they’re doing the same thing.

Comment on The Greatest Sensation by Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:58:49 +0000

Your first three paragraphs are, I think, essentially in agreement with the implications made in the post. As for your last statement, I believe it is possible to know God…the apostle Paul talks of the knowledge of God (see link below) over and over again. I also believe, however, that truly knowing Him is a very high spiritual plateau and is a level not attained by any but the most mature of believers.

http://www.biblegateway.com/keyword/?search=knowledge%20of%20God&version1=31&searchtype=all&limit=none&wholewordsonly=no

Comment on The Greatest Sensation by ophalm

ophalm — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:38:41 +0000

I wonder if your understanding of the word “know” is a bit simplified, I mean, it’s definition has plagued philosophers for a long time and there is still no common acceptance of what it means to “know” but your description of know is still a bit like faith, because it has no aspect of reality in it. It doesn’t contain something that can be relied on. I can know that I am typing on my computer, but I can’t know that I didn’t leave the kitchen tap on, even though I might be really sure and have total faith I did and no doubts.

For your chair example. You can trust it will hold you, but if you sit on it and it does, only then you can know. And you can really only know that it is holding you currently, not that it always will.

I believe that we can “know” very few things truly.

And when it comes to knowing God – I don’t believe it’s possible. That’s why Jesus talks of faith in him, not knowledge of him

Comment on Inaugural Benediction by Susanna

Susanna — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:42:08 +0000

Oh, and that last comment was from Susanna:)

Comment on Inaugural Benediction by Rick

Rick — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:41:31 +0000

I never watched the inauguration so I didn’t hear this prayer and still can’t believe he got away with saying all that! Kind of scary that he can just publicly put the white community down like that! But at the end of the day, this thinking just works against the black community and perpetuates their tendency towards self-pity, blame shifting, etc and just shows how backwards those blacks in the spotlight are. Their still living in another age as you said and nothing will ever be enough for them.