tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951550829861093919.post5740977892725541393..comments2023-09-23T09:30:44.087-04:00Comments on Joffre The Giant: In Defense of Talking Out of Your ButtJoffre The Gianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768180753189024057noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951550829861093919.post-38953242806597551272013-12-31T14:10:46.826-05:002013-12-31T14:10:46.826-05:00Love it. Brief and to the point!Love it. Brief and to the point!Joffre The Gianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01768180753189024057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951550829861093919.post-20562556478105868582013-12-31T13:12:01.937-05:002013-12-31T13:12:01.937-05:00What companionship or comradery do I hold with a m...What companionship or comradery do I hold with a man who forgo's his God given ability, dare say I, duty to observe, contemplate, educate, and formulate an opinion? <br /><br />I can no more tolerate the presence of such a man who tarries like the wind, than I can the smell of a lingering wind that has since vacated my rear premises. <br />........................................<br />I feel that a man, who holds can hold an educated opinion, no matter how juxtaposed to my own he may be, is a man I can hold discourse with, "as iron sharpens iron". Where as the cliche, "a man who stands for nothing, will [inevitably] fall for anything" is a man (perhaps I intend to say Lad) with whom no discourse of value could be engaged, let alone maintained, and that my friend is a discourse I don't desire to waste my time on. There is also something to be respected about a man who is able to form an opinion and state it, even defend it, in leiu of the impending nay sayers and critics in this culture, who, having not formed an opinion themselves, find it easier to counter anyone else's opinion. He stands firm in his belief that he has found truth outside himself, whilst the culture parades that "there is no truth to behold", that "every man defines his own truth within himself", yet championing ambiguous truths "love everyone" or "you can't judge anyone unless you've walked in their shoes." A society with no opinions is not necessarily a society with no agreement, but rather one with no disagreement; a pagan utopia, where the passion of the moment is king. The thoughtful man becomes the terrorist because he brings to light their neglect to acknowledge truth, and the by Truth the Creator.<br />....................................<br />A man who can and does form an opinion is closer to discovering the Truth than the lad who refuses to acknowledge that, "if he thinks therefore he should" continue to think and to think with purpose and intentionality.<br />...................................<br />Suffice to say, I agree.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564068983755224902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951550829861093919.post-16173566000176413582013-11-19T13:11:13.988-05:002013-11-19T13:11:13.988-05:00Interesting. Personally, I find that I'm liked...Interesting. Personally, I find that I'm liked and respected for never talking out of my ass. I'll only say something if I'm fairly certain it's true. If I'm not sure, I'll say that I'm not sure, and not pretend to know. I inwardly abhor the idea of stating falsehoods. If I'm proven wrong, I humbly concede. I would hate to be responsible for somebody believing something that was false. Extremefooderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189434615604069613noreply@blogger.com