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Comment on Attachment And Truth by James Acheson

James Acheson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:49:57 +0000

How true!

Comment on Attachment And Truth by Vanessa Wells

Vanessa Wells — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:43:08 +0000

I’m going to use this for my class devotions today. Thanks, David!

Comment on Attachment And Truth by Maria Soulis

Maria Soulis — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:36:15 +0000

A powerful message simply put, thanks for that…

Comment on Dissing the Oscars – Up by David Barker

David Barker — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:06:17 +0000

Hi Chris, I love it when someone shows me a different way to view things – or shows me that I might be mistaken. It affirms my belief that all knowing is social. So I check out your last blog post and find this: “I love wikipedia, because it is a reference work which says to you: ‘Do not trust what you read here: its probably wrong. If you can make it less wrong, please do.’”

Thank you for making me less wrong.

The obvious question for you is: why are your posts so infrequent? In a blogosphere overrun by yammering nut jobs and extreme views, it’s heartening to find sane voices.

Comment on Dissing the Oscars – Up by Chris Hughes

Chris Hughes — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:22:31 +0000

Forgive me, but I think you have got entirely the wrong end of the stick.

The Baddie (Muntz) represents the colonial, old fashioned idea of exploration. He wants to capture live things, and boil them down to their bones. He wants to dominate and enslave (the dogs).

Carl idolized him as a child, and aspired to be like him. He thought that this was what adventure was: until he saw what that meant.

Carl comes to see that the true ‘Spirit of Adventure’ is being open to new people and experiences, where ever you are in the world. And that his late wife realised this all along: that the journey is the destination. And that he could honour her memory better by freeing himself of the baggage of the past (the house).

So, hardcore it isn’t

Comment on This Week In Canada Eh by David Barker

David Barker — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:49:18 +0000

I first encountered Beauty Tips From Moose Jaw in Scotland (naturally) sitting in Mark Johnstone’s bathroom.

Comment on This Week In Canada Eh by Chris Hoskins

Chris Hoskins — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:44:48 +0000

I love your sense of humor my man, I haven’t laughed this much in a long time!

I especially love your run-down of the hockey!

Have you ever read anything by Ian or Will Ferguson? 2 Canadian authors with a wicked sense of humor (http://www.willferguson.ca/index.html). They wrote a book called ‘How to be a Canadian’ which is fantastic – I think you’d like it!

Comment on The Art of Power by David Barker

David Barker — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:57:32 +0000

I’ll add him to my reading list.

Comment on The Art of Power by Maria Soulis

Maria Soulis — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:55:11 +0000

Then just consider it recommended from a friend… me! I’d be very interested in hearing your opinion on his ideas. From reading your writings and musings, I think you may find him to be a kindred spirit…

Comment on The Art of Power by David

David — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:39:42 +0000

Eckhart Tolle? I’m aware that he exists, but I haven’t read anything by him. I think I suffer from the Jonathan Franzen syndrome – anything endorsed by Oprah produces a strange allergic reaction in men that requires a lot of work to overcome.

Comment on The Art of Power by Maria Soulis

Maria Soulis — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:48:06 +0000

Thanks for that, David. I will buy that book when I’m in Toronto in a few weeks. Are you familiar with the writings of Eckhart Tolle?

Comment on The End of Faith, by Sam Harris by David Barker

David Barker — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:28:17 +0000

The rational side of my brain says I should like these guys, but by styling themselves as a counterweight to religious extremism they end up being just the other side of the same coin – fundamentalism. Yeah, I’ve read Hitchens – God is Not Great – kind of a bombast – he’d be an entertaining drinking buddy in a pub, but he’s the last person I’d want to be doing anything like negotiating peace treaties or caring for puppies in an animal shelter. Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett strike me as a little saner. I’d trust Dennett with puppies.

Comment on The End of Faith, by Sam Harris by Maria Soulis

Maria Soulis — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:02:49 +0000

So you really didn’t enjoy this book, huh? That last sentence of yours is brilliant, I can picture it being useful in many other situations… thanks for the review. Hasn’t Christopher Hitchens written a book on Atheism as well? Have you read it? What did you think? Generally, I like his writing and opinions very much.

Comment on Olympic Spirit by David Barker

David Barker — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:54:22 +0000

I note your comment on facebook about the preferential support of elite athletes while our “elite” artists (or any artists for that matter) receive a pittance by comparison. That’s a perspective I haven’t explored here but deserves a full treatment. Or I think of Harper’s evisceration of the CBC and it makes me want to scream with frustration.

Comment on Olympic Spirit by Maria Soulis

Maria Soulis — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:45:46 +0000

Thanks for this, David, and the previous article. It must be terribly difficult to stand up and speak against such a hugely popular event. He is a brave man, indeed… I hope more people will take notice and really see what’s going on around them.