tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post2151891374564662114..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "Reasons and Remedies"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-6439292965099869152011-10-31T15:29:37.582-07:002011-10-31T15:29:37.582-07:00I thought in California almost all ailments could ...I thought in California almost all ailments could be cured by a prescription of medical marijuana.Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-2214131074445154792011-10-31T10:17:39.317-07:002011-10-31T10:17:39.317-07:00More like; “Ow! I hurt my back!” “What happened?” ...More like; “Ow! I hurt my back!” “What happened?” <br />“I got old!” <br /><br />We're "fastened to a dying animal" as Yeats put it, the miserable old bugger. I prefer "It's God's Will" - I don't believe it, I just prefer it.Macnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-56827766183909791372011-10-31T09:50:49.187-07:002011-10-31T09:50:49.187-07:00The big difference between reason and religion is ...The big difference between reason and religion is that reason leads to replicable results and consistent principles about how the world works that matches closely with what we might lightly call "reality" (which Philip K. Dick defined as that which doesn't go away even when you stop believing in it. Such as aging. And death). Transcendental yogis may or may not be able to fly, but when they really need to get someplace they still hop on a science-built 747.Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-8081993001349529462011-10-31T09:24:04.069-07:002011-10-31T09:24:04.069-07:00Dear Mr. Pomerantz; why do we want answers to ever...Dear Mr. Pomerantz; why do we want answers to everything when clearly there are somethings for which an answer is impossible?<br /><br />-ZZarayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336440600394588306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-70141031680168659602011-10-31T07:42:31.173-07:002011-10-31T07:42:31.173-07:00I often have these same types of philosophical &qu...I often have these same types of philosophical "science vs religion" internal debates, so that makes this post (for me) an Earl Hall of Fame post.<br /><br /><i>Ironically (and perhaps Halloweenishly spooky too which makes it doubly ironic), my word verification is "match."</i>Dimension Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392348422733549988noreply@blogger.com