Comments on: Quest for Certitude http://www.mahablog.com/2008/01/14/quest-for-certitude/ Exposing the ugly truths about the Bush Administration. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:32:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: Jay Spears http://www.mahablog.com/2008/01/14/quest-for-certitude/#comment-523883 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:06:49 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2008/01/14/quest-for-certitude/#comment-523883 Hello Maha -- My new music video might be of interest to you and your readers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16R4aeYBXww "Right-Wing Evangelical hypocrites receive their comeuppance at the hands of singer-songwriter Jay Spears, the Founding Fathers, and the Warren Court, deftly and fabulously separating Church and State." Enjoy! Jay Jay Spears BOY HOWDY • I LIKE MIKE • PLAYIN' ON MY TEAM • SMAK DEM CHRISTIANS DOWN • jay@jayspears.com http://www.jayspears.com http://cdbaby.com/all/jayspears http://www.myspace.com/jayspears Not since, maybe, Randy Newman, have I heard a body of work so packed with unique songs. -- Mitch Gallob, Streeter Music PLAYIN' ON MY TEAM scores big by mixing sincerity, fun, and pop music tributes in a breakthrough style of manly homo-pop. -- Bill Stella, Highest Common Denominator Los Angeles singer-songwriter Jay Spears is just the kind of troubadour that the gay world needs. -- Jason Roush, Bay Windows "New England's Largest Gay & Lesbian Newspaper" BOY HOWDY is a cheering affirmation of gay love. -- Jason Victor Serinus, The New York Blade Hello Maha –

My new music video might be of interest to you and your readers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16R4aeYBXww

“Right-Wing Evangelical hypocrites receive their comeuppance at the hands of singer-songwriter Jay Spears, the Founding Fathers, and the Warren Court, deftly and fabulously separating Church and State.”

Enjoy!

Jay

Jay Spears
BOY HOWDY • I LIKE MIKE • PLAYIN’ ON MY TEAM
• SMAK DEM CHRISTIANS DOWN •
jay@jayspears.com
http://www.jayspears.com
http://cdbaby.com/all/jayspears
http://www.myspace.com/jayspears
Not since, maybe, Randy Newman, have I heard a body of work so packed with unique songs. — Mitch Gallob, Streeter Music

PLAYIN’ ON MY TEAM scores big by mixing sincerity, fun, and pop music tributes in a breakthrough style of manly homo-pop. — Bill Stella, Highest Common Denominator

Los Angeles singer-songwriter Jay Spears is just the kind of troubadour that the gay world needs. — Jason Roush, Bay Windows “New England’s Largest Gay & Lesbian Newspaper”

BOY HOWDY is a cheering affirmation of gay love. — Jason Victor Serinus, The New York Blade

]]> by: paradoctor http://www.mahablog.com/2008/01/14/quest-for-certitude/#comment-523864 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:02:19 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2008/01/14/quest-for-certitude/#comment-523864 Pascal said that the heart knows reasons that reason does not know. I retort that reason has feelings that the heart does not feel. Pascal said that the heart knows reasons that reason does not know. I retort that reason has feelings that the heart does not feel.

]]> by: James http://www.mahablog.com/2008/01/14/quest-for-certitude/#comment-523836 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:29:09 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2008/01/14/quest-for-certitude/#comment-523836 I hit the submit button too fast. I forgot to add in my last comment that Religion can be contrasted to(against?) other passions than Rationalism. Does this inspire any thoughts for future postings in this series? I hit the submit button too fast. I forgot to add in my last comment that Religion can be contrasted to(against?) other passions than Rationalism.

Does this inspire any thoughts for future postings in this series?

]]> by: James http://www.mahablog.com/2008/01/14/quest-for-certitude/#comment-523828 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:00:08 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2008/01/14/quest-for-certitude/#comment-523828 I read that article too, and thought "that has already been addressed on The Mahablog". I wonder, are you open to broadening your discussion of this general idea in future postings? For instance, you mention in this posting that religious mystics are in search of deeper understanding. Even though you have so far chosen over the course of your blog to stick to analysis/commentary on religious and political-economic dogmatism, what do you think about the other ways that humans search for deeper understanding(eg Romanticism, or other artistic/emotional inspirations) that both Rationalists and religious dogmatics disregard or undervalue? Pascal's maxim "The Heart knows reasons that Reason knows nothing of" reminds us that the Rationalism can be contrasted to other passions besides Religion. I read that article too, and thought “that has already been addressed on The Mahablog”.

I wonder, are you open to broadening your discussion of this general idea in future postings? For instance, you mention in this posting that religious mystics are in search of deeper understanding. Even though you have so far chosen over the course of your blog to stick to analysis/commentary on religious and political-economic dogmatism, what do you think about the other ways that humans search for deeper understanding(eg Romanticism, or other artistic/emotional inspirations) that both Rationalists and religious dogmatics disregard or undervalue? Pascal’s maxim “The Heart knows reasons that Reason knows nothing of” reminds us that the Rationalism can be contrasted to other passions besides Religion.

]]> by: maha http://www.mahablog.com/2008/01/14/quest-for-certitude/#comment-523812 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:37:17 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2008/01/14/quest-for-certitude/#comment-523812 <i>What it reallysays is ” brainwash our society so that voters( ie individuals) will feel ( not be) empowered to take risks and tolerate the risk( not freedom) that Capitalism(not democracy) requires</i> No, I think Chernus is talking about citizens having the courage to demand the government do something bold and different to solve problems, like the New Deal. Or, dare I say it, national single-payer health care. What it reallysays is ” brainwash our society so that voters( ie individuals)
will feel ( not be) empowered to take risks and tolerate the risk( not freedom) that Capitalism(not democracy) requires

No, I think Chernus is talking about citizens having the courage to demand the government do something bold and different to solve problems, like the New Deal. Or, dare I say it, national single-payer health care.

]]> by: k http://www.mahablog.com/2008/01/14/quest-for-certitude/#comment-523786 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:53:59 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2008/01/14/quest-for-certitude/#comment-523786 transform our society so that voters will feel empowered enough to take the risks, and tolerate the freedom that democracy requires.” What it reallysays is " brainwash our society so that voters( ie individuals) will feel ( not be) empowered to take risks and tolerate the risk( not freedom) that Capitalism(not democracy) requires Just a spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down.... transform our society so that voters will feel empowered enough to take the risks, and tolerate the freedom that democracy requires.”

What it reallysays is ” brainwash our society so that voters( ie individuals)
will feel ( not be) empowered to take risks and tolerate the risk( not freedom) that Capitalism(not democracy) requires

Just a spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down….

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