tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post1151087429178132449..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: A Conversation about ThreeAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-45074699009315709412013-11-16T16:55:18.772-06:002013-11-16T16:55:18.772-06:00Loverly indeed!
Of course, time constraints are i...Loverly indeed!<br /><br />Of course, time constraints are involved.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-51357087010407028652013-11-16T16:54:37.052-06:002013-11-16T16:54:37.052-06:00For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then f...<i>For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.</i> -- 1 Corinthians 13:12<br /><br />That particular chapter, of course, is about faith, hope, and charity (love). We are incapable of loving completely in this life. Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-27843224438816069242013-11-16T15:53:25.283-06:002013-11-16T15:53:25.283-06:00PS: I wish all comments unrelated to the topic at ...PS: I wish all comments unrelated to the topic at hand in every blog post would automatically DISAPPEAR, as if by Magic. <br /><br />Wouldn't that be loverly? ;)-FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-72337629781707608792013-11-16T15:51:12.072-06:002013-11-16T15:51:12.072-06:00Thank you, Sam, for a most interesting, intriguing...Thank you, Sam, for a most interesting, intriguing post -- a refreshing treat from the usual political axe-grinding and stultifying cliché ridden rhetoric most indulge in these days.<br /><br />I found your observation about the "circle" being more of a whirlpool or vortex especially stimulating, since I, myself, often think of the historical cycles we know about to be more like SPIRALS (usually downward, I'm afraid) than true circles. <br /><br />"What goes around may come around," indeed, but always in an altered or modified form. God is capable of making infinite variations on any and every theme He chooses.<br /><br />As for the symbolism apparently inherent in THREE, I do believe that ALL cultures, even the most primitive, have had SOME idea -- some GLIMPSE -- of the presence of an Almighty and Ever-Living God. <br /><br /><b>I do NOT believe that The FINAL, ULTIMATE, and <i>ONLY</i> REVELATION of TRUTH came to us solely through the JEWS.</b> I believe our understanding of Reality (God) is most definitely "a work-in-progress." <br /><br />That makes me a "heretic," of course, but like Joseph Campbell, I have always sensed that TRUTH (God) is present in ALL manifestations of Reality.<br /><br /><b>The notion of EXCLUSIVISM is UNGODLY in and of itself.</b><br /><br />The universal attraction to THREE may very well give good evidence that humanity -- collectively -- is essentially the SAME at root -- and has been striving towards "The Light of Truth" -- each segment in its own peculiar way -- since Time began.<br /><br />There is a MYSTERY about God I doubt we will ever solve, until we know <i>"even as also we are known."</i>FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-24527120183035404472013-11-15T10:35:19.673-06:002013-11-15T10:35:19.673-06:00The rule of law is crumbling when any government d...The rule of law is crumbling when any government decides to stop and frisk citizens without probable cause. Mustanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388694472897425202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-2683813675650301152013-11-15T08:32:59.797-06:002013-11-15T08:32:59.797-06:00In today’s news, there’s an interview with Police ...In today’s news, there’s an interview with Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, where the Commissioner says he felt betrayed by the Democratic mayoral candidates, who he claims used him and the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy as political footballs<br /><br />Ray Kelly seems like the adult in the room. We need more Ray Kelly's and fewer Liberals like Bill de Blasio.<br /><br /> Kudos, Ray Kelly! He is the last, real man, standing in New York City. Go take a well deserved vacation Ray, they don’t make them like you anymore!<br /><br />When the minorities stop committing the majority of violent crime in NYC, then and only then, will they not be the subject of stop, question and frisk. Blame your fellow minorities and not the police for actually trying to do something about the problem do decent people of ALL races can walk the streets in safety. Blame the Rappers and the Black Basketball and Football players for being the worst role models possible. <br /><br /><br />The Dimocrats and those “progressive” nutcase’s count on low IQ voters and minorities to get things their way, like some who post on some of these blogs. Good bye NYC, it was nice knowing you.The rule of law is crumbling .noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-2351213367012948662013-11-15T07:24:53.647-06:002013-11-15T07:24:53.647-06:00Better look out New Yorkers, you are in for. Anoth...Better look out New Yorkers, you are in for. Another Bill an Hillary, Barack and Moochelle team. With your new Mayor and his #%%#$& wife.The truth will soak your feet.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-73201428208000514752013-11-14T21:44:17.741-06:002013-11-14T21:44:17.741-06:00Another example of three:
ME, MYSELF, and I
heh ...Another example of three:<br /><br />ME, MYSELF, and I<br /><br />heh heh hehAverage Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-23716582922278940022013-11-14T16:29:40.332-06:002013-11-14T16:29:40.332-06:00Joe,
Yes, there is indeed evidence of the triune b...Joe,<br />Yes, there is indeed evidence of the triune brain.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-42819964052837510072013-11-14T16:28:57.724-06:002013-11-14T16:28:57.724-06:00I'd say coincidence, but I don't believe i...I'd say coincidence, but I don't believe in coincidences ;-)cubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788126579896276199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-10966844034035413802013-11-14T16:28:28.593-06:002013-11-14T16:28:28.593-06:00Duck,
I had "the West" or "Western&...Duck,<br />I had "the West" or "Western" in my comment, but must have deleted that portion by accident. Laptop keyboard and crazy bubbles (at least 12) moving all around inside my eye!<br /><br />Still, there are indeed manifestations of "The Magic Three" in non-Western cultures as well. Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-21160487533640354682013-11-14T14:11:48.986-06:002013-11-14T14:11:48.986-06:00I was wrong about Hinduism.
While there is a mult...I was wrong about Hinduism.<br /><br />While there is a multiplicity of gods there purpose is represented in creation, maintenance, and destruction.<br /><br />Hmmm....Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-65199628452340683712013-11-14T14:04:16.005-06:002013-11-14T14:04:16.005-06:00Jack, I won't even go into what the Torah was ...Jack, I won't even go into what the Torah was based on.<br /><br />Anyway, the Buddah, Taoism, Hinduism, the Manichee?<br />One, two or very many. No three.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-83978212133774517372013-11-14T13:30:11.806-06:002013-11-14T13:30:11.806-06:00Actually, the response “Only in the western world”...Actually, the response “Only in the western world” is inaccurate. No surprise there. In Islam (a religions largely plagiarized from the Torah, while Mohammed was drinking Mushroom Tea), God created man in his own image. This is what is says in the Torah, the Old Testament, and what it says in the Qur’an and none of these are credited to Western civilization. <br /><br />It is possible that some could argue that the Trinity has been subverted, but it is only true in the eroded mentalities of persons who internalize destructive ideas. Many modern societies call this communism, which has become a god for some people and—as I said, a destructive one.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03945887384596946397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-1744375944646204822013-11-14T13:07:21.759-06:002013-11-14T13:07:21.759-06:00"Is this prevalence of the number 3 related t..."Is this prevalence of the number 3 related to the doctrine that God, a triune God, created mankind in His own image? "<br /><br />Only in the Western world. <br /><br />Musical composition, fiction ... perhaps one of the reasons for a revolt against "modernity" (for lack of a better word) is it's violation of many of those rules.<br /><br />Whatever they are for poetry, painting, film, photography the trinity either doesn't exist or has been subverted.<br /><br />The three laws of thermodynamics.<br /><br />Maxwell's laws ... ooopsDucky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-4233783019070783752013-11-14T08:45:32.248-06:002013-11-14T08:45:32.248-06:00It's simply a "reflection" of the in...It's simply a "reflection" of the inherent structure of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triune_brain" rel="nofollow">the human mind</a>.Joe Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-18508667248905339522013-11-14T07:46:33.576-06:002013-11-14T07:46:33.576-06:00The number of licks to get to the tootsie roll cen...The number of licks to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop if you're an animated owl. /badjokes off <br />I enjoyed this post, but it was the only '3' count I could think of that wasn't already mentioned :)DaBladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160781062081889980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-58118942038939994932013-11-14T04:02:04.725-06:002013-11-14T04:02:04.725-06:00"The Magic Three" in essay writing: intr..."The Magic Three" in essay writing: introduction, body, conclusion.<br /><br />"The Magic Three" in fiction: plot development, climax, resolution.<br /><br />"The Magic Three" in musical compositions: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ternary_form" rel="nofollow">ternary form</a>.<br /><br />Other manifestations....<br /><br />"Get ready, set, go."<br /><br />"On the count of three..." (always used with stroke patients to get them to stand up, transfer, etc.)<br /><br />Is this prevalence of the number 3 related to the doctrine that God, a triune God, created mankind in His own image? <br /><br /><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bilateral+symmetry" rel="nofollow">Bilateral symmetry</a> appears over and over again in nature. Is the number 3 another kind of symmetry?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.com