tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post1856777288421679846..comments2023-12-17T19:35:07.459-08:00Comments on Bouphonia: Lurid WarningsPhilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-35196028408001518072010-03-09T19:38:14.362-08:002010-03-09T19:38:14.362-08:00Has George will ever been right about anything?
C...Has George will ever been right about anything?<br /><br />Cheers!<br />JzBJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-20966840303474672392010-03-09T10:47:31.841-08:002010-03-09T10:47:31.841-08:00Yes, but then, George Will also molests panda cubs...Yes, but then, George Will also molests panda cubs.grouchomarxistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-16411777564262622322010-03-09T08:49:31.891-08:002010-03-09T08:49:31.891-08:00Should I point out to him that NONE of the Biblica...<i>Should I point out to him that NONE of the Biblical prophets (on whom he obviously bases the ideal here) were believed, or convinced the people of Israel of the truth of what they said, or managed in anyway to avoid the catastrophe that was the Babylonian Exile (still the defining moment in Hebraic/Jewish history, second only to the Exodus from Egypt)?</i><br /><br />Well, see, this would be a <i>sensible</i> prophet. So it's a whole different thing.<br /><br />Which reminds me: George Will thinks calling someone a "Cassandra" is an insult.Philahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-28387111574035879932010-03-09T06:16:50.441-08:002010-03-09T06:16:50.441-08:00[T]he plain fact is that we surely need a prophet,...<i>[T]he plain fact is that we surely need a prophet, not yet another committee. We need one passionate, persuasive scientist who can connect and convince – not because he preaches apocalypse in gory detail, but in simple, overwhelming terms. We need to be taught to believe by a true believer in a world where belief is the fatal, missing ingredient.In other words, we need someone who can serve as the public face of Scientific Non-Lurid Semi-Alarmism.</i><br /><br />Should I point out to him that NONE of the Biblical prophets (on whom he obviously bases the ideal here) were believed, or convinced the people of Israel of the truth of what they said, or managed in anyway to avoid the catastrophe that was the Babylonian Exile (still the defining moment in Hebraic/Jewish history, second only to the Exodus from Egypt)? That the prophets were honored only long after the disaster had ended and reconstruction and recovery from it (a generation or more later, and then only because of Cyrus of Persia) had begun?<br /><br />Or would that burst his silly bubble of presumption that if only everybody thought exactly as he did, then we'd be okay?Rmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811456254443706479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-37630347848361171962010-03-08T20:35:24.197-08:002010-03-08T20:35:24.197-08:00I wish I could say Preston's piece is the stup...I wish I could say Preston's piece is the stupidest thing I've ever read (even if only second hand.)<br /><br />But i see something equally stupid every couple of days.<br /><br />(sigh)<br />JzBJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.com