tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post2451701736949630543..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: What Are We Here For?Benjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-88836142011707548752011-04-10T16:58:03.694-05:002011-04-10T16:58:03.694-05:00Steve--I think the remption if of the self through...Steve--I think the remption if of the self through the world, not redeeming the world. Don't worry, no religion there for you. But I agree on binaries, and yet, we DO--fundamentally--no what is right, good and true, even if the hues are subtle and muted on the edges across cultures. We know. That's the common thread we swivel around but deny, and so we seek vengeance on the planet and Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-40140225037916863022011-04-07T20:56:06.372-05:002011-04-07T20:56:06.372-05:00I like the spirit of this--the sense that our live...I like the spirit of this--the sense that our lives can have some greater purpose, and that how we interact with our world has a lot to do with the health of our inner lives. It's very hopeful and encouraging. But I don't think we're here to redeem the world (if I'm even understanding that part correctly), and I'm wary of applying a human binary (good/beautiful/true vs. bad/Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12532623224069202379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-33009556144399911402011-04-07T20:06:50.522-05:002011-04-07T20:06:50.522-05:00Amen.Amen.Susan Tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532464326705599296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-1874683670280105252011-04-07T18:49:12.485-05:002011-04-07T18:49:12.485-05:00Lovely.Lovely.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527649631254016576noreply@blogger.com