tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post7326930517094780294..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Sunday MorningsAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-59743139859045819222007-02-06T10:06:00.000-05:002007-02-06T10:06:00.000-05:00AVI...why do you think that there is this blind sp...AVI...why do you think that there is this blind spot in the American/Western psyche, in regards to recognizing the influence of their own belief systems, vague and disorganized as they might be?<br /><br />I always run into people, usually with no specific belief system, who state, "Religious beliefs and politics should never mix. You shouldn't advocate for anything politically nased on your personal beliefs."<br /><br />That statement, of course, is quite stupid. Whenever I try to point out that everyone votes according to their own belief system, they seem unable to admit or comprehend it. When I ask them if they would vote for something that they personally felt was abhorrent, they avoid the question and veer off into some tagential point.<br /><br />Is it force-fed ideology that keeps them from seeing it, or merely the inability to examine things more deeply? (as Jerub-baal posits)<br /><br />P.S. the only reason I comment on your blog so much is because I can use words like psyche, abhorrent, and posits. It's a nice break from everyday voabulary. :-)terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399706958844399216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-90439926770181664512007-02-05T19:52:00.000-05:002007-02-05T19:52:00.000-05:00I would recommend you only read religious blogs - ...I would recommend you only read religious blogs - and you know I have half-a-dozen I think wonderful - but I know for myself it would be the work of a moment to "just check in" on a few others.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-57430788931667371382007-02-05T18:40:00.000-05:002007-02-05T18:40:00.000-05:00"These days, my computer is God's Rival."
AVI, I ..."These days, my computer is God's Rival."<br /><br />AVI, I have the same problem. Consequently, I will give up blog-reading for Lent this year. This may be one of the hardest Lenten disciplines I've bitten off. That sounds silly, but I bet you understand.ScurvyOakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300892195098033191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-18338228296876813672007-02-05T16:08:00.000-05:002007-02-05T16:08:00.000-05:00With my blessing.With my blessing.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-57336379350572289222007-02-05T10:20:00.000-05:002007-02-05T10:20:00.000-05:00You know, I meant to add an explanation to the end...You know, I meant to add an explanation to the end of the above.<br /><br />That is the "artist's statement" I use for one particular stream of idea-images in my paintings. The only way that anyone can operate is to have a basic framework of the universe that they choose to live by. Throughout history, people have believed that they rationally chose their thought-frameworks, when in reality most people simply accept what has been handed down to them. It is truly rare for anyone to re-examine his or her philosophical foundations, because it is a very scary thing to question ones-self that deeply. It is often a very cruel thing to ask someone to do, even if it is necessary (as in certain areas of mental health).<br /><br />You've put this very well AVI, I hope you will be flattered if I pillage a little of it in the future, to explain my artwork...Jerub-Baalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17011380665828984398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-9897546643661776102007-02-05T10:08:00.000-05:002007-02-05T10:08:00.000-05:00We are the Rational, the sons and daughters of the...We are the Rational, the sons and daughters of the Information Age. We are the progeny of Descartes and Newton, the sharply analytical myth-less children of knowledge and reason.<br /><br />That in itself may be the foremost of Myths of the 21st Century. It is impossible to live without faith, and a tremendous amount of it at that. We cannot view everything first hand. We cannot know everything from personal experience. Our news comes filtered through talking heads on TV, and even if they are completely objective (a rather unreasonable thing for us to ask of them) they still cannot transmit every bit of pertinent information to us. There simply is not the time. And so we believe that we know ‘the whole truth and nothing but the truth’ when in reality we have replaced one set of shaman for another. We have set aside one set of faiths for another, based on ourselves.Jerub-Baalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17011380665828984398noreply@blogger.com