Comments on: Soliloquies http://mike.apostol.ca/archives/random/soliloquies/ My Travels and Random Ramblings Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:30:54 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mike http://mike.apostol.ca/archives/random/soliloquies/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Mike Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:24:19 +0000 http://mike.apostol.ca/archives/random/soliloquies/#comment-187 Ahh Sonia, I am not against irrational thought completely though. It is important to recognize though regardless of our arguments what my father has said, what is irrational to one is rational to another and vice versa. Love, mourning, fear, ambition. I agree such irrationalities do indeed make our lives more rich, both emotionally and psychology, and though I wish to understand them, the understanding does not make me want to change them at all. However, I feel the blind faith in god is wherein the problem lies. (When I think rationally) Irrational thoughts for the need of god and to follow his word, or rather, what some 'man of god' with a personal agenda dictates, is what causes me distraught. I do not see the other irrationalities of life you cited as causing as much harm or evil as is done in the name of or with faith in god. It is solely against this that I object. Ahh Sonia, I am not against irrational thought completely though. It is important to recognize though regardless of our arguments what my father has said, what is irrational to one is rational to another and vice versa. Love, mourning, fear, ambition. I agree such irrationalities do indeed make our lives more rich, both emotionally and psychology, and though I wish to understand them, the understanding does not make me want to change them at all. However, I feel the blind faith in god is wherein the problem lies. (When I think rationally) Irrational thoughts for the need of god and to follow his word, or rather, what some ‘man of god’ with a personal agenda dictates, is what causes me distraught. I do not see the other irrationalities of life you cited as causing as much harm or evil as is done in the name of or with faith in god. It is solely against this that I object.

]]> By: Europe Buddy Sonia http://mike.apostol.ca/archives/random/soliloquies/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Europe Buddy Sonia Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:39:11 +0000 http://mike.apostol.ca/archives/random/soliloquies/#comment-186 ...and it is very well written mike! Dawkins would be proud of your first thought. But do people truly appreciate life more by living rationally? Where do we draw the line? faith, love, mourning, fear, ambition....all these things are driven by irrational behaviour and in most cases we let them because it makes something in our lives seem important, obtainable, challenging. there should always be a need to understand them but would it be enough to change them? …and it is very well written mike!

Dawkins would be proud of your first thought. But do people truly appreciate life more by living rationally? Where do we draw the line? faith, love, mourning, fear, ambition….all these things are driven by irrational behaviour and in most cases we let them because it makes something in our lives seem important, obtainable, challenging. there should always be a need to understand them but would it be enough to change them?

]]> By: Mike http://mike.apostol.ca/archives/random/soliloquies/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Mike Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:32:11 +0000 http://mike.apostol.ca/archives/random/soliloquies/#comment-185 Quite good Europe Buddy Sonia! I'm listening to it right now! Letting it influence my use of the English language =) And yes Sonia, for the last time, I actually did write these myself! Quite good Europe Buddy Sonia! I’m listening to it right now! Letting it influence my use of the English language =) And yes Sonia, for the last time, I actually did write these myself!

]]> By: Europe Buddy Sonia http://mike.apostol.ca/archives/random/soliloquies/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Europe Buddy Sonia Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:51:41 +0000 http://mike.apostol.ca/archives/random/soliloquies/#comment-184 Hey Mike how's that book you are reading ? the one that is so eloquently written with deep complex thoughts? Hey Mike how’s that book you are reading ? the one that is so eloquently written with deep complex thoughts?

]]> By: Mike http://mike.apostol.ca/archives/random/soliloquies/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Mike Tue, 21 Aug 2007 05:13:33 +0000 http://mike.apostol.ca/archives/random/soliloquies/#comment-183 hmmm...i thought with the title of 'Soliloquies' on my blog would be enough to say it was me. I'm not one to plagiarize and not give credit! I feel it would be weird putting - Mike Apostol after those though...would just "me" do? hmmm…i thought with the title of ‘Soliloquies’ on my blog would be enough to say it was me. I’m not one to plagiarize and not give credit! I feel it would be weird putting – Mike Apostol after those though…would just “me” do?

]]> By: sophia http://mike.apostol.ca/archives/random/soliloquies/comment-page-1/#comment-182 sophia Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:23:48 +0000 http://mike.apostol.ca/archives/random/soliloquies/#comment-182 cite your source!! who wrote these? if it was you, then you should say so =p if it wasn't you and you're quoting them, you need to give their work credit! sheesh, you'd think i was a librarian or something! cite your source!! who wrote these? if it was you, then you should say so =p if it wasn’t you and you’re quoting them, you need to give their work credit! sheesh, you’d think i was a librarian or something!

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