tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post2333800555030309580..comments2024-03-22T11:14:05.861-04:00Comments on UncleBob's Treehouse: "Techno-Materialism as a Drowning Pool"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-74374022653461732992015-04-24T16:46:41.337-04:002015-04-24T16:46:41.337-04:00"The Greek Alphabet Theory of Manhood."
..."The Greek Alphabet Theory of Manhood."<br /><br />Every good fiction needs a title.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16190484330802907362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-79048262352253283092015-04-24T12:51:37.485-04:002015-04-24T12:51:37.485-04:00I've never heard of Hutber's Law, but you&...I've never heard of Hutber's Law, but you're right, and it's from the '70s.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-359197733397613752015-04-24T12:41:59.153-04:002015-04-24T12:41:59.153-04:00"Technological advances mean"
I believe..."Technological advances mean"<br /><br />I believe the correct and original saying was<br /><br />"progress means deterioration"and was "Hutbers law"michael savellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10142411950176832701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-36693862012349368982015-04-24T12:28:10.946-04:002015-04-24T12:28:10.946-04:00"The Greek Alphabet Theory of Manhood." ..."The Greek Alphabet Theory of Manhood." That's a good one. I gotta remember that. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-79505855853136061072015-04-24T12:16:38.357-04:002015-04-24T12:16:38.357-04:00Many a time Bob has posted on, and I have commente...Many a time Bob has posted on, and I have commented on, the ridiculousness of the Greek alphabet theory of Manhood,Earl Thomas.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-30100427432646135202015-04-24T10:06:26.592-04:002015-04-24T10:06:26.592-04:00That whole Alpha/Beta/Whatever alphabet soup is a ...That whole Alpha/Beta/Whatever alphabet soup is a response to feminism. It's a backward attempt at imitation rites...ones that aren't going to work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-20550425381357091712015-04-24T09:45:13.194-04:002015-04-24T09:45:13.194-04:00'We are essentially defining the elite caste a...'We are essentially defining the elite caste as those who manipulate the techno-materialism. If, as the author suggests, however, the techno-materialism is irrelevant to a society, then those people aren't really the elite.'<br /><br />Welcome to the reasoning as to why 'alpha males' aren't really alpha.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16190484330802907362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-17956411338429821762015-04-24T09:01:37.349-04:002015-04-24T09:01:37.349-04:00I would agree that materialism results in atheism ...I would agree that materialism results in atheism and not vice versa. It is surprising to me how little materialism it takes.<br /><br />I also think, however, that our perceptions cloud our definitions of the "elite caste". We are essentially defining the elite caste as those who manipulate the techno-materialism. If, as the author suggests, however, the techno-materialism is irrelevant to a society, then those people aren't really the elite.<br /><br />I would also note that materialism is hardly a new problem. Ultimately, it is Cincinnatus to which all other Romans are compared, although one could probably make a nice argument that a Western society today can be judged by its' knowledge, or lack thereof, of Cincinnatus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-21948681808607760732015-04-24T08:24:50.423-04:002015-04-24T08:24:50.423-04:00An important point to address is 'redemptive s...An important point to address is 'redemptive suffering'. I always wondered why Christ and the church mentioned that suffering is a good thing when every human response is to flee from it...then I found out it is a good thing when you put it to a purpose. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16190484330802907362noreply@blogger.com