Spreading Cheer in a depressing world
Musing and wondering about the role of spontaneity and how the reduction of spontaneity might well be the reason there is any unsolved problem in the human species.
Continue February 29, 2012
Archives – February, 2012
Musing on Mr. Lin and his love of God
Trying to express what I think Mr. Lin represents as an person, and which ends with a call for the Knights of Jerusalem among the Christian youth. Pretty long, I think. Unedited. Really more of a ramble through some related ideas.
Continue February 27, 2012
Musing on unifying the rights of homosexuals and women.
A long ramble leading to the conclusion that women are seen as ever equal in the eyes of the law by virtue of the personhood character that is symbolized by the homosexual marriage.
Continue February 26, 2012
Mr. Lin and the praise of men and God
Trying still to clarify my own personal conception of the renowned Mr. Lin, here with focus on the role of praise and what really counts.
Continue February 25, 2012
Ruminating on Kant’s “objects of practical reason” and “respect”
Current understanding of Kant’s conception of the objects of practical reason, and then also delving into the feeling called respect. From the Critique of Practical Reason.
Continue February 25, 2012
Mormons should not apologize for baptising dead people
A general reflection on lunacy and how it affects the world and what might be accomplished if each lunatic would stop and be rational for a moment, just as he always has insisted to be true of himself.
Continue February 25, 2012
Further reflections on my conception of Mr. Lin
Trying to better formulate my take on what Mr. Lin might represent. I wonder if he is a “Wesleyan “n his hear”. I try to reconcile Kant and Wesley on the concept of duty for the sake of duty and not for love. And then thinking about how competition is useful as for the religious in a quest for world improvement and eventual perfection. Not edited.
Continue February 25, 2012
Muse: Objects of Practical Reason and Mr. Lin’s “Best you can be”
Trying to clear my thinking on the objects of practical reason, namely the good and the evil. With a digression into Lin’s conception of becoming the best person you can be. And then some clarity is achieved concerning Kant’s object of practical reason.
Continue February 22, 2012
Thinking further about Lin and the conversion of China
Musing further on Lin’s total dedication to God and the competitive element as productive and invigorating,and how China could become truly and freely communist by a conversions to Lin’s thinking, and where the goal of all would be to be a Champion of God, to accomplish something for God.
Continue February 20, 2012
The object of practical reason
Musing here on the argument concerning the Highest Good which often seems to fall flat.
Continue February 20, 2012