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I post and correspond quite a bit at myspace.com/literarydiscussions Here is an interesting post: Sitaram replies to some correspondence (below): There is a passage in the Old Testament, either in Ezekiel, which pertains to your question. (paraphrased from memory) "If a man should life all...

I would like to respond to this by sharing something with all of you which, though quite obscure, and perhaps known to few other, is quite germane. At St. John's in Annapolis, we were all require to study anicient Greek for two years. We were all familiar with a book by a scholar named...

Your post reminds me of a Zen story about someone who was haunted by a ghost who who frequently come to them and say various things, well, shall we say predictions, hinting as some special knowledge or omniscience. The person who was plagued by these ghostly visitations sought out the advice...

I was just now reading a thread here about a knight who has a vision of God in a forest. I was suddenly reminded of a dream I had 15 years ago, in which I had a vision of God. It was a very unusual dream, and once I awakened, I immediately wrote it down. Here is what I wrote. I do not claim...

Yes, I remember in the early 60s walking through a Liggets drugstore and purchasing a paperback copy of Herodotus' History of the Peloponesian Wars for 75 cents, or was it 50 cents. Où sont les neiges d'antan? - Villon Where did all those cheap books go? The phrase "Where are the...

I don't mean to be a "post hog", but I am sitting here, as the witching hour approaches, sipping my Coors Light, and additional thoughts come to mind, that are pertinent to this thread. Gandhi was famous for saying, "Ahimsa is the highest form of Dharma" which, translated out of Sanskrit-Hindi...

The Turtle and the Scorpion I must share with you all this one joke, which is pertinent to this thread. Once upon a time, there was a turtle who lived on the banks of the Jordan river. One day, a scorpion came along, and said to the turtle "Oh please Mr. Turtle, wont you help me get to...

Today, at work, I downloaded Netscape, and tried logging in with that browser, but no luck. This weekend I will try logging in on my stepson's computer. He just got cable modem. So that will be a different computer and a different provider. This is not a big problem for me, but has got me...

Yesterday, I did try logging in at the OTHER computer in the office, but without success. It was worth a try. My next experiment will be to download Netscape, and try yet another browser.

I attentively watched the Oprah Winfree show today because the topic was, in part, about gay parents. I suppose that, given many gay people were raised by heterosexual couples, there is little reason to suspect that a gay couple would not raise a heterosexual child. Children can be so...

Various people have privately given me some good advice, such as joining the official vbulletin forum, to inquire about bugs and fixes, and to experiment with other browsers such as Opera and Netscape. I shall keep everyone posted regarding my experiments and adventures. I do think it most...

I am using Firefox I only try Explorer when I cant make something work in Firefox. I use your new format. I have never bothered to try to get the old format back. Where should I email if I should lose all contact with the forum? Thanks!

I understand that multiple accounts are not allowed I wanted to see if I could log in from work by registering a new account, and sure enough, I was able to log in as Sitaramatwork, and post. I then logged out, and tried logging back in, and could not log back in. So, I am convinced that it...

from Locke's Letter On Religious Tolerance Here is the passage I was searching for: (excerpt)

John Locke: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: Book IV - Chapter XV Of Probability http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/publicATIONS/Projects/digitexts/locke/understanding/chapter0415.html (excerpt) Probable arguments capable of great variety. Upon these grounds depends the...

Divine Forbearance Having cheated my way through four years of high school Latin, I had to google for the translation of the "Carpe diem” quotes, and came across this delightful page, with translations and sketches: http://www.waxoil.com/oilwax/life/carpe-diem.php Reading this thread makes me...

John Barth quotes one Islamic Scholar Regarding the spirit of author censorship, and books on trial: This thread brings various rambling thoughts to my mind. I think it was John Barth that I was reading, perhaps his non-fiction collection "Further Fridays", where he quoted one Islamic...

Yesterday, for the first time from work, I tried repeatedly to log in, but could not. I am posting this from home, where apparently a cookie keeps me logged in indefinitely. I had wondered, yesterday, whether I were somehow persona non grata because of my "Palm Pilot Adventures" post. Then, I...

I hope this post will not be construed as an advertisement. I am posting because I found a freeware program that will convert literally anything to a document readible on your PDA (Palm or other brand). There are also freeware readers. Here is my post (from...

I assume "on the natch" means "naturally", without the aid of artificial stimulants. I drink a lot of coffee, and have done so since the age of ten. I touch-type 80 wpm, which speeds up everything, but most of this was skillful use of search engines together with cut and paste, so the blog...