tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655588.post3385048870218549355..comments2023-09-19T14:54:23.538+01:00Comments on Icarus Redeemed: Is Fatalism Always a Bad Thing ?Celal Biraderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01242438141738856391noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655588.post-65231966437718449332007-11-24T20:58:00.000+00:002007-11-24T20:58:00.000+00:00Just select NO to the 'Show word verification for ...Just select <B>NO</B> to the <I>'Show word verification for comments?'</I> question on the Blogger / Settings / Comments window.. but hey.. it looks like you figured it out already :)kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655588.post-20134528145599530612007-11-24T20:54:00.000+00:002007-11-24T20:54:00.000+00:00Hello Bob. Thanks for your comments. Not sure if i...Hello Bob. Thanks for your comments. Not sure if i know how to turn off the 'word verify' feature.Celal Biraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01242438141738856391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655588.post-32959770638890120712007-11-24T15:44:00.000+00:002007-11-24T15:44:00.000+00:00Fatalism might work as a way to view the past as i...Fatalism might work as a way to view the past as in the way that Joseph interpreted his brothers' sinful and treacherous behavior in selling him into slavery.. of course Joseph could have become a prince in Eqypt some other way.. maybe sin and treachery were just one of the ways that it came to pass.<BR/><BR/>The difficulty with fatalism is how it can rationalize and glorify bad behavior.. like the father in the story and Joseph's brothers.<BR/><BR/>The real issue with fatalism though is how it skews our perspectives on the future.. why hope.. why believe.. que sera sera.. whatever will be will be.. this view promotes lazy pray-ers :(<BR/><BR/>Blessings, Bob<BR/><BR/>PS: Why make us word verify if you moderate comments?kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655588.post-34455793655300473932007-09-02T13:32:00.000+01:002007-09-02T13:32:00.000+01:00We looked at Genesis 45:1-8 and Genesis 50:15-21 t...We looked at <A HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genesis%2045:1-8;&version=31;" REL="nofollow">Genesis 45:1-8</A> and <A HREF="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genesis%2050:15-21;&version=31;" REL="nofollow">Genesis 50:15-21</A> this morning at church. It's the story of Joseph. Fits in well with your comment, I think.Celal Biraderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01242438141738856391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14655588.post-12195953668238820412007-09-02T10:22:00.000+01:002007-09-02T10:22:00.000+01:00however, fatalism should not about giving up . . ....however, fatalism should not about giving up . . . and it is what it is . . .<BR/><BR/>fatalism should be about, in my opinion, about respecting the finality of what happens, no matter what the outcome . . . <BR/><BR/>acceptance . . . but play the game even if you lose the showing of the scoreboard.<BR/><BR/>and it's not whether you win or lose . . . it's how you play the game . . . <BR/><BR/>it's also important if you play the game instead of just being a guilty bystander . . . <BR/><BR/>TalkTurkey turned philosopher at least for the day.<BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com