Telos

re: What are you reading?

Posted by Telos on 11/15/22 at 6:36 pm

The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson ...

re: Another unhinged Trump statement on Ron

Posted by Telos on 11/10/22 at 5:54 pm

[quote]Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm. - Proverbs 3:30[/quote] A lesson the former President should adopt, but will not. [quote]If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet. Proverbs 29:9[/quote] ...

re: Republicans need to rethink abortion

Posted by Telos on 11/9/22 at 6:16 pm

[quote]I think abortion is terrible[/quote] Why do you think so?...

re: What are you reading?

Posted by Telos on 11/7/22 at 8:09 pm

The Shijing...

re: What are you reading?

Posted by Telos on 11/1/22 at 5:34 am

The Outlines of Pyrrhonism - Sextus Empiricus ...

re: Transabled is now happening.. and now being normalized

Posted by Telos on 10/8/22 at 1:58 pm

[quote]This would lead to the glorification of anything an officially oppressed person wants, in language, history, etc... Dick Cavett, a liberal, said in the '70s: "I can't wait for this to spread to other disciplines: the biology student's right to his own biology, the math student's right to his ...

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re: What are you reading?

Posted by Telos on 10/8/22 at 9:26 am

Letters from a Stoic - Seneca...

re: Atlantic op-ed claims Catholic rosary has become ‘an extremist symbol’

Posted by Telos on 8/22/22 at 8:57 pm

[quote]Josephus is hard to wade through. Maimonides if the GOAT Jewish thinker. There are lots of excellent videos from Jewish rabbis online. My favorite is Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz[/quote] I will have to check him out. Much appreciated. ...

re: What are you reading?

Posted by Telos on 8/22/22 at 7:31 pm

Moralia - Plutarch, Loeb Classical Library Volume V - Isis and Osiris, The E at Delphi, The Oracles at Delphi No Longer Given in Verse, and The Obsolescence of Oracles...

re: Atlantic op-ed claims Catholic rosary has become ‘an extremist symbol’

Posted by Telos on 8/22/22 at 6:47 pm

[quote]There was no sacrifice in the OT for sin committed knowingly.[/quote] How would you interpret this: [quote]The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,“If anyone sins and commits a breach of faith against the Lord by deceiving his neighbor in a matter of deposit or security, or through robbery, or ...

re: Troubling statement from The Gospel Coalition.

Posted by Telos on 8/8/22 at 5:30 pm

[quote]I don't remember Jesus ever saying it was a human christians responsibility to judge other humans christian or not for their actions. [/quote] He did. [quote]If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained yo...

re: Romans versus Vikings. Who wins?

Posted by Telos on 8/7/22 at 3:46 pm

[quote]The Roman’s pre-empire were tough as freaking nails.[/quote] "If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined." - Pyrrhus of Epirus ...

O-T Lounge

re: What are you reading?

Posted by Telos on 7/16/22 at 8:35 am

Moralia - Plutarch, Loeb Classical Library Volume III -Sayings of Kings and Commanders, Sayings of Romans, Sayings of Spartans, The Ancient Customs of the Spartans, Sayings of Spartan Women, and Bravery of Women...

re: What are you reading?

Posted by Telos on 6/27/22 at 7:59 pm

Red Country - Joe Abercrombie...

re: What are you reading?

Posted by Telos on 6/24/22 at 12:04 pm

Moralia - Plutarch, Loeb Classical Library Volume I The Education of Children, How to Study Poetry, On Listening to Lectures, How to Tell a Flatterer, and Progress in Virtue. ...