tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532040.post114891865007729883..comments2023-11-03T08:25:59.048-07:00Comments on The Enlightenment Project: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12587322265256780784noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532040.post-1153088129315324592006-07-16T15:15:00.000-07:002006-07-16T15:15:00.000-07:00Rather late to the party, but just stumbled across...Rather late to the party, but just stumbled across it. Haven't had a chance to be pedantic in a while so here's what I believe to be your ungoogle-able Bonhoeffer quote. It's from a letter to Eberhard Bethge dated 30 June 1944. At least I think this is it.<BR/><BR/>Since one can't use blockquote tags,<BR/><BR/>QUOTES ON<BR/><BR/>I had been saying that God is being increasingly pushed out of a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532040.post-1150687730192632132006-06-18T20:28:00.000-07:002006-06-18T20:28:00.000-07:00Um, why is anybody surprised that high-school kids...Um, why is anybody surprised that high-school kids aren't interested in God? Developmental stages, perhaps? Aren't their little brains flooded with hormones at that point, drowning out most other input?<BR/><BR/>Sex, booze, cars. Right?<BR/><BR/>(Why are people going gaga over this? It says absolutely <I>nothing</I>. Sheesh.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532040.post-1149556430349288102006-06-05T18:13:00.000-07:002006-06-05T18:13:00.000-07:00I'll gladly teach you calculus, at least. I've wor...I'll gladly teach you calculus, at least. I've worked my way into some<BR/>of the arcana - up into the late 19th Century, really - and I can testify<BR/>that the longing for a lively, palpable comprehension of these things<BR/>need not be frustrated.<BR/><BR/>It would be interesting to see how convenient it is to convey the stuff<BR/>using mostly text and prose, with some numbers and a little Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532040.post-1149030853350628502006-05-30T16:14:00.000-07:002006-05-30T16:14:00.000-07:00HE, a very thought provoking and self questioning ...HE, a very thought provoking and self questioning post; back to your usual high standards after that Sopranos cack.<BR/>Like you I would settle for a C+ moral rating, or even a C if I must, but not a C-; because if C is neutral C- is bad; and I don't want, by my own moral compass, to be in the 'bad' direction. Nor, I suspect, does anyone else. Evil people are not evil because they want to be bad,MikeShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233159424542347960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532040.post-1149008429622097332006-05-30T10:00:00.000-07:002006-05-30T10:00:00.000-07:00I think Scott makes a good point about the young p...I think Scott makes a good point about the young perhaps not yet being in tune with some of the concerns that form the supposed "God-shaped hole." In addition to moral concern, it might take a while for the glitz and noise and "get everything you want for money" side of life to show up as lacking. It will also be later that concerns about death come to the fore. Not everyone will ever feel a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532040.post-1149002039210388652006-05-30T08:13:00.000-07:002006-05-30T08:13:00.000-07:00You're not missing the point because the question ...You're not missing the point because the question about the basis of ethics, the "why should I be moral" question (as I understand it) doesn't have anything to do with religion or "spirituality."<BR/><BR/>The point is that your answer puts more weight on an empirical claim than it can bear. It's not only conceivable but likely that some people never experience the kind of regret and guilt you're Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12587322265256780784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532040.post-1148994948839095792006-05-30T06:15:00.000-07:002006-05-30T06:15:00.000-07:00Regarding the statement, "I've never had one of th...Regarding the statement, "I've never had one of these 3 am awakenings and I doubt that the kids interviewed in the article, or most people, do."<BR/><BR/>I find that extremely difficult to believe. Perhaps I was being too specific with my metaphor about 3:00 a.m. -- how about metaphysical concerns at <I>other</I> times of day? <BR/><BR/>The reason I find it hard to believe is that I've yet to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532040.post-1148935818805456122006-05-29T13:50:00.000-07:002006-05-29T13:50:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12587322265256780784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532040.post-1148933113923751782006-05-29T13:05:00.000-07:002006-05-29T13:05:00.000-07:00That's a good naturalistic answer however it assum...That's a good naturalistic answer however it assumes a sunny view of human nature that may be innacurate. I've never had one of these 3 am awakenings and I doubt that the kids interviewed in the article, or most people, do.<BR/><BR/>Different people want different things and want them to different degrees. Lots of people here in California desperately want to be "healthy"--not just non-sick or Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12587322265256780784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532040.post-1148929687767313132006-05-29T12:08:00.000-07:002006-05-29T12:08:00.000-07:00What stood out for me about your post was the refe...What stood out for me about your post was the reference to "people like me who wonder why we should bother being nice in any way in the first place."<BR/><BR/>I've always felt that the reason to be nice—though I hate the word nice and would prefer to use the word "good"—isn't because of the way it helps the people we're being good <I>to</I>. The reason we should do it is because of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com