Saturday, October 20, 2007
Covenant with God
Humans made a covenant with God two times, one time in Moses' times and the second one was made in Jesus's times. Humans have had no success in this world if they exchanged the contract with God.On the other hands, Faust made a contract with Mephistopheles in exchange for his soul, but he had regained his soul after his death even he succeeded in acquiring tens of interesting experiences in this world.You know Devil was one of archangels in heaven. He was a fallen angel. Devil symbolises the true figure of ambitious humans who succeeded in this world by opening a new frontier.Nothing happens if we kept on walking the path someone made.
Art & Porno
On 2007.10.20 2:14
One day I thought about what the difference bewteen art and porno. Between art & porno solely depends on how a watcher feels, not a photo itself.
On 2007.10.20 2:14
One day I thought about what the difference bewteen art and porno. Between art & porno solely depends on how a watcher feels, not a photo itself.
~mercedo 0 seconds ago
Nice shot!--Ancient Greek Philosophers - 18c Enlightenment Thinkers - deviantART Users
Nice shot!--Ancient Greek Philosophers - 18c Enlightenment Thinkers - deviantART Users
~mercedo 2 seconds ago
Sensual in good meanings.--Ancient Greek Philosophers - 18c Enlightenment Thinkers - deviantART Users
Sensual in good meanings.--Ancient Greek Philosophers - 18c Enlightenment Thinkers - deviantART Users
Friday, October 19, 2007
~mercedo 2 seconds ago
Oriental's torso is familiar to me.--Ancient Greek Philosophers - 18c Enlightenment Thinkers - deviantART Users
Oriental's torso is familiar to me.--Ancient Greek Philosophers - 18c Enlightenment Thinkers - deviantART Users
mercedo 0 seconds ago
The situation is not easily explicable, all the more I like it.--Ancient Greek Philosophers - 18c Enlightenment Thinkers - deviantART Users
The situation is not easily explicable, all the more I like it.--Ancient Greek Philosophers - 18c Enlightenment Thinkers - deviantART Users
mercedo 1 second ago
Nice one-sided black hair.--Ancient Greek Philosophers - 18c Enlightenment Thinkers - deviantART Users
Nice one-sided black hair.--Ancient Greek Philosophers - 18c Enlightenment Thinkers - deviantART Users
Thursday, October 18, 2007
~mercedo 2 seconds ago
Charmed by white.--Ancient Greek Philosophers - 18c Enlightenment Thinkers - deviantART Users
Charmed by white.--Ancient Greek Philosophers - 18c Enlightenment Thinkers - deviantART Users
mercedo 1 second ago
Healthy, sexy, humorous..--Ancient Greek Philosophers - 18c Enlightenment Thinkers - deviantART Users
Healthy, sexy, humorous..--Ancient Greek Philosophers - 18c Enlightenment Thinkers - deviantART Users
mercedo wrote today at 1:55 AM
When I was 19 or 20, no panties cafe was in fashion. Japanese mean guys don't have enough courage to ask a woman to go out with her. Instead they tend to rely on various sex industries. Maid cafe is not thought to be a part of sex industries, but many nerds like to go there to taste the feeling of master. Maids are supposed to accept master's any demands no matter how stupid those are that sometimes include indecency. Famous maid cafe 'Chicks' is not like that, but there's countless stupid bars in Japan that often overwhelms our sane imaginations.
When I was 19 or 20, no panties cafe was in fashion. Japanese mean guys don't have enough courage to ask a woman to go out with her. Instead they tend to rely on various sex industries. Maid cafe is not thought to be a part of sex industries, but many nerds like to go there to taste the feeling of master. Maids are supposed to accept master's any demands no matter how stupid those are that sometimes include indecency. Famous maid cafe 'Chicks' is not like that, but there's countless stupid bars in Japan that often overwhelms our sane imaginations.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
mercedo 2 seconds ago
This is a great picture.--Ancient Greek Philosophers - 18c Enlightenment Thinkers - deviantART Users
This is a great picture.--Ancient Greek Philosophers - 18c Enlightenment Thinkers - deviantART Users
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Re:reasons why(Score:2)
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.10.15 22:57 (#20981653) (http://mercedo-works.blogspot.com/ Last Journal: 2007.10.12 23:32)
Jesus said return to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. National anthem or flag belongs to Caesar.Jehovah's Witnesses emphasise Hebrew values that were sometimes ignored before Reformation. They have succeeded Protestant's tradition in good sense.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.10.15 22:57 (#20981653) (http://mercedo-works.blogspot.com/ Last Journal: 2007.10.12 23:32)
Jesus said return to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. National anthem or flag belongs to Caesar.Jehovah's Witnesses emphasise Hebrew values that were sometimes ignored before Reformation. They have succeeded Protestant's tradition in good sense.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
mercedo wrote today at 10:09 PM
New World Translation is the result of their interpretation of Bible. It is Ok as long as they use it in their study circle. If they claimed their Bible is the only right interpretation, they would face some friction. They were using King James, American Standard Bible before and still they use in pamphlet for the non member. They are excellent people if they are tolerant to other Christians, if they accept other point of view within Christian community.
New World Translation is the result of their interpretation of Bible. It is Ok as long as they use it in their study circle. If they claimed their Bible is the only right interpretation, they would face some friction. They were using King James, American Standard Bible before and still they use in pamphlet for the non member. They are excellent people if they are tolerant to other Christians, if they accept other point of view within Christian community.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
mercedo wrote today at 2:34 AM
Internet can do almost everything except for physical touch. If we need physical touch among slashdotters? I don't think so either..
Internet can do almost everything except for physical touch. If we need physical touch among slashdotters? I don't think so either..
mercedo wrote today at 1:34 AM
He sent me a letter describing he can't come just before the last moment the party starts. Thus I was the only participant. Last summer we Japanese Slashdotters had a party in a famous maid cafe 'Chicks' in Akiba, Tokyo. The number of participants was 6 or 7. The number of Slashdotters Japanese version is 30,000. Basically the main arena of our forum is located inside the screen we now face. I was always in a club in my early thirties hoping to find both friends and girlfriends. Now I found lots of friends in the screen and one girlfriend beside me. I have tens of friends in a local English circle. There's no absolute raison d'etre in my being in a club anymore. That said having a party is great fun. Next time I'm going to have a party in my room among close relations.
He sent me a letter describing he can't come just before the last moment the party starts. Thus I was the only participant. Last summer we Japanese Slashdotters had a party in a famous maid cafe 'Chicks' in Akiba, Tokyo. The number of participants was 6 or 7. The number of Slashdotters Japanese version is 30,000. Basically the main arena of our forum is located inside the screen we now face. I was always in a club in my early thirties hoping to find both friends and girlfriends. Now I found lots of friends in the screen and one girlfriend beside me. I have tens of friends in a local English circle. There's no absolute raison d'etre in my being in a club anymore. That said having a party is great fun. Next time I'm going to have a party in my room among close relations.
mercedo wrote today at 1:34 AM
He sent me a letter describing he can't come just before the last moment the party starts. Thus I was the only participant. Last summer we Japanese Slashdotters had a party in a famous maid cafe 'Chicks' in Akiba, Tokyo. The number of participants was 6 or 7. The number of Slashdotters Japanese version is 30,000. Basically the main arena of our forum is located inside the screen we now face. I was always in a club in my early thirties hoping to find both friends and girlfriends. Now I found lots of friends in the screen and one girlfriend beside me. I have tens of friends in a local English circle. There's no absolute raison d'etre in my being in a club anymore. That said having a party is great fun. Next time I'm going to have a party in my room among close relations.
He sent me a letter describing he can't come just before the last moment the party starts. Thus I was the only participant. Last summer we Japanese Slashdotters had a party in a famous maid cafe 'Chicks' in Akiba, Tokyo. The number of participants was 6 or 7. The number of Slashdotters Japanese version is 30,000. Basically the main arena of our forum is located inside the screen we now face. I was always in a club in my early thirties hoping to find both friends and girlfriends. Now I found lots of friends in the screen and one girlfriend beside me. I have tens of friends in a local English circle. There's no absolute raison d'etre in my being in a club anymore. That said having a party is great fun. Next time I'm going to have a party in my room among close relations.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Slashdotten party
Oct 13, '07 1:02 AMby Mer Cedo for group circularrefuge
Tomorrow night we are going to have a party for ten year anniversary of Slashdot. We because I succeeded to have another participant. It takes two to tango. I am glad and satisfied. Two is perfect for the party if not one hundred. I am looking forward to seeing him. Here's the place & time. http://slashdot.org/anniversary.pl?view_id=349
We start having the first party in The Dark Room from 22 PM to midnight. Then move to Crazy Cock, Off Broadway, then The Dark Room. Here I intend to welcome morning.
I will get on a bus at 6 AM, that's what I often did in my early thirties.
Oct 13, '07 1:02 AMby Mer Cedo for group circularrefuge
Tomorrow night we are going to have a party for ten year anniversary of Slashdot. We because I succeeded to have another participant. It takes two to tango. I am glad and satisfied. Two is perfect for the party if not one hundred. I am looking forward to seeing him. Here's the place & time. http://slashdot.org/anniversary.pl?view_id=349
We start having the first party in The Dark Room from 22 PM to midnight. Then move to Crazy Cock, Off Broadway, then The Dark Room. Here I intend to welcome morning.
I will get on a bus at 6 AM, that's what I often did in my early thirties.
Re:Yahweh(Score:2)
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.10.13 0:00 (#20954085) (http://mercedo-works.blogspot.com/ Last Journal: 2007.10.12 23:32)
Yahweh is a name of God in Hebrew Scriptures. There's no Yahweh or Tetragrammaton in Greek Scriptures.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.10.13 0:00 (#20954085) (http://mercedo-works.blogspot.com/ Last Journal: 2007.10.12 23:32)
Yahweh is a name of God in Hebrew Scriptures. There's no Yahweh or Tetragrammaton in Greek Scriptures.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
Friday, October 12, 2007
Acceptance& tolerance
2007.10.12 23:32
Religious situation in America is very different from that of other countries. Almost all people believe in Christianity. Almost all people in America are Protestants. But the problem is there are tens of millions of denominations among American Protestants. Episcopal, Presbyterian, Evangelicals, Baptists, Anglican, Mormon, etc. It is somehow taken for granted that all people believe in God, Christianity in America. Which denomination that matters.You see in a country virtually all people believe in Christianity, people tend to believe in Christianity formally, not substantially. Some need to pretend to believe in God because only somebody next to them supposedly believe in God. I must say some people just pretend to believe in God as a pose.Jehovah's Witnesses were different among those might be pretending to believe in God as a posture.Situation here in Japan is very different from that in America. Usually I found almost all Christians here regardless of their denominations are very religious and faithful people. Many Jehovah's Witnesses are true Christians. I agree, but I regret to say that some Jehovah's Witnesses are not. At the same time many Catholic believers, Protestants are true Christians. Again some Catholic, Protestants are not.You often say there's only one God's earthly organisation, though you don't clearly say which is so. Also you mention lots of times about Apostasy. But what is important is not an organisation. It is very beneficial to learn and keep in touch with organisation as long as it helps strengthen your faith. Most important thing is your relationship to God, not organisation.Now as to New World Translation. This translation was thought to be the work by one man with the help of other four members of committee in Watch Tower. In other major translations more than 100 scholars involved in the work of translation in order not to be biased in a particular idea. Important thing is Bible is a word of God and this book was written in very old times in ancient Hebrew and ancient Greek. We need some interpretation for that reason. Ancient language must be very different from current language. Of course English is very different form Hebrew and Greek in the first place. So what we need to know is what message God really tried to send us humans. All translation of Bible are a result of how we interpret it from original text. Important thing is what God really wanted to send us, not merely what is written. There are many literal expressions as well as figurative expressions. Prophecy is basically figurative. We need to look into what was His real intention.It is very acceptable for us to use New World Translation in our daily study, but if we felt some questions as to what really God wanted to say, it is strongly recommended to refer to other version of Bible as well as what original language meant.You don't salute national flag or sing national anthem. You don't accept transfusion. I think national flag, anthem, transfusion have nothing to do with right or wrong. What matters is whether you feel it sinful or not. Jehovah's Witnesses usually feel those conducts violate God's command. Therefore you ought not to do them. Otherwise those have nothing to do with your faith.As to God's name. I am not sure whether God has a name though your supreme God, Almighty God is called Jehovah by Jehovah's Witnesses. But if some one who has different faith calls his God in different names like Deus in Catholicism, you ought to admit their God is the same as your God. God Himself is the same, but how to call Him that differs.These are the impressions that I had through conversations with Sister.Conversation with a visitor. Acceptance & tolerance. Most important factor in religion.
2007.10.12 23:32
Religious situation in America is very different from that of other countries. Almost all people believe in Christianity. Almost all people in America are Protestants. But the problem is there are tens of millions of denominations among American Protestants. Episcopal, Presbyterian, Evangelicals, Baptists, Anglican, Mormon, etc. It is somehow taken for granted that all people believe in God, Christianity in America. Which denomination that matters.You see in a country virtually all people believe in Christianity, people tend to believe in Christianity formally, not substantially. Some need to pretend to believe in God because only somebody next to them supposedly believe in God. I must say some people just pretend to believe in God as a pose.Jehovah's Witnesses were different among those might be pretending to believe in God as a posture.Situation here in Japan is very different from that in America. Usually I found almost all Christians here regardless of their denominations are very religious and faithful people. Many Jehovah's Witnesses are true Christians. I agree, but I regret to say that some Jehovah's Witnesses are not. At the same time many Catholic believers, Protestants are true Christians. Again some Catholic, Protestants are not.You often say there's only one God's earthly organisation, though you don't clearly say which is so. Also you mention lots of times about Apostasy. But what is important is not an organisation. It is very beneficial to learn and keep in touch with organisation as long as it helps strengthen your faith. Most important thing is your relationship to God, not organisation.Now as to New World Translation. This translation was thought to be the work by one man with the help of other four members of committee in Watch Tower. In other major translations more than 100 scholars involved in the work of translation in order not to be biased in a particular idea. Important thing is Bible is a word of God and this book was written in very old times in ancient Hebrew and ancient Greek. We need some interpretation for that reason. Ancient language must be very different from current language. Of course English is very different form Hebrew and Greek in the first place. So what we need to know is what message God really tried to send us humans. All translation of Bible are a result of how we interpret it from original text. Important thing is what God really wanted to send us, not merely what is written. There are many literal expressions as well as figurative expressions. Prophecy is basically figurative. We need to look into what was His real intention.It is very acceptable for us to use New World Translation in our daily study, but if we felt some questions as to what really God wanted to say, it is strongly recommended to refer to other version of Bible as well as what original language meant.You don't salute national flag or sing national anthem. You don't accept transfusion. I think national flag, anthem, transfusion have nothing to do with right or wrong. What matters is whether you feel it sinful or not. Jehovah's Witnesses usually feel those conducts violate God's command. Therefore you ought not to do them. Otherwise those have nothing to do with your faith.As to God's name. I am not sure whether God has a name though your supreme God, Almighty God is called Jehovah by Jehovah's Witnesses. But if some one who has different faith calls his God in different names like Deus in Catholicism, you ought to admit their God is the same as your God. God Himself is the same, but how to call Him that differs.These are the impressions that I had through conversations with Sister.Conversation with a visitor. Acceptance & tolerance. Most important factor in religion.
Acceptance& Tolerance
Hi *** & ***..
Religious situation in America is very different from that of other countries. Almost all people believe in Christianity. Almost all people in America are Protestants. But the problem is there are tens of millions of denominations among American Protestants. Episcopal, Presbyterian, Evangelicals, Baptists, Anglican, Mormon, etc. It is somehow taken for granted that all people believe in God, Christianty in America. Which denomination that matters.
You see in a country virtually all people believe in Chrisianity, people tend to believe in Christianity formally, not substantialy. Some need to pretend to believe in God because only somebody next to them supposedly believe in God. I must say some people just pretend to believe in God as a pose.
Jehovah's Witnesses were different among those might be pretending to believe in God as a posture.
Situation here in Japan is very different from that in America. Usually I found almost all Christians here regardless of their denominations are very religious and faithful people. Many Jehovah's Witnesses are true Christians. I agree, but I regret to say that some Jehovah's Witnesses are not. At the same time many Catholic believers, Protestants are true Christians. Again some Catholic, Protestans are not.
You often say there's only one God's earthly organisation, though you don't clearly say which is so. Also you mention lots of times about Apostasy. But what is important is not an organisation. It is very beneficial to learn and keep in touch with organisation as long as it helps strengthen your faith. Most important thing is your relationship to God, not organisation.
Now as to New World Translation. This translation was thought to be the work by one man with the help of other four members of committee in Watch Tower. In other major translations more than 100 scholars involved in the work of translation in order not to be biased in a particular idea. Importan thing is Bible is a word of God and this book was written in very old times in ancient Hebrew and ancient Greek. We need some interpretation for that reason. Ancient language must be very different from current language. Of course English is very different fom Hebrew and Greek in the first place. So what we need to know is what message God really tried to send us humans. All translation of Bible are a result of how we interpret it from original text. Important thing is what God really wanted to send us, not merely what is written. There are many literal expressions as well as figurative expressions. Prophecy is basically figurative. We need to look into what was His reall intention.
It is very acceptable for us to use New World Translation in our daily study, but if we felt some questions as to what really God wanted to say, it is strongly recommended to refer to other version of Bible as well as what original language meant.
You don't salute national flag or sing national anthem. You don't accept transfusion. I think national flag, anthem, transfusion have nothing to do with right or wrong. What matters is whether you feel it sinful or not. Jehovah's Witnesses usually feel those conducts violate God's command. Therefore you ought not to do them. Otherwise those have nothing to do with your faith.
As to God's name. I am not sure whether God has a name though your supreme God, Almighty God is called Jehovah by Jehovah's Witnesses. But if some one who has different faith calls his God in different names like Deus in Catholicism, you ought to admit their God is the same as your God. God Himself is the same, but how to call Him that differs.
These are the impressions that I had through converstions with Sr ***.
Best regard,
Mer
Religious situation in America is very different from that of other countries. Almost all people believe in Christianity. Almost all people in America are Protestants. But the problem is there are tens of millions of denominations among American Protestants. Episcopal, Presbyterian, Evangelicals, Baptists, Anglican, Mormon, etc. It is somehow taken for granted that all people believe in God, Christianty in America. Which denomination that matters.
You see in a country virtually all people believe in Chrisianity, people tend to believe in Christianity formally, not substantialy. Some need to pretend to believe in God because only somebody next to them supposedly believe in God. I must say some people just pretend to believe in God as a pose.
Jehovah's Witnesses were different among those might be pretending to believe in God as a posture.
Situation here in Japan is very different from that in America. Usually I found almost all Christians here regardless of their denominations are very religious and faithful people. Many Jehovah's Witnesses are true Christians. I agree, but I regret to say that some Jehovah's Witnesses are not. At the same time many Catholic believers, Protestants are true Christians. Again some Catholic, Protestans are not.
You often say there's only one God's earthly organisation, though you don't clearly say which is so. Also you mention lots of times about Apostasy. But what is important is not an organisation. It is very beneficial to learn and keep in touch with organisation as long as it helps strengthen your faith. Most important thing is your relationship to God, not organisation.
Now as to New World Translation. This translation was thought to be the work by one man with the help of other four members of committee in Watch Tower. In other major translations more than 100 scholars involved in the work of translation in order not to be biased in a particular idea. Importan thing is Bible is a word of God and this book was written in very old times in ancient Hebrew and ancient Greek. We need some interpretation for that reason. Ancient language must be very different from current language. Of course English is very different fom Hebrew and Greek in the first place. So what we need to know is what message God really tried to send us humans. All translation of Bible are a result of how we interpret it from original text. Important thing is what God really wanted to send us, not merely what is written. There are many literal expressions as well as figurative expressions. Prophecy is basically figurative. We need to look into what was His reall intention.
It is very acceptable for us to use New World Translation in our daily study, but if we felt some questions as to what really God wanted to say, it is strongly recommended to refer to other version of Bible as well as what original language meant.
You don't salute national flag or sing national anthem. You don't accept transfusion. I think national flag, anthem, transfusion have nothing to do with right or wrong. What matters is whether you feel it sinful or not. Jehovah's Witnesses usually feel those conducts violate God's command. Therefore you ought not to do them. Otherwise those have nothing to do with your faith.
As to God's name. I am not sure whether God has a name though your supreme God, Almighty God is called Jehovah by Jehovah's Witnesses. But if some one who has different faith calls his God in different names like Deus in Catholicism, you ought to admit their God is the same as your God. God Himself is the same, but how to call Him that differs.
These are the impressions that I had through converstions with Sr ***.
Best regard,
Mer
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Re:Uisghe Beatha(Score:2)
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.10.11 0:29 (#20927261) (http://mercedo-works.blogspot.com/ Last Journal: 2007.10.10 3:46)
I think vodka also means water in Russian.Yeah next time I try famous Grouse, Caol Isla. My tongue will be contained by say a black velvet!
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
by mercedo (822671) * on 2007.10.11 0:29 (#20927261) (http://mercedo-works.blogspot.com/ Last Journal: 2007.10.10 3:46)
I think vodka also means water in Russian.Yeah next time I try famous Grouse, Caol Isla. My tongue will be contained by say a black velvet!
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
mercedo wrote today at 12:18 AM
What should I say..I was impressed in catchphrases of commercial message in whisky's advertisement. I myself is not a habitual consumer of liquor -what a circumvent way of saying! See yes I drink alcoholic beverages once or twice not in a day, not in a week, not in a month, not even in a year. Last time I had liquor was several years ago.I myself feel that I'd better have more liquor for health reasons.
What should I say..I was impressed in catchphrases of commercial message in whisky's advertisement. I myself is not a habitual consumer of liquor -what a circumvent way of saying! See yes I drink alcoholic beverages once or twice not in a day, not in a week, not in a month, not even in a year. Last time I had liquor was several years ago.I myself feel that I'd better have more liquor for health reasons.
mercedo wrote today at 12:00 AM
Johnnie Walker Black Label was a pronoun of very high class liquor. It cost more than 10,000 yen when I was a kid. Thanks to the sharp risen yen's appreciation it came down to cost 3,500 yen when I was 27. 3,500 yen is roughly speaking equivalent to $35. Scotch was my first experience in liquor at age 27. Before 27 I had never had any alcohol at all, aside from whether you believe or not. 27 was also the age I started teaching in a school. Since then I have been an occasional lover of whisky. I have both Scotch and Bourbon. 'Famous Grouse' -I thought at a glace that it is Wild Turkey. I often drink Four Roses- Bourbon or Johnnie Walker Red Label. It costs slightly over $10, I'm not sure I can afford to buy Caol Isla though, I try having either Grouse or Caol thinking upon my best friend's relaxing hours.
Johnnie Walker Black Label was a pronoun of very high class liquor. It cost more than 10,000 yen when I was a kid. Thanks to the sharp risen yen's appreciation it came down to cost 3,500 yen when I was 27. 3,500 yen is roughly speaking equivalent to $35. Scotch was my first experience in liquor at age 27. Before 27 I had never had any alcohol at all, aside from whether you believe or not. 27 was also the age I started teaching in a school. Since then I have been an occasional lover of whisky. I have both Scotch and Bourbon. 'Famous Grouse' -I thought at a glace that it is Wild Turkey. I often drink Four Roses- Bourbon or Johnnie Walker Red Label. It costs slightly over $10, I'm not sure I can afford to buy Caol Isla though, I try having either Grouse or Caol thinking upon my best friend's relaxing hours.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Whisky & Life
2007.10.10 3:46
'What does he think deep in his blue eyes? Rimbaud - the highest poet in literal history.''Nietzsche or Sartre, Socrates or Plato.. all raised up fighting with their inner trouble. You are a big shot. You and I are big shots. ''Do you like whisky, don't you? Shall we play a little bit more?'-All are taken from commercial messages of whiskies in TV.'
2007.10.10 3:46
'What does he think deep in his blue eyes? Rimbaud - the highest poet in literal history.''Nietzsche or Sartre, Socrates or Plato.. all raised up fighting with their inner trouble. You are a big shot. You and I are big shots. ''Do you like whisky, don't you? Shall we play a little bit more?'-All are taken from commercial messages of whiskies in TV.'
ullangoo wrote today at 3:06 AM
Quite true - and I'm impressed with your imagination. You pose lots of interesting questions and theories. If they sometimes need a little modification, so what? The "extreme" form leads to good discussions.
Quite true - and I'm impressed with your imagination. You pose lots of interesting questions and theories. If they sometimes need a little modification, so what? The "extreme" form leads to good discussions.
Re:Riddle of Steel(Score:?)
by mercedo (822671) on 2007.10.10 3:18 (http://mercedo-works.blogspot.com/ Last Journal: 2007.10.08 1:43)
As was often the case with you Stargoat...lots of metaphor. Hard to understand by only one or two read. I will be able to know the meaning only after I graduated from a boy.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
by mercedo (822671) on 2007.10.10 3:18 (http://mercedo-works.blogspot.com/ Last Journal: 2007.10.08 1:43)
As was often the case with you Stargoat...lots of metaphor. Hard to understand by only one or two read. I will be able to know the meaning only after I graduated from a boy.
--Ancient Greek Philosophers -18c Enlightenment Thinkers -Slashdotters
mercedo wrote today at 2:21 AM
ullangoo saidI agree with you that the Abraham myth reflects a transition from human to animal sacrifice.
That's the point. As to cannibalism, I went too far to say cannibalism was very common and widespread among prehistoric humans. Actually this is based merely upon my imaginative hypothesis. Probably cannibalism might have taken place only under extremely severe conditions like famine. Otherwise of course they would eat edible animals, fish and weeds. Writers have their imagination work utmost. Scientists gather as many clues as possible to make some decisions, but many scientists end up in feeling satisfied before any conclusions were made. Many scientists just show evidence. It is writer's job that combines those evidence with sometimes even 'ridiculously exaggerated' imaginations.
ullangoo saidI agree with you that the Abraham myth reflects a transition from human to animal sacrifice.
That's the point. As to cannibalism, I went too far to say cannibalism was very common and widespread among prehistoric humans. Actually this is based merely upon my imaginative hypothesis. Probably cannibalism might have taken place only under extremely severe conditions like famine. Otherwise of course they would eat edible animals, fish and weeds. Writers have their imagination work utmost. Scientists gather as many clues as possible to make some decisions, but many scientists end up in feeling satisfied before any conclusions were made. Many scientists just show evidence. It is writer's job that combines those evidence with sometimes even 'ridiculously exaggerated' imaginations.
mercedo wrote today at 1:20 AM
Sacrifice was edible. Offerings were in more commonly used term, tax, of our times. They couldn't replace goat, bull, sheep, by cat, rat, mole. We need coins, not stones.God asked his followers to offer their kids when nothing was found for sacrifice or offerings. Abraham's God refrained from Abraham's offering human sacrifice for the first time in human history. Human sacrifice was common under Molek, God of surrounding peoples. It is needless to say that this incident became the important step to building a civilised society lasting up to current world. Humans were valued for the first time as a successor of culture, not a food for themselves.I think cannibalism was so common before the age of Abraham.
Sacrifice was edible. Offerings were in more commonly used term, tax, of our times. They couldn't replace goat, bull, sheep, by cat, rat, mole. We need coins, not stones.God asked his followers to offer their kids when nothing was found for sacrifice or offerings. Abraham's God refrained from Abraham's offering human sacrifice for the first time in human history. Human sacrifice was common under Molek, God of surrounding peoples. It is needless to say that this incident became the important step to building a civilised society lasting up to current world. Humans were valued for the first time as a successor of culture, not a food for themselves.I think cannibalism was so common before the age of Abraham.
mercedo wrote today at 12:48 AM
I thought this comment was written by you till I finished reading 4. I read this as a reference. Thanks a lot.
I thought this comment was written by you till I finished reading 4. I read this as a reference. Thanks a lot.
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
ullangoo wrote on Oct 8
Btw: the Islamic tradition claims that it was Ismael, Abraham's son with Hagar, that he almost sacrificed. Nowadays a sheep is sacrificed every year on the assumed day.
ullangoo wrote today at 12:29 AM
In this particular area, perhaps.
imelnychenko wrote today at 10:29 PM
"Human sacrifice was so common till 1945 in Japan;In Hebrew Biblical times there is one description that parents killed their child to feed themselves in time of extreme starvation. I think it's not uncommon for ancient people to eat their kids."I would add: "...And sent His only Son..." in Judeo-Christianity and Titans vs Tyrans in Greek-Roman tradition.Evolution of childrearing explains these phenomena. The steps are:1a. Early Infanticidal Mode (small kinship groups): This mode is characterized by high infanticide rates, maternal incest, body mutilation, child rape, tortures and emotional abandonment by parents when the child is not useful as a an erotic object or as a poison container. The father is too immature to act as a real caretaker and is emotionally absent. Prepubertal marriage of little girls is common, similar to cults like The Children of God. The schizoid personality structure of the infanticidal mode is dominated by alters, in which adults spend much of their time in ritual and magical projects, so they are not able to evolve beyond foraging and early horticultural economic levels nor beyond Big Men political organization1b. Late Infanticidal Mode (chiefdom to early states): Though infanticide rates remain high and child rape is still often routine-particularly royal and pedagogic pederasty the young child is not as much rejected by the mother, and the father begins to be involved with instruction of the older child. Child sacrifice as a guilt-reducing device for social progress is found in early states as the use of children as poison containers became more socially organized.2. Abandoning Mode (beginning with early Christianity): Once the child is thought as having a soul at birth, routine infanticide becomes emotionally difficult. Early Christians were considered odd in antiquity: "they marry like everybody else, they have children, but they do not practice the exposure of new-born babes." These Christians began Europe's two-millennia-long struggle against infanticide, replacing it with abandonment, from oblation of young children to monasteries, a more widespread use of swaddling, wetnurses if one could afford them, fosterage, wandering scholars and child servants. Child sacrifice was replaced by joining in the group-fantasy of the sacrifice of Christ, who was sent by his father as a poison container to be killed for the sins of others.3. Ambivalent Mode (beginning in the twelfth century): The twelfth century ended the oblation of children to monasteries, began child instruction manuals, began to punish child rape, expanded schooling, expanded pediatrics, saw child protection laws, and began to tolerate ambivalence-both love and hate-for the child, marking the beginnings of toleration of a child's independent rights. The child was seen less as a sinful poison container and more as soft wax or clay that could be beaten into whatever shape the parent wished. 4. Intrusive Mode (beginning in the sixteenth century): The intrusive parent began to unswaddle the child and even the wealthy began to bring up the infant themselves rather than sending it elsewhere or at least have the wetnurse come in to the home thus allowing closer emotional bonds with parents to form. 5. Socializing Mode (beginning in the eighteenth century): Obviously something new had entered the world when society could claim that "God planted this deep, this unquenchable love for her offspring in the mother's heart."During this period the number of children most women had dropped from seven or eight to three or four, long before any medical discoveries were made in limiting reproduction, because parents now wanted to be able to give more care to each child. 6. Helping Mode (beginning mid-twentieth century): The helping mode involves acknowledging that the parents' main role is to help the child reach at each stage of its life its own goals, rather than being socialized into adult goals. Parents for the first time consider raising children not a chore but a joy. Both mother and father are equally involved with the child from infancy helping him or her become a self-directed person. Children are given unconditional love, are not struck and are apologized to if yelled at under stress. From http://www.psychohistory.com/
imelnychenko wrote today at 10:31 PM
From myself: at the time of Abraham there was no psychiatry...
imelnychenko wrote today at 10:36 PM
"I think killing (and eating) children has always been extremely rare. Basic human instincts haven't changed that much."-This page of human history will (dis)approve your notion:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor
ullangoo wrote today at 10:41 PM
I believe one word in about twenty of that website quote. As for "From myself": you're absolute right - and Abraham needed it.Infanticide, yes, it has been fairly common when children were deformed as birth or when the family/group couldn't feed one more or the like. Sometimes for religious reasons; some African tribes used to kill e.g. twins because they were assumed to be demons or something. That's certainly not the same as cannibalism.
Btw: the Islamic tradition claims that it was Ismael, Abraham's son with Hagar, that he almost sacrificed. Nowadays a sheep is sacrificed every year on the assumed day.
ullangoo wrote today at 12:29 AM
In this particular area, perhaps.
imelnychenko wrote today at 10:29 PM
"Human sacrifice was so common till 1945 in Japan;In Hebrew Biblical times there is one description that parents killed their child to feed themselves in time of extreme starvation. I think it's not uncommon for ancient people to eat their kids."I would add: "...And sent His only Son..." in Judeo-Christianity and Titans vs Tyrans in Greek-Roman tradition.Evolution of childrearing explains these phenomena. The steps are:1a. Early Infanticidal Mode (small kinship groups): This mode is characterized by high infanticide rates, maternal incest, body mutilation, child rape, tortures and emotional abandonment by parents when the child is not useful as a an erotic object or as a poison container. The father is too immature to act as a real caretaker and is emotionally absent. Prepubertal marriage of little girls is common, similar to cults like The Children of God. The schizoid personality structure of the infanticidal mode is dominated by alters, in which adults spend much of their time in ritual and magical projects, so they are not able to evolve beyond foraging and early horticultural economic levels nor beyond Big Men political organization1b. Late Infanticidal Mode (chiefdom to early states): Though infanticide rates remain high and child rape is still often routine-particularly royal and pedagogic pederasty the young child is not as much rejected by the mother, and the father begins to be involved with instruction of the older child. Child sacrifice as a guilt-reducing device for social progress is found in early states as the use of children as poison containers became more socially organized.2. Abandoning Mode (beginning with early Christianity): Once the child is thought as having a soul at birth, routine infanticide becomes emotionally difficult. Early Christians were considered odd in antiquity: "they marry like everybody else, they have children, but they do not practice the exposure of new-born babes." These Christians began Europe's two-millennia-long struggle against infanticide, replacing it with abandonment, from oblation of young children to monasteries, a more widespread use of swaddling, wetnurses if one could afford them, fosterage, wandering scholars and child servants. Child sacrifice was replaced by joining in the group-fantasy of the sacrifice of Christ, who was sent by his father as a poison container to be killed for the sins of others.3. Ambivalent Mode (beginning in the twelfth century): The twelfth century ended the oblation of children to monasteries, began child instruction manuals, began to punish child rape, expanded schooling, expanded pediatrics, saw child protection laws, and began to tolerate ambivalence-both love and hate-for the child, marking the beginnings of toleration of a child's independent rights. The child was seen less as a sinful poison container and more as soft wax or clay that could be beaten into whatever shape the parent wished. 4. Intrusive Mode (beginning in the sixteenth century): The intrusive parent began to unswaddle the child and even the wealthy began to bring up the infant themselves rather than sending it elsewhere or at least have the wetnurse come in to the home thus allowing closer emotional bonds with parents to form. 5. Socializing Mode (beginning in the eighteenth century): Obviously something new had entered the world when society could claim that "God planted this deep, this unquenchable love for her offspring in the mother's heart."During this period the number of children most women had dropped from seven or eight to three or four, long before any medical discoveries were made in limiting reproduction, because parents now wanted to be able to give more care to each child. 6. Helping Mode (beginning mid-twentieth century): The helping mode involves acknowledging that the parents' main role is to help the child reach at each stage of its life its own goals, rather than being socialized into adult goals. Parents for the first time consider raising children not a chore but a joy. Both mother and father are equally involved with the child from infancy helping him or her become a self-directed person. Children are given unconditional love, are not struck and are apologized to if yelled at under stress. From http://www.psychohistory.com/
imelnychenko wrote today at 10:31 PM
From myself: at the time of Abraham there was no psychiatry...
imelnychenko wrote today at 10:36 PM
"I think killing (and eating) children has always been extremely rare. Basic human instincts haven't changed that much."-This page of human history will (dis)approve your notion:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor
ullangoo wrote today at 10:41 PM
I believe one word in about twenty of that website quote. As for "From myself": you're absolute right - and Abraham needed it.Infanticide, yes, it has been fairly common when children were deformed as birth or when the family/group couldn't feed one more or the like. Sometimes for religious reasons; some African tribes used to kill e.g. twins because they were assumed to be demons or something. That's certainly not the same as cannibalism.
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