Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
#1
![]()
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On 11/1/2013 8:32 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 11/1/13, 8:18 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: Ecclesiastes 10:2 (here's a link for the verse) :-) http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+10%3A2 Yet another Old Testament passage trashed by modernist revisions. Correctly translated: A wise man’s heart leads him rightly, but a fool’s heart leads him astray; The phrase has nothing to do with left or right. Gotta love the hypocrisy of "religious Republicans." Many support the right to carry assault weapons and are pro-war, and ignore the fact that the New Testament depicts their saviour as a liberal who was against capitalism and violence. Ahh, religion. Figured you would get a rise out of that one. Guess you didn't notice the smiley face. |
#2
![]()
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On 11/1/13, 8:36 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/1/2013 8:32 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote: On 11/1/13, 8:18 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: Ecclesiastes 10:2 (here's a link for the verse) :-) http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+10%3A2 Yet another Old Testament passage trashed by modernist revisions. Correctly translated: A wise man’s heart leads him rightly, but a fool’s heart leads him astray; The phrase has nothing to do with left or right. Gotta love the hypocrisy of "religious Republicans." Many support the right to carry assault weapons and are pro-war, and ignore the fact that the New Testament depicts their saviour as a liberal who was against capitalism and violence. Ahh, religion. Figured you would get a rise out of that one. Guess you didn't notice the smiley face. Of course I did. But I feel compelled to stomp on revisionist modernizations of ancient texts. I got into a hell of a fight one semester with a classics professor over a translation of the Iliad he wanted to use for class discussion. It was a "modernized" version that totally ignored Homer's use of dactylic hexameter. This was no introductory course on the classics, so there should have been no need for Homer's poetry to be simplified and stupefied into "modern" English prose. Naturally, I lost the argument, so I wrote my final paper in Homer's meter. ![]() -- Religion: together we can find the cure. |
#3
![]()
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On 11/1/2013 8:45 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 11/1/13, 8:36 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/1/2013 8:32 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote: On 11/1/13, 8:18 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: Ecclesiastes 10:2 (here's a link for the verse) :-) http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+10%3A2 Yet another Old Testament passage trashed by modernist revisions. Correctly translated: A wise man’s heart leads him rightly, but a fool’s heart leads him astray; The phrase has nothing to do with left or right. Gotta love the hypocrisy of "religious Republicans." Many support the right to carry assault weapons and are pro-war, and ignore the fact that the New Testament depicts their saviour as a liberal who was against capitalism and violence. Ahh, religion. Figured you would get a rise out of that one. Guess you didn't notice the smiley face. Of course I did. But I feel compelled to stomp on revisionist modernizations of ancient texts. I got into a hell of a fight one semester with a classics professor over a translation of the Iliad he wanted to use for class discussion. It was a "modernized" version that totally ignored Homer's use of dactylic hexameter. This was no introductory course on the classics, so there should have been no need for Homer's poetry to be simplified and stupefied into "modern" English prose. Naturally, I lost the argument, so I wrote my final paper in Homer's meter. ![]() Hope you understand but my eyes just glazed over. I've read it of course, by dictate in school but never engaged in any discussion because I didn't know what the hell he was talking about. Still don't. But! I *do* know the ionization potential required for argon at a pressure of four millitorr. Good thing because it helped pay the bills. |
#4
![]()
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On 11/1/13, 9:01 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/1/2013 8:45 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote: On 11/1/13, 8:36 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/1/2013 8:32 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote: On 11/1/13, 8:18 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: Ecclesiastes 10:2 (here's a link for the verse) :-) http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+10%3A2 Yet another Old Testament passage trashed by modernist revisions. Correctly translated: A wise man’s heart leads him rightly, but a fool’s heart leads him astray; The phrase has nothing to do with left or right. Gotta love the hypocrisy of "religious Republicans." Many support the right to carry assault weapons and are pro-war, and ignore the fact that the New Testament depicts their saviour as a liberal who was against capitalism and violence. Ahh, religion. Figured you would get a rise out of that one. Guess you didn't notice the smiley face. Of course I did. But I feel compelled to stomp on revisionist modernizations of ancient texts. I got into a hell of a fight one semester with a classics professor over a translation of the Iliad he wanted to use for class discussion. It was a "modernized" version that totally ignored Homer's use of dactylic hexameter. This was no introductory course on the classics, so there should have been no need for Homer's poetry to be simplified and stupefied into "modern" English prose. Naturally, I lost the argument, so I wrote my final paper in Homer's meter. ![]() Hope you understand but my eyes just glazed over. I've read it of course, by dictate in school but never engaged in any discussion because I didn't know what the hell he was talking about. Still don't. But! I *do* know the ionization potential required for argon at a pressure of four millitorr. Good thing because it helped pay the bills. Argon? Millitorr? Sounds like a modern version of Jason and the Argonauts! The IIiad is the story of the sacking of Troy. There's much in it about "divine intervention," which I suppose would qualify it as a religious text. ![]() -- Religion: together we can find the cure. |
#5
![]()
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On 11/1/2013 9:01 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 11/1/2013 8:45 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote: On 11/1/13, 8:36 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/1/2013 8:32 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote: On 11/1/13, 8:18 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: Ecclesiastes 10:2 (here's a link for the verse) :-) http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ecclesiastes+10%3A2 Yet another Old Testament passage trashed by modernist revisions. Correctly translated: A wise man’s heart leads him rightly, but a fool’s heart leads him astray; The phrase has nothing to do with left or right. Gotta love the hypocrisy of "religious Republicans." Many support the right to carry assault weapons and are pro-war, and ignore the fact that the New Testament depicts their saviour as a liberal who was against capitalism and violence. Ahh, religion. Figured you would get a rise out of that one. Guess you didn't notice the smiley face. Of course I did. But I feel compelled to stomp on revisionist modernizations of ancient texts. I got into a hell of a fight one semester with a classics professor over a translation of the Iliad he wanted to use for class discussion. It was a "modernized" version that totally ignored Homer's use of dactylic hexameter. This was no introductory course on the classics, so there should have been no need for Homer's poetry to be simplified and stupefied into "modern" English prose. Naturally, I lost the argument, so I wrote my final paper in Homer's meter. ![]() Hope you understand but my eyes just glazed over. I've read it of course, by dictate in school but never engaged in any discussion because I didn't know what the hell he was talking about. Still don't. But! I *do* know the ionization potential required for argon at a pressure of four millitorr. Good thing because it helped pay the bills. I'm sure Harry can supply you with more jibber jabber than you could possibly read. Just ask him. |
#6
![]()
posted to rec.boats
|
|||
|
|||
![]() |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|