tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774578704070563428.post8854647697745071218..comments2024-03-17T06:57:38.349-07:00Comments on Medley of Worship: Opus 2015-421: A Pet PeevePumicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05226427953642942426noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774578704070563428.post-59089747885780673702015-11-06T04:59:50.609-08:002015-11-06T04:59:50.609-08:00That also brings up the reality that sometimes peo...That also brings up the reality that sometimes people come up with things independently that are very similar. The golden rule is a good example. That seems like common sense advice from a person of good will. When it comes from Jesus though, it is more than common sense. It becomes a divine imperative. <br /><br />Right now I am working on reading primary sources. I just finished Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations and am currently reading Montesquieu. I am finding them much more complex and interesting than the "sound bites" would indicate.<br /><br />Grace and peace.Pumicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226427953642942426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774578704070563428.post-14815496154770241932015-11-05T15:35:04.131-08:002015-11-05T15:35:04.131-08:00I figure that unless you're doing a formal stu...I figure that unless you're doing a formal study of something, a quick quote isn't worth the bother to check, IF the message is what you wish it to be. Of course, there's no excuse for knowingly misquoting or misattributing. However, for a stickler for accuracy to repost a quote, it's kind of like buying a used car, buyer beware. I don't know if it's true, but I've read that "Kennedy's" quote about "not asking what your country could do for you' was stolen by him from Kalil Gabran, who had stolen it earlier from some ancient philosopher.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com