Jeremy Hager
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I'm interested as to how God could not know the intentions of one's soul. This type of statement seems contradictory to me, as God is assumed to be omniscient, and somehow He is expected to not know someone's intentions? Doesn't that contradict the omniscience of God? Read More
August 6, 2008
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I think it is impossible to translate poetry perfectly. The rhyme scheme is obviously altered (if applicable) when translated into another language, forcing the translator to use their own interpretations and words- thus altering the original author's intent and artistic genius. It's almost a new poem altogether. Additionally, one would have to be a native speaker of the language in order to even attempt to get the full meaning behind certain words and phrases, be they colloquialisms, puns, or literary allusions to other writings in that language. They may be idiosyncratic to only t… Read More
April 18, 2008
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Re: What is the most important war in human history?
It is difficult to pinpoint one war and say it is the most "important" war in human history. There have been many conflicts which have greatly altered the ripples of history, sometimes greatly affecting the world for hundreds or thousands of years (Greco-Persian War, the Punic Wars, the Battle of Kosovo, the Manchu Wars in China, the Napoleonic Wars, the United States Revolutionary War, the Russian Civil War, etc etc etc). For the sake of argument, I will give my examples of one of the major conflicts which abruptly turned the world on its heel and altered history indefinitely. I fee… Read More
March 20, 2008
Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round heads in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules, and they have no respect for thestatus-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. But the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. - Jack Kerouac
Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children. -Kahlil Gibran
“When I gave food to the poor, they called me a saint. When I asked why the poor were hungry, they called me a communist.” Dom H. Camara
The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.-Robert M. Hutchins
