tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post7571710266244467539..comments2024-01-25T13:46:11.967-06:00Comments on The Bronze Blog: Doggerel #201: "Something to Think About"Ryan Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14750814560493466382noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-10214094396111388422009-09-28T05:39:29.781-05:002009-09-28T05:39:29.781-05:00Man, I've never had stuff like that happen to ...Man, I've never had stuff like that happen to me. My dreams are always dream-like, and I have not felt presences or heard noises or experienced coincidences (that were not entirely ordinary, if you see what I mean).<br /><br />I am so very rational that things that would strike the fear of woo in anyone else leave me cold? I don't think so. Or do I just not have the proper brain centers for it?Valhar2000https://www.blogger.com/profile/05467019327257867276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-42249996000874924242009-09-26T03:56:46.250-05:002009-09-26T03:56:46.250-05:00Jason posted:
“Well, I have had a number of very u...Jason posted:<br />“Well, I have had a number of very unusual experiences during my life. Maybe, one day when something profound happens to you, like it did to me, you will see that there is more to life than the scientific.”<br /><br /><br />I've had a few weird experiences, like seeing a demon at the bottom of my bed, that started to pull the covers from me. I also experienced an invisible child climbing over me one night. These were a different type of dream, that were unusually realistic. A less rational person would have immediately chalked them up to the supernatural, but there were clues to show that these experiences were merely dreams.<br />I've also had a few coincidences happen to me. But these only occured once, and I think were well within the realm of possibility. Again some woo believer would have read the hand of woo in these events, but I didn't.<br /><br />JS;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-39015764678160149072009-09-25T13:01:25.873-05:002009-09-25T13:01:25.873-05:00"deeper than thou" - yup. That's sum..."deeper than thou" - yup. That's summed it up. It's also a way of making some kind of claim without actually having to really make it, defend it, or listen to any kind of criticism of it.Yakaruhttp://darknewage.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-55958469218557702912009-09-25T01:40:22.369-05:002009-09-25T01:40:22.369-05:00Sounds a bit like, "I'm just sayin."...Sounds a bit like, "I'm just sayin." -- Yeah, just sayin’ what exactly!?<br /><br />One time had an argument with a friend over whether my rational, materialist world view was appropriate. Essentially, she just wanted me to admit to ‘other ways of knowing’ but she wasn’t getting anywhere so in the end she closed with a vague attempt to sound deeper than I. She said something like, “Well, I have had a number of very unusual experiences during my life. Maybe, one day when something profound happens to you, like it did to me, you will see that there is more to life than the scientific.”<br /><br />To my credit I immediately replied, “I just hope that when my time comes and I also experience something profound, I can see it’s true, rational, material nature instead of letting my emotions and prejudices cloud my perception to the point that I end up believing in the supernatural.”<br /><br />We left it there and never picked it up again. My point being that her final volley consisted of a similar insubstantial, attempt to give me ‘something to think’ about, but contained no information or insight. It was just a cheap, parting shot. An attempt to save some face.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152375382713342605noreply@blogger.com