tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364957201792783158.post1729680837810541626..comments2019-03-16T22:13:26.796-07:00Comments on Witter...: This Time it's Personal ~ part 9Steve Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04939837731535127700noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364957201792783158.post-69742834838570893342014-07-11T02:58:06.529-07:002014-07-11T02:58:06.529-07:00Oh I'm not above a little symptomatic relief b...Oh I'm not above a little symptomatic relief but I would like to get at the root of the problem, if at all possible. Otherwise it's just a life-long game of whackamole.Steve Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939837731535127700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364957201792783158.post-19495524794716684252014-07-06T00:56:39.941-07:002014-07-06T00:56:39.941-07:00PS I know that technology isn't the answer, bu...PS I know that technology isn't the answer, but it is a positive step that's doable, and each such step helps convince us that we are not helpless against fate, but have a certain freedom to act. True, we remain surrounded by bulls, but once we have grasped one by the horns and won, the worst is over already.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364957201792783158.post-31746771565328855452014-07-05T13:53:09.869-07:002014-07-05T13:53:09.869-07:00But I think there are some parts of how I am that ...But I think there are some parts of how I am that I really don't like and don't want and which repeatedly cause problems for me. <br /><br />Actually, take yesterday. I was taking my step-daughter, Zoe, to meet her mum at work so she could take her on to her University open day at UEA. I completely messed up the navigation. We started out late anyway and I thought I knew where I was goingSteve Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939837731535127700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364957201792783158.post-71058686339188626572014-07-05T02:56:27.674-07:002014-07-05T02:56:27.674-07:00It was not meant to be a curt response, only a spo...It was not meant to be a curt response, only a spontaneous one. Before seeing your response above, I drafted a second attempt, as follows. Which seems to converge with what you are saying above, as if we are achieving the same wavelength here.<br /><br />-----<br />As you know very well, I express myself badly in being spontaneous. So let me try again. You are what you are. The self-awareness is Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364957201792783158.post-57323305744039824052014-07-05T01:28:38.457-07:002014-07-05T01:28:38.457-07:00Hello Vincent
I guess I deserve a curt response. I...Hello Vincent<br />I guess I deserve a curt response. I've been aware that my reply to your blog was not the best (ungracious is a good word). I really should wait until I'm in a more constructive mood before I say something. I was in two minds about deleting it. Anyway I apologise for it. <br /><br />"So what is it that makes you turn your back on the majority, and seek explanationsSteve Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939837731535127700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364957201792783158.post-34879791109881621462014-07-04T22:44:28.826-07:002014-07-04T22:44:28.826-07:00(from Part 8)
“Others, probably the majority, have...(from Part 8)<br />“Others, probably the majority, have a more woolly notion of what a soul is (or a god for that matter). They just believe there's... something. As such it explains nothing. We know nothing about it except that it answers all the questions.”<br /><br />So what is it that makes you turn your back on the majority, and seek explanations? Will science tell you the answer to yourVincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.com