anachronisto

@anachronisto (24)

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The Value of a Blind Leap

anachronisto @anachronisto (24) • United States 9 Apr 07

Say that one has before them to directions they can take. One involves making a major move across the country to a new college, one that one doesn't intend to stay in, in exchange for a bigger school still in a year. In the first...

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anachronisto To clarify: the school the individual is moving to, and staying at for only a year, is in the same city as the school he/she plans to moving to from there. Sort of a stepping stone, but in the same place.

9 Apr 07

Trout Fishing in America

anachronisto @anachronisto (24) • United States 8 Apr 07

What is Trout Fishing in America? An action, a concept, a person, an emotion?

trout fishing in america

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anachronisto In the latter 'chapters' of Trout Fishing... the narrator has started a small family, which he takes fishing with him on one or more occasion. As his focus turns toward his wife and new baby, Trout Fishing in America becomes referred to as more of an old...

8 Apr 07

Nietzsche and America

anachronisto @anachronisto (24) • United States 8 Apr 07

Is America a nihilist society?

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anachronisto In support of Nietzsche's claim that "God is dead," a religion professor of mine discussed on Thursday how people use God in their passive exclamations. "Oh my God...Sweet Jesus!" --things of that ilk. Nietzsche believed that, when people used reference to God...

8 Apr 07

The Power of Symbolic Theatrics

anachronisto @anachronisto (24) • United States 8 Apr 07

300, Frank Miller's graphic novel turned cinematic dynamo, is a blood-red splash of awesome visuals, deliciously rendered quasi-history, and a compelling look at how features of character and plot not overly fleshed out in...

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anachronisto Hey, it's not an SAT essay question! As the movie emphasizes in its dialogue, honor seems to be the chief positive the plot is trying to convey, while hubris and treason are about tied for the chief negative position. As far as contemporary wars go, what do...

8 Apr 07

What is Heaven, What is Hell and Do They Exist Now?

heartuvgold @heartuvgold (493) • United States 7 Apr 07

I found another discussion about this on another program and it's getting a lot of quality response, so I decided to use it here as well. Do you know the scriptural facts on heaven and hell? Is heaven where the angels sing and...

bible scriptures

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anachronisto Before approaching a discussion of Christian perspectives, we need to establish what Christian thought is based upon. God would be the most general answer you could give, followed by scripture, but the most specific answer to this question is the Gospel, or...

8 Apr 07