The Hall of Fire

I just finished Eragon last week. I had a very nasty cold and had to stay in bed. Eragon provided the ideal company - nothing too demanding with an easy storyline set in a fantasy world that was not very complex. (I am now reading a Robin Hobb book and the differenc and contrast between her world an...

Art is supposed to be a projection of the Artist's soul into the world. I think that a lot of the discussion here has to do with this statement. This is a perception of Art that was created in 19th c Europe. Thus, it is a limited way of understanding Art (as it is bound by time and place) I think i...

Someone elsewhere recently pointed out that Wagner was a blatant bigot but made some classic and important music. I'd have no problem enjoying such a work - I have no problem separating the art from the artist - but I do have a problem supporting such a work with my money. But I also don't want to ...

What can we do? Not much, and I think that we must accept that we cannot do much. However, that not much is still something, and here it is: (i) We can have children who will also not accept suffering. By having and raising kids who will become good people, we can redeem part of the world, by givin...

Flowers!!! For me???


And chocolates! And cake! Wow!


I love you TH and Rowanberry

(Thanks Prim )

I am with Prim on that. Prim, what Church do you go to? In the Greek Orthodox tradition, sin is any act that separates the person from God. From Wikipedia: Generally speaking, the Orthodox tradition is uncomfortable with any practice which interprets doctrine in "legalistic" terms. Followi...

vison wrote: See, the part I can't accept, won't accept, is that there might be a being who could stop it and doesn't. By that are you referring to God or another human being? For my part, I find it more difficult to accept that humans inflict pain deliberately on other humans or look away when an a...

Hi people!!! :wave: Jn - I signed up on the middle of the day on this side of the ocean. :) No wonder no-one was around if it was that late over there. And I don't have my potholder yet :rage: Well, well, Samarath - Long time indeed!! How are you? :hug: Hello Voronwë :) TH wrote: How did you find us...