tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30752941.post4515780462058818834..comments2024-02-13T09:30:10.575+00:00Comments on William Bennett: ALEA IACTA ESTWilliam Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00072523416863877409noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30752941.post-57972305419844631472007-03-26T23:37:00.000+01:002007-03-26T23:37:00.000+01:00Destiny, as I see it, is the eternal paradox that ...Destiny, as I see it, is the eternal paradox that marks the resulting difference between that which is inevitable and the illusion of free choice.William Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00072523416863877409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30752941.post-23100887097505356872007-03-26T15:29:00.000+01:002007-03-26T15:29:00.000+01:00you've gone far afield from any definition of pray...you've gone far afield from any definition of prayer i had in mind at the time of my comment (something along the lines of deluded appeal and/or offering to a supernatural entity); i would say that imagination can exercise quite successfully in a local sense and still be a failure with regard to intent. i would very much appreciate a description of your personal understanding of 'destiny'. (although i think it may be getting clearer to me!)joe phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966564302475992947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30752941.post-57072093887528061102007-03-26T13:26:00.000+01:002007-03-26T13:26:00.000+01:00I thought a long time over this question and I sti...I thought a long time over this question and I stick by the original definition, at least to the extent that I personally understand 'destiny'. In some part, one could contend that prayer is in fact a successful manifestation of the power of our imagination: a strengthening of a belief system (albeit flawed) through visual or auditory hallucinations.William Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00072523416863877409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30752941.post-10340554421529586642007-03-26T01:31:00.000+01:002007-03-26T01:31:00.000+01:00'a triumph of hope over destiny'?! i think of you ...'a triumph of hope over destiny'?! i think of you as someone who chooses words carefully, so i am taken aback to see you using the word 'destiny'; just a figure of speech, i hope. prayer: a failure of the imagination.joe phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966564302475992947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30752941.post-54416521119884121942007-03-25T02:00:00.000+01:002007-03-25T02:00:00.000+01:00Hi William, I found a pretty good discussion with ...Hi William, I found a pretty good discussion with Robert M. Price where he talks about Jesus and mythology, etc. Although you most likely know all this from the books (and being a cosmic genius..) I thought I'd share:<BR/><BR/>http://www.pointofinquiry.org/?p=100<BR/><BR/>(mp3 link on the linked page)Luke McElroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352057679684548004noreply@blogger.com