tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post116877798220914508..comments2023-06-20T07:19:44.412-04:00Comments on The Four Mass'keteers: Wrestling with TruthDavid Nybakkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172189118334371454noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1169078316893196272007-01-17T19:58:00.000-04:002007-01-17T19:58:00.000-04:00I think all of the 3Ms have been under no little d...I think all of the 3Ms have been under no little duress of late. Prayers, please, Our Lady! More grace!Athoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158421880497827083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1168817753443862542007-01-14T19:35:00.000-04:002007-01-14T19:35:00.000-04:00Prayers and good thoughts aplenty headed heavenwar...Prayers and good thoughts aplenty headed heavenward on your behalf, Porthos.Athoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158421880497827083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1168813360316136642007-01-14T18:22:00.000-04:002007-01-14T18:22:00.000-04:00As a side note, Porthos' last (please God) cigaret...As a side note, Porthos' last (please God) cigarette was last Wednesday morning. If you feel inclined to support me in prayer on this one, it would be appreciated. I'm on the gum. <BR/><BR/>As Leslie Nielson said in the <I>Airplane</I> movie, "I picked a bad day to quit sniffing glue."Porthoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068816321548529889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1168812628863883172007-01-14T18:10:00.000-04:002007-01-14T18:10:00.000-04:00And nice quote from Shaw, Ath. Good find.Well the...And nice quote from Shaw, Ath. Good find.<BR/><BR/>Well then, your service seems quite satisfactory today.<BR/><BR/>Carry on, lad.Porthoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068816321548529889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-1168794096474378892007-01-14T13:01:00.000-04:002007-01-14T13:01:00.000-04:00Truth, yes and the goodness of the Truth. In the ...Truth, yes and the goodness of the Truth. In the chapter titled, "The Goodness of Mimetic Desire" from The Girard Reader, Rene says, "The thing that is unique about Christianity is that it wants to go back to the origin, to the sacrificial origin, and uncover it."<BR/><BR/>Uncovering the truth of and at the origin of humanity - the culture founding event. <BR/><BR/>Athos comments: "By arguing that everyone should have a vote in what truth is or is not, it protects its own belief that I can decide what truth is. This is bedrock for relativist modernity; namely, the infallibility of the individual." <BR/><BR/>This is also bedrock for our never-ending attempts at denying our sin in clinging to the false sense of mythological innocence.David Nybakkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13172189118334371454noreply@blogger.com