As mentioned in the last “So Much To Think About” post, I will be posting SMTTA on Fridays. Content will be briefer, focusing on things from the past week that have given me something to think about.
Going to hell
Contrary to popular Christian mythology…Jesus doesn’t want anyone to go to hell…and He went to great lengths to keep people out of it…Christians on the other hand…
I’m going to keep saying this until you get it…Jesus conquered all earthly powers through sacrificial love, suffering, and death…and any “victories” the church wins will come the same way…
Phoenix Preacher
Alabama- Georgia
Alabama v. Georgia National Championship Game: My Response
First I want to congratulate Georgia for the win. The last time they had a championship was 1980. I do not like to lose but Kirby Smart is essentially a Bama guy. So hats off to them.
Second, I did not watch the game on Monday because I was on my mini-retreat at Steep Ravine. If you listen to the talking heads on ESPN you would think Georgia clobbered Alabama. One said, “Kirby out coached Saban in every phase of the game.”
So today, I watched the game on YouTube. I do not know what game he watched but from my perspective the game was in fact a basic tie down to the last 120 seconds of it. So I did what any person should do, I looked up the stats for the game. Here they are according to ESPN. The stats confirm what I saw, an even game. And Bama wins in most of the categories. Bama lost Jameson Williams to an injury in the game too.
First downs: GA 20; Bama 22
Total Yards: GA 364; Bama 399
Penalties: GA 10-70; Bama 7-57
Turnovers: GA 1; Bama 2
Time of Poss: GA 28:29; Bama 31:31
As I see it the game came down to two plays. Bennett’s long bomb for a TD and Young’s pick-six with 40 seconds left in the game.
The score 33-18 does not even begin to show how close the game was. I thought both teams defense showed up in spectacular ways. Congrats to the Dogs but Bama has nothing to be ashamed about.
Next year is coming. I do not think Georgia will repeat. Bama will likely play them again in the SEC Championship Game and I doubt the Bulldogs will win.
Rolllllllllll Tide
Thanks to Bobby Valentine
Virus
We are still battling Covid 19 and the next thing is already here.
The NILE Virus, type C
Virologists have identified a new Nile Virus – type C.
It appears to target those who were born between1940 and 1970.
Symptoms:
1. Causes you to send the same message twice.
2. Causes you to send a blank message.
3. Causes you to send a message to the wrong person.
4. Causes you to send it back to the person who sent it to you.
5. Causes you to forget to attach the attachment.
6. Causes you to hit SEND before you’re finished.
7. Causes you to hit DELETE instead of SEND.
8.Causes you to SEND when you should DELETE.
It is called the C-NILE virus!
Unkknown
Reactionary?
A reactionary is someone with extreme opposition to dramatic social or political change. Sometimes, of course, dramatic change is destructive, and opposition to it is often justified. What distinguishes the reactionary is that they end up making two key intellectual mistakes:Becoming so preoccupied with who or what they are against that the foundation of their politics is reflexive opposition rather than first principles or reason.
Vastly inflating the threat of whatever it is that they oppose, driving responses disproportionate to the scale of the harms they critique.
Do not let the illusions of social media trick you.
Learn to recognize and avoid “us-vs-them” thinking.
Be skeptical of convenient narratives.
Avoid the “zeal of the convert.”
Take seriously the possibility that you are wrong.
Reactionary politics is an easy trap to fall into these days, given that so much of what is deemed progress is really the opposite. Ultimately, however, reactionaries do more harm than good. We do not need them, or the alarmism and hysteria in which they often indulge, to save us. Nuance, principles, and moderation will do just fine.
Seth Moskowitz
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Still on the Journey