tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post6268377764077225821..comments2024-03-28T05:15:00.483-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Does God like jazz?Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-69416215973158506922014-09-24T20:49:31.897-07:002014-09-24T20:49:31.897-07:00I just happen to be reading the same Harris book m...I just happen to be reading the same Harris book myself right now, Ron. I tend to agree about his smugness. It isn't the book I expected after reading an interview with him (which inspired me to buy it in the first place), but I'm getting through it bit by bit.<br /><br />It is odd, because at the same time I am reading <i>Reclaiming the Wild Soul: How Earth's Landscapes Restore Us to Wholeness</i> by Mary Reynolds Thompson. You couldn't read two books simultaneously coming from two more polar opposite places, as Thompson is all about spirit and souls and all that. It isn't the book I expected either, and while it gets a little woo-woo at times, it is interesting in a way that the Harris book isn't.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070278104646895235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-48160361784501483692014-09-24T00:45:54.358-07:002014-09-24T00:45:54.358-07:00"In the time I have left, I hope to discover ..."In the time I have left, I hope to discover more of what it is to be human. There is an adventure of a lifetime, still waiting. I don’t want to have missed it." Well said, Ron. Regardless of where one stands in life, it serves as an inspiration for each and every one of us, as individuals, to do better and become better.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-21025152707498015512014-09-23T01:04:51.870-07:002014-09-23T01:04:51.870-07:00I'm just so glad your thinking is clear - that...I'm just so glad your thinking is clear - that the tumor has left you that. So, you can't drive. it gets more difficult with age, anyway. And women are notoriously better drivers. leaves on the Raney Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711219595014372212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-81776743097611885022014-09-22T12:47:49.505-07:002014-09-22T12:47:49.505-07:00Given your background and interests, Charles, I th...Given your background and interests, Charles, I think you would find Harris' arguments interesting. I plan to write a full review when I finish the book.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-55645243701779083802014-09-22T06:36:42.132-07:002014-09-22T06:36:42.132-07:00Making the room comfortable for mystery. I love th...Making the room comfortable for mystery. I love that phrasing. I will have to borrow it. I enjoy discussing the concept of rationality as well. Something I see sometimes from people who claim to be "rational" is a misunderstanding that true "rationality" means that you "know" there is mystery. A truly rational person should understand how little we know and that there is much more to the universe than we have so far discovered. That doesn't mean the mystery is God or any supernatural force. It doesn't mean that it isn't. It means that we literally don't know. <br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-78649990246436187572014-09-22T03:57:09.639-07:002014-09-22T03:57:09.639-07:00My friend who has been on and off chemo for a few ...My friend who has been on and off chemo for a few years now has few side effects from it other than hair loss. I think about you often, Ron, and marvel at how you have made this experience into something more than most would. Allowed it to take you to new places--even though they may not have been what you would have chosen. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com