tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post2649721449284818159..comments2024-03-22T11:14:05.861-04:00Comments on UncleBob's Treehouse: Shame, Pride, Hate, Envy and RevengeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-40990369587321338352014-05-28T11:43:29.260-04:002014-05-28T11:43:29.260-04:00Yes, I remember "Adam" actually means &q...Yes, I remember "Adam" actually means "of ruddy complexion," which is most interesting.<br /><br />And yes, absent fathers and overbearing mothers...you're just asking for the most awful of troubles.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-46533891103920738032014-05-28T11:05:25.897-04:002014-05-28T11:05:25.897-04:00I may be the only person wondering this, but I see...I may be the only person wondering this, but I see paralells between Elliot Rodgers and Matthew Murray, the shooter in Arvada, Colorado, a few years back. Both were socially awkward men who couldn't get women interested in them and mentioned this in their writings and rantings, which were similar in tone. Yet Murray's upbringing was the polar opposite of Rodgers'. Murray grew up in a wealthy Christian Fundamentalist home in Colorado Springs, where he was homeschooled by his domineering, overbearing mother. His father is a highly successful neurosurgeon whose job required very long hours at work, so he was seldom home. His life was limited to home and church and his mother constantly searched his room for "forbidden" materials. He did attend some church-run youth camp, where he was clearly traumatized by the prison-like conditions. When I read Rodgers's rantings I was struck by its similarity to Murray's writings. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-23172939484818173712014-05-28T10:40:04.908-04:002014-05-28T10:40:04.908-04:00"I believe this is illustrated by the fact th... "I believe this is illustrated by the fact that the word “Adam” means “man” and while it does refer to any individual man, it also refers to the human race in general, i.e., groups of people."<br /><br />Not exactly. Translated from the Hebrew, Adam is defined as "He who blushes, of ruddy complexion" and was indeed an individual with those characteristics. <br /><br />The Hebrew word "Ish" is used to define "man" in more encompassing terms, and most often to describe "man"(men, humans)of non-Adamite lineage.<br /><br />Beyond these specifics, as usual you have penned an insightful piece. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com