tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66748281840526202102024-03-05T08:44:23.448-05:00Real FinishesA collection of essays expanding the underlying philosophical premises of the Arts & Crafts movement, an emergent philosophy based on an embodied experience of the world through handcraft. Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-91865548320961289412024-02-04T03:09:00.001-05:002024-02-04T11:59:06.579-05:00Gebs, Chiselled Gypsum Plaster<p> </p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfTNEPp4frEx6DHPsxvEjweezN-Cssm7ynbQYIcA8FCpE5Inu1Z0uqWyhkQWhYrx4fKxcAl-t3t61cotzWtOPA4xdegTjmtzAw-YFyiXFur1bwN56E9-zLoIfnB3FgQwo35_fHOC9VfSSjYUEOErdVQPbOGTO62icDLC3Fm5ou-yY7MfJjPo_uPdl8JZv/s4032/IMG_6666.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfTNEPp4frEx6DHPsxvEjweezN-Cssm7ynbQYIcA8FCpE5Inu1Z0uqWyhkQWhYrx4fKxcAl-t3t61cotzWtOPA4xdegTjmtzAw-YFyiXFur1bwN56E9-zLoIfnB3FgQwo35_fHOC9VfSSjYUEOErdVQPbOGTO62icDLC3Fm5ou-yY7MfJjPo_uPdl8JZv/s320/IMG_6666.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bou Inania Madrasa, Fes</span></td></tr></tbody></table>The word "Gebs" (الجبس) literally means "gypsum" in Arabic. The carving
of gypsum plaster as a means of decoration came to be refined and
proliferate as an art form during the Late Middle Ages. It is associated
almost exclusively with the Moors, specifically the Islamic culture of
the North African Maghreb as well as the Iberian Peninsula that included
modern day Spain and Portugal. It is generally agreed that the highest
expression of the art is to be found at the 14th century Nasrid palace
of the Alhambra at Granada; the patterns and craftsmanship there remain
an infinite source of inspiration. Nevertheless, Gebs very much
continues as a living tradition practised at a high level of
craftsmanship both in restoration and for new commissions in contemporary
Morocco, North Africa, and the Gulf. <p></p><p>The subject matter of Gebs follows that of Islamic decoration generally. The most widespread application is for <b>geometric </b>designs that are likewise found in "zellige", the coloured tile decoration. Arabic <b>calligraphy </b>is
also a common application of chiselled gypsum plaster, either to
express passages from the Qur'an or Arabic poetry. However, in
comparison to wood or stone, gypsum plaster is so well adapted to be
carved in organic, curvilinear forms that <b>vegetal </b>decoration of highly stylised scrolling vines, leaves and flowers are an almost distinguishing feature of this medium. </p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhto82_UP0uJLXAptIAYNEy7naxI7ki-N_ZTYOSYt-JPTrIdqupyv_tcdf9EZe-3VNH8bKScLL422f4Q5OeXrUl42NKW7JTUQnKS8lqCCM6aeYKckj6ezfWmCIjC58YGXgtvkacKumsyEiSKmWzNeF3eRTSdqiOdtetI-0po1tVFiZNCAp6qtu5IY5OwA7n/s1233/IMG_6693.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1233" data-original-width="927" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhto82_UP0uJLXAptIAYNEy7naxI7ki-N_ZTYOSYt-JPTrIdqupyv_tcdf9EZe-3VNH8bKScLL422f4Q5OeXrUl42NKW7JTUQnKS8lqCCM6aeYKckj6ezfWmCIjC58YGXgtvkacKumsyEiSKmWzNeF3eRTSdqiOdtetI-0po1tVFiZNCAp6qtu5IY5OwA7n/w151-h200/IMG_6693.jpg" width="151" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Gebs in action</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>A few years ago,
I had opportunity to meet and observe artisans working at the Alhambra in Granada, Spain and then later in Morocco. This year I've been receiving more formal training, personal hands-on carving as an apprentice under the Mâalem (<b>معلم</b>) master carver, Bahijj Abderrazak in
Fes, Morocco. With this all still fresh in mind, I'd like to share some
of the practical means and methods and underlying design principles of
the Gebs tradition.<p></p><h2 id="mise-en-uvre"> </h2><h2 id="mise-en-uvre"> </h2><h2 id="mise-en-uvre">Mise en Œuvre</h2><p>Today, as Gebs is mostly used
in interiors the widely available Plaster of Paris, low fired gypsum
plaster is used. However, for much of the historic work exposed to the
exterior an impure gypsum was fired at higher temperatures resulting in a
slower initial set but contributing greater density and resistance to efflorescence
and weathering. At a minimum the plaster should be applied to a
thickness of 3/4"; however, the best work will be carved deeply and may
require a plaster application of up to two inches thick. Gypsum plasters
have an initial set anywhere from mere minutes to a few hours.
Typically, the plaster application is carried out a day before the
design is transferred and the carving begins. The plaster will take a
week or two depending on ambient humidity to dry fully. During this
time, it is highly workable and the working time can be extended if
necessary by continuing to saturate the plaster each day. The initial
set renders the surface hard enough to carve while the moisture content
within keeps it workable and prevents it from becoming too brittle and
prone to fracture. </p><p>Designs are worked out ahead of time using compass and rule on paper.
The designs are then transferred by inscribing lightly into the surface
of the plaster with a set of dividers, "dabd" (<b>دابد</b>). Often a template is prepared to
more readily convey at least some of the basic information; however, it
only serves as a loose guide, most of the decisions have to be made by
the artisan in the moment of carving. Similar to stone carving, a line
is established from which you excavate towards, not from the line.
However, the plaster chisels are hand held; there is no hammer. And
unlike wood, the plaster is completely homogeneous and consistent so
there is no grain to consider. As a result, there is markedly more
control and nuance that can be achieved in carving plaster than these
other materials. Another advantage is that if minor mistakes are made,
gypsum plaster is a material that can be "pointed", that is to say
touched up readily. A little careful sanding here and there after the
plaster has fully dried can also remove textural imperfections.
Customarily, a couple of coats of a clay wash are applied to antique the
surface without sealing it.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYPIG70XdtfUV3uzG14y4VTia3LUfWCKdomft06qmJPyi5_v1fry0gy0_ZyaqrRdo-skRk6F4jUmNETXuGnXU0pQRy599x9M7l3HTLUd227MMOvygcnB7b_5jii01x41ZxIz2a-BCMLK7eGM7nHS3EEbW91mjfCFOn3VSwchZPhUn6MSg5DJyr5MSKJEd/s960/IMG_6603.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="960" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYPIG70XdtfUV3uzG14y4VTia3LUfWCKdomft06qmJPyi5_v1fry0gy0_ZyaqrRdo-skRk6F4jUmNETXuGnXU0pQRy599x9M7l3HTLUd227MMOvygcnB7b_5jii01x41ZxIz2a-BCMLK7eGM7nHS3EEbW91mjfCFOn3VSwchZPhUn6MSg5DJyr5MSKJEd/w400-h249/IMG_6603.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The chisels, nqash (<b>نقاش</b>), needed are simple but
specific. They are thin, relatively long and come in various widths of
high carbon forged steel. It is critically important that the heads are
rectangular and that the shafts do not taper. The chisels can be used
alternatively to gouge, cut like a knife, or smooth like a small spatula.
Although work can be done as panels in a studio for affixing on site,
the best and most enduring work is done in-situ.</p><p></p><p>Essentially Gebs is bas-relief work using gypsum plaster as a medium.
Thus, many of these principles are generally applicable to relief work
whereas a few are very specific or characteristic of Gebs. <b>Contrast </b>is
obviously a basic principle shared across many mediums: large/small
motifs, straight/curved elements, smooth/textured surfaces. Closely
related to this is <b>depth</b>; shallow chiselled surface
will read lighter whereas deeply carved surfaces will result in dramatic
shadow. This interplay of light and shadow is critical to reading the
design. </p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uc11CjyIVtNAq2-ORkUvRbGepdSGpHi0Q9sRvEUKbqg8uEKj2ot__N-uYCuXoymHzJIkhG557yIqStuij2N5AUHfHJMRpg7LnjAqXYIOky1PXktlCIAmKAeP-mVnl9s7H1dGj3NsBp1DdJmQKz63KguhwG0-p0vY3xsum9rYojpYmgqA6rLpjYbuvjsH/s1200/alhambra.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uc11CjyIVtNAq2-ORkUvRbGepdSGpHi0Q9sRvEUKbqg8uEKj2ot__N-uYCuXoymHzJIkhG557yIqStuij2N5AUHfHJMRpg7LnjAqXYIOky1PXktlCIAmKAeP-mVnl9s7H1dGj3NsBp1DdJmQKz63KguhwG0-p0vY3xsum9rYojpYmgqA6rLpjYbuvjsH/s320/alhambra.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Nasrid Palace, La </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Alhambra </span></td></tr></tbody></table>Most Islamic patterns are based on four-fold or six-fold geometry; both the square and regular hexagon can <b>interlock </b>with
themselves to completely fill a plane. This property can be used to
play with the many possible internal symmetries by utilising subtle
adjustments of contrast and colour. Particularly for abstract geometric
designs the grid or frame is given more attention than the safts
(petals) or stars that it encloses. In the best work this frame is given
the impression of <b>interlace</b>, that of a woven tapestry.
Interlace is expressed again, albeit differently in vegetal designs;
the tendrils of vines will weave in and out of themselves or other
elements. Finally, in the best and often oldest work we see the
masterful use of <b>polychromy</b>, bright painted colours and gold leaf. <p></p><p>Almost 20 years ago, I first came to Marrakech to study another Moroccan plaster
tradition, Tadelakt. I was completely seduced and overwhelmed by the
Gebs designs I saw at that time, never imagining that I would have
opportunity to learn this craft. However, since that time I’ve completed
an apprenticeship in stone carving and spent many years studying
Islamic design that have prepared me for this moment. Presently, we’re
in discussions with artisans in Granada, Spain and Fes, Morocco about
conducting workshops and diffusing this incredible art further afield.</p><p> </p><p><i>Contributed by Patrick Webb </i><br /></p>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-67038359694418875812023-12-30T12:12:00.001-05:002024-01-01T08:15:21.978-05:00Monumental Mistakes<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yoOROUK6OmCpPlKE2CaRNjx9eW8uo5mBgU19c_baBe9lB461LPR49CXHI3hN-e38myHIMyUSjepg44Lj7de7xziMobePpAMe7axz79rPXvENkimfm-mWD5abt7Uv1TnVR6nzL8kbHc4Ue4B_weITdMsWgGNO495erJaHaW-VdGMJoEmqykEWTDXrKcOp/s1304/IMG_5964.jpg" style="clear: right; font-family: trebuchet; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1304" data-original-width="984" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yoOROUK6OmCpPlKE2CaRNjx9eW8uo5mBgU19c_baBe9lB461LPR49CXHI3hN-e38myHIMyUSjepg44Lj7de7xziMobePpAMe7axz79rPXvENkimfm-mWD5abt7Uv1TnVR6nzL8kbHc4Ue4B_weITdMsWgGNO495erJaHaW-VdGMJoEmqykEWTDXrKcOp/w242-h320/IMG_5964.jpg" width="242" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i style="font-family: trebuchet;">Courtesy of Monumental Labs</i><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>“But man, proud man, Dress'd in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd— His glassy essence—like an angry ape Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven As makes the angels weep.” - William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">This is a rebuttal from an artisan, apprenticed for three years as a traditional stone carver, earning his bread as a heritage and ornamental
plasterer, to the recent podcast: <a href="https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-aesthetic-city/-38-micah-springut-monumental-labs-disrupting-how-/">The
Aesthetic City Podcast #38 – Micah Springut, Monumental Labs: Disrupting How We
Build – Robotic, A.I. & Automated Stone Carving</a></span></span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">When someone tells you publicly exactly who they are …believe them. Tech
entrepreneur Micah Springut is forthcoming as well as his interviewer (<a href="https://podtail.com/en/podcast/the-aesthetic-city/-33-patrick-webb-craftsmanship-beauty-in-the-shado/">and
my own recently</a>), Ruben Hanssen who enthusiastically lets it be known to
all who will listen where his own sympathies lie. Spoiler alert, it’s not with
craftsmen like me. Yes, I’m picking a fight; one I don’t expect to win. My
argument will be sound; however, the fight does not lie in the realm of reason
nor is it even against human beings. The aforementioned gentlemen are not my
real adversaries, merely their fleshy mouthpieces. This essay is little more
than a soon to be forgotten skirmish in the war for humanity against the
machines. There’ll be no stopping them. Likewise, there’ll be no saving us.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: trebuchet;">Monumental Labs</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">So, what’s all the fuss about? Who’s Monumental Labs? Well, the short
answer is that they’re not anyone special really. Just one of thousands of
public and privately bankrolled startups that are working hard to deconstruct
and reassemble every possibly human productive activity into something that can
be done robotically under the direction of artificial intelligence. Because the
work they’re targeting overlaps my own and because their CEO happened to be
interviewed within a few months by the same podcaster as myself, they are the
occasion of my critique of the unfolding A.I. catastrophe; however, they are
not the cause of it. I’ve been thinking about and increasingly facing these
issues for some time.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Now to be fair, below and unabridged is who they say they are on their
own <a href="https://www.monumentallabs.co/">home page</a> as of 28/12/23:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i style="font-family: trebuchet;">“Monumental Labs is building AI-enabled robotic stone carving factories.
With them, we'll create cities with the splendor of Florence, Paris, or
Beaux-Arts New York, at a fraction of the cost. </i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i style="font-family: trebuchet;">Unleashing a Renaissance Monumental Labs is developing the
infrastructure to build highly ornamented classical structures on a mass scale and
to create extraordinary new architectural forms.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i style="font-family: trebuchet;"></i></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqWNvnEtO-UgdFD0I2DjMeZs1HXIkCJspUHqK6L_h-jbwlFxxVHsorVK4F1qXQWJ4jd9oI4v3e0t0UOan7NEpkAi0ApdzihWxPV-_FctNiNSFY3nEFsFjYVLodKCnUVubykwZ9xjKNR1kEW98_NfiYwg-KHkfGts5WSZlZYj2a6uagfiPOzU-YsWtQdHJ/s1328/Snip20221201_39.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="1328" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqWNvnEtO-UgdFD0I2DjMeZs1HXIkCJspUHqK6L_h-jbwlFxxVHsorVK4F1qXQWJ4jd9oI4v3e0t0UOan7NEpkAi0ApdzihWxPV-_FctNiNSFY3nEFsFjYVLodKCnUVubykwZ9xjKNR1kEW98_NfiYwg-KHkfGts5WSZlZYj2a6uagfiPOzU-YsWtQdHJ/w400-h188/Snip20221201_39.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i style="font-family: trebuchet;">Courtesy of Monumental Labs</i><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><i style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /> Technology Meets Craft </i></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i style="font-family: trebuchet;">We're developing the next generation of stone
carving robots. With sensors and AI, they'll complete commissions in hours that
previously took months; and execute the finest details flawlessly. By imparting
human craft to machines, and driving down the cost of 3D fabrication, we'll
expand the creative possibilities of artists and architects everywhere.”</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Well, it would appear this Renaissance won't be anything like the last one. First of all, it promises to be on the cheap. More importantly, craftsman are to have a limited role in it namely, "imparting themselves to the machine" so that artists and architects can finally be free to expand those creative possibilities. At least until the A.I. catches up to them on the design side. Oh yes, they discuss that too, walking a tightrope of soliciting them as clients whilst promising the algorithmic assist is just to help them along, free them of the drudgery of having to figure it all out on their own. For now.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Honestly, artificial intelligence is nothing new. We've been living under algorithmic codification for quite some time, centuries in fact, longer even than the industrial machines that have characterised mass production or the digital computers that now calculate, surveil, and register all human activity. What we're calling A.I. is just the latest wave of the same tsunami that is wreaking its ecological, cultural, and yes, even economic devastation. Though it's too late, for posterity's sake it's time to take stock of some of the fallacious promises and the faulty justifications that have specifically crushed the craftsman to make way for the machines and their pecuniary overlords.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b>Beware of the Man with the Measuring Tape</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b>Handcraft costs too much.</b> As it colours every other apology for technology, we might as well face head on the number one justification for replacing artisans with machines (and increasingly designers with A.I. software). This was the point driven home again and again in this particular podcast, a reflection of the general attitude towards human beings: We're just too expensive. But what exactly is being measured?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Does handcraft cost us socially?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Does handcraft cost us culturally?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Does handcraft cost us ecologically?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Does handcraft cost us our physical health and mental well being?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Of course, we know that handcraft doesn't cost, rather it contributes to all of those things yet the above considerations are deliberately bracketed out of any calculations, sacrificed upon the altar of a simplified, short-sighted view of economy. The only permissible definition of "cost" is the immediate expenditure of dollars, euros, or pounds. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Since the so-called Enlightenment, money in the context of short term return on investment has become the sole value everything must be reduced to and measured against. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">
This is acutely the case with human beings who are viewed as an
expense, as opposed to machinery and technology which is always
presented as an investment. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In short, we're stripping bare all the tangible pleasures life may offer for the sake of a hypothetical prosperity. After three centuries on, how exactly has such an utilitarian worldview been working out for us?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b>We Need Machines, Nobody Does that Anymore!</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Admittedly, "nobody" might just be a turn of phrase, a bit of hyperbole. Sure, you can find the crafty odd duck who still piddles around. What is meant is that there aren't enough skilled craftsmen anymore to get anything done practically. There is some truth to the claim as there are far less skilled craftsmen now than in any other time in history; however, the implication is that this is the result of progress, thus both an inevitable, irreversible, and perhaps even desirable state of affairs. The mere thought of promoting handcraft for a Modern man is at best nostalgic, at worst dangerously retrogressive. So ceding the argument that there are not enough skilled craftsman today, at our unique moment in history, the questions become, "Why aren't there? Why can't we build the way we used to?"</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdkqGucdtHVhYP5bg7ETPtAVhGGoVNwjr97H_-dcOevOx2zlnlxSW3gdeHzc-UFiBmSsfCqChczZT_opUDqJYC1lJVolgkSKgh226nbZ1klldtusiQp2Quwo61rO4dQQGEuuel8e_LmLri_OMc47kOEgR-gLXgULntV31_ucH_kbAoTarKw7iJpVR40kC/s1600/IMG_3288.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="1600" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdkqGucdtHVhYP5bg7ETPtAVhGGoVNwjr97H_-dcOevOx2zlnlxSW3gdeHzc-UFiBmSsfCqChczZT_opUDqJYC1lJVolgkSKgh226nbZ1klldtusiQp2Quwo61rO4dQQGEuuel8e_LmLri_OMc47kOEgR-gLXgULntV31_ucH_kbAoTarKw7iJpVR40kC/s320/IMG_3288.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Well, for starters we're not at all the same type of people as previous generations because we don't think anything like them. And there's a reason for that. It all starts with education. Formerly, traditional craft education was given by family members, neighbours in the village community, or through a guild system in larger market towns. The key was that children learned practical skills, to work with their hands and care for themselves from an early age. This began to change by the mid-19th century when public education became compulsory, State-oriented, and institutionalised. From the very beginning, public education derided efficacy, the ability to do or make, in favour of a generic, universal literacy and numeracy that served the bureaucratic needs of the State and the technical needs of mass Industry respectively, ignoring where children's interests or capabilities lay. The fact that it made a whole new generation passive and dependent on centralised authority was surely seen as an additional benefit.<br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Fast forward 200 years and craft has been all but eliminated from public school curricula. In most countries today, apprenticeship, the employ of minors in a traditional craft at the optimal age of their development, is illegal.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> Everything
taught in public school is mere preparation for 4 to 7+ years of
further University education. Any other path is derided as unintelligent and socially inferior. The State isn't going to fund it, neither is Industry. Working with ones hands is looked at as demeaning, stupid, and a clear indicator of low social status with a hard life ahead of you. Nothing in the mandated public education has prepared you for it. The average young adult pursuing a career in craft after graduation is starting at least a decade behind with his or her prospects for finding a master to teach them being nearly as dismal as finding a marital partner that would attach themselves to someone generally viewed by society as a loser. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">No, we don't "need" machines because we lack people. There are more people on planet Earth than ever before, many of them unemployed, underemployed, or stupidly employed. The perceived need is psychological, or better stated sociological, intimately tied to an unwillingness to abandon a very narrowly defined progress, a technological progress that supports as much as it controls our mass society.<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b>A.I. and Robots, These Are Just Tools</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">No different than a compass and rule or hammer and chisel, eh? So goes the argument anyway, that really all these things fit in the same super simple category, just objects that are an extension of man's power. New tools beat old tools. More power, more better. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Personally, I can do almost anything there is to be done in traditional design with a compass and rule and make it come to life with a couple of hammers and a few chisels. I can and do take these tools with me wherever I go. They don't cost much by any measure that one cares to define the word. For me hand tools represent complete liberty even if at the same time they won't do the work for me, rather they obligate me to discipline myself, to master my means, methods, and materials. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">But with A.I. and Robots who is the master and who is the tool? They require massive capital investment, standarisation of processes and systems, all of which are from the start are legally protected as proprietary intellectual property. They eliminate craftsmen and make artists and architects completely passive and dependent on unsustainable technologies that are essentially a black box to them. Human creativity is essentially reduced to the restricted capabilities, the limitations of the machine. If one has never painfully earned, patiently developed their own creativity then such a crutch might be counted as a great advance. However, for an artist, a poet, or anyone who wishes to be honest about his work such a Faustian bargain is an abominable degradation of their humanity. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b>Stone is Sustainable, Great for the Ecology!</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Well yes, it should be. After all we live on a dirty giant rock covered with a bit of flora and fauna so building out of stone, plaster, and wood is potentially as sustainable as it gets. However, there are devils in those details. To convert rock in the earth to stone on a building requires a few basic things: a design, extraction, transportation, fabrication, and installation. How does the sustainability of doing this in a traditional manner compare to the ecological impact of the cutting edge technologies?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">We've already somewhat contrasted the simple design and fabrication tools of traditional craft with the robots, computers, A.I., factories necessary for industry. It's not much of a comparison. A craftsman's tools have practically no environmental impact and can last a lifetime if not several. Craftsmen, like all of us, are biologically animals. All the energy we really need to work is about 4 to 5 thousands calories a day. We just need to be fed. Of course, computers and robots don't consume calories, they need fuel and lots of it. Micah repeatedly describes an "ecosystem" of machines as if they were alive. They are not. Rather, they are made of highly refined minerals, energy hogs, polluters, antithetical to life. Why must every harmless human activity be filtered thru a machine only to be transfigured into a destructive pestilence?<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Stone is heavy. It takes a lot to move it. That's why stone until recently was overwhelmingly used only where it was available locally or perhaps down river. It accounts for so much of the beautiful variety of materials and the accompanying means and methods adapted to work them. However, the stated goal of Monumental Labs is to move production to a single quarry with a consistent stone, the one that of course is possible for the machines to carve, a "gigafactory" of stone, a </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">central hub from which everything can be trucked out that </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">captures the market of an entire continent. The promise is that the efficiencies gained will enable them to soon drive down costs perhaps as much as 80%. Maybe, maybe not. Nevertheless, it's always wise to keep in mind that investor driven, highly capitalised industry always operates in a way to maximise profits. This is not a guild, it's not personal, it's just business.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">More could be said. One could respond to the delusional claim that these technologies will "usher in a Renaissance", populating beauty everywhere, unleashing human creativity, leaving more time for the artisan to work on the fanciest things the machines haven't yet mastered. We've heard this all before, since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Mechanical saws, shapers, grinders, CNC machines, lasers, water-jets, etc. have succeeded each other in their dismal mechanical march for almost two centuries. Has this led to more beauty, cultivated a more skilled artisan who has all the time in the world to focus on the fancy stuff without having to be weighed down with the drudgery of learning the fundamentals?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Quite the opposite. Mass industry has led us into social crisis, cultural decline, impending environmental collapse. The rote response it that there is no turning back; the only possible solution for the blunders of technology is further commitment and investment in yet higher technology. As for me personally, I come from an Arts & Crafts pedigree whose leading ethical tenet is, "Do no harm". I humbly confess my limitations; I'm very small, the momentum sweeping the world along its destructive course is great. Should this essay survive for posterity, my greatest hope is that it will stand as a testament that my generation was fully conscious of what they were doing, selling your future for our present, squandering resources in a short amount of years that could have served you and your descendants for millennia, exploiting and polluting to the point that we've left you a wasteland that we received as a veritable paradise...a Monument to Madness.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><i>Contributed by Patrick Webb<br /></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-68408344058551432212023-10-13T09:14:00.002-04:002023-10-13T11:40:36.959-04:00The Technological Society and Its Presence<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9cp_raAuwcBsv0Xq46qrh6ZBM7L0e9Dkf2eB7DL79qe9qo9deM6RzocIGJ_EELLDwgzPmv1ughx0U0EHY0FylTOkFlc0HzsHCDRlW6hXa6p3ISY5PL93AnH882lURtK3PGSw6bCXo1hCQaLoEOIESbiKLbTcc5mF_tJLb_Q0cnFBQLTPHOesSdjpa46u/s1063/800px-Pieter_Bruegel_the_Elder_-_The_Tower_of_Babel_(detail)_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9cp_raAuwcBsv0Xq46qrh6ZBM7L0e9Dkf2eB7DL79qe9qo9deM6RzocIGJ_EELLDwgzPmv1ughx0U0EHY0FylTOkFlc0HzsHCDRlW6hXa6p3ISY5PL93AnH882lURtK3PGSw6bCXo1hCQaLoEOIESbiKLbTcc5mF_tJLb_Q0cnFBQLTPHOesSdjpa46u/s320/800px-Pieter_Bruegel_the_Elder_-_The_Tower_of_Babel_(detail)_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tower of Babel - Pieter Bruegel the Elder</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Technology is the great revolving door of Hope.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">It could be argued that the characteristic of man that most distinguishes him from the rest of the animal kingdom is his capacity for technique, to build up a corpus of know-how and to put it to work. Where there exists the earliest evidence of human society there is likewise to be found artefacts of tools and of things made by tools, of technique. That techniques of agriculture, husbandry, textiles, pottery, medicine, and architecture have served to mitigate the vicissitudes of Nature, to carve out a more stable existence in which families and communities could prosper is undeniable.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">In this context
human progress can be thought of as the development of technique, the means to extend
one’s power, to create more stability, more security for oneself. Yet, after
several millennia of technical progress can we say that humanity is more stable
or secure? At what point does the effort to create stability overreach, paradoxically
degenerating into an accelerating loss of control? When does the servant that
is technique transform itself into the master that is technology, the
progressive liberator mutate into the coercive oppressor, the hope of man’s salvation
descend into the imminent threat of our very extinction?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Civilisation
as Tipping Point</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Though man
can expand his power by wielding technique, he also can easily have his agency stripped
when technique is applied to him. This is the origin and essential function of
civilization: the pacification and instrumental use of the individual by means
of technique. Whereas in a primitive society Nature is a means for the ends of
man, in a civilised society man is transformed into a means for the ends of the
city. This is by and large an involuntary process. The city is established
through militant conquest and economic coercion, based on recognition of and
submission to authority. Furthermore, the city is maintained through the rule
of law, a code of conduct whose purpose is to control human behaviour. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">What
civilization offers in exchange for the surrender of psychological independence
and material autonomy is the promise of security. To be a citizen is to be
passive and dependent on a system that assures basic physical needs will be
accessible with minimal effort. Personally, the individual citizen is helpless
to secure those needs for himself. Only by identifying with and supporting the
collective goals of the city can the citizen exercise power, if only
vicariously. So primitive man who lives authentically, literally “doing for
himself”, is objectified by automation, a “self-thinking” system of imposed
order as codified in law and statute. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br clear="all" style="break-before: page; mso-special-character: line-break; page-break-before: always;" />
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mass
Psychosis</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">To form a truly
mass society requires an expansion of technique from mere physical coercion to
complete psychological domination. Curbing the individual’s will to exercise
his power is critical and can be described as the three “keys” of redirection,
suppression, and elimination. Redirection is a way of reorienting pursuits and
goals from that of the individual, family, or tribe towards that of the
collective where one can identify with its striving and accomplishments. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">A secondary
form of redirection is providing access to proxy activities, non-vital interests
that allow the pursuit of and achievement of artificial goals with some degree
of independence. In both cases the principal resource for redirecting the
masses is socialisation through public education. Thirteen to twenty or more
years of public education is likewise an effective tool of instilling mass
altruism, to pressure the individual to place the goals and interests of
society, the “greater good”, above their own or that of their family.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">These
mechanisms largely succeed in compelling most individuals to heavily regulate
their own desires and resulting behaviours but not without deleterious consequences.
Just because material deprivation produces misery, it does not follow that
abundance engenders happiness. Human contentment is primarily psychological. Therefore,
when the individual will to exercise his power is obstructed, a plethora of
mental pathologies begin to manifest including anxiety, depression, self-loathing,
resentment, fetishes, etc. Those so afflicted, children included, are viewed as
victims of a disease category to which a corresponding pharmaceutical remedy,
with or without psychological therapy, is typically provided to suppress the
will. When our tolerance for such coercion is exceeded, the cohesion of mass
society is imperiled. Technology plays a vital role in expanding the
individual’s tolerance for coercion thereby inviting technology’s continual
augmentation. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Even so,
there are those for which redirection and suppression are insufficient tools
for curbing their will. They simply will not or cannot fully socialise. There
are many techniques for eliminating such nonconformity from a mass society.
Almost every function of individual human life is now subject to automation:
food, clothes, shelter, medicine, education, governance, transportation to name
a few whereas bureaucratic and legal codification make behaviours disruptive to
these systems illegal. Mass societies have established very sophisticated
institutions of judgement and incarceration to remove nonconformity from daily
civilised life. Advanced techniques in genetic modification hold the promise of
eliminating such tendencies in utero.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our
Plutonian World</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">It is not
just man’s psychological state that is severely destabilised by mass society.
Technology has likewise proven to be an unfolding ecological disaster, the
greatest existential threat to life on earth. Our technology has far outpaced
our common sense. Modern man has employed vastly improved means to a increasingly
dead end. Such applied science is immensely powerful. However, humans have
proven themselves just as incapable of wielding it as they are capable of
generating such power. So, although science is not an inherent evil, in a
technological society it inevitably becomes an inescapable, manifest evil.
Humanity’s former threats were natural. Although technology partially or
temporarily mitigates these, in exchange it inundates us with pollution, radiation,
and environmental devastation that are both imposed and inescapable. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">So it is
that the sum total of man’s collective energies is now directed towards
extracting all the wealth of the earth, buried deep underground, with great
suffering raising it to the surface so as to reform his existence as a Hell on
Earth. In the frenzy, individuality is thereby destroyed, supplanted by two
antagonistic groups: those who seek to hoard and conserve against those
determined to consume with reckless abandon. This is nothing other than the
fourth circle of Hell as described by Dante. <br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_Fn-6731FtBYYnJ8x_J0_NKz_cX522aBhToEzvVbHIYHmgympGwQEL2ZsmFVVGUh_2wWR532Fj7WCGCL1tGls38i0CSfgKKHVbXhUTUFCy-FatUExoJWo5I8sJojkFl6MfGwaFvmgDL3NkB8DgJbGS8L911leU9OFMn_qYrdvtbkByH8qBTXiO1G9UmA/s1280/1280px-Gustave_Dor%C3%A9_-_Dante_Alighieri_-_Inferno_-_Plate_22_(Canto_VII_-_Hoarders_and_Wasters).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1280" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_Fn-6731FtBYYnJ8x_J0_NKz_cX522aBhToEzvVbHIYHmgympGwQEL2ZsmFVVGUh_2wWR532Fj7WCGCL1tGls38i0CSfgKKHVbXhUTUFCy-FatUExoJWo5I8sJojkFl6MfGwaFvmgDL3NkB8DgJbGS8L911leU9OFMn_qYrdvtbkByH8qBTXiO1G9UmA/w400-h319/1280px-Gustave_Dor%C3%A9_-_Dante_Alighieri_-_Inferno_-_Plate_22_(Canto_VII_-_Hoarders_and_Wasters).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The hoarders and wasters - Gustave Doré</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Revolution,
Reformation, Reification</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Our bureaucratic,
industrial, technological society is irreformable. I would go a step further by
claiming that it is now impossible for us to revolt against it. Our servile
relation to the State, the multinational corporation, to artificial
intelligence is sublime, one of reverential awe before unspeakable power. Under
the encroaching shadow of total technological domination, man is awestruck, hoping
for mercy whilst prostrating himself before technological progress in an act of
fealty and faith. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Furthermore,
revolutions are founded upon the burning passions of hope and hatred whereas reformations
are cobbled together with their pathetic shadows of resignation and apathy. A
reform movement will update certain codes or replace certain men in power
whilst a revolutionary one seeks to overthrow the system of power itself.
Reform dominates as almost all men desire to maintain power. There has never
been a successful revolution against civilisation, only a series of reformations
that have augmented it into the global technological society that now exists.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">So, a
defensive posture is assumed with regards to our technological society, for
what remedy can there possibly be for the blunders of technology but further
investments in technology? It engenders an unfounded optimism where humanity
willingly chooses to maintain hope, faith, and belief in the very systems one
should mistrust, challenge, and resist. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Humanity
thus appears trapped, shackled to the Technology Society and its enduring
Presence, presence being an experience of time that is neither wholly present
nor future, rather the idea that the present reality will extend in time,
things will not really change but instead reify, become even more of the same,
intractable, unchangeable, eternal. A claustrophobia in time rather than space.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">The
Technological Society and Its Absence</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxTWgis12WQvrjBGIM_lrCiuh3HkAsgGEnVEl-cis-4uNIjQon2owLxTBZUAv5TsGUUjLDpCz1XEx4BCJqaNn77LZr_1vWiwI_SbsTsPRBR9l4FfsW6HhvqTAC4bOgYEeRoN5eVbpBk3-8kXhLVQu6cGl-lBa_wgFvkQ-agIlQr4qB8bQ1R7dz3M9hMbT/s1000/unnamed%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzxTWgis12WQvrjBGIM_lrCiuh3HkAsgGEnVEl-cis-4uNIjQon2owLxTBZUAv5TsGUUjLDpCz1XEx4BCJqaNn77LZr_1vWiwI_SbsTsPRBR9l4FfsW6HhvqTAC4bOgYEeRoN5eVbpBk3-8kXhLVQu6cGl-lBa_wgFvkQ-agIlQr4qB8bQ1R7dz3M9hMbT/w200-h150/unnamed%20(1).jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lethe - the river of forgetfulness</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Our
technological society is a work of endarkening.</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Only by obscuring the past can
you possibly imagine that you are heading into a bright future. We exist in
this society that aches and strives to forget; such periods are always later
looked upon as Dark Ages. What we loosely call Western culture, what is now in
fact a global technological society, is no culture at all. It is a monstrous,
mechanical thing, tied to no place, antithetical to life. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">For primitive
man, reason and rationality are just tools in service to a higher purpose. For
the enlightened man, the industrial man, the technological man reason is his
Alpha and rationality his Omega. They constitute the limits of his world. Yet, it
is impossible to fully construct ourselves in the image that our reason posits
we should be. Totalitarianism fails internally let alone from the outside. The
self rebels as we are primarily willful creatures so that any attempt to
construct a wholly rational society inevitably disintegrates into chaos. Cities,
nations, corporations, they are all an affront to the natural order; we’re
incapable of making them sustainable.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mankind has
become demented, in the literal sense that in his fixation on reason and
technology he’s forgetting everything of real importance. The alternative is by
no means an eutopia; nevertheless, it may be just possible for mankind to heal,
to fill the gaping void that will be left by the technological society’s
inevitable absence. An opportunity to quiet the intellect and listen
attentively to the soul, to the will…to remember.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Contributed
by Patrick Webb</span></i></p>
<p> </p>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-89120125381248086822023-05-23T21:11:00.004-04:002023-05-23T21:11:54.075-04:00The Matter of Gothic<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6fhjnfvKDmGXKgxI3bu1d3Ir6sKHYvuFPLfUII7Lc-uhhe9QAOVA0eEermDysSfryIYN4M2QZgf0mic_vGDVzonuIpH0rtTWdzoEeiALEk7sy0IE6Kmg58w5auXTN6JbzwroIpLGZe4nbcDtGNiHBCKzlndh8idqlPbP3OnSX7JS2OpABktPmKsnVw/s2222/Winchester-Cathedral-21_348098851_610038332.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="2222" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6fhjnfvKDmGXKgxI3bu1d3Ir6sKHYvuFPLfUII7Lc-uhhe9QAOVA0eEermDysSfryIYN4M2QZgf0mic_vGDVzonuIpH0rtTWdzoEeiALEk7sy0IE6Kmg58w5auXTN6JbzwroIpLGZe4nbcDtGNiHBCKzlndh8idqlPbP3OnSX7JS2OpABktPmKsnVw/s320/Winchester-Cathedral-21_348098851_610038332.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Winchester Cathedral</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>This essay intends to complete a tripartite overview of the underlying principles of Gothic architecture. The first, <a href="https://realfinishes.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-spirit-of-gothic.html"><i>The Spirit of Gothic</i></a>, contemplated various aspects of its beauty and sublimity, the <b>animating</b> principle that draws us in and leaves us in awe. This was followed by <i><a href="https://realfinishes.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-form-of-gothic.html">The Form of Gothic</a></i>, exploring the <b>organising </b>principle that makes the Gothic so uniquely identifiable. However, what remains to articulate is the <b>generating </b>principle, a consideration of the material, the very stuff the Gothic is made of. First and foremost, Gothic is an architecture of self-supporting masonry, typically stone. Nevertheless, other materials such as timber, metal, and glass have their secondary application. As construction and articulation ought to vary with the material employed we'll explore how all of these take the best advantage of their respective physical properties in turn.<p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Stone</span></b></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFLv-FPr-N_iRN6KZ7GvbhBXQ8tQB2lFbqlwh-NHtubGi3Fo9xTP6--1lZQ4kDTuWZRyMTQ3S5NVxhSI4VbAK7B2aBAgbSCyNA8TELQ1xHpDPQRRhsOEep0Y4FsgoCfGJowJbEpMBSS0Asvy4-5PxqhsKV_POBSO7RX9Z20CPojaI8mBsTRGh-WVjXg/s1200/900px-Flying_buttresses_of_the_Freiburg_Minster.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFLv-FPr-N_iRN6KZ7GvbhBXQ8tQB2lFbqlwh-NHtubGi3Fo9xTP6--1lZQ4kDTuWZRyMTQ3S5NVxhSI4VbAK7B2aBAgbSCyNA8TELQ1xHpDPQRRhsOEep0Y4FsgoCfGJowJbEpMBSS0Asvy4-5PxqhsKV_POBSO7RX9Z20CPojaI8mBsTRGh-WVjXg/w150-h200/900px-Flying_buttresses_of_the_Freiburg_Minster.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Freiburg Minster</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Gothic is above all an architecture conceived and articulated in stone, taking full advantage of its properties, most notably its incredible compressive strength, density and weight. In elevation, buttressed walls with large openings are in fact stronger than solid ones and the buttresses diminish in projection corresponding to their height. Flying buttresses are the greatest visual example of this, revealing in their construction the lines of force, as the gravitational thrust of the roof is directed through the masonry to the foundations and earth below.<p></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcyHv6kdMUKZkvkbWExxGeYSoNG4DbT-1s-5k3ShGlNhlWUGglnMR4PBhrLCw1Xb43pKgn3S1e1LM2rBkHSvvORx11T7Sp7jZrKBXbQkptoPRge-P3dy5B_n9j8IwUVFWFwjroQKUOhENqyla5DwT7Vr4iEif_X8MBhUXJsQP_GgzgDIpjYKnIQGBPQ/s640/ff3326718ef6faf0bc778ea6f9e4e28d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcyHv6kdMUKZkvkbWExxGeYSoNG4DbT-1s-5k3ShGlNhlWUGglnMR4PBhrLCw1Xb43pKgn3S1e1LM2rBkHSvvORx11T7Sp7jZrKBXbQkptoPRge-P3dy5B_n9j8IwUVFWFwjroQKUOhENqyla5DwT7Vr4iEif_X8MBhUXJsQP_GgzgDIpjYKnIQGBPQ/w150-h200/ff3326718ef6faf0bc778ea6f9e4e28d.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Amiens Cathedral</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>In the interior of the monumental great cathedrals, further support for the ceiling is provided from clustered piers which are composed of multiple colonnettes rather than an colossal column so as to maintain an human proportion with the increase of scale. Ribs spring from the caps of the colonnettes as well as the corbels integrated into the buttressed walls, meeting at a boss acting as a keystone at the centres of the pointed groin vaulting. The spandrels between the ribs can be made of a thin layer of stone to complete the ceiling as they support no structural load. A combination of all of these methods permit the walls to be pushed higher even while being opened up.</p><p>Spires and pinnacles are similarly composed at different scales. The tower and turret respectively are square in plan and each is covered with a pyramid structure to shelter it from the elements. Spires serve a religious function, towers for the ringing of bells whereas the more diminutive pinnacles add critical weight to further stabalise the buttresses precisely where it is required.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpWSLxgpxpQr9A72STRioU3Dl26IwcKY0-NrLn4Y75Y2_dF0WlrXH6tD4RPclqOmwWa43NF_lwwq7-cMqic0xjanetm54oeDz5TQPO7j05TW0Q9VnLjbsU-5vo0lEoIR6l7XELd3RU796w8MY2pEahG0nFZ3udab36AbuaioTz4OYeHEvDjq1xgV64A/s2560/BurgosCathedral005-scaled.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="2560" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpWSLxgpxpQr9A72STRioU3Dl26IwcKY0-NrLn4Y75Y2_dF0WlrXH6tD4RPclqOmwWa43NF_lwwq7-cMqic0xjanetm54oeDz5TQPO7j05TW0Q9VnLjbsU-5vo0lEoIR6l7XELd3RU796w8MY2pEahG0nFZ3udab36AbuaioTz4OYeHEvDjq1xgV64A/w400-h266/BurgosCathedral005-scaled.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Burgos Cathedral</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Timber</span></b></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitERosotqIAgUX_7SjztssMpNnV5umbfGuLwhNtYZzDx7odVhJhOZ0Hzta-TkkRGRdWFc9JjF3c20UFayYvLfJojZPU_fcJXryZ-NMnGX5Rc0ZQUnbQZhGr_mcKIFBlfXPf2jVPEeCQWdP0ixQBivzHoSaAqN3efekkhxlpxfq96tJ7JuzaZOLNbXIAg/s1024/711e69e13f8707abfcc8cb6d987acca8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitERosotqIAgUX_7SjztssMpNnV5umbfGuLwhNtYZzDx7odVhJhOZ0Hzta-TkkRGRdWFc9JjF3c20UFayYvLfJojZPU_fcJXryZ-NMnGX5Rc0ZQUnbQZhGr_mcKIFBlfXPf2jVPEeCQWdP0ixQBivzHoSaAqN3efekkhxlpxfq96tJ7JuzaZOLNbXIAg/w133-h200/711e69e13f8707abfcc8cb6d987acca8.jpg" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Notre Dame de Paris</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>As one might expect, carpentry played a major role even in the predominantly masonry construction of Gothic architecture. Aside from the supportive role of such equipment as scaffolding, workbenches, and various tools an indispensable use of timber framing was to build the centering for arches and vaults, acting as temporary supports until the masonry was completed. A permanent application of timber framing is the hidden thought highly complex structural support for the roof that protects the vulnerable stone ceilings from the elements. </p><p>Not all Gothic carpentry work is temporary or hidden from view. Elements such as doors, pulpits, and screens are typically made of wood. In domestic architecture the use of highly ornamental barge boards are used to protect the gable ends of buildings from water intrusion whereas in small churches, collegiate, and civic architecture it is more common to encounter splendid timber ceilings that look entirely differently than stone owing to the high tensile strength of wood as a material.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0C3N1Wl9fk-jNVjUe8EvV1qW5_jlKNdWLIOGyiutbi4dh-nwMeLI8Bxk9wnOCqnONTs8uLoMY0wh4hMfmVlA8Kd0Ds8R02clncB5UJs0MYOMw8a25RsGjqQ-6k9GMytX_5CJfNr1oNVRF4XhkCHpyQE9zCaY7QEHrfMmP1ng2AMubSIx7x2bMgXoyjw/s1024/DSC07779-1024x980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="1024" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0C3N1Wl9fk-jNVjUe8EvV1qW5_jlKNdWLIOGyiutbi4dh-nwMeLI8Bxk9wnOCqnONTs8uLoMY0wh4hMfmVlA8Kd0Ds8R02clncB5UJs0MYOMw8a25RsGjqQ-6k9GMytX_5CJfNr1oNVRF4XhkCHpyQE9zCaY7QEHrfMmP1ng2AMubSIx7x2bMgXoyjw/w400-h383/DSC07779-1024x980.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">St Agnes Church, Cawston</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Metal and Glass</span></b><br /></p><p>Aside from the masons and timber framers, perhaps the next most important craft of Gothic architecture is plumbing, referring to the craftsmen who work with <i>plumbum</i>, or lead. Lead was used extensively as a means of protection from water intrusion including gutters and downspouts, flashing, and especially the incredibly durable lead roofs, some of which have lasted for centuries with minimal maintenance. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzMYB79mAUllvn-Ww-pNb0cGCrNpz897B-XWQ75esgPLWWyoZQxFkHnB85cRkpW0buA5oGo4NCIT7JjUVS6H6soJWD9vDxdT9N2bqoIbpVBMRa7XG5rOgnqf55iDCdaKW4We5__AYqE9X19Si_SewFIx_v1Y0pAQ60MKCllof6vDocRSflqQ_3HB3mg/s2560/Ely_Cathedral_iron_work.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1695" data-original-width="2560" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzMYB79mAUllvn-Ww-pNb0cGCrNpz897B-XWQ75esgPLWWyoZQxFkHnB85cRkpW0buA5oGo4NCIT7JjUVS6H6soJWD9vDxdT9N2bqoIbpVBMRa7XG5rOgnqf55iDCdaKW4We5__AYqE9X19Si_SewFIx_v1Y0pAQ60MKCllof6vDocRSflqQ_3HB3mg/w400-h265/Ely_Cathedral_iron_work.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ely Cathedral</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><p>Wrought iron is another metal that finds extensive uses for hinges and other types of door and window hardware. It likewise features prominently in screens and stairs, the combination of strength and malleability of iron as a material allowing almost unrestricted ornamental expression.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpfWzGprD63Gp1uDzNXhySjX3SLID-VMv-ARjFgQtTIuQYTGPIJP1_qlmgJqkhwb8vLorzcWO_Qmg8XI9MeLxipvyOveOxK2A7_txb7IvbmNhyIt6LTjBNQjdunMFk7XoxzUKO_zwqomV6zCImjb03B-JUmbdpwv1gRRvect_W-TLryZzHQSs5tB17A/s1538/1280px-Stained_glass_window_of_Love_at_Red_House.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="1280" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpfWzGprD63Gp1uDzNXhySjX3SLID-VMv-ARjFgQtTIuQYTGPIJP1_qlmgJqkhwb8vLorzcWO_Qmg8XI9MeLxipvyOveOxK2A7_txb7IvbmNhyIt6LTjBNQjdunMFk7XoxzUKO_zwqomV6zCImjb03B-JUmbdpwv1gRRvect_W-TLryZzHQSs5tB17A/w166-h200/1280px-Stained_glass_window_of_Love_at_Red_House.jpg" width="166" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>"Love" by Philip Webb</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Of course Gothic architecture is intimately associated with the light that its construction permitted to penetrate the building. Gothic windows, with their thousands of panes be they clear, stained, or coloured is a signature feature of the style. I'll leave you with an humble example, one of my favourites from a little Red House in Bexleyheath.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Contributed by Patrick Webb</i><br /></p><p></p>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-21454961516093892792023-05-18T21:14:00.006-04:002023-05-18T21:18:13.617-04:00The Classical versus the Gothic<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9QE5Pp7_WUUd7ZPvn2MvMmVJYebk9bOoiHfb9036sofib6T9X2rpf3zpbMlQpz7V30rm1islpKINRXjKWLAgGDnfWJdCyhwlAT8yurfJY8WXcRs6WTYhSgJTgMJFYADVTTQ6iI_rWA2gMCI5NJMCSXBeDdpiFBals0DN3gFpypZrpu7KgbsxQzfjfQ/s1350/saint-eustache-paris-1.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9QE5Pp7_WUUd7ZPvn2MvMmVJYebk9bOoiHfb9036sofib6T9X2rpf3zpbMlQpz7V30rm1islpKINRXjKWLAgGDnfWJdCyhwlAT8yurfJY8WXcRs6WTYhSgJTgMJFYADVTTQ6iI_rWA2gMCI5NJMCSXBeDdpiFBals0DN3gFpypZrpu7KgbsxQzfjfQ/s320/saint-eustache-paris-1.jpg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">L’église Saint-Eustache, Paris</span></i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The typical narrative regarding the origins of Gothic architecture is that it was an evolution of the Romanesque, itself a debased form of Roman Classicism. There is undoubtedly a measure of truth to this description as we can readily verify that much detailed Classical architectural understanding was lost during the Early Mediæval period whilst a measure of knowledge of means and methods did indeed pass through the Romanesque into the Gothic era. That being admitted, what is often overlooked or at least not fully accredited is the incredible architectural innovation of the Gothic period.<p></p><p>Despite a few interesting attempts to merge them towards the end of the period, Gothic architecture was decidedly not a derivative variant of the Classical at all as it was founded on entirely unique principles that the following quick comparison will well illustrate.</p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Adaptation vs. Innovation</b></span></p><p>The monumental Classical* as we've come to best know it proceeds from the Renaissance essentially having adapted two forms: the Roman basilica and the Roman temple, the respective seats of temporal and eternal power (although such civic architecture as theatres, colossae, triumphal arches, etc. have contributed their minor influences). Initially, it was the basilica form that was Christianised in the Constantinian, late Roman Empire period for the seats of the bisphoric, in many cases constructing new prominent churches whose bishop physically occupied the tribunal-converted-to-altar, wielding much of the temporal power formerly pertaining to the magistrates, a secular architecture consisting of a large rectangular nave and side aisles adapted to religious, Christian use.<br /></p><p>By far the most adapted Roman form during and subsequent to the Renaissance was the Roman temple. A few notable temples were refashioned and dedicated to Christian use already in antiquity. However, Christian religious service differed considerably from that of the pagan Romans whose interiors were reserved for the exclusive use of the priests. Interiors were comparatively small and devoid of light, thus being of ill use for a congregation and Christian services. 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Many parish churches and especially cathedrals were almost exclusively laid out according to a cruciform <b>plan</b>. Likewise, the chapels, ambulatories, and choirs typical of these houses of worship were bespoke, the function of these spaces integral to the floor plan from which the walls and roof would unfold so that the elevations were adapted to the function of the cathedral, not the other way around as was typical of Neoclassical architecture. The same general principle permeated the design of collegiate, civic, and the manor houses of the Gothic period. </p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Wood vs. Stone</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDN62r3fZ1O9Tqr9xqdQ8leekZjF9HGi1hYwo6wRbRsTG8-k7i21ip-YRwuCa7eT6YovMDxcJPCJegsgaYBCDnYvh89HTBnmBcz1EP9RP3i9yevthjnImNluaFofbbziJOnpLxu6TJN2G_8GU5scw2R-9yd6Nln8iOaOYEvuN45aqCwjIw8pLeE6ydg/s948/672df48b4e47375fdcbb944817871a86.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="948" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDN62r3fZ1O9Tqr9xqdQ8leekZjF9HGi1hYwo6wRbRsTG8-k7i21ip-YRwuCa7eT6YovMDxcJPCJegsgaYBCDnYvh89HTBnmBcz1EP9RP3i9yevthjnImNluaFofbbziJOnpLxu6TJN2G_8GU5scw2R-9yd6Nln8iOaOYEvuN45aqCwjIw8pLeE6ydg/s320/672df48b4e47375fdcbb944817871a86.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Although lost to antiquity, the origin of Classical architecture is almost assuredly timber and earth. Due to the fugitive nature of the materials, none of the ancient buildings of the Greeks and Etruscans, (from which the Romans derived much of their own architecture), remain to us. What does remain are many of the later stone temples that emulate expressively the original joists, rafters and other construction components in stone. A common feature is the pseudoperipteral pilastres or engaged columns of many Neoclassical monumental buildings that serve no structural purpose whatsoever. This was a characteristic dating back to Roman architecture such as the 1st century La Maison Carrée pictured above. Romans did make efforts through the use of arches and vaults to take advantage of the inherent property of stone that it is very strong in compression.<p></p><p>However, Gothic buildings for the elevations originated as a construction that fully took advantage of the compressive strength of stone. The characteristic pointed and lancet arches are far more effective for distributing lateral forces to the ground and taking pressure off the supporting walls. Groin vaulting based on the same principles directed all gravitational force along the length of the ribs in compression through columns directly to the ground. Combined with a system of buttresses and pinnacles Gothic architecture was able to reach unfathomable elevations and open up the interior as the walls had only to support their own weight. 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Despite the fact that its cella is surrounded with a forest of vertical Doric columns the comparatively low width to height ratio, the low pitched roof, and large entablature establish it to the eye as a predominantly horizontal architecture. This is characteristic of Classical architecture in general. There are only a couple of design moves that can be utilised to give it a more vertical character and they come with aesthetic consequences. The first of these is superposition, hierarchically stacking one order of architecture over another, typically from the Tuscan or Doric ascending to the Corinthian order. The difficulty is always the same, each order is terminated with an entablature, reasserting the horizontal appearance of the building even for <span class="js-about-item-abstr">façades that are overall very vertical in their orientation.</span></p><p><span class="js-about-item-abstr">In the Gothic, even for rather low buildings such as dormitories for monasteries and abbeys the vertical character of the design is maintained, restricting the entablatures, string courses, and drip moulds to an appropriate size needed to protect the </span><span class="js-about-item-abstr">façade from erosion. 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Because the Classical orders strictly adhere to a fixed proportional relationship of the various elements, creating tall colonnades and porticoes is a simple matter of magnifying those elements. Towers for Neoclassical buildings always present a challenge. Either they are placed in front of the building or are placed further back, over the crossing.<br /><p></p><p>Gothic structures on the other hand maintain the human scale for even very large and high piers by subdividing them with colonettes either in compound or clustered arrangement. These are placed so as to align with and receive the thrust of the ribs holding up the vaults. Gothic towers may be found either over the crossing or at one side or more often in pairs flanking the <span class="js-about-item-abstr">façade. Unless left uncompleted, Gothic towers are always intended to receive a spire.<br /></span></p><p><span class="js-about-item-abstr">There are many other differing details that could be elaborated upon such as the rather low pitch of Classical roofs compared </span><span class="js-about-item-abstr">to the typical steepness of Gothic roofs</span><span class="js-about-item-abstr">, the tendency for large constructive elements in monumental Classical structures in contrast to the composition of Gothic buildings from smaller ones, the proportionally smaller windows in Classical buildings in comparision to Gothic examples which are almost always splayed inside and out. The point is not to pit these incredible traditions against each other, rather to recognise that they have different origins and are perhaps best suited to certain climates and for their own purposes.<br /></span></p><p><span class="js-about-item-abstr"><br /></span></p><p>*I use the term 'Neoclassical' to architecture in the Classical styles including and proceeding from its revival in the Renaissance</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Contributed by Patrick Webb</i><br /></p>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-88489144912489538782023-05-17T08:28:00.002-04:002023-05-17T08:31:39.601-04:00The Longleaf Laureate of Loneliness<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrI-zkPeGKGIE1otR_BokFD7qY0aBcScHCZMAuCJuQ5NGhxP4bc5U5M1AHOViYDx1VDXO931hktkUuL3gYH-aP2qqoX_vzo5CLgprVDUUxNrobwsYSxHAXJErB63lkI6mB9TMq07Ik7FSmKmomvsJvZFonkTILap0fg_cV8FWGVTMWG_sn9V_iot07A/s2197/IMG-2452.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2197" data-original-width="2123" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrI-zkPeGKGIE1otR_BokFD7qY0aBcScHCZMAuCJuQ5NGhxP4bc5U5M1AHOViYDx1VDXO931hktkUuL3gYH-aP2qqoX_vzo5CLgprVDUUxNrobwsYSxHAXJErB63lkI6mB9TMq07Ik7FSmKmomvsJvZFonkTILap0fg_cV8FWGVTMWG_sn9V_iot07A/s320/IMG-2452.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>There are only two appropriate themes for poetry worthy of the name: tragedy and love. Of these two, tragedy is the more noble; however, its characteristic sense of loss can be overwhelming, so that an admixture of love can contribute a redemptive quality that grants tragedy the right to ascend from mere despair to something we may actually wish to recall, a dreamlike nostalgia, a bruise we must rub, extracting some small measure of pleasure from all our injury and hurt. <p></p><p>Singer-songwriter <a href="https://abigaildowd.bandcamp.com/album/beautiful-day">Abigail Dowd</a> is that kind of poet. When she sings of a beautiful day outside, she hasn't forgotten the shadows that remain within; the metaphorical imagery of reaching for the light and retreating to the darkness pervade her lyrics. Does one emerge to shine like a diamond, or retreat into the shadows to be left alone like a miner in the dark? No easy answers are forthcoming; it's left ambiguous as to which is preferable. </p><p>In <i>One Moment at a Time</i> she initially comforts us that, "we are all one, together in this life" but it rings hollow, fails to convince as she continues on to describe a moment of complete existential crisis where there is a lack of place from the past, meaning in the present, and purpose for the future, where we are bound in and to time, leaving the listener with the impression that perhaps indeed, upon a good hard look, we are after all alone in this life.</p><p>Similarly <i>Apple Trees</i> offers an initial hope that love forms the greatest of bonds with the power to dispel the loneliness. Yet, its double edge is revealed as we're soon reminded that it likewise holds the risk of an even greater loss, that the warmth love provides can turn into a frigidity of solitude that can taint or even repaint the past, can make one question if that love was a mere illusion, a parlor trick of a desperate longing, that one was in fact alone all along. <br /></p><p>Yet somehow there is a strong thread of redemption woven throughout her stories. That even in the depths of loneliness, the sympathy expressed in poetic verse recommends to us that perhaps we are not entirely alone after all, that someone understands, at the very least Abigail understands. Moreover, despite all the lament of loneliness there is a concurrent theme of the need for freedom, to strike out on one's own, to voluntarily take up the lonesome road. I think this is a sentiment quite familiar to all artists. Great art is made in solitary confinement, one has need to be alone with one's thoughts and feelings, to cradle that solitude in one's loving embrace, to seek higher ground from the flood of noise that threatens to carry away the monuments of human culture, the poetic foundation of language itself, the river of Lethe that would wash away any and everything worthy of remembrance in this world.</p><p> </p><p><i>Contributed by Patrick Webb </i><br /></p><p><br /></p>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-90316337391657462372023-04-08T09:53:00.005-04:002023-04-08T11:32:36.342-04:00Beauty is an Apokalypsis<p> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbKTbAkm0KsPArXgkw1pfAgKno83BSgwOmJ2k9JQ7mTLexTVM1GjDYyVjup_aSgdVZMJkA4GpSudZ_2kk8qGRUpj7aptVB9qbXnhsfVOuZASHfForj-mDYcoeYpTORe_LlxR7U6OCddDYhL7H4zZiwU2sz5jgxwEOr0WFFpbGQeEJsRN7DSzvc5VHqw/s2620/46984-3554105233.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2620" data-original-width="2362" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbKTbAkm0KsPArXgkw1pfAgKno83BSgwOmJ2k9JQ7mTLexTVM1GjDYyVjup_aSgdVZMJkA4GpSudZ_2kk8qGRUpj7aptVB9qbXnhsfVOuZASHfForj-mDYcoeYpTORe_LlxR7U6OCddDYhL7H4zZiwU2sz5jgxwEOr0WFFpbGQeEJsRN7DSzvc5VHqw/s320/46984-3554105233.jpg" width="288" /></a></div>The revelation both emerges and is perceived
by a poetic frame of consciousness.<br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In 1453, towards the East, a disaster befell Christianity,
really humanity at large. Meanwhile in the West a Renaissance was occurring.
But a rebirth of what?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">We call it Humanism</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">That’s not an inaccurate name because
in fact it was a rejection of revelation, of the wisdom and works of God as
uncovered, revealed to man in favour of man placing himself as the centrepiece of an immanent paradise.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Humanism’s initial focus was on Beauty, the animating
principle of the world, that which draws, attracts, motivates. It took the
transcendental Beauty of nature and fashioned it into artefacts of man producing undeniable results, great
cities, eternal cities even…or so we like to think. A rejection of the Holy
Spirit in favour of the Zeitgeist, the Spirit of the Age, the Spirit of Man.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Enlightened Truth and an Awakening to the Good</span></b><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There would be progress. The transcendental Truth of
revelation would be supplanted by immanent Truth. Man would find his own way
led by his own lights, humanity enlightened by the brilliance of a thousand
sons but not sons of God. They would come to know a new Truth<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but has that Truth set us free?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Such an Enlightenment was just a precondition. The
purpose of light is to awaken, to awaken to the Good. And who has become the
arbiter of what is Good? Man seeks to become his own father, the
centrepiece of his own divine garden, the very tree or source of the knowledge of
good and evil. This is our present circumstance. The Good, the True, the
Beautiful as determined by man, immanent in the world. However, allow me to digress, concluding with the subject of Beauty.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Divine Revelation</span></b><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The very architecture of this former cathedral, now mosque is what we call Beautiful. The iconography that is filling it up is yet a further act of Beautification. Not because it is particularly Beautiful in and of itself. I
think it can scarcely compete with a weed, a dandelion outside that we might
carelessly trample underfoot. No, it is because it points towards a greater
reality, that which is irreducible in human experience, that which forms the
basis of our definitions and to which none of our definitions are applicable. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Beauty is but the Truth of the Good spoken to humanity in
our native tongue. Beauty is a revelation. Beauty is the gift of God.</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9VtNJNCGLpCjd3G_W7y63LG5CQ6nxJ89qn4Uvuj2-nz0VUoUAT4YKwLXE-Ld89hFM3dADlvuj8ITx4SMP6BXCeZVSGscWB9L0UZc5E3_UCtKO6eVummmOfV7F9Oz670dxvooz2SAHE0QpTrG4PI_MfCuzWcP-rEGzQSBxr8j5ckfllzYF_eJuaqTGg/s1200/3904811506_37e505122d_k-891474093.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9VtNJNCGLpCjd3G_W7y63LG5CQ6nxJ89qn4Uvuj2-nz0VUoUAT4YKwLXE-Ld89hFM3dADlvuj8ITx4SMP6BXCeZVSGscWB9L0UZc5E3_UCtKO6eVummmOfV7F9Oz670dxvooz2SAHE0QpTrG4PI_MfCuzWcP-rEGzQSBxr8j5ckfllzYF_eJuaqTGg/w400-h266/3904811506_37e505122d_k-891474093.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Contributed by Patrick Webb </i><br /></p>
<p></p>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-63156440626442845162021-04-24T10:53:00.002-04:002021-04-26T07:47:24.129-04:00The Status of the Traditional Craftsman<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSC0GVGwQ4fsVPMhblybYMUq3C_hTy4Lbv7GJTnFIdz32ry_qtODFO4HVh9ed12mk5DjLUDBWRYO2f-sBXaiYv1ae1FyKZOBxytkbM9NI4z9NhyJ3xwyDStyHSNBgSdPChYtQ-traAjmh/s782/stonemasonry-korcula1900.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="782" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSC0GVGwQ4fsVPMhblybYMUq3C_hTy4Lbv7GJTnFIdz32ry_qtODFO4HVh9ed12mk5DjLUDBWRYO2f-sBXaiYv1ae1FyKZOBxytkbM9NI4z9NhyJ3xwyDStyHSNBgSdPChYtQ-traAjmh/s320/stonemasonry-korcula1900.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>By any conceivable measure, low. Often young people who are trying to figure out their life will ask me if traditional craft might be a viable path for them. My response is basically as follows: if social status is important to your sense of identity, don't walk away from pursuing craft...run and never look back. <p></p><p>There are a few diminished, crumbling legacy infrastructures in place for learning craft sporadically limping along around the globe. Nowadays these typically function as half way houses for wayward youths. However, for most folks pursuing a life as a traditional craftsman there is no support, it's by and large a self-directed process. Obviously, there is very little in the way of a traditional craft culture remaining in the modern, industrialised world. This was certainly my experience in learning traditional plasterwork. Years of experimentation, trips at great expense to the UK, France, Italy, Morocco to try an pick up dribs and drabs of knowledge from folks who are struggling for their own existence and only half-willing to tolerate your presence. Why should they share anything with you, their hard earned pearls before swine? Not exactly a recipe for the next Michelangelo.<br /></p><p>Then there is the architectural side of things. Once again, plan on doing the heavy lifting yourself, pouring over old out-of-print books, learning the geometry inside and out that gives form to your material. Don't count on any support from the architectural establishment or academia. There is an hierarchy in place and you'll always be at the bottom of it. It's not personal, actually you're not thought of in terms of an individual at all. One must understand that a traditional craftsman is not a professional. They're literally unentitled. Most lack an university education and if they do well, it's even worse. Fools. What a waste. So it's now standard practise that craftsmen are expected to sign non-disclosure agreements having the work of their hands be the intellectual property of others whilst the professionals get to appropriate and display said "work" as their own.<br /></p><p>Yes, I've heard the arguments that some craftsmen earn a better living than some college educated folks. First, this is mostly bollocks. Typically one can work for low to mediocre wages for a semi-industrialised craft business. True enough, the owner of that business, who more likely than not knows nothing about the craft, never getting his hands dirty, might be making good money and getting awards, praise, and respect. The craftman doing the work? Not so much. Alternatively, the independent path of "the man in the van" isn't better off. He either has to have the entire infrastructure of a large business to function (insurances, incorporation, licensing, accountants, etc.) or he is by legal definition a criminal living an off-the-books, black market life.<br /></p><p>So if you're a young person that is really into craft but social status is also very important to you I would suggest you pursue a path of being a traditional architect, preservation technologist, or if you're entrepreneurial, ambitious, and have access to capital maybe even buy a craft-like business in the manufacturing industry. You can make some good money and will have an identity in society that is respectable while fulfilling your craft fetish. Win win. However, if you're very good at math, dexterous, anti-social, value your independence, not giving two shits about what other people think then perhaps you can join the counter-culture, throw your life away into the decades-long process of mastering a traditional craft. Heaven knows there are plenty of spaces open.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Contributed by Patrick Webb</i><br /></p>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-73123312090522011942021-01-13T15:35:00.002-05:002021-01-14T14:20:05.454-05:00The Problem of Universals<p> </p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3Nuf70uLvZ2HYnvTWBWMNz4P-QrLciVww21FqPTKhYbsA-CIh0_VrvN2TB8CGr7uL4XdV9dqf4edhAIMGBjwuAl6mjJ_9Fqx1Z1C79cY39OiZhXtRKJNIMmfrFHew0VBEqi4INA2LNtG/s900/Abraham+Janssens+-+Heraclitus+1609.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="740" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3Nuf70uLvZ2HYnvTWBWMNz4P-QrLciVww21FqPTKhYbsA-CIh0_VrvN2TB8CGr7uL4XdV9dqf4edhAIMGBjwuAl6mjJ_9Fqx1Z1C79cY39OiZhXtRKJNIMmfrFHew0VBEqi4INA2LNtG/w164-h200/Abraham+Janssens+-+Heraclitus+1609.jpg" width="164" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Abraham Janssens - Heraclitus</span></td></tr></tbody></table>Our consideration thus far of the philosophical conceptions of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness have taken us from Ancient and Classical Greece, through the period of the Roman Empire, culminating in the triumph of Christianity in the Middle Ages with significant intellectual contributions along the way from Judaic and Islamic thought. Among the many approaches to philosophy there existed a widespread commitment to the idea that in spite of an apparent world of constant change, a closer examination reveals that the universe reflected order and purpose which might even be accessible to human reason. The search for an underlying unity and permanence came to dominate the aims of Western philosophy. This essay serves as a of summation of what we have heretofore discussed by considering a philosophical difficulty that became insurmountable towards the close of the Medieval period: the Problem of Universals. The attempted reconciliation by the Greeks of order and chaos, form and matter, the one and the many was fraught with challenges from the very beginning. The incorporation of Greek philosophy into Christianity offered solutions to some problems yet raised further difficulties. Ultimately, the uneasy synthesis tightly woven over the course of two millennia began to loosen and unravel in the 14th century, making way for a very different, scientific world view to supplant the vision of a purposeful universe. <br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Forms and Universals</b></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiG6E1hTur4W0KyNaWDX80Eri2ffuYh_NN6iFfcu3z9fWor9b6VZUuyzvwMOIoSVHX53IkaxeDkhwCTQRlZd2_h0PumjGWn4E_RI1P3FYFzWF1RVdMTWr55SmGisWIfQ2twfJ9EZzfr-s/s640/3b04a34353cca7f32bf09e4c290051b6.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="420" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiG6E1hTur4W0KyNaWDX80Eri2ffuYh_NN6iFfcu3z9fWor9b6VZUuyzvwMOIoSVHX53IkaxeDkhwCTQRlZd2_h0PumjGWn4E_RI1P3FYFzWF1RVdMTWr55SmGisWIfQ2twfJ9EZzfr-s/w131-h200/3b04a34353cca7f32bf09e4c290051b6.jpg" width="131" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Leonidas Drosis - Plato</span></td></tr></tbody></table>The early Greek philosopher Heraclitus observed that though the material world was in an apparent state
of constant strife, closer examination revealed that this was subsumed under a
greater uniting intelligence he called the Logos. Alternatively, his near contemporary Parmenides held real being as a static and unchanging One while describing the world of sense as mere illusion. In response, Plato's great intellectual synthesis of earlier Greek philosophy resulted in his theory of the Forms: eternal, stable objects of the intuitive intelligence, the ideal as real being. Plato offered a hypothesis that man is animated by a rational soul that enjoyed a prior existence in the realm of the Forms and that his intellect properly directed empowers him to recognise the Forms in which sensible material things participate such as absolute truth, beauty, goodness, and other moral and aesthetic "transcendentals". Plato later extended his Forms to sensible qualities and particular objects so that the red of a rose might be said to imitate the Form of "redness" or dear old Socrates might participate in the Form of "man". What distinguished Plato's Forms from their temporal manifestations in sensible things was their incorporeal, eternal, completely independent reality that was fixed as perfect exemplars, never to change or perish.<p></p><p>Nevertheless, how does our material world result from a realm of transcendent, unchanging Forms? It's one thing to furnish an explanation for the patterns that we seem to recognise in nature but the Forms as described don't actually do anything. Plato's theory lacked an efficient cause of how material things came to resemble them. For this he resorted to a creation story of how a god-like being he called the Demiurge applied the order inherent in the Forms to pre-exisitng matter, at least to the extent that matter would imperfectly receive them. Yet such a myth is obviously a stand in for an unsolved difficulty in Plato's theory. Keenly aware of the problem, Plato's long time student Aristotle strove to reformulate his master's theory. </p><p>Aristotle placed more emphasis than Plato on what Aristotle called the Physics: the study of our material world of sensible particulars subject to movement and change. However, he likewise profoundly addressed and critiqued Plato's theory of Forms in his pursuit of the Metaphysics: the study of unchanging substances that are insensible and eternal. Unlike Plato, Aristotle contended that we have no innate knowledge of transcendental Forms from a previous existence. Neither would Aristotle hold that things of this world imitate or participate in Forms located in some incorporeal realm; rather, they're right here with us, tied up in all of matter. In what he defined as a species, what we recognise is similarity across many individuals. This likeness is explained as due to our apprehension that there is a form that organises each species into what he calls the substantial form. Whereas the substantial form is essential to the species (that which enables us to define it), Aristotle accounts for subtle differences among the individuals of a species by non-essential, accidental forms such as size (quantity) and color (quality). <br /></p><p>Aristotle had an empirical leaning; he held that our entryway to knowledge of the world necessarily must begin in sense experience. Nevertheless, Aristotle contended that sense could never on its own lead to apprehension of the forms in things. Rather, it is our faculty of intellect that can reflect on the similarities we see across many particular things and abstract out of them an unchanging, organising principle. This intellectual abstraction of the form takes place only in the mind whereas the form itself remains "immanent", that is to say it never exists apart from the substance it informs. The abstracted form recoginised by the intellect Aristotle calls a Universal. Although we're obligated to abstract Universals from particular things, it is really the Universals, the formal aspect of existence that informs all of matter, generating the world of sense. However, are all of these Universals really there, tied up with the matter of particular substances? How can we be sure they're just not concepts we've made up in our head? And what of truth, beauty, goodness, and other of Plato's transcendental Forms which seem by Aristotle to be more descriptive of rational relations rather than pertaining to sensible substances?<br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The Neoplatonic and Christian Syntheses</b></span></p><p>To synthesise means quite literally to "place together" which is precisely what began to occur over time with Plato's theory of Forms and Aristotle's theory of Universals. One such notable philosophical synthesiser was Plotinus who presented a concept of God as a complete Unity, the One, and Source that transcends all contingent being of which we have experience. As such he claimed that there is no basis for abstraction from experience in which to form a concept of God. What appear at first as positive descriptions are nothing more than negations: God is invisible (not visible), infinite (not finite), immobile (not moving), incomprehensible (not understandable). Sure, we can say that God is The Good; however, not as a quality like things of our experience might possess, rather a necessary aspect of His essence. Yet again, that transcends our experience so to say that God is The Good is to say that we don't fully understand what He is and must resort to analogies.</p><p>As an explanation of how such a transcendent God can effect change without Himself changing, Plotinus offered the theory of emanation. He utilised the analogies of the sun giving light and heat whilst it remains unchanged or alternatively how a mirror may provide a reflected image without the source undergoing change to illustrate how the divine intelligence is like a shining forth or a reflection, the first direct emanation of God. Plotinus called this divine intelligence Nous and says that within it are contained all of the Forms as previously described by Plato. In the next stage of emanation, from Nous comes forth the World-Soul. In its higher aspect the World-Soul accepts the Forms from Nous whilst in its lower aspect it uses the Forms to animate pre-existent matter thus producing the cosmos. This Neoplatonist model preserves the Forms of Plato that exist apart in a transcendental realm, although it moves them from an independent existence into Ideas of the divine intelligence, Nous. Nevertheless, his description of the Forms is quite reminiscent of Aristotle's Universals since in our world of experience the Forms are always immanent, tied up in matter. Furthermore, in Plotinus' emanation model, matter has a more active role; the privation of Form accounts at least in part for the individual differences across an informed species.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfrUH9e0_93Yh3nbvsiXCO9db-32K9GF0e5uvMch-mTz9SA5AJm7KEa5qVB57NucRXyj0gkB-4nFoyzahR0lmTpXbin4dkcn1zoWWtsaKWSE23-RhB2Bn_BMzMglnhtVAZe9w51gyz90F/s1186/umya3k3zuawp4b8vkqfa+%25282%2529.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1186" data-original-width="862" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfrUH9e0_93Yh3nbvsiXCO9db-32K9GF0e5uvMch-mTz9SA5AJm7KEa5qVB57NucRXyj0gkB-4nFoyzahR0lmTpXbin4dkcn1zoWWtsaKWSE23-RhB2Bn_BMzMglnhtVAZe9w51gyz90F/w146-h200/umya3k3zuawp4b8vkqfa+%25282%2529.jpg" width="146" /></a></div>Saint Augustine was well acquainted with the teachings of Plotinus and extended the synthesis by incorporating Neoplatonist concepts into Christian theology. Augustine eliminated the intermediary being of Nous and posited the eternal Forms as Ideas directly in the mind of God. He pointed out obstacles to the unaided human intellect's ability to abstract eternal Forms from nature as both the human mind and the world of experience were in constant states of flux. Augustine uses the metaphor of divine illumination to explain how God enlightens the human intellect so that it can exercise its capacity to see the Forms or Ideas reflected in contingent creation and more importantly to assent to eternal truths including the necessary existence of God. <br /><p></p><p>The greatest synthesis of Platonic and Aristotelian philosophy (both with each other and additionally with Christian theology) must be credited to Saint Thomas Aquinas. In accord with the Platonic and Augustinian tradition, Aquinas affirms that the eternal Forms exist as exemplary Ideas in the mind of God, hence humans can come to know of the Ideas by divine illumination. However, he also asserts that the human intellect, while it does not have innate ideas from a former existence, is nevertheless made in the image of God and thus has an inherent capacity, a disposition towards rationality that can reveal at least some archetypal Ideas.<br /></p><p>Following Aristotle, Aquinas proposed that corporeal things are a proper object of the human intellect. Such corporeal things are composed of substantial form and sensible matter. The form in things have their origin in the Ideas of God as does matter itself, form and matter coming into existence together as substance in an act of creation. The form is the Universal element, what constitutes the species, apprehended by the intellect whereas matter is apprehended by the senses, including the "common" sense that presents a unified perception to the intellect. For Aquinas, Universals certainly exist as concepts in the divine intellect, likewise being accessible by abstraction to the human mind. Nevertheless, whereas the substantial form retains this universal character in being shared across a given species, the matter component by contrast becomes designated by God, serving as the principle of individuation. As for unity, goodness, and truth, Aquinas maintained these as transcendental properties of being itself, manifest across all species and genera. Beauty, often referred to as a lost transcendental, although highly regarded by Aquinas didn't seem explicitly to make the transcendental cut.<br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The Medieval Breakdown</b></span></p><p>Perhaps due to Aristotle's original framing utlising species and genera, the clear outline of the problem of Universals may seem obscure. Fundamentally the question boils down to this: <b>Is there anything in extra-mental reality that corresponds to our concepts?</b> I think we'd like to believe that there is some basis for the commonalities that we encounter in experience beyond our minds inventing connections that are not really there. For example, when physicists and chemists explore the "genera" of atoms or choose to focus on the "species" of carbon or hydrogen, they of course don't examine each and every atom individually. They analyse a representative sample, abstracting properties from which they assume a common behaviour. Without at least a provisional acceptance of a common nature, that is to say a distributed necessity or physical determinism, empirical science would be impossible.<br /></p><p>Nevertheless, certain problems with the conception of Universals as described by Aristotle were already recognised by the Neoplatonist philosopher Porphyry: <i>"I shall omit to speak about genera and species, as to whether they subsist (in the nature of things) or in mere conceptions only; whether also if subsistent, they are bodies or incorporeal, and whether they are separate from, or in, sensibles, and subsist about these"</i>. The above might be restated as follows:</p><p>Are Universals merely concepts of the human mind or are they also subsistent entities, are they "real"?</p><p>Assuming they are real:</p><p>Are Universals corporeal or incorporeal?</p><p>Are Universals immanent in sensible things or are they transcendent?</p><p>Although Porphyry does a good job of outlining the problem of Universals he begs off addressing it. That task would be taken up a couple of centuries later by Boethius, an early Medieval Christian philosopher who was writing commentaries on both Aristotle and Porphyry. Boethius laid out an argument supporting that Universals were clearly concepts of the human mind yet at the same time maintain a reference to something extra-mentally. By his account, the mind can decompose or abstract form from matter conceptually although they are always found together "substantially" among individuals in nature. This would accord with Aristotle's view that Universals such as species and genera are immanent in sensible things. Moreover, the way in which Universals are conceived by the intellect are without bodies, incorporeally.</p><p>In the centuries following Boethius, the problem of Universals as presented by Porphyry was not seriously addressed. The general current of philosophical thought held to a Platonic-inspired Augustinian "exaggerated" realism of Forms, that they were at once perfect Ideas in the mind of God, reflected in the creation. For centuries Christian theologians expanded upon this model, maintaining that members of a species and genera were essentially the same, creative expressions of the divine Ideas only differing by privation of form, materially, or by some accidental qualities. However, in the High Medieval period there is a renewed distribution and interest in the philosophy of Aristotle and correspondingly a reemergence of the problem of Universals in the subsequent Late Medieval period that presented conflicts with the long synthesis of Greek metaphysics with Christian theology. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStL2xve9cVaZLco2Xun2I_XQ9FpCA2S9N6kSvkB-SbYQZY5_wTNbLPQaL_rNnk7ThwVdjWKkV0kQWqhMiyAeb-XZfbg-U2q_cq3sT2Gn_j5HaLvodE8qiEp5wdhByMidyGMnNqzvWmAmM/s645/1_10WzRlBKPuS3ql4t4NOkhQ.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStL2xve9cVaZLco2Xun2I_XQ9FpCA2S9N6kSvkB-SbYQZY5_wTNbLPQaL_rNnk7ThwVdjWKkV0kQWqhMiyAeb-XZfbg-U2q_cq3sT2Gn_j5HaLvodE8qiEp5wdhByMidyGMnNqzvWmAmM/w155-h200/1_10WzRlBKPuS3ql4t4NOkhQ.jpeg" width="155" /></a></div>There arose at this moment a growing tension between the omniscience and omnipotence of God, between the logical necessity of the intellect and the freedom of the will. The Franciscan Duns Scotus took exception to his interpretation of Thomas Aquinas or at least certain "Thomists", seeing a two-fold problem with the assertion that matter was the basis of individuality. First, God himself was immaterial thus what was the basis for His individuality? Secondly, if individuality is tied up with matter which does not survive the dissolution of the body at death, it would appear that there is only left the universal form of the species, no individual soul that might enjoy life after death. Scotus wanted to place greater emphasis on the unlimited will of God by saying that creation was not determined or limited by the Ideas in the divine intellect, rather was wholly contingent on God's act of will. In so doing, he posited that in addition to matter and a common nature of the species there must be an individualising form, what he calls a "thisness" that is included in God's act of creation. As such, God is an individual who creates individuals that he knows directly, thus at once safeguarding God's freedom of will and the possibility of life after death according to Christian doctrine.<p></p><p>We finally turn our attention to William of Ockham who on the one hand followed Duns Scotus in asserting the primacy of the will of God yet entirely rejects the Greek metaphysical framework of Forms and Universals. Ockham was an incredible logician who paid considerable more attention than his predecessors in how we use language, ever mindful of the danger of subtle equivocations. Below are a few important technical terms that arise in his logic:</p><p><b>signification </b>- a term that refers to something particular, definite; e.g. "man"<br /></p><p><b>supposition </b>- a term that already has its signification and "stands for" something definite in a proposition; e.g. "man is mortal"</p><p><b>categorematic </b>- a term that has self standing meaning; e.g. "man"</p><p><b>syncategorematic </b>- a term that stands in relation to categorematic terms; e.g. "every" man</p><p><b>absolute </b>- a term that refers to something particular, definite without reference to any other thing; e.g. "man"</p><p><b>connotative </b>- a term that refers to something only with reference to something else; e.g. "father" </p><p><b>conventional sign </b>- a term written, spoken or otherwise that is arbitrary; e.g. "man" (English), "homme" French</p><p><b>natural sign</b> - the logical significance of the term, the meaning, the reference</p><p><b>first intention</b> - a sign standing for something that is not itself a sign, has direct reference; e.g. "man is mortal"</p><p><b>second intention</b> - a sign standing for something that is a sign, stands for class names e.g. "species is a subdivision of genera"</p><p><b>universal </b>- a term that signifies individual things and stands for them in a proposition</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgG7qlt6dAi0uo2SiZymaAfN82Xz8BZCkBTZhMXhLRjqzRA5S8Y-ZcT1HFJxpfFueIvHrN9QySiDTrPm5UKIwxl6RIjQ3oXgMFtoqW8DuMzZyDdrphxkHsRyrdAPWmgLaqdk4J9RncTYE/s763/img_1855.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="620" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgG7qlt6dAi0uo2SiZymaAfN82Xz8BZCkBTZhMXhLRjqzRA5S8Y-ZcT1HFJxpfFueIvHrN9QySiDTrPm5UKIwxl6RIjQ3oXgMFtoqW8DuMzZyDdrphxkHsRyrdAPWmgLaqdk4J9RncTYE/w163-h200/img_1855.jpg" width="163" /></a></div>Thomas Aquinas and other scholastic philosophers had held that the similarity we find among particular things is owing to the Universal forms that bind them in the creation derived from the divine Ideas in the mind of God. William of Ockham rejected this entirely insisting that there are neither universals before things (Forms/Ideas) nor are they immanent in things (Universals), rather they are only intellectual concepts that we form after the perceived similarities we make by observing things. It's only these individual things that exist in reality. Therefore, when we use universal terms they have no corresponding reference to an universal reality. Moreover, Ockham eventually arrives to the conclusion that we don't even hold universal concepts in the mind. Instead, the universal is nothing more than the very act of referring, pointing to individual things in reality. Universals are fictions in the literal sense of something "made", subjective and psychological; Universals are not things in themselves, simply the mind at work in an act of referential understanding. Ockham stresses that when we find "agreement" between our concepts and extra-mental reality we must me careful not to equivocate. Such particulars only agree in that they "resemble" not that they "share" in some universal essence. Rather than a common nature there are a number of individual natures that appear similar.<p></p><p>For two millennia, from the dawn of Ancient Greek philosophy through the Late Medieval period we've been discussing, the prevailing scientific approach in Western civilisation which had been grounded in a formal, teleological perspective. The basis for the order of the cosmos lay in eternal Forms as described by Plato or the divine Ideas in the intelligence of God as converted by Neoplatonists and adopted into Christianity. Likewise, due to these Forms or Ideas the universe was conceived as coherent and purposeful, literally "one turn" of the divine compass. Created things were organised by their specific Form to fulfill their proximate "telos" or end. All things in turn were woven into a greater tapestry to serve the ultimate end, God. However, Ockham's critique was the beginning of the decline of the dominance of this teleological perspective. The formal and final causal arguments were undermined of their explanatory support for how things are in reality and reduced to something akin to anthropological psychology; metaphysics amounts to little more than talking about how certain humans conceive their reality rather than reality as it is. Of Aristotle's four causes only material and efficient causes remain,
opening the door for the rise of an empirical, mechanistic science of
matter and motion.</p><p>The next time I pick up the series we'll be inhabiting a new frontier where
philosophy has experienced a rift with theology and finds itself in
tension with the emerging mechanistic science. It will be interesting to explore the morphing conceptions of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness as philosophers transition toward the modern age.<br /></p><p> </p><p><i>Contributed by Patrick Webb </i><br /></p><p><br /></p>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-4445661581411392942020-12-26T07:43:00.004-05:002020-12-26T10:54:17.038-05:00The Proof of the Truthful<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwm-LPVT98vKQBej0QzZxV6crnd_qU5vdINHVoLa8lxZHwluFr66P4LcdMioKKto1O2PKwZvzATcBhFzuujoEMfWSROBpCCmYZdV0Hw9GiN8gsc0nqdXCwTv96KPz1disjlju-UhYxIeM/s1024/A_man_of_learning_%2528Avicenna_%2529._Oil_painting_by_a_Ne_Wellcome_V0017691.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="710" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwm-LPVT98vKQBej0QzZxV6crnd_qU5vdINHVoLa8lxZHwluFr66P4LcdMioKKto1O2PKwZvzATcBhFzuujoEMfWSROBpCCmYZdV0Hw9GiN8gsc0nqdXCwTv96KPz1disjlju-UhYxIeM/s320/A_man_of_learning_%2528Avicenna_%2529._Oil_painting_by_a_Ne_Wellcome_V0017691.jpg" /></a></div>The contributions from medieval Islamic philosophers to the development of Western philosophy are undeniably numerous and profound. Here I'd like to pick out one argument from one philosopher as a noteworthy example: the Proof of the Truthful (برهان الصديقين) by Avicenna (ابن سینا). The proof purports to be a rational demonstration for why there must be a "necessary existent", something that must exist, a first cause for all contingent being. The "Truthful" refers to philosophers such as Avicenna himself. In contrast to the Koran that invites the masses to belief through a persuasive rhetoric or even the mullahs who approach the same subject through debate in a dialectic manner, Avicenna is indicating that the philosopher's method will be that of rigorous logical demonstration. <p></p><p>The point of departure for Avicenna's entire line of reasoning is nevertheless grounded in common human intuitions. We look around us with the palpable sense that everything we see is coming in and out of existence. The universe thus seems to cry out to the human mind for a reason for its own being. More than a millennium earlier the Greek philosopher Parmenides had coined the dictum, "nothing comes from nothing" in pursuit of his own metaphysical explanations. And nearly a millennium after Avicenna, European philosophers such as Leibniz and Schopenhauer would revisit similar questions by means of what they described as the principles of sufficient reason. We ourselves are witness to a multitude of effects around us and can't help but wonder what is the cause of it all. Avicenna provides one of the most cogent arguments ever formulated for necessary being.</p><p>An initial presupposition of Avicenna is that there are three modes of being. There are things that are <b>impossible</b>, their vary essence precludes their being. An example might be a square circle which is contradictory by definition. Next there is the most familiar to us, <b>contingent </b>being. You and I could exist but we don't have to exist and in fact we eventually will cease to exist. Likewise, we're not even the cause of our present existence. Finally, he speaks of <b>necessary </b>existence. Something whose essence guarantees existence, is fundamental to its very nature. As we don't tend to question impossibility or contingency so his proof is focused on establishing a logical ground for necessary being.</p><p>Yet one may ask, why is the necessary even necessary? Might not contingent being suffice to explain everything? After all our notions of being seem primarily grounded in cause and effect. Yes, our being has a cause which we attribute to our parents, who had parents, perhaps ad infinitum. Similarly, existence might be occurring in cycles as a repeated loop so that the effect leads back to the cause; everything that has happened before will yet take place over and over, forever and ever. Certainly, ancient Eastern and Western religious beliefs and philosophical theories of an eternal universe posit such explanations. Avicenna rightly points out that this would lead to an infinite regress of contingent causes. Nevertheless, that is no objection in and of itself to its possibility. Avicenna must probe further.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJyG-076GVIAAQQMO9WoExgo4ZX0R7TD1ngJ5E0R3eTOjUQm5ZbqKeOqtw06-LPMh2gx8utBefXOsBGKGi5DlI-tYoEOC31lWEHyHTegCnYhl3GuzfVYEgsLf5BYTDtN1XZEOkKXhkt7L/s1044/Istanbul%252C_Hagia_Sophia%252C_Allah.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1044" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJyG-076GVIAAQQMO9WoExgo4ZX0R7TD1ngJ5E0R3eTOjUQm5ZbqKeOqtw06-LPMh2gx8utBefXOsBGKGi5DlI-tYoEOC31lWEHyHTegCnYhl3GuzfVYEgsLf5BYTDtN1XZEOkKXhkt7L/w200-h196/Istanbul%252C_Hagia_Sophia%252C_Allah.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>If the universe were nothing more than an aggregation of contingent existence then would not the universe itself be contingent? Furthermore, if the universe is contingent on something that is itself contingent, by definition it would have to be included in the universe as defined as the collection of contingent being. Very quickly we find that holding to a universe of pure contingent existence tangles us in logical absurdity. Avicenna's argument could be rejected on the basis of an equivocation: just because the contents of the universe are contingent does not entail that the universe itself is contingent. The whole may be greater than or at least different from the parts. This objection however actually only seeks to prove the argument. At the very least, as the collection of contingent being, the universe must be necessary. If it isn't, than it is contingent on something that is not the universe. Avicenna favours the latter position and continues to make a philosophical articulation for the grounds of the Islamic conception of God as the one and only necessary being, a single unity. Included among this are his own arguments for various qualities that such a God must necessarily possess some perhaps being more convincing than others.<br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The Beautiful Names</b></span></p><p><i>"<span style="font-size: medium;">وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا</span></i> <i>(All the names of God are beautiful, so call Him by them)"</i> - Surah 7:180<br /></p><p>Many of the qualities attributed to God by Avicenna are again encountered in what are known as the "beautiful names" a list of 99 names or superlative attributes traditionally ascribed to God. Although the idea of the names comes directly from the Koran, the list is not strictly definitive; there are different iterations which contain names found both in and outside the Koran. The point of them is generally understood to serve as a means of directing praise to God by reflecting on his qualities. As such the names can found inscribed on Islamic rosary beads or "tisbah" (تَسْبِيح) literally meaning "glorify", the recantation being utilised for meditation and daily reflection. </p><p>Topping the list are the names of "most gracious" and "most merciful" found in the basmala (بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ) that introduces all but one of the surahs of the Koran. However, also included are transcendental aspects of necessary existence as expressed in Classical antiquity. God is "the True" (ٱلْحَقُّ) and "the Good" (<b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><big>ٱلْبَرُّ</big></b>). Moreover, I find it quite interesting that it is the quality of "the Beautiful" (<i><span style="font-size: medium;">الْحُسْنَىٰ</span></i> ) that characterises, permeates, and infuses the entire list. To be clear, the translation of the Arabic "al-Hassan" is no mere reference to superficial prettiness, rather conveys the notion of excellence and harmony that similarly typify Classical conceptions of the beautiful. </p><p>There exists some disagreement and controversy as to whether or not the world of Islam is part of Western civilisation. Admitting that such classifications are based on subjective judgements, I'm going to state that my own position is a definitive yes. The cultural exchange between Islamic intellectual, religious, and architectural traditions with their Jewish, Christian, and Classical counterparts is profound and in my view inextricable. This is especially the case for the Islamic societies of North Africa, the Levant, Baghdad and Persia that have had the deepest and most enduring cultural exchange with what is typically considered Western civilisation.</p><p> </p><p><i>Contributed by Patrick Webb</i><br /></p>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-12703861462087467602020-12-21T14:45:00.003-05:002020-12-27T15:13:26.233-05:00Truth, Beauty, and Goodness in Saint Thomas Aquinas<p> <br /></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQFQhB0-B-KwYHJFaOwvIdaNMLXpCr25l29dNMIhGK6bdFgwjBAH0FrwFQILMws-CWAQdWYLOvBfvZGIWdWHjhKUHmeTPjjV9c0wLOs-2vLGTJoNCgh3sC1mWZzpoVDEeNr0ZQ3FFZb_S/s2048/32.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1449" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQFQhB0-B-KwYHJFaOwvIdaNMLXpCr25l29dNMIhGK6bdFgwjBAH0FrwFQILMws-CWAQdWYLOvBfvZGIWdWHjhKUHmeTPjjV9c0wLOs-2vLGTJoNCgh3sC1mWZzpoVDEeNr0ZQ3FFZb_S/w172-h244/32.jpg" width="172" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sandro Botticelli<br />St Thomas Aquinas 1482</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>If Saint Augustine deserves the lion's share of credit for fully synthesising Neoplatonic philosophy including its metaphysical conceptions of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness into Christianity, then Saint Thomas Aquinas must be acknowledged as having accomplished a similar feat with the philosophy of Aristotle. Although Aristotle's work on formal logic continued to be studied during the Middles Ages, much of his other writings were entirely lost for many centuries to the Western church. Neither was it propagated or widely known in the Eastern Orthodox church. Interest in Aristotle's philosophy during this early medieval period was instead zealously taken up by Islamic philosophers, beginning with Al-Kindi of Baghdad in the 9th century who translated much of Aristotle's corpus into Arabic. Al-Farabi and Avicenna were subsequent notable Islamic philosophers who wrote commentaries on Aristotle's philosophy and attempted to synthesise the metaphysics of Aristotle as well as that of Plato with Islamic theology. However, it was the 12th century Andalusian Averroës that would catch the attention of Catholic theologians. Averroës had written commentaries on almost all of Aristotle's philosophy which were translated into Latin thereby making them available to the West. <br /></p><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflt2jvm2GCUfbwwNCYmDB0YxLwrUlgGTrZ2CN91QLkQeX4XYX96dK4Xn696P_e5pjB5Hz-qJ6yd8ObOR69W4PTTvHDKIXUnlnIgf4RFasPLDki7148O61mJAyopuFc08O1OuT2Zz8tfA0/s1024/ac4b280d5af6c8fdfb4bada09122bd74.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflt2jvm2GCUfbwwNCYmDB0YxLwrUlgGTrZ2CN91QLkQeX4XYX96dK4Xn696P_e5pjB5Hz-qJ6yd8ObOR69W4PTTvHDKIXUnlnIgf4RFasPLDki7148O61mJAyopuFc08O1OuT2Zz8tfA0/w150-h200/ac4b280d5af6c8fdfb4bada09122bd74.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Averroës of Córdoba</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Averroës was of a mind that the philosophy of Aristotle and Islamic theology were ultimately irreconcilable. However, unwilling to reject either he proposed a theory of double truth wherein the truths of philosophy were said to be expressed clearly and logically. When these did not align with the revealed truth of theology than it indicated an allegorical interpretation of revelation was in order. Averroës went further in asserting that it was the philosopher who was in the best position to judge what was in need of interpretation and how it was to be interpreted. This subordination of theology to philosophy, as one might well imagine, did not sit well with the Islamic mullahs of Córdoba who sought and achieved his extradition on the grounds of heresy. <p></p><p>A century later, with the translated works and commentaries of Averroës on Aristotle in hand, a cadre of theologians based out of the University of Paris were reaching similar conclusions with a similar response from the Church: condemnation for heresy wherein the Church was quite inclined to throw out the baby of Aristotelian philosophy with the bathwater of Averroist interpretation. It is in this controversial milieu that Saint Thomas Aquinas enters the Parisian scene with a far more moderating position. He was convinced that there was incredible value to be extracted from the philosophy of Aristotle, that faith and reason could and in fact must coexist. Yes, apparent contradictions might indicate the occasional allegorical interpretation of scripture is in order; however, it may likewise prompt a reexamination and moderation of philosophical positions. As brilliant as Aristotle was, only God is infallible. </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>All Truth is God's Truth</b></span></p><p>Following Aristotle, Aquinas rejects that human beings enter the world with innate ideas, that is to say clearly defined truths. We have no <i>a priori</i>, prior knowledge of God or anything else for that matter. Everything we come to know (with one notable exception) come <i>a posteriroi</i>, meaning after the fact, from sense experience. Furthermore, what we sense are always particular things. Our world of sense is corporeal, made of bodies. Aquinas in accord with Aristotle recognises a dual nature of these bodies that he calls <i>hylomorphic</i>, "hyle" being the Greek word for "matter" and "morphic" indicating "form". The essence of corporeal things is thus a composite of matter and form that only exist together as a body, a substance. What makes particular things particular? Aquinas' view is that matter is subject to accidents of nature in such a way as to individuate the composite substance, leaving a permanent impression on it which varies slightly from body to body. Our senses only alert us to the particular, the composite body; however, humans have the additional unique capacity of intellect that inclines us toward essences. Our intellect empowers us to see the immaterial formal nature within the particular body, that which makes it the thing that it is. Moreover, we're able to identify upon reflection the same form manifest across multiple bodies. Aristotle and Aquinas call these dispersed forms universals and the intellectual act of reflection that recoginises them abstraction. </p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CkEPV2XVBBl4geuM0eEOHS27q6_e-DrtunEAm8ff9DT8mSvJn5b3H8lU1YDMn0OHF3QqzftSs6EweCCDio-JBbzFg7DCay_-iODi4b-VbhRR9Ff5QUPb8vko5Owzh2jpeAjYDIc4YL-D/s1506/aristotle-105929516.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="1506" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CkEPV2XVBBl4geuM0eEOHS27q6_e-DrtunEAm8ff9DT8mSvJn5b3H8lU1YDMn0OHF3QqzftSs6EweCCDio-JBbzFg7DCay_-iODi4b-VbhRR9Ff5QUPb8vko5Owzh2jpeAjYDIc4YL-D/w200-h200/aristotle-105929516.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Aristotle</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Granting the Aristotelian presupposition that we've no direct knowledge of God, what if anything can our natural reason tell us about Him? Aquinas furnishes a number of proofs for God's existence grounded in the senses, assisted by the intellect. His proofs from motion and cause follow a similar pattern. We know from sense experience that everything that moves or that is an effect has a cause. However, also from experience we know that which initiates the movement or acts as cause must itself have a cause. From this point our intellect contributes, inclining us to think that to avoid an infinite regress of causes there must be a prime mover or first cause, something or someone responsible for the entire series. This could be thought of as first in time but more importantly first in importance, a supreme cause of the entire causal order. This is what Aquinas indicates as a logical proof for God. It tells us that God as a first cause must necessarily exist though admittedly it does little to say what God is. <p></p><p>Nevertheless, Aquinas asserts that our senses and natural reason can get us yet even a little closer to the knowledge of God. He posited that there are objective properties of all existence such as truth, being, unity. As we can first find them in particulars then abstract them as universals, we reach a position to attribute them to God in a superlative sense. This act of attribution by the intellect he calls an analogy, "according to logic". Thus God is thought of by us as Truth, as Being, as Unity, etc. Of course, this is still not a direct knowledge of God, rather a similitude or extrapolation grounded in sense experience. In that respect it is acknowledged that it remains imprecise and incomplete. Thus, in defending Aristotle, Aquinas pointed out that an incomplete knowledge such as the philosopher held does not equate to falsity, rather the limitation of <b>truth </b>available to natural reason. Supplementing and surpassing this natural limitation is supernatural revelation. Such revealed truth may or may not be demonstrable to the senses. However, it remains available in its entirety to our faculty of natural reason which can subject revealed truth to rational scrutiny to ascertain that there is no logical contradiction, that it is possibly true. In fine, Aquinas sees our access through truth via natural reason, even supplemented as it is by revelation as being limited. Ultimate truth must await for a heavenly existence in the very presence of God.<br /></p><p>Although Aquinas places a good deal of emphasis on the role of the intellect, he situates our motivation towards the pursuit of truth in the will, a will that has a measure of freedom. In so doing he utilises a modified version of the four causes of Aristotle. Obviously we exist as bodies and the material aspect of human nature acts a cause, one that holds potential as well as constraint as exemplified by the senses, our gateway to the acquisition of knowledge. Additionally there is a formal nature that makes us human and not something else. Our very form inclines the will to certain interests including the pursuit of well-being and the truth. At the same time there are efficient causes that impel us to take action in certain directions. Some of these come from without, others are an exercise of free will from within, we decide to pursue a course of action. And then there is the final cause, God that draws us towards him as the ultimate source of Truth. So the will although free does not exist in a causal vacuum. We have our own corporeal nature with its constraints and inclinations. Furthermore we are pushed from within and without and drawn from above. Human freedom of the will rests not in the ultimate end that we're already oriented towards, instead in the limited means of striving towards it.<br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Temporal and Eternal Goodness<br /></b></span></p><p>For Aquinas God was more than the Form of the Good as per Plato or the source of Being as described by St Augustine. Not that they were incorrect in attributing those things to God; nevertheless, Aquinas saw something more essential to God. As previously considered, we are corporeal beings, hylomorphic in nature. Logically our matter and form are separable but substantially they're always found together. Our essence or being is that of a composite body. Neither aspect, be it our matter or form has any meaning if it does not exist. However, we're highly cognizant of the fact that we don't have to exist, it's not necessary. Bodies come in and go out of existence all of the time. To the contrary, it is patently obvious that we don't give ourselves existence; dependence is tied up in our very essence, our existence is contingent on something outside of ourselves. Aquinas says that such finite existence is contingent on God. He is unique in that His essence is not hylomorphic at all, rather His essence is to exist. God is that which exists independently and necessarily.</p><p>According to Aquinas we are always inclined, pushed, and drawn towards happiness, literally <b>good </b>or well-being which we pursue in proximate and ultimate ways. We posit existence as good and we share the desire to exist with other living things. As such we pursue activities of self-preservation in our own human way, notably what we might call the necessities of life: food, clothes, shelter, and medicine. And it's not just our own particular finite existence but also the preservation of the species that impels us towards reproduction, another impulse we seem to share with all living things. Apart from this human beings are rational and highly social. This presupposes that we can posit quite sophisticated goals of well-being. The cardinal or Greek virtues of prudence, temperance, courage, and justice are social in orientation. In recognition of our social nature, that we find greater fulfillment in community than in isolation, these virtues serve as a basis for the proximate well-being that the State can potentially provide. </p><p>Aquinas once again modifies the four causes of Aristotle to demonstrate how the State can serve well-being. The community as such is the material cause of the State. Civil law serves to give the community order and structure acting as formal cause. The ruling authority acts as efficient cause of the State, constantly impelling it toward its final cause: the common good. Therefore, by this reasoning the State is natural to humans as a necessary condition for men to pursue well-being according to their nature as rational, social creatures. Nevertheless, Aquinas insists that the happiness to be found in the State is but a proximate, temporal good. Man has a longing for the ultimate, eternal good as only can be found in God. This is why there arises another community of man organised for the pursuit of true happiness and the highest good: the Church. The Church helps the community of believers to cultivate the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love necessary for reunion with God. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6qe6CrMvuNXz5waFj0nvWxaYxjbxJxM-E_KoljXhxfV02Rso6ETrbenbIS8ErTVYcAn0AeoWm1k6qXStPwZ53H2KwfSZSoN4rscewtKtABsnknmJU7ZQbxZdP18kynIU13v0p7OuLWiX/s1280/Friedrich+Kaulbach+-+Coronation+of+Charlemagne+1861.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="1280" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6qe6CrMvuNXz5waFj0nvWxaYxjbxJxM-E_KoljXhxfV02Rso6ETrbenbIS8ErTVYcAn0AeoWm1k6qXStPwZ53H2KwfSZSoN4rscewtKtABsnknmJU7ZQbxZdP18kynIU13v0p7OuLWiX/w400-h268/Friedrich+Kaulbach+-+Coronation+of+Charlemagne+1861.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Friedrich Kaulbach - Coronation of Charlemagne 1861</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />From where does the authority of the State and Church derive? According to Aquinas it is not arbitrary power rather a legitimate authority based in God. Divine wisdom is equated with Eternal law which, while perfect and necessary, is inaccessible to our direct apprehension. However, by man being made in the image of God, we have His law implanted in our very nature. It is from reflection upon our own inclinations under the rule and measure of reason that Natural law emerges. Furthermore, the State develops a body of Civil law based on the right reason of Natural law and adapted to particular circumstances for the common good. However, for Aquinas man's ultimate end and well-being is not earthly but heavenly and eternal in God. Therefore the Church promulgates the Divine law of revealed truth in scripture. As the State does with Civil law, the Church develops a corpus of Canon law that adapts Divine law to specific circumstances. For the most part Church and State have there own spheres of influence, the eternal and temporal well-being of mankind respectively. However, as man's ultimate end is eternal in God, the State ought to recognise the higher purpose of the Church and support Her care for the salvation of mankind.<br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The Object of Beauty<br /></b></span></p><p><i></i></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vbyT7APA5wpospCrMlnOZmMDOdlsQ_Wk1kXsDDotKf-xdcr7lFDCxidtWxvjFihmvINi7QblhnrAmHOPcC7QZ7Ji-g71HY10YS6Wn0YxJWbFzroMuUSxMZufbl-qUnujdQ4KSC66ACgY/s2000/stroik-1.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1594" data-original-width="2000" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vbyT7APA5wpospCrMlnOZmMDOdlsQ_Wk1kXsDDotKf-xdcr7lFDCxidtWxvjFihmvINi7QblhnrAmHOPcC7QZ7Ji-g71HY10YS6Wn0YxJWbFzroMuUSxMZufbl-qUnujdQ4KSC66ACgY/w259-h206/stroik-1.jpg" width="259" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Chapel of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity<br />Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA<br />courtesy of Duncan G. Stroik Architect, LLC</span></td></tr></tbody></table><i>"The beautiful is the same as the good, and they differ in aspect only. For since good is what all seek, the notion of good is that which calms the desire; while the notion of the beautiful is that which calms the desire, by being seen or known."</i><p></p><p>It can be said unequivocally that for Aquinas <b>beauty </b>is objective. From the quote above we can glean its intimate relation with the good and its connection to cognition. Although Aquinas references the senses, particularly sight and hearing, they are merely suggested as a medium the transmission of beauty. Our awareness of beauty occurs when it is literally "recognised", repeatedly brought forth as an object in the mind in an act of cognition. So what exactly is it that we are seeing or knowing with the mind's eye?</p><p>Initially, Aquinas relates harmony as an attribute of beauty. This includes the cognition of symmetry, quantifiable geometric proportion. However, in the sense used it also refers to qualitative relations such as those between cause and effect. This entails the idea of order, things being appropriate, each allocated in their appropriate place and the aforementioned calm engendered in recognition of that.</p><p>There is also a clarity associated with beauty. Again, the object of beauty in the mind must be recognisable to be appreciated. There is a sense in which the beautiful is also radiant, it shines forth, it arrests the attention, it draws one towards it. The analogy of light is associated with God so that when He illumes the mind it is not merely a cold intellectual apprehension, rather a enrapturing beatitude of total awareness.</p><p>Finally, there is integrity, that something exists and that it is true. In as much as something has
being it can be said to have a measure of beauty. However, what we look
for is truth, completeness. In this case not logical truth but ontological truth. In
other words, is the object of our contemplation true to type,
approaching its perfection in the sense of not lacking anything that it
is essential to what it is? To be truly integral and whole involves not just proper being but existing as well, dynamically actualising its end, its purpose.</p><p>In our next essay we'll conclude the medieval period with a consideration of Duns Scotus and William of Ockham. This is a major transitory period in philosophy where the teleological, end oriented conception of reality begins to give way as a scientific world view in turn gains ground with significant implications for mankind's conceptions of truth, beauty, and goodness.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Contributed by Patrick Webb</i><br /></p><p></p>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-19858445785746363822020-11-19T07:25:00.000-05:002020-11-19T07:25:21.391-05:00Saint Anselm's Ontological Argument<div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2DUSPn_tDZZwJiOR77zy2K5ydR2qIr3OX5XOaCUl2Z8xS1CPZE8ZqKJLYD_rzLwqHnahf0JO8w8WayetG2_Hru_DTuA34IV1_COlYQp9XUxm_ah6cS_FawNkrmW4TICOG2kW2egSbSzX/s1023/608px-Anselmstatuecanterburycathedraloutside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="608" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2DUSPn_tDZZwJiOR77zy2K5ydR2qIr3OX5XOaCUl2Z8xS1CPZE8ZqKJLYD_rzLwqHnahf0JO8w8WayetG2_Hru_DTuA34IV1_COlYQp9XUxm_ah6cS_FawNkrmW4TICOG2kW2egSbSzX/s320/608px-Anselmstatuecanterburycathedraloutside.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">St Anselm, Canterbury Cathedral</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Before moving on to discuss Thomas Aquinas' conceptions of Truth, Beauty and Goodness, I'd like to take a brief detour to consider one of his medieval predecessors, Saint Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury. Specifically, Anselm's concept and defence of God as a perfect as well as necessary being, framed in what has come to known as the ontological argument, where ontology refers to the study of being or existence. It's a good moment to discuss the prevailing view of reality that philosophy until that time was operating under, the debt that Christian theology owed to especially Platonic philosophy, as well as how some of the underlying presuppositions of Christianity described a very different conception of God than that held by the Greeks. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The Ontological Argument</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I remember the first time I encountered the argument I was completely lost. First of all, it's hardly concise, being spread out over at least a couple of chapters that themselves cannot be easily extricated from a larger work. Furthermore, it just comes across as dense and overly self-reflective. The following excerpt from the <i>Proslogion </i>captures the gist of it:<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>"And, it so truly exists that it cannot be thought not to be. For, a thing, which cannot be thought not to be (which is greater than what cannot be thought not to be), can be thought to be. So, if that than which a greater cannot be thought can be thought not to be, that very thing than which a greater cannot be thought is not that than which a greater cannot be thought, which cannot be compatible [convenire, i.e. with the thing being such]. Therefore, there truly is something than which a greater cannot be thought, and it cannot be thought not to be."</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Before you panic, stick with me. Various scholars have reformulated Anselm's argument into a simple syllogism. This particular example by Thomas Williams (available in The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) I find quite helpful: </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>1. That than which a greater cannot be thought can be thought.<br /> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>2. If that than which a greater cannot be thought can be thought, it exists in reality.<br />Therefore,<br /><br />3. That than which a greater cannot be thought exists in reality. </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Stated in this manner I understand what the argument contends. However, upon a cursory reading it doesn't sound the least bit convincing. Because I can think of the greatest being...he must really exist. What kind of argument is that? It comes across as psychological scaffolding without a proper foundation attempting to wish God into existence. Well, as it turns it is an argument that implies its reader shares a view of reality informed by a number of unstated presuppositions that you and I likely didn't grow up with. Fortunately, I think it's not too much of a stretch to temporarily adopt that frame of reference.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>A Teleological vs Mechanical Model<br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8uwn_c2yrSaZc6cj1Uh6xgB6SygtHBTmFGMFTh2CshE9eJrJJaBE_cP8fLilN06LVGeiJx3k-WwxF_bnfQ8zZNdkKVbqi-qwB_QE6O3V6rnN5WKMYBNrMM2H6L0zKtlEpZPU7tl5wEqc/s1600/DSC_4712-adj-lo-res.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="906" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8uwn_c2yrSaZc6cj1Uh6xgB6SygtHBTmFGMFTh2CshE9eJrJJaBE_cP8fLilN06LVGeiJx3k-WwxF_bnfQ8zZNdkKVbqi-qwB_QE6O3V6rnN5WKMYBNrMM2H6L0zKtlEpZPU7tl5wEqc/s320/DSC_4712-adj-lo-res.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sir Isaac Newton<br />Trinity College Chapel</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I would expect that most of us are beneficiaries of a secular education (if not exclusively) that presents a roughly <b>mechanical </b>model of reality. Newtonian science describes a cosmos of bits and bobs, applications of forces that unfurls deterministically like some great big clockwork. To be fair I think science has somewhat moved on from that conception of reality to something more organic and relational; nevertheless, popular culture seems to lag behind. Yet at the time Newton and his contemporaries' ideas were revolutionary. So what was the previous model?<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The most common view held amongst the Ancient Greeks was what is called a <b>teleological </b>model of reality, derived from the word 'telos', meaning 'end' or 'purpose'. The material world was conceived as more than just cause and effect, blind forces acting upon matter. Form and pattern were observed and accounted for as having a final cause that they were working towards, one that gave meaning to existence and provided explanation for why things proceeded in the manner that they appear to do so. The observable cosmos was one of order and harmony indicating that there was an intelligence underlying it all. It's not going out on a limb to say this is a rational view, one that accords with much of our experience. For example, we can easily observe that vegetation goes through its cycles of growth, maturity, and reproduction in a manner that satiates its appetites. Likewise animals do the same and additionally manifest a will of their own satisfying desires and avoiding pain. Reflecting on our own lives, we share these characteristics and have our own proximate goals that we seek to pursue. We seem to be willful, purposeful, goal oriented creatures.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The teleological model does not discount mechanical aspects of existence, rather subsumes them as instrumental means to achieve an ultimate end. This is not unlike how humans design various mechanisms with purpose in mind, often coming up with different designs that achieve the same outcome. Even for our own creative activity the means are not as important as the purpose or goal we're hoping to achieve. So what was the telos, the final cause, the ultimate end for the Greeks?<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The Essence of God</b></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnwkO10YGwAmazFnv8XUsGqCLn6sazPLrFXR512AtT0rc0_gfus0xAdZSDSB1A5K38rKSWtuT0S8XqDju57zObKuhUVp1vwI_rKVAR-vdLU1732v-ysWSMhWb38sl2QKF7ey-T9siw_hq/s1705/God_the_Geometer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1705" data-original-width="1244" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnwkO10YGwAmazFnv8XUsGqCLn6sazPLrFXR512AtT0rc0_gfus0xAdZSDSB1A5K38rKSWtuT0S8XqDju57zObKuhUVp1vwI_rKVAR-vdLU1732v-ysWSMhWb38sl2QKF7ey-T9siw_hq/s320/God_the_Geometer.jpg" /></a></div>In a word, God. Plato in particular belaboured to put this into philosophical language. The cosmos was accessible to human reason as it is characterised by order. The inner unity we see in things, that makes them identifiable as things at all, was attributed to a transcendental nature that he called the Forms. They were 'transcendental' because they did not depend on the particular existence of any one thing but are like an intelligence that lies underneath, give rise to the particular form any one thing may take and purpose they may carry out. However, he further observed that there appears to be an overarching order that unifies all the varied particulars of existence into a coherent cosmos that appears to be progressing in a certain orientation. This unity or Form of all Forms he at times calls God, at other times the Good. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This Greek, specifically Platonic view, shares many similarities with the Judaeo-Christian conception of God. God is a unity, the One. God is the Good. God is the intelligence underlying the world and the ultimate end. However, there are differences between the Greek and Christian conception that prove significant. The most noteworthy departure being that, for the Greeks, matter is eternal and independent of God. In its original state it is chaos, uncreated, formless and waste. God in some way or fashion, perhaps through intermediary beings, is ultimately what brings order out of this primordial chaos. In summary, for Plato what God imparts to matter is form and reunion with God, the actualisation of form is the highest, ultimate end.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the Christian view this is an insufficient conception of God. God does not just impart form to matter, instead he imparts <b>being </b>itself. The essence of God is not just form rather existence itself. Therefore, there is no matter apart from God. The Christian conception of <i>prima materia</i> differs from the Greek conception of chaos. Primordial matter has no independent existence, is nothing more than potential for being...in the mind of God. God brings matter into being by imparting into it His essence, existence itself. In the Christian scheme God is thus the perfection of being, the complete actualisation of all potential. Such being implies certain characteristics: omnipotence (all powerful), omniscience (all knowing), infinite (without limitation), and impassible (cannot be changed or acted upon). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">At this point I think we've established enough of a background to lend some support to the underlying logic of Anslem's argument. If being is the ultimate good, than being in reality must be greater than being in conception in the same manner that actuality is greater than potential. So to have the conception of the 'greatest', ergo most actualised, being in the mind would be meaningless if he didn't exist in actuality. If being is your criteria he wouldn't be the greatest is he didn't actually exist, a logical contradiction. To avoid absurdity, the moment you can conceive of the greatest being he necessarily must exist to be the greatest. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Convinced yet? Me neither. However, I have to confess it no longer sounds completely ridiculous. Once you understand that Saint Anselm was not making out his claim to be an empirically demonstrable proof for God, instead a reasonable, logically worked out proof based on specific presuppositions pertaining to a certain world view, it's not so difficult to follow. Understanding that for medieval Christian philosophers being itself was identified as good, and perfect being the Good and ultimate end sheds considerable light on their way of thinking and goes a long way in helping us to appreciate their contributions to philosophy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Contributed by Patrick Webb</i><br /></div>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-46346984109539874162020-11-14T17:43:00.008-05:002020-12-19T15:53:47.074-05:00Truth, Beauty, and Goodness in Saint Augustine<p> </p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistEbhc9k-oFINBFI99neVgHNK_mHbttJKqjYlw4JBEr_zhxidmr0wmDFV3QkqJM8OWXB42tiQVvL5AfP8NCoJEyrMHP5eQboXc5HLys2bPRbSsCyLKLQcYefaIJICI5K_3t0JFQr0gSgX/s829/Sandro+Botticelli+-+Saint+Augustine+1480.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="529" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistEbhc9k-oFINBFI99neVgHNK_mHbttJKqjYlw4JBEr_zhxidmr0wmDFV3QkqJM8OWXB42tiQVvL5AfP8NCoJEyrMHP5eQboXc5HLys2bPRbSsCyLKLQcYefaIJICI5K_3t0JFQr0gSgX/s320/Sandro+Botticelli+-+Saint+Augustine+1480.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sandro Botticelli - Saint Augustine 1480</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>As discussed in our previous essay, the early Church owed a significant debt to Greek philosophy in framing the theology of Christianity in a manner that could be more easily understood and palatable to the gentile community throughout the Roman empire. However, this was far from a seamless, unproblematic integration. The discrepancies in world views between Christianity and Greek philosophy were profound and primarily metaphysical. For Christianity as with Judaism the cosmos was created by God <i>ex-nihilo</i>, that is to say out of nothing. This was completely at odds with the original Platonic conception which followed Greek myth and religious precedent that matter had always existed as something substantially separate from God. Plato held that the cosmos was created <i>ex-materia</i>, the application of eternal Forms to pre-existing matter to imbue it with pattern and order. Stoic philosophy likewise had an influence on early Christianity; however, their metaphysics also departed significantly, although in a different direction. The Stoics held that God and Nature, the spiritual and physical world were merely two aspects of one reality. The Stoic cosmos was <i>ex-deo</i>, out of the very nature of God and identical with it. <p></p><p>In time, Neoplatonism shifted slightly closer to Stoicism anticipating a panentheistic position which posited that from an initial outpouring of the divine there resulted the formation of intermediate states of being rising from an informed physical creation toward a World-Soul and Nous, culminating in the ultimate, unchanging One that exists outside of the hierarchy altogether. Further complicating the picture were Gnostic metaphysical conceptions that had penetrated both Judaism and Christianity. Gnostic dualism held that matter was entirely evil, a creation of the kingdom of darkness by the Demiurge and stood opposed in eternal conflict with the Great Father of the kingdom of light. Augustine of Hippo was raised Christian; however, upon adulthood he opted for Manicheism, an heretical Gnostic sect in which he participated for nearly a decade. Later disillusionment and opportunity led him to study Neoplatonism in Milan and ultimately back to Christianity. Augustine thus benefited from the ideal upbringing and education to salvage and reintegrate into Christianity what value he had encountered within the pagan and heretical views prevalent in the 4th century. The incredible work of synthesis undertaken by Saint Augustine would establish truth, beauty, and goodness as a tightly bound trinity that would deeply imprint the subsequent development of Christianity and Western culture.</p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Good and Augustinian Metaphysics</b></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRT05E_zGIjn2aqzRVr1tii748ZDjgC9AXV9hT_3aaC0BkCAk8QRpPee3FQsGxcYZGzxeeJhj-S-K01yfCRDek0zp3s8PXCbPOqp4V30raNpFdi82lLdy08MW34sxPlNZPXa62gFRT08uv/s610/Jesus_as_a_Manichaean_Prophet%252C_13th_century+%25282%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="391" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRT05E_zGIjn2aqzRVr1tii748ZDjgC9AXV9hT_3aaC0BkCAk8QRpPee3FQsGxcYZGzxeeJhj-S-K01yfCRDek0zp3s8PXCbPOqp4V30raNpFdi82lLdy08MW34sxPlNZPXa62gFRT08uv/s320/Jesus_as_a_Manichaean_Prophet%252C_13th_century+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Manichaean Bodhisattva Jesus</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>One of the issues that Augustine found unsatisfactory as an acolyte of Manicheism was its dualistic ontology that held there were two opposing realms of eternal being: a realm of the good, light, and reason contraposed against the realm of evil, darkness, and matter. In this scheme humans were the internally divided progeny of these warring factions, a soul and spark of the light entrapped in the darkness of an inherently evil body. There was no hope of an eventual vindication of good over evil. The best one could do was practise a life of strict asceticism waiting for one's divine spark to be relieved of and thereby saved from its diseased, mortal flesh. <p></p><p>Augustine found that things improved slightly when he undertook his study of the Neoplatonic metaphysics of Plotinus. There remained two similar realms of eternal being: God and matter. However, matter was not considered inherently evil, just disorganised. By contrast, God was the Form of all Forms, the Good. What emanated from God were the Forms, eternal archetypes that ordered all existence, spiritual and material. To the extent that matter participated in the Forms, to that degree matter was good. Natural evil was nothing more than a deprivation, perversion, or corruption of goodness and formality, thus held no independent existence. Plotinus went on to relate another view of evil on moral grounds. Human beings were described as sitting at the nexus between material existence and the imbuement of form; as such they are able to choose between two orientations along the hierarchy of being. The higher orientation would lead to the pursuit of a life of reason, a cultivation of the active intellect that contemplates the eternal Forms, ultimately seeking reunion with the Good. Conversely, the lower path is to abandon oneself to the passions, a life of materials pursuits, seeking fulfillment of desires, and embodied pleasures. </p><p>Much of this Neoplatonic view was considered worthy of salvage by Augustine upon his conversion to Christianity. However, a number of adjustments would have to be made to arrive at a respectable synthesis. What could be received unreservedly was that God was synonymous with the <b>Good </b>and the source of all goodness. However, unlike the Greek conception, for a Christian matter was not a pre-existent, distinct substance that God had later given form, rather God informed matter in the act of His creation and saw that <i>"it was very good."</i> The Neoplatonists conceived of God as perfect, complete, timeless, and unchanging. Beings such as the Logos, the World-Soul, down to human beings and the material cosmos were all emanations of the divine and they found these intermediary beings necessary in explaining how change was possible. Nevertheless, for Augustine it was unacceptable that Christ as the Logos or the Holy Ghost were different from God, or even similar to God. Augustine's Christianity demanded that they be of the very same essence of God, wholly good, not inferior beings on an hierarchy. </p><p><i>“How can the past and future be, when the past no longer is, and the future is not yet? As for the present, if it were always present and never moved on to become the past, it would not be time, but eternity.”</i><br /></p><p>For the Neoplatonists, God was changeless and outside the realm of time. Time was seen as limiting and perspectival, the ever changing image of the eternal Forms. Augustine wanted to agree that God was perfect in the Platonic sense yet his approach was slightly adjusted to account for God's appearing as the Creator and active in the material world of particulars. Augustine presents time as something coming into existence with the creation of the cosmos. God's omniscience means that all of our time is present to Him at once similar to a great leap of intuition that we may experience. Augustine relates that how we experience time ourselves gives an intimation of this perspective. For example, our view of the past is nothing more than a memory we experience in the present. Similarly, our conjecture of the future is nothing more than a present anticipation. Human beings thus phenomenally exist in an everlasting present. Augustine extrapolates this describing God as having a static, present image of time on a cosmic, eternal scale, and in a perfect manner. This is arguably not an entirely satisfactory explanation in the face of further scrutiny yet it is an undeniably significantly imaginative leap forward.</p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Truth, Light and Epistemology</b></span></p><p><i>"Where I found truth, there found I my God, who is the truth itself." </i><br /></p><p>The aforementioned differences between Neoplatonic and Christian metaphysics have implications for their respective theories of knowledge. For the Neoplatonists, human intellect was the spiritual aspect of man, a residue of the very emanation of the divine. Therefore access to the truth was innate, straightforwardly an act of remembrance of one's previous existence. The means for distinguishing truth and falsehood was dialectical, a vigorous application of reason to argument. A tempered asceticism was likewise encouraged as the body was materially tied to a location whereas pleasures withdrew one's focus to the immediacy of sensation. Reason was to cultivate and exercise the civic virtues of temperance, prudence, courage, and justice in order to restrain the passions so that the intellectual practise of dialectic might proceed unfettered, the mind freed to travel temporally in recollection and spatially in imagination. The ultimate goal of dialectic was direct access to the transcendent truths of the Forms, reunification with the One, and the elimination of independent being.</p><p>Of course, for Augustine the idea that any aspect of human beings was consubstantial with the divine was necessarily rejected. Man was created by God like everything else. The soul may be incorporeal yet it has no pre-history, there is no pre-existence from which it can remember anything. <b>Truth </b>was therefore posited as something to be learned as an act of will rather than remembered as the exercise of intellect. Augustine strongly associated Truth with the manifestation of the Logos, God as the source of all Form. Augustine modifies the Neoplatonist concept of the emanating <i>logoi spermatikoi</i> to describe the Logos' <i>rationes seminales</i>, 'seeds of reason' that were implanted in the creation, subsequently ordering its development, each according to its kind. Likewise, Plato's eternal Forms that seemed to posses their own being independent of God were reenvisioned as the <i>rationes aeternae</i>, eternal ideas in the mind of the Logos. While God's truths were on the one hand immanent, directly observable in nature through the action of the <i>rationes seminales</i>, how could mortal man catch sight of the <i>rationes aeternae</i>, eternal ideas in the mind of God? <br /></p><p>The answer Augustine provides is direct illumination of the human mind by the Logos. Jesus had indeed told his followers that he was "the light of the world." This light however is not truth in and of itself, rather it enables the truth to be seen. Furthermore, there is exertion required on the part of individual, the mind's eye must look, there must be an active effort to know. Although Augustine acknowledges that some truth has been revealed through revelation, the general illumination of the Logos has always been available to all of mankind. This conveniently accounted for why Plato and many of the pagan philosophers had uncovered so many truths. These men had put forth strenuous efforts to exercise their power of reason and the Logos had in turn illumined their vision. Hence, the existence of logical truths such as the law of non-contradiction (a thing cannot be and not be at the same time and in the same respect) as well as the law of self-existence that Augustine himself expressed thus: <i>"Si fallor, sum"</i> (If I am mistaken, I am.) Moreover, this justified the study of such pagan philosophies for in the final analysis <i>"all truth is God's truth"</i> wheresoever it may be found.<br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Beauty and an Ethic of Love</b></span><br /></p><p><i>“Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.”<br /></i></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghutIpq-uU-ZtEfyT47VvKxa5h8HaFnrBliLde6rHAu2WsnPFB7KntfrIsg96lHDuLunvPb6M1ooqe-Y9MM6UgmGHquzGJ-70SjvNczpqjdX3lNGtDNEprmGk_aOz6t8R9lqOjBAfvcf_w/s900/the-conversion-of-saint-augustine+Fra+Angelico.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="900" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghutIpq-uU-ZtEfyT47VvKxa5h8HaFnrBliLde6rHAu2WsnPFB7KntfrIsg96lHDuLunvPb6M1ooqe-Y9MM6UgmGHquzGJ-70SjvNczpqjdX3lNGtDNEprmGk_aOz6t8R9lqOjBAfvcf_w/w400-h251/the-conversion-of-saint-augustine+Fra+Angelico.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Conversion of Saint Augustine, Fra Angelico 1435</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p>With those words Augustine opens his <i>Confessions</i>, an autobiographical account of his personal and philosophical journey leading to his conversion to Christianity. In Christianity Augustine finds what was lacking, although not entirely absent from Platonic philosophy: an ethic of Love. While Plato placed an heavy emphasis on reason and the intellect he did stress the importance of love when discussing beauty where he differentiates between the love of sensible things below and the more important love of their Form above. So for example, the sensible love for the harmony of a particular music or the agreeableness of a young maiden might serve as a path for the soul's ascension to a principled love of the transcendental form of Beauty in and of itself. Neoplatonism expands on this view illustrating beauty as a composite form, a well-ordered arrangement revealed in the proportion, harmony, and symmetry of the parts as they relate to a united whole. This compositional perspective would play a large aesthetic role in the reemergence of all things Classical during the Renaissance.</p><p>Augustine saw in Christianity that salvation did not come from what we know, rather from what we love. Love is a virtue not of the intellect but the will. Love is what motivates us and he describes it thus: <i>"Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul."</i> Similar to Plato he distinguishes between a love of temporal, material things below (<i>cupiditas</i>), and the spiritual love for things eternal (<i>caritas</i>). Likewise, the <b>beauty </b>of the <i>rationes seminales</i> is revealed in the hierarchical arrangement and order of nature where everything has its place, where even the natural 'evils' inherent to mortality, decay, and death lead to a renewal of life thus serving the greater good and pointing to the realm above. God's creation is good, our senses exist to appreciate the beauty of nature, music, literature, etc. It is after all a love for truth that spurs us on to find the unity between the good and the beautiful in God as is manifest in the creation. Augustine goes on to redefine the Greek cardinal virtues in a Christian ethic of Love:</p><p><i>"I hold virtue to be nothing else than perfect love of God...that <b>temperance </b>is love keeping itself entire and incorrupt for God; <b>fortitude </b>is love bearing everything readily for the sake of God; <b>justice </b>is love serving God only, and therefore ruling well all else, as subject to man; <b>prudence </b>is love making a right distinction between what helps it towards God and what might hinder it."</i></p><p>Augustine's ethic of Love and its related cardinal virtues have acted as a guiding light for Christianity for 1,600 years. With it Augustine redeems the material, temporal, sensual life as being worthy of our contemplation and even love for it is in earthly goods we find the Good; in diverse truths we are directed to
the Truth; in sensual beauties we are led to Beauty; in the harmony,
order, and unity of form we are led inextricably to the One and what
draws us forward is Love.</p><p>In our next essay we'll see the reemergent influence of Aristotle and its own influence upon Christianity via the medieval school of philosophy, Scholasticism and its most influential thinker, Saint Thomas Aquinas.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Contributed by Patrick Webb <br /></i></p>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-34311002948057650222020-11-04T14:35:00.010-05:002020-11-10T15:26:54.032-05:00New Testament and Early Church Conceptions of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness<p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_yXptKSd66qGIu5Mde6wz8hINx8MlLkewtLWrE6H7HKCEXsQoKm3re8shAdwQSdP2Jn6cABwyecGU388L2en5NTOPf0MIj4wVRnsB2htiDvJHDQSDKmfTt3pQ8j1YYtBoiAKFbzUEsh8/s912/Carl+Heinrich+Boch+-+Transfiguration+of+Jesus+1872.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="734" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_yXptKSd66qGIu5Mde6wz8hINx8MlLkewtLWrE6H7HKCEXsQoKm3re8shAdwQSdP2Jn6cABwyecGU388L2en5NTOPf0MIj4wVRnsB2htiDvJHDQSDKmfTt3pQ8j1YYtBoiAKFbzUEsh8/w161-h200/Carl+Heinrich+Boch+-+Transfiguration+of+Jesus+1872.jpg" width="161" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Carl Heinrich Boch<br />Transfiguration of Jesus 1872</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Upon undertaking a series of Christian perspectives on Truth, Beauty, and Goodness we quite understandably find echoes of what we've previously considered in Hebrew scripture and Jewish philosophical thought. Furthermore, there are overlaps and parallels with at least some Greek philosophical positions that gradually were integrated into Christian thought by the early church fathers. In Christianity there developed an openness between the revealed truth of revelation as inherited from the Jews and the truths of reason as encountered among the rapidly converting Gentiles. Despite significant secularisation over the past few centuries, social mores and societal structures based upon such an amalgamated perspective persist to this day, being broadly diffused through the culture of Western civilisation. <br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Goodness </b></span>and </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Truth </b></span>in the New Testament</b></span></p><p><i>"There is none Good but One, that is, God."</i> - Matthew 19:17 KJV*</p><p>The insistence on the Unity of God is carried over from Hebrew scripture. God is One and God is the <b>Good</b>. God is absolute goodness, the only source. Nothing else is inherently good, rather only contingently so in as much as it partakes in God's goodness. In a relative sense, material things can be good if they fulfill their purpose. A "good" tree can be expected to produce "good" fruit. The goodness of human beings include purpose informed by knowledge. The "good" shepherd knows his sheep. Such examples are furnished only as parables or loose material analogies pointing to the good as something spiritual. </p><p><i>"For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do."</i> - Romans 7:18, 19<br /></p><p>Interestingly, what is here said to possess the body is evil not the good. Evil thus has a positive, that is to say tangible existence. This is confirmed by Saint Paul's further admonishment to the church of Corinth against pride, <i>"Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?"</i> - 1 Corinthians 5:6. In contrast to Greek and particularly Platonic thought, evil is not merely a deprivation of the good rather it maintains its own existence, one with potential to corrupt the good. The good appears to be not native to the body but a struggle for the Christian to adopt, something acquired through knowledge. To a point this accords with the teaching of Socrates that a lack of doing good is based on ignorance, to know good is to act right. While Saint Paul also preached that knowledge is essential; nevertheless, both he and Saint James goes on to insist that doing good is not automatic and that to know the good and not practise it was an even greater evil: <i>"Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin."</i> - James 4:17</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjne5AhqSGGhYXDQ6ua-Ul-kLlmo4p_9L8Gusr58-AJAtDVZjJw2eSplPNQr6-6NylZmoc2HF8jkWUEWnsB_yHw0bgemFr8HnJVBseZwuGvkBu-xtrzgNSh4FHlGlXlL8UYftXQN6Vug23x/s1147/Pierre-Paul+Prud%2527hon+-+Crucifixion+1822.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjne5AhqSGGhYXDQ6ua-Ul-kLlmo4p_9L8Gusr58-AJAtDVZjJw2eSplPNQr6-6NylZmoc2HF8jkWUEWnsB_yHw0bgemFr8HnJVBseZwuGvkBu-xtrzgNSh4FHlGlXlL8UYftXQN6Vug23x/w195-h320/Pierre-Paul+Prud%2527hon+-+Crucifixion+1822.jpg" width="195" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pierre-Paul Prud'hon<br />Crucifixion 1822</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><i></i><i><i>"</i><span class="text John-17-3" id="en-KJV-26763"><i>That they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."</i> - John 17:3.</span> <br /></i><p></p><p>Once again the unity of God is stressed but this time in connection with <b>truth</b> and the role of the Christ as an emissary, a mediator between God and mankind of that truth. Furthermore, the imagery surrounding Christ involves light, explicitly so in the account of the transfiguration where his body and garments glow in blinding radiance whereas by contrast, midday darkness typifies his death at the crucifixion. So it is that truth is associated with light throughout the New Testament and particularly in the personage of Jesus Christ, <i>"That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world."</i> - John 1:9. The immateriality of truth is consistently reinforced and commensurate with the spiritual essence of the divine, <i>"God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."</i> - John 4:24. <br /></p><p><span class="text John-17-3" id="en-KJV-26763">Truth was likewise associated with knowledge as divine revelation, both in the Law given to the nation of Israel as well as God's word as related by the prophets and finally through the gospel or good tidings of the Messiah, <i>"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."</i> - John 8:32. Repeatedly the spirit of truth is spoken of as being "in" the believer like a possession, described as a kind of "gnosis" or direct knowledge and awareness, a participation with the divine source of truth. While the faithful thus remained </span><span class="text John-17-3" id="en-KJV-26763"><span class="text John-17-3" id="en-KJV-26763">incarnate </span>in this world and in their body, to become Christian was to be inhabited and thus transformed by spirit and truth. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="text John-17-3" id="en-KJV-26763">The Early Church Fathers and the Influence of Greek Philosophy</span></b></span></p><p><span class="text John-17-3" id="en-KJV-26763"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pDEaDaHD70sS0PxKmlyKXkBgErU9-0tyvO9zz_EQRzA8ZuqPqQQGFW1gZVp8S0yG0crhvmf6VXWsa0n3d0Vo5dUhCu0BH3y8x_4trQD2ARoPh8SRJxt3XbPVQY2xrz1cyOsaV5DoACps/s600/Justin-Martyr.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="477" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2pDEaDaHD70sS0PxKmlyKXkBgErU9-0tyvO9zz_EQRzA8ZuqPqQQGFW1gZVp8S0yG0crhvmf6VXWsa0n3d0Vo5dUhCu0BH3y8x_4trQD2ARoPh8SRJxt3XbPVQY2xrz1cyOsaV5DoACps/w159-h200/Justin-Martyr.jpg" width="159" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Saint Justin Martyr</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="text John-17-3" id="en-KJV-26763">With the rapid expansion of Christianity throughout the Roman empire, there would be inevitable contact and intellectual exchange with Greek philosophy, most notably in Egyptian Alexandria where Neoplatonism held sway. Many of the early church fathers had first been trained in Greek philosophy before coming to Christianity. This is a matter of autobiographical record for the 2nd century Justin Martyr who dabbled in Stoicism, progressing to Pythagoreanism before settling on Platonism prior to his conversion. Justin Martyr found accord between the Platonic concept of God as immaterial reason or <i>Nous </i>and the Christian view of God as spirit and <b>truth</b>. A Platonic cosmos ordered by the <i>Demiurge</i> matched up relatively nicely if somewhat imprecisely with a material world created by God that was thus <b>good</b>, being informed by divine purpose. How does Justin Martyr account for truth encountered in philosophy predating Christian revelation? His justification draws upon Stoic philosophical theory of the immaterial <i>logoi spermatikoi </i>immanent in matter, postulating that these men, <i>"by means of the engrafted seeds of the Logos which was implanted in them, had a dim glimpse of the truth."</i> </span><p></p><p><span class="text John-17-3" id="en-KJV-26763">Justin's successors, Clement of Alexandria and Tertullian, likewise place a great deal of emphasis on the Logos, seeking to reconcile the description by Saint John </span><span class="text John-17-3" id="en-KJV-26763"><span class="text John-17-3" id="en-KJV-26763">with that found in Greek philosophy,</span> <i>"In the beginning was the Word [Logos], and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made."</i> - John 1:1-3. However, such an attempted reconciliation presents difficulties as the Platonic concept was of a cosmos <i>ex-materia</i>, an eternal material reality separate from God, one only organised by a distinct Logos. Alternatively, the predominant Neoplatonic conceptions were based on an hierarchy of being, emanations of the divine, a cosmos <i>ex-deo</i> in which the Logos is again not co-eternal as an independent being, rather is formed as an initial outpouring of the One. These are fundamentally very different metaphysics than the Jewish tradition inherited in Christianity of a creation by God <i>ex-nihilo</i>. Clearly, there is a lot to be hammered out over the next couple of centuries as to what exactly Christianity will be able to integrate from Greek philosophy. What has come down to us as orthodox Christianity is aided in its establishment by defining itself in contrast with what it rejects, both from Greek philosophy and even more so of competing ideas from further East.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Rejection of Gnosticism</b></span><br /></p><p>Just as Christianity encountered Greek philosophy as it spread West, it likewise came into contact with preexisiting theology coming from the East. Many of the ideas associated with Gnosticism can be traced back to Persia and Zorastrianism. Nevertheless, Gnosticism embraces many varied beliefs. What is of interest here are fundamental concepts commonly held by Gnostics who identified as Christians that were treated as heretical by the mainstream beliefs of later orthodox Christianity.</p><p><i>Gnosis</i>, is a Greek word for "knowledge", not knowing how or what, rather knowing who. It describes the type of intimate knowledge when you say that you know someone e.g. The path to gnostic salvation did not rest in belief or faith in doctrine, instead only by achieving <i>gnosis</i>, that is to say a direct apprehension of divine <b>truth</b>. The gnostic metaphysic is essentially dualist. The material world is described not as fallen rather formed flawed right from the start. This wicked Demiurge maker is sometimes described as the errant progeny of the divine Sophia or wisdom and identified with Yahweh of the Old Testament. The matter from which the cosmos is formed has an ambiguous status. It seems to be pre-existent and separate from God. However, what animates it and us is said to be a spark of the divine captured in its darkness, providing a path of return from this alien existence as strangers in a strange land. Gnostic Christians did not expect salvation by Christ as much as they expected to become Christ themselves.</p><p>Such a dualistic metaphysic of matter as evil and spirit alone as <b>good </b>presented some conflict with a Christian belief of creation <i>ex-nihilo</i>. Mainstream Christianity might have viewed mankind as fallen but it saw the cosmos as God's creation, thus essentially good. This belief is what made the Incarnation of Christ as the last Adam, the perfect man possible. For a Gnostic, mortal flesh was evil and so he rejected a literal interpretation of the Incarnation, claiming that either the man Jesus was possessed or alternatively was a mere illusion projected by the divine. Another consequence to their dualistic stance was an extreme form of asceticism that preached withdrawal from especially sensual, pleasurable activities such as food, drink, and sex. The gnostic influence was present right from the beginning of Christianity as Saint Paul warns against such, <i>"doctrines of devils...forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused."</i> - 1 Timothy 4:1-4. At no time did Gnostic Christianity dominate; however, it did continue as a persecuted heresy well into the 13th century when the last of the Cathars in France were forced to convert to Catholicism or face massacre.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvcmbQ0qc4GKRR3ePbbCga6yN7jfcpOQQrsLAlLwCc5dGhWxjKlAhyQW3F604ZFl01gtgcUo0Mlxqesxs43R72rH0jBsY-5oxXuS3vgb3KjTkQDX8O3IKMgpht7Ck_JPZGLTrfouJ5a0A/s1600/292-region-carcassonne-camping-1600x560.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="1600" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvcmbQ0qc4GKRR3ePbbCga6yN7jfcpOQQrsLAlLwCc5dGhWxjKlAhyQW3F604ZFl01gtgcUo0Mlxqesxs43R72rH0jBsY-5oxXuS3vgb3KjTkQDX8O3IKMgpht7Ck_JPZGLTrfouJ5a0A/w400-h140/292-region-carcassonne-camping-1600x560.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Carcassonne, France</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span class="text John-17-3" id="en-KJV-26763">Until this point in Christianity's development<b> beauty </b>has not been a point of focus to the degree of goodness and truth. However, that is all about to change with the writings of Saint Augustine which we'll consider in the next essay in the series.<br /></span></p><p><span class="text John-17-3" id="en-KJV-26763"><br /></span></p><p>*All passages are from the Kings James Version unless otherwise noted</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Contributed by Patrick Webb </i><br /></p>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-51220852403889676972020-10-28T12:45:00.008-04:002020-12-14T13:13:23.119-05:00Fateful Attraction<p></p><p> </p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkPF-ySDyLDgSgXsIbb6UkjIc60V4IaIx3cSBIjJhyQMgDuffASxEwuqAcxgDH_A52yaO7c0wCqdJulKkEZ5ptJ4P28ZA_wjkWK0wPITwIaG0gSmINwGquYeFqpIcUVWTtOuhE-Sq-CTW/s1024/Alfred+Gilbert+-+Eros+1893.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="836" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkPF-ySDyLDgSgXsIbb6UkjIc60V4IaIx3cSBIjJhyQMgDuffASxEwuqAcxgDH_A52yaO7c0wCqdJulKkEZ5ptJ4P28ZA_wjkWK0wPITwIaG0gSmINwGquYeFqpIcUVWTtOuhE-Sq-CTW/w163-h200/Alfred+Gilbert+-+Eros+1893.jpg" width="163" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Alfred Gilbert - Eros 1893</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>"Love is Love" or so the slogan goes as if love were trivial, univalent, and self-explanatory. To the contrary, the phenomenon of human attraction remains shrouded in mystery and tangled in complexity. The mythology surrounding love surviving from antiquity is at once comforting, distressing, and paradoxical. Among the ancient Greeks "Eros" arose before the gods, that which emerged out of the primordial chaos; a force of attraction that brought the male and female elements together to generate the cosmos. Yet later Eros is described reborn as a product of that very creation, the progeny of Aphrodite, the embodiment of sexual union. Expanding upon the Greeks, the Roman Cupid becomes but one of the "Erotes", by one account a full sibling of Hermaphroditus, the offspring of Mercury (Hermes) and Venus (Aphrodite), characterised by a bisexuality manifest in the flesh. <br /><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPT_Atqs-2JnRmQVNs43sUtewOLj4OY7eh_liLIkkztZfXkT_wU6UG_abd_XwyLl8HneaVjt0Bzc1u2Ou_g4K7t5S3MCVcldwqY_0QfNLk1fDE4mr5GfpCgTbJuingErYQPtHfGYBwSSGR/s2048/Giovanni+Maria+Benzoni+-+Hector+and+Andromache.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1639" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPT_Atqs-2JnRmQVNs43sUtewOLj4OY7eh_liLIkkztZfXkT_wU6UG_abd_XwyLl8HneaVjt0Bzc1u2Ou_g4K7t5S3MCVcldwqY_0QfNLk1fDE4mr5GfpCgTbJuingErYQPtHfGYBwSSGR/w160-h200/Giovanni+Maria+Benzoni+-+Hector+and+Andromache.jpg" width="160" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Giovanni Maria Benzoni<br />Hector and Andromache 1871</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In Classical antiquity Love was primarily understood as a compelling force of attraction. Nevertheless, it was not considered value neutral, rather Love was laden, pregnant with meaning, much of which was ambiguous. For example, Love was not equated with the "Good". There were certainly fatal attractions for mortal men that ended heroes lives in tragedy and destroyed entire families. The Iliad is perhaps the most prominent example of a devastating act of love, that of Paris of Troy for Helen of Sparta, that serves as the catalyst for war, massacre, and the fall of an entire civilisation. In the same account, the hero Hector's love for his city and his own honour trumps the love of his wife and young son, driving him towards a certain, brutal death. Such mythologised accounts contain fascinating themes quite relevant to contemporary society.</p><p>The Greek concept of Love expanded in Hellenistic times, being
incorporated into philosophy and ultimately Christianity where it merged
with Jewish conceptions. In Western culture we have been thus
bequeathed an hierarchy of Loves. <b><i>Eros</i></b>, that sexual passionate
attraction shared with the animals is often associated with the fallen
condition of mankind and beyond its necessity for reproduction has been
held to be of questionable virtue. Next there is <b><i>Storge</i></b>,
described as a familial affection that is likely to exist between
parents and offspring. Though not considered sexual in character it
describes natural bonds that we see again displayed by animals, in fact a
bond that we may even share with an animal such as a pet with whom
there is mutual loyalty and affection. The aforementioned "lower" Loves
are necessary for procreation and nurturing to maturity. The first of the "higher" loves <b><i>Philo</i>
</b>literally means something like fraternity or brotherly love; however,
it can extend to a more general sense of companionship and friendship.
It is a voluntary attraction capable of rational agents based on common
interests. Nothing is needed from the other party, <i>philo </i>is a love for love's sake, an uniquely human thing. Finally, at the top of the pyramid of Love lies <b><i>Agape</i></b>.
In Christianity it is considered the highest virtue, a principled love
of God for his truth, beauty, and goodness. It is an active, willful
love not a passionate one. I have to say there is something a bit
disinterested, cold, removed about it. <i>Agape </i>is held as what we "ought" to do, our highest moral obligation. Although active participation in religious practise has waned in the West I would contend that culturally we still hold Love, if in an increasingly muddled understanding, as the highest moral virtue for human beings. If only the world had more love!<br /></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>All in the Family</b></span></p><p>That sexual attraction can be generative is uncontroversial, it was after all the very basis for our own conception. Subsequently, another aspect of love makes itself manifest upon birth, motivating parents to nurture their children to maturity. Neither is this love unidirectional; children naturally form strong attractive bonds for their parents. However, there arises difficulties in loving someone. First, the intensity of attraction will not be reciprocal. An imbalance of love leads of feelings of guilt, betrayal, and abandonment. Secondly and very much related, there always exists competition for love. Sons will often vie for the affection of their mother with their father; daughters do the same with their mother or other siblings for the attention of their father. This common pattern of jealousy and resentment betrays a taboo sexual undercurrent to what we want to imagine is nothing more than a "Platonic" love within the family. There are but some of the limitations with loving someone in the flesh. As there's only so much of them to go around, love is destined at some point to go unrequited. That sexual attraction can be destructive is likewise uncontroversial.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOZDmckiA1qDPfrwcWGtNJix5mBIDOiX8tJDAZkFOo_SExjkbut5_U7S_i3LMTQdNzjUmQNTcBrS8cxyRs1Q8GDQoOSNwLuDbJnuHAbVLdMH-I1_7Lcv-NxUlVvbMtpFa-cT61kMsj8ln/s992/Edouard+Toudouze+-+Farewell+of+Oedipus+to+the+Corpses+of+His+Wife+and+Sons+1871.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="992" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOZDmckiA1qDPfrwcWGtNJix5mBIDOiX8tJDAZkFOo_SExjkbut5_U7S_i3LMTQdNzjUmQNTcBrS8cxyRs1Q8GDQoOSNwLuDbJnuHAbVLdMH-I1_7Lcv-NxUlVvbMtpFa-cT61kMsj8ln/w400-h310/Edouard+Toudouze+-+Farewell+of+Oedipus+to+the+Corpses+of+His+Wife+and+Sons+1871.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Edouard Toudouze - Farewell of Oedipus to the Corpses of His Wife and Sons 1871</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>All you need is Love?</b></span></p><p>Where might all of that unrecompensed attraction get directed? Obviously, children do grow up and in the normal course of life tend to fall in love and repeat the aforementioned cycle. However, if only that powerful, motivating attractive force could be harnessed and redirected! If only the object of love could be separated from the constraints of flesh and bone and made communal, psychological, spiritual even. Then perhaps it could serve as a limitless reservoir for an infinite amount of people! Such untapped potential has not been lost on savvy minds. And so we've a plethora of institutions that stand as gateways to love of God, love of country, love of ideology, love of love itself. </p><p>As a brief aside, I should reiterate that humans aren't entirely unique as animals share a limited capacity for love. They'll almost always defend themselves, sometimes they'll fight for their mate, more often than not they'll sacrifice themselves for their young. Yet, humans have exponentially more capacity for love than any other creature that exists. Our love includes all of the above yet extends to concepts that prompt us to give much of our lives over to beliefs, to the extreme that we're often willing to sacrifice the natural bonds of family for them in a way that other animals lack the ability to even consider. Ironically the key to redirecting our attractive force towards a concept is that it must rematerialise. We need an idol, an avatar recipient for our love to flow. The receiving vessel can be a candidate, a guru, a revolutionary, a god. They can be alive or dead, real or imagined. What matters is that we believe. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMIkG2I_kNJXXeEM_FDkIF3VaQ7IApxjkAyN8vxVr001vOWUbipXW8nEoWL11qGnnxQjXvJEzsxtrkmQSPCjuDzXDPJNjrQtQunthp6wO9up2y3j6E-A5mN9THJ0cfmTSUdHleIjhqCuG/s720/original.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="720" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMIkG2I_kNJXXeEM_FDkIF3VaQ7IApxjkAyN8vxVr001vOWUbipXW8nEoWL11qGnnxQjXvJEzsxtrkmQSPCjuDzXDPJNjrQtQunthp6wO9up2y3j6E-A5mN9THJ0cfmTSUdHleIjhqCuG/w400-h225/original.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Clearly, that intangible sentiment we call Love is very powerful; moreover, it's potentially quite dangerous. I'd advise a cautious approach in its handling: be careful towards what and upon whom you bestow your love.<br /></p><br /><p></p><p><i>Contributed by Patrick Webb</i><br /></p>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-65579229954947733032020-07-30T14:54:00.055-04:002020-11-17T20:50:46.372-05:00The Fool on the Hill<br />
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Son of night and darkness, fraternal twin of misery, Momus is the Greek god of blame, mockery, and satire. Momus was THE fool of THE hill, that is to say the comic thorn in the sides of the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus. Momus first proved Athena goddess of wisdom wasn't half of clever as she thought she was. He proceeded to praise the perfection of Aphrodite...less her creaky sandals and the fact that she talked too much. It was all good for a laugh so long as you weren't the butt of his mockery. However, nobody laughed when Momus openly ridicules the mighty Zeus for his many infidelities. Wrath incurred, Zeus tosses Momus from heaven, according to some accounts binding him to a rock for castration by the offended goddesses.<br />
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During the Medieval period, Momus became the model for the court jester. Outfitted in absurd regalia, the jester served a vital role as the conscience and moral mirror of the King. No matter the circumstance, one could count on the jester to tell the King the truth. When the censure of the jester was silenced by the censorship of the Sovereign you knew that the kingdom had succumb to tyranny. In a similar fashion, Renaissance and later writers such as Leon Battista Alberti and Thomas Wood employed the voice of Momus to express controversial criticisms of the church and secular authorities of their day. Below for your reading pleasure are a few aphorisms attributed to Momus, the Greek god of satire.<br />
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for neither your joys nor your sufferings are real...and neither are
you!"</i> <i>- The Scepticism of Momus</i><br />
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<i>"the numbers aren't adding up..." - Momus Opines</i><br />
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<i>“The 1st world aspiration for a global market has made its unholy
alliance with the 2nd world craving for the total centralisation of
authority whilst a 3rd world of autonomy and self-reliance fades from
memory...Cheerio and Toodlepip!” - Momus on the 1.5 World</i><br />
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say, 'life is living'. That's not good advice, that's reality. Whether
or not you get with living is up to you." - Momus on Living</i></div>
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species upon our capacity to extract resources to depletion, to subject
human will to algorithmic determination, to decimate the capacity for
organic life on land, sea, and air...one last chance to revel in our
freedom from tradition and superiority over our ignorant forefathers
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<i> "This life will be the death of us!" - Proverb of Momus</i><br />
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<i>“Rhetoric without dialectic is a mere tool of the appetites!” - A Toast of Momus</i><br />
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you can't imagine anything worse than it is now. Hmm...my friends, I’d
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<i>“What is the present moment but a memory of a past consciousness? Of
even that I’m quite uncertain...it appears I’m fading from existence
continually, dying again and again.” - The Waking Dream of Momus</i><br />
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ideas come from people, you people are thus the disease. You need to
focus on the cure: When will you start tearing apart people?!” - The
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<i>"Time for a cleansing sweep! There must be no price we won't pay to
eliminate oppression! No sacrifice we won't make to terminate supremacy!
Better to have no society at all than one where even an atom of hate
remains alive!!" - Momus' Commitment</i><br />
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There is no place for racism, misogyny, and oppression in a free
society of diversity, inclusion, and equity. Hatred must be met with the
ultimate penalty. There is only hate and anti-hate!!" - Commitment of
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<i>"The more skilled I've become in my art, the less interested others are
in what I've to offer. The clearer I'm able to articulate that, the more
inclined they are to turn a deaf ear." - The Slow Death of Momus </i><br />
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proliferation of hate, destruction, and ugliness; rather, modernity
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art, rejected culture, and despoiled nature...that have profaned any and
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<i>"Failure that it is in oh so many ways, my life is not yet so wretched
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Logic? Reason? The day of revolution is coming when one will have to decide whether to be on the 'right side of history' or just dead right." - Alas, poor Momus<br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"Beware the expert convincing you of a certain harm with the promise of an uncertain benefit." - Momus told you so</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzixVHSR66JJYkwtVYdIvKOcMoW3DcFYxhc1v2HfC26dD-w-Y2sXjVFJGX778jfMJt7D0Qw3FtxNX4t975rRSHoLH1hJIlnFWEL_Mi8dwnGxOOjHTJFh1pZ3KFR0UktC48CS6f96zmjph/s600/118165195_10158761194944928_2739979442883222635_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="600" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzixVHSR66JJYkwtVYdIvKOcMoW3DcFYxhc1v2HfC26dD-w-Y2sXjVFJGX778jfMJt7D0Qw3FtxNX4t975rRSHoLH1hJIlnFWEL_Mi8dwnGxOOjHTJFh1pZ3KFR0UktC48CS6f96zmjph/w500-h405/118165195_10158761194944928_2739979442883222635_n.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“In my experience ‘no means no’ often means maybe, sometimes even probably...” - Momus on apples <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9sNc-XU3wntS9U9J8SfnG-NotkMmdvtHBCBqVd1rDIJC9-gEd9ZET7haw9-Ybjmfs_99QofXJ_2_9ROEI35kOlGXTTx7LMfCxeLcxjwS-AIhZ7SqiRy-7_ojuCc5v8YKN9lePBjQ2uEU/s800/118082525_10158761562704928_2713345643054718226_n.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="800" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9sNc-XU3wntS9U9J8SfnG-NotkMmdvtHBCBqVd1rDIJC9-gEd9ZET7haw9-Ybjmfs_99QofXJ_2_9ROEI35kOlGXTTx7LMfCxeLcxjwS-AIhZ7SqiRy-7_ojuCc5v8YKN9lePBjQ2uEU/w500-h354/118082525_10158761562704928_2713345643054718226_n.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MmA86HMYbBChsqBO-80lEVetd8VB8CBn8P-1OWAeI31OF2ght1b5-1EI7mSIYsbjyRQTfhQb5vfqnSbXKtqpMRYvaFyptd2UaM0G-f3LzmpwHlZ8MD78CJ1thSRxyazb8qX9pKfBdvGK/s600/117947394_10158763777744928_15406515997018327_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="410" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MmA86HMYbBChsqBO-80lEVetd8VB8CBn8P-1OWAeI31OF2ght1b5-1EI7mSIYsbjyRQTfhQb5vfqnSbXKtqpMRYvaFyptd2UaM0G-f3LzmpwHlZ8MD78CJ1thSRxyazb8qX9pKfBdvGK/s320/117947394_10158763777744928_15406515997018327_n.jpg" /></a></div>"Peace, peace, peace, shanti, shanti, shanti...unless of course they hold the wrong opinion, i.e. the one that conflicts with your own." - The Onefold Path of Momus</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKwYx09PCpQFTL_1Ap5o3yX335qGrst9HPiyK77rZZDojBIi_eOPDztSttnNlIHSrhreNKWg5Wa4d6G02231gIieF65bDpagb9L5YJpVRKLu4kJPQnzApzs38Y7HdpBpRFvVXAiv4MCpt/s242/118396017_10158775765564928_7496851561423672496_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="169" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKwYx09PCpQFTL_1Ap5o3yX335qGrst9HPiyK77rZZDojBIi_eOPDztSttnNlIHSrhreNKWg5Wa4d6G02231gIieF65bDpagb9L5YJpVRKLu4kJPQnzApzs38Y7HdpBpRFvVXAiv4MCpt/w135-h194/118396017_10158775765564928_7496851561423672496_n.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“Justice? One for you...one, two, three for me. God damn, if that ain’t the oldest trick in the book!” - </span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Momus knows what’s up their sleeve</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurkRNLodmRnnWLJAwOMzsasI5Uaor_lEV-pIeB_BOR9cIRpPF3bZc-w-3newSC_UWQkeV_5qpgDaKrmwmvPsj0rpXyZ3IWldyYO7uUjqvbPG7RQc8NShQe5ZFEqkDe8ZL_Pm1FAeFSsE5/s480/118604463_10158777886549928_8750585411509653191_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="308" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurkRNLodmRnnWLJAwOMzsasI5Uaor_lEV-pIeB_BOR9cIRpPF3bZc-w-3newSC_UWQkeV_5qpgDaKrmwmvPsj0rpXyZ3IWldyYO7uUjqvbPG7RQc8NShQe5ZFEqkDe8ZL_Pm1FAeFSsE5/s320/118604463_10158777886549928_8750585411509653191_n.jpg" /></a></div>No Piece for Just Us </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“People tell the truth more often than we give them credit for. When folks tell you who they are over, and over, and over again you might consider believing them.” - Momus looking out for Momus <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92yxYQ83yqFOi76HP_JCcHtTHtxnQiujiaZzzF61HMl2QR-2bLXuNPv-PPg3__f1C7D8ViD1Yu4d0fd9Nu6bOqMBDq6Gl3OdDE4co6COBqFCeFL245PO-qtJoJlZk4LCoF439OC6D7Uju/s470/118602183_10158778232189928_4320773713764351986_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92yxYQ83yqFOi76HP_JCcHtTHtxnQiujiaZzzF61HMl2QR-2bLXuNPv-PPg3__f1C7D8ViD1Yu4d0fd9Nu6bOqMBDq6Gl3OdDE4co6COBqFCeFL245PO-qtJoJlZk4LCoF439OC6D7Uju/s320/118602183_10158778232189928_4320773713764351986_n.jpg" /></a><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“There are few burdens in this life that are not felt a wee bit lighter after a kettle of tea.” - Momus takes <br />honey and a spot of cream</span></span></i></div></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftQuMcQdPDm3ev4tG6pM6cnF2xqGRUSY58H1gK0HOEGI2cXk7SHqLR84rULeQo02N9MVlbPjF8PsZvE1A5nVur1ndRYoQGI1FcmQNTkAszZ8DCl-grdmd0HL6FXE285l-Nyjb7_LovwYd/s960/118271371_10158778665334928_6064441001491546659_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftQuMcQdPDm3ev4tG6pM6cnF2xqGRUSY58H1gK0HOEGI2cXk7SHqLR84rULeQo02N9MVlbPjF8PsZvE1A5nVur1ndRYoQGI1FcmQNTkAszZ8DCl-grdmd0HL6FXE285l-Nyjb7_LovwYd/s320/118271371_10158778665334928_6064441001491546659_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>“What is truth for most of us but belief in the words of an authority figure in which we surrender our trust.” - Momus’ Commitment Issues </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccL81i-hP6MpHetcYSxUb99_Vh3osYhVxnbKqh3Y5dqpUZ_CaoDw96vKAvUXLGU8FF0mv2PaMG-nwz3Wyd_Orq_VwoTADjHkZblYi5INKZij0K6SiuhF9MTszg8oUi4Thmby_zGH4W7-B/s900/118529649_10158783241229928_5077653850371896950_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhccL81i-hP6MpHetcYSxUb99_Vh3osYhVxnbKqh3Y5dqpUZ_CaoDw96vKAvUXLGU8FF0mv2PaMG-nwz3Wyd_Orq_VwoTADjHkZblYi5INKZij0K6SiuhF9MTszg8oUi4Thmby_zGH4W7-B/s320/118529649_10158783241229928_5077653850371896950_n.jpg" /></a></div></span></span></span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“One
never truly gets away with anything. In the final accounting, your life
amounts to the sum total of the poor decisions you’ve made.” - Momus
not playing with a full deck</span></span></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" 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class="hasCaption"> </span></span></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_x5"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSC31m6dYGfrJjpgatP6uQS3Q4e7xSZAAuTR3hvjWvPbKnrAtbk9Fl-qOlbmPBOR6vkqVhvEuPedtcZmBtiJjP1E0NhjUpOOor1J7oD99gBujOYAkpvI1hp4YVQzkNX50JhsmfZivals1K/s960/118581362_10158783782689928_4696360345288404025_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="759" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSC31m6dYGfrJjpgatP6uQS3Q4e7xSZAAuTR3hvjWvPbKnrAtbk9Fl-qOlbmPBOR6vkqVhvEuPedtcZmBtiJjP1E0NhjUpOOor1J7oD99gBujOYAkpvI1hp4YVQzkNX50JhsmfZivals1K/s320/118581362_10158783782689928_4696360345288404025_n.jpg" /></a></div>“</span></span></span></span></i>The concept of a ‘social construct’ is by definition itself a social construct.” - Momus’ reality check</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_x5"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_x5"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" 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laws of nature than Equality and Freedom!" - Momus has an headache</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPzNyy9eGDJVgPFPu_jiQm_EwkbktoyZtU8kjRYEQKqAwYEBL4EK3-Lq6K_U77e5bEAjFgDChkmZZ4s1YqAqhzrGtnjaIW8VHFo6opAu5uQ7eHrCtPQNs981nCuYv_4E1m1TAC2IM1Zm2/s557/118652856_10158791699024928_2228389386120814103_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="557" height="240" 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data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nDSqt8BWqw-Psw3AIsrLk6XJGEMwtHNJqw32On0MUJoRfztQXoiSY1saaKrlNnvfEGszLW_f_6vgUplLJl7TSVDbBNilSYRM_c_CI09ME68keLjiIsMZYwS3GDgW7FDF9xU5TR0teWVj/s320/118763665_10158795401204928_7053593928284793138_n.jpg" /></a></div>“No need for despair...there’s a stick for every hole.” - Momus Snookers</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent 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aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“Fear is the power before which every knee must bend. She has compelled you to believe anyone and made you accept anything.” - Momus says the joke’s on you</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgpENBuyD7kLhXYRl1iJAgwlNziC_MfXLmM1j8w-jkVKUCs3_pWUQCN2RgwPX6zw1uMzDDdW8wFLfKazp685xFWWhD1ah_3nIJuGeNxRQU9yw7LzNayUiM1VONm43umyG8_LZx_HxKobw/s960/118736287_10158797639314928_7339902710997175723_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgpENBuyD7kLhXYRl1iJAgwlNziC_MfXLmM1j8w-jkVKUCs3_pWUQCN2RgwPX6zw1uMzDDdW8wFLfKazp685xFWWhD1ah_3nIJuGeNxRQU9yw7LzNayUiM1VONm43umyG8_LZx_HxKobw/w400-h300/118736287_10158797639314928_7339902710997175723_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxwLEjH0WuNvaWQs0eWY0g7JPloWU52DSlMmwFD-oba5cSXOkirWtzuCBDwdGk0fLiSfaBPbLelZrVXdvWIPdOfmylV0dzNOSGq2OrMLYB2XXJKwSM5gtem9lUJpFQ6GJIDSgbpqoc2Ri/s525/bbdac4a948b1a098b9da7a517537646f.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="359" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxwLEjH0WuNvaWQs0eWY0g7JPloWU52DSlMmwFD-oba5cSXOkirWtzuCBDwdGk0fLiSfaBPbLelZrVXdvWIPdOfmylV0dzNOSGq2OrMLYB2XXJKwSM5gtem9lUJpFQ6GJIDSgbpqoc2Ri/w219-h320/bbdac4a948b1a098b9da7a517537646f.jpg" width="219" /></a></div></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"Is race 'real'? If by real you mean a widely held, persistent, self-propagatin</span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">g, social construct claiming that the most significant and meaningful differences among human beings must be superficial physiological ones...well in that case, sure why not. Race must be just as real as any other pathological delusion you suffer from." - Momus in denial<br /> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“Never repress your feelings. The case could be made that suppressing one’s actions and speech is part of being a social creature. And in practical terms we obviously can’t choke to death absolutely everyone that irritates us. That’s alright though, we have imagination for that!” - Momus gets creative</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12LwWMsfAyMnx9Qinrl1rVFl5ntlNJK0BumyCy6hmqbjBmKzGDzNl_U9NPB8q7lIcTPUELyH_IggaPFbBGGkgv9tx-QlSrDfjVpETm4nz4AS8J9ph-Ch7CV8AK3PwPSJQzwTq2rbdmhHp/s960/118898306_10158805759344928_1695215678013421889_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="960" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12LwWMsfAyMnx9Qinrl1rVFl5ntlNJK0BumyCy6hmqbjBmKzGDzNl_U9NPB8q7lIcTPUELyH_IggaPFbBGGkgv9tx-QlSrDfjVpETm4nz4AS8J9ph-Ch7CV8AK3PwPSJQzwTq2rbdmhHp/w500-h335/118898306_10158805759344928_1695215678013421889_n.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsl5yDhMf0s1w6arxXwQO6RHzpAecgnJxcK_x23ciVyqn9JfsQmAwEoCPLgTUfNxF2-6LEQiw9VqEGmJuRWMYFnTzBA42frslf4RTy6Gjp789D6sgwmS7G3zPgn_51dVUV21gaYIFGzPt0/s960/118883757_10158807533664928_7287448600845077833_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="723" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsl5yDhMf0s1w6arxXwQO6RHzpAecgnJxcK_x23ciVyqn9JfsQmAwEoCPLgTUfNxF2-6LEQiw9VqEGmJuRWMYFnTzBA42frslf4RTy6Gjp789D6sgwmS7G3zPgn_51dVUV21gaYIFGzPt0/w193-h256/118883757_10158807533664928_7287448600845077833_n.jpg" width="193" /></a></div>“Anyone who thinks marriage is ‘just a piece of paper’ has obviously overlooked the fine print.” - Momus gets hitched <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9A9EGnoa8HhUXu0k02aWjQ6OhXTUjRLyxSgQXuwGA9l7XB2ruwFyNW9hpg3QWxvq-1kxoPSKcWBf-VX_saNLay3pPDjwYeLMWM2_P8tPDY-yC4PU-P7mu2id9DEjF2ZgCtzoqm9v3nURF/s810/118886000_10158808389929928_8720249116462853882_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="503" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9A9EGnoa8HhUXu0k02aWjQ6OhXTUjRLyxSgQXuwGA9l7XB2ruwFyNW9hpg3QWxvq-1kxoPSKcWBf-VX_saNLay3pPDjwYeLMWM2_P8tPDY-yC4PU-P7mu2id9DEjF2ZgCtzoqm9v3nURF/w159-h256/118886000_10158808389929928_8720249116462853882_n.jpg" width="159" /></a></div></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“What remedy can there be for the blunders of technology but further</span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> technology?” - Momus makes progress<br /> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2IjP8zNwly2zaZhyphenhyphenCkpii4KTilEUaWeMmhrtENioOr7gqMj7i0svoC_3alFo_84YwaeYePmNCy2XRyN4c88p401wXFnyVHOBgKxShC7UMAYf9rmM86bBgAq9mPJfuYGcixyoDZbuoImQ2/s960/119021601_10158812514304928_134817269320641818_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="493" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2IjP8zNwly2zaZhyphenhyphenCkpii4KTilEUaWeMmhrtENioOr7gqMj7i0svoC_3alFo_84YwaeYePmNCy2XRyN4c88p401wXFnyVHOBgKxShC7UMAYf9rmM86bBgAq9mPJfuYGcixyoDZbuoImQ2/w131-h256/119021601_10158812514304928_134817269320641818_n.jpg" width="131" /></a></div>“Darling, I’m not leaving because I don’t care. It’s just that I haven’t the stomach to presence an unfolding catastrophe about which I can do nothing.” - It’s not you, it’s Momus</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Qt-XtahMyRhx2vUxZelnPJSq9cvhjkpYpqq_gzqfVdHLHPzsEHrhWsGKoq4SRfoiHRsUSFl27xcIBTzGpiEaDt0BgM4SuO7s5ID3zsHFctAudkfYuw3dFiSCesnR6Blia0459V-jvrIt/s512/4d121f72ddd0725dfb862937c1256ed5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="337" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Qt-XtahMyRhx2vUxZelnPJSq9cvhjkpYpqq_gzqfVdHLHPzsEHrhWsGKoq4SRfoiHRsUSFl27xcIBTzGpiEaDt0BgM4SuO7s5ID3zsHFctAudkfYuw3dFiSCesnR6Blia0459V-jvrIt/s320/4d121f72ddd0725dfb862937c1256ed5.jpg" /></a></div>“Accord your fellowman all the respect due a feral beast. The ever-present threat of immediate, extreme violence lies at the very heart of all peaceful, civilised human relations.” - No pacifying Momus</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" 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data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“From the cradle to the grave, human dignity amounts to never providing for a person what they can provide for themself.” - hands off Momus <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" 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No matter what story you’ve been told, you are primarily responsible for yourself.” - Momus won’t suffer himself gladly <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwVigK5uXgQTzTCXFiiei54PsvWws9rzGvRhfNUXlGmIzasp17d7iX6k7nwA0teNPMowSfhIbBM7wZGyLlSKc655iJYa6Y2uZdc2x4KxwevWuBpx1TousDJtFcG4Q55fp7adtpihwXq6i/s840/4b38fee1c6507714e61bdb19c2d88fa0.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="600" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwVigK5uXgQTzTCXFiiei54PsvWws9rzGvRhfNUXlGmIzasp17d7iX6k7nwA0teNPMowSfhIbBM7wZGyLlSKc655iJYa6Y2uZdc2x4KxwevWuBpx1TousDJtFcG4Q55fp7adtpihwXq6i/w183-h256/4b38fee1c6507714e61bdb19c2d88fa0.jpg" width="183" /></a></div></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"Quick poll: how many agree that radio-frequency identification <br />subcutaneous microchip implants ought to be mandatory with enforced vaccination? (this is a safe space to freely express your support for the only morally correct view)" - Momus at warp speed <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFW1tuEHb-EKXdyFOMZ1dhg0Aw1KxcLXICZey_3_QUS4qlWSn9j60PD-fjSr1k7riWvIWR25Hy5XLHLRWrkfrf69aeo1Uci2FmuV4LgULn7dJeWWc2Y23YpKW5zraCLLH03_E1jmhADbLr/s920/2b70d91b724879dcedf2572830d9a44c.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="731" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFW1tuEHb-EKXdyFOMZ1dhg0Aw1KxcLXICZey_3_QUS4qlWSn9j60PD-fjSr1k7riWvIWR25Hy5XLHLRWrkfrf69aeo1Uci2FmuV4LgULn7dJeWWc2Y23YpKW5zraCLLH03_E1jmhADbLr/w203-h256/2b70d91b724879dcedf2572830d9a44c.jpg" width="203" /></a></div>"What is a 'nice person' but a finely crafted masque to amplify the sound of one's own ignorance?" - Momus' reflection in a mirror darkly <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"History amounts to little more than a pack of lies agreed upon...wouldn't you agree?" - Momus assimilates</span></span></span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjjYtJUVm4uYjkWyPg59SaH74O8iFWbWtY3BGwBdPdVrOS4Or5_A3tWlEIeSg9uUPFw5X6b4Kfh6M9EU7RkRFl_24XT7B4KW_TuFzCsJB_vNM_b3KKw8R_DxkZj94RBuNUdmwzNbBes2O/s800/3197d7c3debea17e15a397a5de829628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjjYtJUVm4uYjkWyPg59SaH74O8iFWbWtY3BGwBdPdVrOS4Or5_A3tWlEIeSg9uUPFw5X6b4Kfh6M9EU7RkRFl_24XT7B4KW_TuFzCsJB_vNM_b3KKw8R_DxkZj94RBuNUdmwzNbBes2O/w500-h335/3197d7c3debea17e15a397a5de829628.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></span></span></i><br /><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7qfKYlp6lII0A4DtNPeSXGMBZeNUYYWBkiuYnVTE9RKUJ1WoQlzMrRb1nt6ne3oj8mM2XR7vhZt1Q2fLHfbtWfAE7qOoAUE08EDc2R1aFJELMagv_br_YHKUbDLslMa3kjY6PkXMkYqd/s2048/2013_CSK_09577_0017_000%2528studio_of_jacob_jordaens_a_jester_with_a_cat%2529.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1749" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7qfKYlp6lII0A4DtNPeSXGMBZeNUYYWBkiuYnVTE9RKUJ1WoQlzMrRb1nt6ne3oj8mM2XR7vhZt1Q2fLHfbtWfAE7qOoAUE08EDc2R1aFJELMagv_br_YHKUbDLslMa3kjY6PkXMkYqd/s320/2013_CSK_09577_0017_000%2528studio_of_jacob_jordaens_a_jester_with_a_cat%2529.jpg" /></a></div></span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"There's no evidence you're a good person, that you're even much 'civilised. No, not really. What you</span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> are my furry little friend is warm and well fed. - fat and happy Momus<br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHONzprdxyjmD4nMHoSf0jpHS04iMgtRfDKEepaUl6Nlz5PbLH6-6au8QmzpSjuVyKMcUbEMS__v0qmiQ2GrsEtrONeu2lLgmAMFRLB_qVNikBimbOXjhj0ESedVFA4Sfqua2qw-gR_c4/s640/119228813_10158821932839928_5405695992701461404_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="427" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHONzprdxyjmD4nMHoSf0jpHS04iMgtRfDKEepaUl6Nlz5PbLH6-6au8QmzpSjuVyKMcUbEMS__v0qmiQ2GrsEtrONeu2lLgmAMFRLB_qVNikBimbOXjhj0ESedVFA4Sfqua2qw-gR_c4/s320/119228813_10158821932839928_5405695992701461404_n.jpg" /></a></div>"It's not really reason that separates us from other animals, it's empathy. Empathy is the motive force behind our greatest virtues as well as our most heinous atrocities. Empathy is the basis of praise or blame, mercy or condemnation." - Momus' moment of lucidity <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"In the end, if you look closely enough at this thing men call 'power', you'd realise that it's really nothing more than an intolerable servitude that one would do best to avoid." - Momus wants out</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1493" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZu0UdTk9VTvYX212RQGKetQYXf7_eVxrL_D8PtRW0LzUOGCq4XglNaCWo6bdKELolVi36wf9m-GF0L5cqVAHhFqrXo3NqbPI0i4zfj9Fn-n4pU38G-TEGfDzFfxEB1bMmdR0EklRh0Rut/s320/1200px-Frans_Hals_-_Peeckelhaeringh.jpg" /></a></div></span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“Man
is a moral animal, a judgemental machine. The man who claims freedom
from discrimination is either wholly defective or a complete imbecile,
but more likely a liar.” - Momus’ pickled as a herring</span></span></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"Unless you're absolutely willing to accept every belief and any behaviour, your calls for inclusivity amount to figuring out who you're going to exclude and why." - Momus feels rejected</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I thought how wonderful it will be when everyone has electricity, everyone has a car, everyone speaks English, everyone is equal...because they're just like me! I think I might be forgiven for that; after all, it was the infantile thinking of an undeveloped, immature child." - Grow up Momus<br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTv9004QP3q9ECIbqI5Ot4PfH2_kLPZ4iM4lb-VSKHYHt2l4LkvqU0Omdzmqehy3fJeXLs1lpOBD30T40H_IOl_EAQmPpB4SKk-04WBAEaz3hyphenhyphenEDgOV-z9k2C46WGd9ll8XhyphenhyphenFwVmgBjI/s2048/246e63ae1afc12da9f611b781e296617.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1514" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTv9004QP3q9ECIbqI5Ot4PfH2_kLPZ4iM4lb-VSKHYHt2l4LkvqU0Omdzmqehy3fJeXLs1lpOBD30T40H_IOl_EAQmPpB4SKk-04WBAEaz3hyphenhyphenEDgOV-z9k2C46WGd9ll8XhyphenhyphenFwVmgBjI/s320/246e63ae1afc12da9f611b781e296617.jpg" /></a></div></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"The thing one must admire most about the historic self-preservation movement is their desire to freeze in amber the best remains of a dwindling supply of anything beautiful in this world because they know in their heart of hearts we can never, ever, ever have it again." - Less is Momus</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"Cognition
arrests transmission. If you want your idea to spread and receive wide
acceptance make sure that it's devoid of intellectual content." - Momus
goes bacterial</span></span></span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNBBq3QxlCxBe8QD7iLbrZXhvL5wQVFgbAm9zdGdsB3qZ33A-hUiJyUmtZD9uUST8SeOy7RZbxpjzTRF4gCO5Y_QEHFRIYbtZ2V4kiyca71FB3dB29fA0Xy9Z3IX6zfYu26XPtC-OA1Z3/s624/f2936375a7e2d61d9c2ef7033defa797.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="624" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNBBq3QxlCxBe8QD7iLbrZXhvL5wQVFgbAm9zdGdsB3qZ33A-hUiJyUmtZD9uUST8SeOy7RZbxpjzTRF4gCO5Y_QEHFRIYbtZ2V4kiyca71FB3dB29fA0Xy9Z3IX6zfYu26XPtC-OA1Z3/w500-h335/f2936375a7e2d61d9c2ef7033defa797.jpg" width="500" /></a></div></span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_45587qiBEI9BW5T9Ug_juWRuAEgiQx2AoUWsg3OhzIn3nJCw6D9DmHR4nsbTvSfmxgK7OQi-7G3cIutw72ta4hAmPT-J1iZ4uIdS8UfLv7GZgLD2EGakrKY2bvOVV2V4FalDJOk1RFr/s916/e018168ef563d0215ffe503183124627.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="696" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_45587qiBEI9BW5T9Ug_juWRuAEgiQx2AoUWsg3OhzIn3nJCw6D9DmHR4nsbTvSfmxgK7OQi-7G3cIutw72ta4hAmPT-J1iZ4uIdS8UfLv7GZgLD2EGakrKY2bvOVV2V4FalDJOk1RFr/s320/e018168ef563d0215ffe503183124627.jpg" /></a></div>"All that you pursued, acquired, and gave up...how much of it meant anything to you beyond what you hoped might impress some passerby? Were disinterest, envy and resentment the rewards you were expecting?" - Momus makes an impression<br /><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"When
the entire world in all its strivings is found to be in complete
tumult, visited by plague after calamity, with the hand of each man at
his brother's throat...well, my advice is to find a quiet spot, lie
back, yawn, and dream about naked thighs." - Momus tickled pink</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="978" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaR5bxCr9UeHqmi4NiG24Lkavn2Omp8fuJp73EIzkTJo8YT3DYNzoHSdcdBQTAZ9MHc-TTKx4t6ZRuv_mhWm8Rp91_cXxNF70sOdDHc58oQtM3tEMfgRQ7UhvVD_EZ0OJkIBNMbeSNhP3d/w400-h314/Venne_Woman_and_a_jester.jpg" width="400" /></div></span></i><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sJ93f8eL3KtmxsmgOVC-qcNaS61JeJyDrUZUHxumYg1LfHcSXV89kXrb5ZHJna2Sglf6Tk70rw061cio6qt_k4pdXDHYEFwEjZ4RWLWgU4a8CqohRwxBuahlL-vCzTkbnxBEQd2rOOYA/s634/4e72d3a4a3dcacc807246ff0e27f4b29.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sJ93f8eL3KtmxsmgOVC-qcNaS61JeJyDrUZUHxumYg1LfHcSXV89kXrb5ZHJna2Sglf6Tk70rw061cio6qt_k4pdXDHYEFwEjZ4RWLWgU4a8CqohRwxBuahlL-vCzTkbnxBEQd2rOOYA/w158-h200/4e72d3a4a3dcacc807246ff0e27f4b29.jpg" width="158" /></a></div>"Don't let them tell you any different, there is justice and equality in the world. It's true, we may never achieve what we'd hoped; however, in the end we all get what's coming." - The sun sets on Momus<br /><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbD_RGVlS8dfHiej9BD3-UjQlGyz2kZYlXcTUh5pZCLPXKvqaApSoLrhJ76jZPElIcKQ5e74nFwegbN66xJLqqLT9-H1CfZKxLmhyyH_sclKY_SHU3M-EibTb9SnCTGY6Ax5kSplFuPcp4/s1281/IMG-4094.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1281" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbD_RGVlS8dfHiej9BD3-UjQlGyz2kZYlXcTUh5pZCLPXKvqaApSoLrhJ76jZPElIcKQ5e74nFwegbN66xJLqqLT9-H1CfZKxLmhyyH_sclKY_SHU3M-EibTb9SnCTGY6Ax5kSplFuPcp4/w184-h320/IMG-4094.JPG" width="184" /></a></div>“My good doctor has placed me on light duty, my being advised to lift nothing more than a fair maiden’s petticoat.” - Pound me too Momus<br /><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzRzMyTlUTAlTcPa5dyJ8tc02Djtr4vpUnwr9M6_gTpa8uyEGnDD_559o32xwHrXjZpAVhbeX3Kvu3WXNTIr3SK14-W2NkstF_KZ6Cht1hGET6Gub-qQyNtP5GOv50eZo8n6tQCG-hcUb/s470/edwin-hughes-the-jester-%2528the-stolen-kiss%2529.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="366" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzRzMyTlUTAlTcPa5dyJ8tc02Djtr4vpUnwr9M6_gTpa8uyEGnDD_559o32xwHrXjZpAVhbeX3Kvu3WXNTIr3SK14-W2NkstF_KZ6Cht1hGET6Gub-qQyNtP5GOv50eZo8n6tQCG-hcUb/w156-h200/edwin-hughes-the-jester-%2528the-stolen-kiss%2529.jpg" width="156" /></a></div>"Now darling, do remember that without sin there is simply no basis for forgiveness." - By the grace of Momus<br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IIjk2fiR09-6agnelIkS_ll_LbQvY5l524flod3PTqNKZNnd6YJLDjDr3R4AEGvv9E-c0QFJlM73jdY9uop0MsqDLGCVAJUOPE5B4llcEuM-jORbLbL3BkdQ1am_OJUKXmzxJ_KqfxFk/s720/Visconti-sforza-00-fool.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="362" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IIjk2fiR09-6agnelIkS_ll_LbQvY5l524flod3PTqNKZNnd6YJLDjDr3R4AEGvv9E-c0QFJlM73jdY9uop0MsqDLGCVAJUOPE5B4llcEuM-jORbLbL3BkdQ1am_OJUKXmzxJ_KqfxFk/w101-h200/Visconti-sforza-00-fool.jpg" width="101" /></a></div>“It’s bad enough being hungry. So sense in being hungry and tired.” - Momus is begging for it<br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBaewdEtAocsnXWBAzI92OJBaa3LW-TNcFtt_SEKRJ3TLFz7trvNYPooWvp1cBjW9gfYsGQpftwBet28STnvu3bwFjDItDcfNF4TXfIMi9EEY8EMSYJPq_30xLXpokUDix-8RmIMRgHJn/s1499/81m-vGtXdUL._AC_SL1500_.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="1027" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBaewdEtAocsnXWBAzI92OJBaa3LW-TNcFtt_SEKRJ3TLFz7trvNYPooWvp1cBjW9gfYsGQpftwBet28STnvu3bwFjDItDcfNF4TXfIMi9EEY8EMSYJPq_30xLXpokUDix-8RmIMRgHJn/s320/81m-vGtXdUL._AC_SL1500_.jpg" /></a></div>"There are two narratives running in parallel regarding the relationship of men towards women. One is that throughout history boys have loved their mothers, fathers their daughters, and husbands their wives. Then there is the true one that men only wish to dominate and systematically oppress when they've had their fill of raping." - Time's up Momus<br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTu6ljlmKd7XX1XyTLUaV_jy9ZYzZzUhPt4QTaXoLu_q6IBirQRphM1-P3wrEmJXPH0pUgi04KHOjTDDpYEelfqC2ZO0bnazDP71S8sOjmqLj9LsafhGQMP_om3KjxEMMlOva9DMqAIa-/s600/IMG-4113.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="585" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTu6ljlmKd7XX1XyTLUaV_jy9ZYzZzUhPt4QTaXoLu_q6IBirQRphM1-P3wrEmJXPH0pUgi04KHOjTDDpYEelfqC2ZO0bnazDP71S8sOjmqLj9LsafhGQMP_om3KjxEMMlOva9DMqAIa-/w195-h200/IMG-4113.JPG" width="195" /></a></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“The first lie is the worst lie. It’s the sweet one we whisper to ourselves.” - Busted Momus<br /> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ql15xR2BhY1jJ2zZWZ2l1sEuvy2vvWt_jVYp7Rbmp_gX3KWJX9nbgMBbZaLp8y_BUJ_bmHbvFcI-3_x13byehyphenhyphenCjt5vQDfSjleSpKBu4zWo4iqqQ25Kqb8gDT0eYteEhGDj6vLo4c8mm/s450/IMG-4117-1.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="304" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ql15xR2BhY1jJ2zZWZ2l1sEuvy2vvWt_jVYp7Rbmp_gX3KWJX9nbgMBbZaLp8y_BUJ_bmHbvFcI-3_x13byehyphenhyphenCjt5vQDfSjleSpKBu4zWo4iqqQ25Kqb8gDT0eYteEhGDj6vLo4c8mm/w135-h200/IMG-4117-1.JPG" width="135" /></a></div>“Thieves, murderers, rapists...you and I come from a long line of bastards. They’re the ones who survived!” - Momus takes stock<br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6aaMasRj3fBpG9oI3MVLHizDJhciM8zfXAdWl7VfeWaj5ENwmJ0aHF1UULhGPKsJvwkoxCwU6skgRfh9F8rGFA5k0TSPrQZshJcIMdgGzWAvyJikBRWmqNHxc-XOgg94oFMeeM_mgKjg/s400/IMG-4119.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6aaMasRj3fBpG9oI3MVLHizDJhciM8zfXAdWl7VfeWaj5ENwmJ0aHF1UULhGPKsJvwkoxCwU6skgRfh9F8rGFA5k0TSPrQZshJcIMdgGzWAvyJikBRWmqNHxc-XOgg94oFMeeM_mgKjg/s320/IMG-4119.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>“My thoughts on the nature vs nurture debate are as follows: no matter what you tell him or what you do, your little boy is going to grab handfuls of sand and throw them at the ocean.” - The Oracle of Momus<br /> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Mostly of your insatiable appetites, unchecked lust, and impulsive desires. But definitely the victim." - Momus was dealt a bad hand</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" 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you're master of your own body, they'll be justified in suspecting you
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I know who and what I am and I just love what I see." - Momus reflects<br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9yeG4-PNN9RTGLsYw2LC_gbGiFRo78r_X9SHNeOrjalafXW11TUeNPB4kvGD8OTw2cl16Ulq309LhXZLqxX6Ceb38_NU-bEe-8JsEdYVHBHcwBxSfYWB6WEBY7FVGTO8TjsHF5_vrowA/s600/5-0-The-Fool.webp" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="303" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9yeG4-PNN9RTGLsYw2LC_gbGiFRo78r_X9SHNeOrjalafXW11TUeNPB4kvGD8OTw2cl16Ulq309LhXZLqxX6Ceb38_NU-bEe-8JsEdYVHBHcwBxSfYWB6WEBY7FVGTO8TjsHF5_vrowA/w101-h200/5-0-The-Fool.webp" width="101" /></a></div>"The trouble with craftsmen, farmers and all the other little people is that they're too preoccupied building up the world to help burn it down with the best of us." - Momus is Revolting<br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm" style="text-align: center;"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"I'm
very understanding of insecure people. What I primarily understand is
that I don't want them anywhere near me." - Antisocialist Momus</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZRfvC7LA6TzPGY0KgsZRcNaQXvYw08FVLXlg4jVFUJnNdJVBAkF0N91FYPtPeKheoHnRl4ND8AEla9nap_F9oQZj6tVnCklSggMwHaA-UWGaCH7Z3qyxc5ZHcL_eW1TPhvnMN47inuCRX/s1024/Peasants_Celebrating_Twelfth_Night_G-001795-20120626.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" 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tabindex="0"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CAKQZhGLb-zX0YYY6tjLUmF8wAHkVnlVDyPl_6yLhvCPRnOBULW2YDyH0kN8FMLbKE3_MSfVyM-ZMrDeJH6L6_SNFmyCZH5bEuim8sc0DyL3ZnKRRTbYfpEHKNEOp6HDQgWzzVBIXn67/s342/IMG-4135.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="255" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CAKQZhGLb-zX0YYY6tjLUmF8wAHkVnlVDyPl_6yLhvCPRnOBULW2YDyH0kN8FMLbKE3_MSfVyM-ZMrDeJH6L6_SNFmyCZH5bEuim8sc0DyL3ZnKRRTbYfpEHKNEOp6HDQgWzzVBIXn67/w149-h200/IMG-4135.JPG" width="149" /></a></div>“The most unhelpful thing I ever told a friend was that there was nothing wrong with her.” - Over a barrel with Momus<br /><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span 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1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eDCdesIVo6PaFehmm-npA3R3SKiTYHSQEQX5XNB4Lr6JxkMLEO1K3ihx5jpBe6JCXXNWPUSakt0hyphenhyphenA7RtlfO6PPswYNPcgSDaJLcqhaTcK0Zgw23RP3lcSYFx3M54ozn075GzoDCT_o1/s320/William_Holmes_Sullivan_-_King_Lear_and_the_Fool_-_%2528MeisterDrucke-818315%2529.jpg" /></a></div>"It's not just a mistake, rather a violation of his dignity, liberty, and person to care for an individual more than he’s willing to care for himself." - Momus wants for no one<br /><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" 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id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNWuc33GzpzpgAQ8F0aps4nZjarY0yA4iA6hW_iMLYGawsCdw8-9WQUI-SBrhsR0UTHRArs-At9JSgumBcbPrhWon8Y2PNATe8ilUw0M7o3vMEnEwBqhlTLBcVbH0qpjQH15wryDnVQQM/s1976/IMG-4148.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1976" data-original-width="1231" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNWuc33GzpzpgAQ8F0aps4nZjarY0yA4iA6hW_iMLYGawsCdw8-9WQUI-SBrhsR0UTHRArs-At9JSgumBcbPrhWon8Y2PNATe8ilUw0M7o3vMEnEwBqhlTLBcVbH0qpjQH15wryDnVQQM/s320/IMG-4148.JPG" /></a></div>“The distinction between what is natural and artificial is a simple one. Whereas everything man makes breaks down, the growth of nature, even when apparently chaotic, is but a transitory stage towards higher levels of holistic complexity.” - Momus’ Razor<br /> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNB9sELPsp3XVARhGKMA95dKh7nPJ6jRj8SUIprRC-coKHYwWZ43y7fQhHJVMpPK87s5y-QWspokbXTQ14H81rj4lyIlSJtcjqWZ1ecLiBoZyqq3_TVMlGf0JCZLQ9fsh-XXAadDVGbMtX/s2000/75.89-S1_o2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1930" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNB9sELPsp3XVARhGKMA95dKh7nPJ6jRj8SUIprRC-coKHYwWZ43y7fQhHJVMpPK87s5y-QWspokbXTQ14H81rj4lyIlSJtcjqWZ1ecLiBoZyqq3_TVMlGf0JCZLQ9fsh-XXAadDVGbMtX/w193-h200/75.89-S1_o2.jpg" width="193" /></a></div>"Now you see, what they neglect to mention is that those who do trouble themselves to learn from history are damned to bollocks everything up in an entirely novel way." - Momus 101 </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAD45fLvHmFb1Oajef-OFcn21B5jyIqW-78nLh67IUWXLEFMFtYu2urMqp7mGga9antaGN0rIpmg7cIELLuUkAO6FBSoEmDV6-683ZDXneKd4s05TG5fDMHyHsZO2vTYLM29Kbhzd80n5/s1395/Screenshot+%252845%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="1241" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAD45fLvHmFb1Oajef-OFcn21B5jyIqW-78nLh67IUWXLEFMFtYu2urMqp7mGga9antaGN0rIpmg7cIELLuUkAO6FBSoEmDV6-683ZDXneKd4s05TG5fDMHyHsZO2vTYLM29Kbhzd80n5/s320/Screenshot+%252845%2529.jpg" /></a></div></span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"A wise man was once purported to have said: 'The heaviest load we carry are the thoughts in our heads.' I find that to be an highly charitable statement." - Momus being an ass<br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNzAB5HK0BYBh-sb_-FgEEMDbVKJ5A2Ib-KkUv1Y_jd2Ev-11MYF9nrnrvOnMUef9V0QECLuM9tu3vMWdRR7x1PTAT9gSc-2wgLWk9nCQ5BmFr-bEVWSEHcJDBF0ihey_ZGKYhLuZx5v3/s548/IMG-4152.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="548" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNzAB5HK0BYBh-sb_-FgEEMDbVKJ5A2Ib-KkUv1Y_jd2Ev-11MYF9nrnrvOnMUef9V0QECLuM9tu3vMWdRR7x1PTAT9gSc-2wgLWk9nCQ5BmFr-bEVWSEHcJDBF0ihey_ZGKYhLuZx5v3/w200-h192/IMG-4152.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>“The amazing thing about people is that, as individuals, we’re almost all wise and aware of what is right; but when we form ourselves into a group we forget anything that doesn’t suit our own pleasure and don’t care whether what we undertake is pernicious and base so long as we can have our way.” - Momus’ Ship of Fools<br /> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm" style="text-align: center;"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“It
is an hopeful yet typically erroneous belief that fear and distrust is
based solely on ignorance of the ‘other’. The disturbing reality is that
our most intractable hatreds are rooted in a deep familiarity.” - to
know Momus</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVq8mn1BdjUNcN9sb6JGKRxsBUmGKr_XK2Qvc4-RHbe-6FuQdUoliGGXNWTsIzVfzeWvwBgZtX2kLXNChO0a1DKXyDNPY3yFt-ZNTKXQffaK80ORVlVL7e-BXgXU9Zfpd2C7alyajqOdYK/s1042/IMG-4155.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="1042" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVq8mn1BdjUNcN9sb6JGKRxsBUmGKr_XK2Qvc4-RHbe-6FuQdUoliGGXNWTsIzVfzeWvwBgZtX2kLXNChO0a1DKXyDNPY3yFt-ZNTKXQffaK80ORVlVL7e-BXgXU9Zfpd2C7alyajqOdYK/w400-h166/IMG-4155.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i><br /></div></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0">“You
know, contrary to popular belief there are really only two races. Care
to guess what they are? I’ll give ya an hint: one is more vital than
the other and begins with a ‘W’. - Momus is dynamite</span></i></span></span></i></div></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"> </span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0apYBzSyPlnmOG9B_oGGV31Epr932DdtA0H9waUhgVG80HU6_mCLjFswh4YABrmSJKcfAS0y_Pl5lBKAOCLumu-gwRna0dSq35z_XA8s6wBoBENj7FNKshOxW5GQEkQjOva3UK02iQw5g/s900/IMG-4147.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="900" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0apYBzSyPlnmOG9B_oGGV31Epr932DdtA0H9waUhgVG80HU6_mCLjFswh4YABrmSJKcfAS0y_Pl5lBKAOCLumu-gwRna0dSq35z_XA8s6wBoBENj7FNKshOxW5GQEkQjOva3UK02iQw5g/w400-h311/IMG-4147.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"> </span></i></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0">"I
propose that those who are wholly against the idea of servants have
never truly lived with nor experienced the benefits of servitude." -
Momus at your service</span></i></span></i></div></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"> </span></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNgf1tJoHCoS0hIQDniKhgvUUAznqDPOdInjdHKyKDgST2dMixIk0dqrFeoaXAbP_93yZ34WNRm5QWk_cb4g7wsFvbbSoTL1mIxsjMUrAmrWGHvjTX8T45UZ3oVAZZq8u-ccCubu0H1Dk/s944/William_Dyce_-_King_Lear_and_the_Fool_in_the_Storm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="944" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNgf1tJoHCoS0hIQDniKhgvUUAznqDPOdInjdHKyKDgST2dMixIk0dqrFeoaXAbP_93yZ34WNRm5QWk_cb4g7wsFvbbSoTL1mIxsjMUrAmrWGHvjTX8T45UZ3oVAZZq8u-ccCubu0H1Dk/w400-h314/William_Dyce_-_King_Lear_and_the_Fool_in_the_Storm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></i><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPajzpaaHbURyRcXBb6YU4TSIJcgGKblkVvTA47QgEzWVJ0n9xoX-TPwYylbwDgf6pGMU_6FoCJFmICn0Ag_ShWVQGzbU7erzuGc4eSkpncuNKoYvehbEnVLFW4HDOAORmjCFPhexMp3hM/s2048/IMG-4168.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPajzpaaHbURyRcXBb6YU4TSIJcgGKblkVvTA47QgEzWVJ0n9xoX-TPwYylbwDgf6pGMU_6FoCJFmICn0Ag_ShWVQGzbU7erzuGc4eSkpncuNKoYvehbEnVLFW4HDOAORmjCFPhexMp3hM/s320/IMG-4168.JPG" /></a></div>“As the mysteries of nature have been sucessively unmasked, the old myths losing hold on the imagination, the superstitious terrors of the nite dissipating, in their place appears the nausea and unease of modernity, the plethora of systems we can’t hope to understand, hurtling us forward with an uncontollable inertia towards an yawning abyss. Our foolish ancestors might well would ask us if the stories we tell ourselves today to situate ourselves in this maelstrom, are these any less fanciful? - Momus in the Tempest<br /><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm" style="text-align: center;"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“What
is the progress of civilisation but an unfettered, unrelenting pogrom
of improvement visited upon the unfortunate whether they want it or not?
- Momus knows best</span></span></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWm0uBKheE46j47jpXzfX4eAxku-kxUvjrj8IlQwcfGYJDECL2iAm0zsgiaHJR_QUSkBeEcPlXFXqqELJ_Mvhy9C2AlRt7oaB8BJOyd4JCoO_e3ielcnyjvMYFuhLzMoYupypuBuY8Hjp/s691/The+Court+Jester+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="691" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWm0uBKheE46j47jpXzfX4eAxku-kxUvjrj8IlQwcfGYJDECL2iAm0zsgiaHJR_QUSkBeEcPlXFXqqELJ_Mvhy9C2AlRt7oaB8BJOyd4JCoO_e3ielcnyjvMYFuhLzMoYupypuBuY8Hjp/w400-h283/The+Court+Jester+%25282%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm" style="text-align: center;"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm" style="text-align: center;"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“The
city occupies a special, unique place in human culture. Having
established the best way of life, it is the only form of societal
organisation that is completely intolerant of other forms of existence.”
- Momus or else</span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8d-8KKoCCiX5bUyHg6izTGkdDAW5P02HTzBNcNpZyJ7UAGTyDuoeE06zO0-2VahjwExLbpiSfjxi8qFZNp0UhFEOlW7mF8n-LVH3Ymi-OHEjmZcE2GBDPhy8_d_oEfVywFUKkGRpE-j7k/s1000/IMG-4171.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1000" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8d-8KKoCCiX5bUyHg6izTGkdDAW5P02HTzBNcNpZyJ7UAGTyDuoeE06zO0-2VahjwExLbpiSfjxi8qFZNp0UhFEOlW7mF8n-LVH3Ymi-OHEjmZcE2GBDPhy8_d_oEfVywFUKkGRpE-j7k/w400-h250/IMG-4171.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></i><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSk9KFfLSSe6imBq8yvQ0TbFU55RkHHayh1o76oUUGQyDyMIwQsZ7DSmMT7w-LnRUPUpMEgKnUuP40gWApHArtrnz7bx1QiMJCjBa0wMTeROhxKNcSYK3D1V9AXzYkITPI6iJ5VpZEDDW/s500/IMG-4172.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="236" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSk9KFfLSSe6imBq8yvQ0TbFU55RkHHayh1o76oUUGQyDyMIwQsZ7DSmMT7w-LnRUPUpMEgKnUuP40gWApHArtrnz7bx1QiMJCjBa0wMTeROhxKNcSYK3D1V9AXzYkITPI6iJ5VpZEDDW/w94-h200/IMG-4172.JPG" width="94" /></a></div></span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“When you beat a fool, you don’t make a wise man of him. All you’ve to show for your troubles is a sore hand and a beaten fool.” - Momus’ voice of experience<br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm" style="text-align: center;"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"Beware of charismatic leaders. 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVXQ5VeAp2H4FyVXuIs6_lw4EDTcDXdn-ROTmCFXdIkMGlGVNPKmAeioNMcmDigX67i8Z90I5n9_nT7jMnzzPhAgePsOXTou9WrZTP6-RvSe1KM0-n84G3yKVgT1MZQFZd_IoaOFwQvtF/s320/dac22bcea971745c1b187b3df6914ef1+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div>"If someone tells you 'we're all liars', might you not be a wee bit gullible to take them at their word?" - honestly Momus<br /><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br 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I can handle this. I really need to know. On a scale of 9 to 10 with 9.5 being the highest...honestly, how am I doing?" - The fragility of Momus</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKslZNGHWbLhRSDJuAmboJ_Uzj_eWRT5rg2rpNuDzaqvEl-OVJykuVvSUjeVW1nC6XsW17pxRYPafGKEY_hPxWHyFXcavbQ6J7j5Xwx6lXq1LVlLngJSRxrd21a6Mrwzl72eWrsJ9ZFUS/s542/rigoletto.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="542" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKslZNGHWbLhRSDJuAmboJ_Uzj_eWRT5rg2rpNuDzaqvEl-OVJykuVvSUjeVW1nC6XsW17pxRYPafGKEY_hPxWHyFXcavbQ6J7j5Xwx6lXq1LVlLngJSRxrd21a6Mrwzl72eWrsJ9ZFUS/w400-h235/rigoletto.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i>"A wise mystic once told me, 'cultivate your own garden before spreading seeds abroad.' So...</i><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_17c"><p><i> There is no righteousness like self-righteousness<br /> There is no righteousness like self-righteousness<br /> There is no righteousness like self-righteousness" </i></p><p><i>- Momus' Mantra</i></p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtWc2_3o-izIzzTf6PNuBpV9UkHK0pbTGaFmr3zjoiZ0qy_-WuhcuEqnXuuEjLRHFzK0FuKCeXhJOtXc7V_KWH_iPHQzcyct0iG5uEtqTdp17qKOOO2EKczerciInK_Irx3h9I16X7D5Q/s1024/37758892866_447d75701d_b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="1024" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtWc2_3o-izIzzTf6PNuBpV9UkHK0pbTGaFmr3zjoiZ0qy_-WuhcuEqnXuuEjLRHFzK0FuKCeXhJOtXc7V_KWH_iPHQzcyct0iG5uEtqTdp17qKOOO2EKczerciInK_Irx3h9I16X7D5Q/w400-h268/37758892866_447d75701d_b.jpg" width="400" /></a></i></div><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLM_U1GQmI4_qTHnJWymhSyil2PaTIQsqZal02OP2QQeyznYe3ynK8ckfwHsZO2W5t9FuRwWLNpxU3ednjfsOB2dukqozSS5m_2C3CkhwbE5YuaujflaFtsvNdfc5MKrAPu6Nd201hSQ9/s564/IMG-4202.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="463" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLM_U1GQmI4_qTHnJWymhSyil2PaTIQsqZal02OP2QQeyznYe3ynK8ckfwHsZO2W5t9FuRwWLNpxU3ednjfsOB2dukqozSS5m_2C3CkhwbE5YuaujflaFtsvNdfc5MKrAPu6Nd201hSQ9/s320/IMG-4202.jpg" /></a></div>“If your inner compulsion is to constantly signal how woke you are, how awakened can you truly be?” - Momus needs a nap</i><p></p></div></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Well, at
least two, perhaps three, maybe even as many as seven or eight depending
how successful you anticipate being." - Momus gets his hands dirty</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Qcz6iKrD-7gldinG-0-P1B14o39r8IW412fTz3ap99kG4Ka1E2ogn-gyCvOBmMMjMcFouTQQRbVg92Ko9eoML9tBxd7VTlWe8S1Itw0Cm-X7g5otAv5e1fzrizelkU4A4Hc0jHSO19kL/s900/2017_NYR_14277_0001_000flemish_school_16th_century_an_allegory_of_gluttony.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="789" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Qcz6iKrD-7gldinG-0-P1B14o39r8IW412fTz3ap99kG4Ka1E2ogn-gyCvOBmMMjMcFouTQQRbVg92Ko9eoML9tBxd7VTlWe8S1Itw0Cm-X7g5otAv5e1fzrizelkU4A4Hc0jHSO19kL/w176-h200/2017_NYR_14277_0001_000flemish_school_16th_century_an_allegory_of_gluttony.jpg" width="176" /></a></div>"The capacity for empathy manifest by human beings far exceeds that of
any other creature. This no doubt explains our penchant for torture
e.g." - Momus knows how you feel <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWe19eUXzFWYPit9YWtjWiQhFjWIdsR4oIrVij96pnT9f8hVodYT-t8h64NsLbwt-LZJRn8RinEHRDQ8rptuzQSOMlepwi8IIl0iFV63z477hi80XKb41Yf5TasRxIJ608t3HujFqOsB8/s705/IMG-4224.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="407" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUWe19eUXzFWYPit9YWtjWiQhFjWIdsR4oIrVij96pnT9f8hVodYT-t8h64NsLbwt-LZJRn8RinEHRDQ8rptuzQSOMlepwi8IIl0iFV63z477hi80XKb41Yf5TasRxIJ608t3HujFqOsB8/s320/IMG-4224.jpg" /></a></div>“Everything else is a distraction. The looming economic apocalypse is
identical with the approaching environmental collapse. In the end, there
is no wealth but life.” - broke and broken Momus <br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7n5o6BHtEnejTWYyw02h21cD7EHLtq0ARgLtbmWHkntoUmrNEsm9aym6h7tNXUalI10sWlQ7EWi5i-FVa581FJJKAHXQnnWTe9exqHNREuMYEHtGzttbHU9focX0tjVYLjHXD6ahLUOR/s1500/The_Jester_web.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1154" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7n5o6BHtEnejTWYyw02h21cD7EHLtq0ARgLtbmWHkntoUmrNEsm9aym6h7tNXUalI10sWlQ7EWi5i-FVa581FJJKAHXQnnWTe9exqHNREuMYEHtGzttbHU9focX0tjVYLjHXD6ahLUOR/s320/The_Jester_web.jpg" /></a></div><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"And to think that a few stray rays of far flung suns that've long burnt
cold have managed to guide us through the deep and shape the course of
human history." - the sign of Momus</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRx2gBxNETWd9TRuDqFDWtBUxMuWnEutzxMcukcczAJkFAFzJXAmjb888ynt5xGlXgCreE0hv5CvEJ0xB5U5gbOJ6LctxKMalIjTtiwzf1e4h2_1hY8OswLMvj4MkpW7rDja2zoyljHvg/s900/the-jester-george-henry-hall.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="721" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRx2gBxNETWd9TRuDqFDWtBUxMuWnEutzxMcukcczAJkFAFzJXAmjb888ynt5xGlXgCreE0hv5CvEJ0xB5U5gbOJ6LctxKMalIjTtiwzf1e4h2_1hY8OswLMvj4MkpW7rDja2zoyljHvg/s320/the-jester-george-henry-hall.jpg" /></a></div>"Whereas you console yourself that nothing you do really matters, the
more daunting prospect remains ever present, gnawing away inside you
that everything you do in fact matters oh so very much." - no escaping
Momus</span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><i>"The difficulty with maintaining the Revolution is that we <br />seldom can
find the stomach to do what is necessary to our own children and
grandchildren that which we are so proudly, virtuously prepared to carry
out upon our neighbours, brothers, sisters, and parents." - Momusism</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxAJwJvJYmbOZdYDucyPaTvDwXQLApt4RZc2o3uCdyG91YRLEBej6Xoat-SzVH5txXnVmPfhEqkZtl9Da-Ae5X1VhQbcS3ki6koppFnp0i0CMRo5UvTrOyo7bwdG8K6i7Qoqu9B9y27RW/s1196/30993219306_4a3b9b90e1_b+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1196" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxAJwJvJYmbOZdYDucyPaTvDwXQLApt4RZc2o3uCdyG91YRLEBej6Xoat-SzVH5txXnVmPfhEqkZtl9Da-Ae5X1VhQbcS3ki6koppFnp0i0CMRo5UvTrOyo7bwdG8K6i7Qoqu9B9y27RW/w400-h254/30993219306_4a3b9b90e1_b+%25282%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWUwtBjhXs-vEA0Xu4oR2-Hss2oBEPOPqw1tLbZ9AmYY0lWY4aHrxyUtee4-RJ_HdTEPIhWH9nhH94a8RB1VzOtf6A8WbYcvWu_sTYdmn5XVQ32D57Lfj2Z8H0CiTaqjcpu6zxlgdE5Qn/s310/IMG-4170.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="236" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWUwtBjhXs-vEA0Xu4oR2-Hss2oBEPOPqw1tLbZ9AmYY0lWY4aHrxyUtee4-RJ_HdTEPIhWH9nhH94a8RB1VzOtf6A8WbYcvWu_sTYdmn5XVQ32D57Lfj2Z8H0CiTaqjcpu6zxlgdE5Qn/w152-h200/IMG-4170.JPG" width="152" /></a></div><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></span></span>"As we take hold each one the hand of his brother in a spirit of
distrust and animosity, walking together towards this one, certain,
predetermined future, I reflect on this great and noble experiment: the
Freedom of Limited Choice." - Momus registers his compliance</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ho8L_4r5B251oGGLQXv4Uiu93UF0rlH3UGWmybkP3FnHoR_kSL_F3H_shsGMGZgHHSwcn7BVJiZlavFGVBolDbYhfbDCpxgot5FPWykJfX2eO3X9mPWOiW1edw4gfQgC0ap4L4DsO3iz/s636/IMG-4227.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="499" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ho8L_4r5B251oGGLQXv4Uiu93UF0rlH3UGWmybkP3FnHoR_kSL_F3H_shsGMGZgHHSwcn7BVJiZlavFGVBolDbYhfbDCpxgot5FPWykJfX2eO3X9mPWOiW1edw4gfQgC0ap4L4DsO3iz/s320/IMG-4227.jpg" /></a></div>“Force is seldom necessary when you voluntarily accept the legitimacy of
an authority. You will internalise their values, justify impositions
you can’t hope to understand and gladly surrender your very body and
that of your children to their will. There is no vaccine for scientific
propaganda.” - Needling Momus</span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“Well of course I objectify you my dear. You’re soft, warm, and taste
delicious. I don’t exactly make love to an idea.” - Bon apetit Momus</span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqR0eAURV8VZ_Z7tWAv_qdF52l0m3rQ50txV-LICs2ANftQ-3EnZ2Awwnt9jzQvwEPTWZ390dJDCvFQRrEZggeBAH9phmPispiY6CAiOzQ5vtEsA0a57Z56qVus_uBoo1nmgZEEMm4lnK/s480/francis-sydney-muschamp-the-jester.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="480" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqR0eAURV8VZ_Z7tWAv_qdF52l0m3rQ50txV-LICs2ANftQ-3EnZ2Awwnt9jzQvwEPTWZ390dJDCvFQRrEZggeBAH9phmPispiY6CAiOzQ5vtEsA0a57Z56qVus_uBoo1nmgZEEMm4lnK/w400-h259/francis-sydney-muschamp-the-jester.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></i></span></span> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIjSc5sMDQTWVTUVdfuhIlR8iIrW2rBPMkpFo4VE-ePFJIWKFQI3Za-911tUV-Ovqxe-2EuGom8gDGiskysoEvQzWB5G2-nt60yxnnB4NjX9OfKdPn2A04eOyc5nOxsxdL_gHB4l_vjQr/s338/IMG-4250.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="236" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIjSc5sMDQTWVTUVdfuhIlR8iIrW2rBPMkpFo4VE-ePFJIWKFQI3Za-911tUV-Ovqxe-2EuGom8gDGiskysoEvQzWB5G2-nt60yxnnB4NjX9OfKdPn2A04eOyc5nOxsxdL_gHB4l_vjQr/w139-h200/IMG-4250.jpg" width="139" /></a><i>“So at what point does a person cease to be the victim, so as to become the perpetrator?” - Momus’ <br />everlasting childhood</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TTNhoN-DVPRU6lmQnL2MthnPLZYk46qCbqDNZkbCLjAvhi7Z8sG1GiKVJ6fg8rI9zTXVJzIDF_bUCN4ZpmEqZRwgdprg2KFxc5_J-TCCsEJu0w6v4AOrpzbITxM7QJNknlqGXm95g15g/s426/IMG-4252.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="377" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TTNhoN-DVPRU6lmQnL2MthnPLZYk46qCbqDNZkbCLjAvhi7Z8sG1GiKVJ6fg8rI9zTXVJzIDF_bUCN4ZpmEqZRwgdprg2KFxc5_J-TCCsEJu0w6v4AOrpzbITxM7QJNknlqGXm95g15g/w177-h200/IMG-4252.JPG" width="177" /></a></div>“Clean energies will never solve Dirty uses.” - Mean Green Momus</span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"We've determined that it takes 13 years to deconstruct a human being,
breaking all significant ties of kinship and natural inclination. It
requires an additional 4 to 9 years of capital investment to structure
the resultant product for the specific functional requirements of the
system." - Momus on the value of a good education</span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOAlJhRQyexC7M1smgZaU7rv5swLkN8818dkEIF88rMr5jZeG7ksFHHIxlrC795_eAO5MXVtfy2aaY7ojmyAEVI21nihhiS3LpPlbZ2MM8kXMmaSuOT0_cnBAs_UAGCrzV73HC8pKDjPGJ/s1400/MATTHIJS-NAIVEU-The-Unruly-Classroom-380139-1470241.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1121" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOAlJhRQyexC7M1smgZaU7rv5swLkN8818dkEIF88rMr5jZeG7ksFHHIxlrC795_eAO5MXVtfy2aaY7ojmyAEVI21nihhiS3LpPlbZ2MM8kXMmaSuOT0_cnBAs_UAGCrzV73HC8pKDjPGJ/w400-h320/MATTHIJS-NAIVEU-The-Unruly-Classroom-380139-1470241.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_z_NxErMwp-X50Jm3I0AC2KxvtpUKQ6aS_Kbj6Lt4ylow1bfGu4HSn698g4AcS9ZD21MM4xjRcKKJG6ZC6z2HA5t3v_ioxDHVlHEhWrVF1gOmrZwRkm3-pu45vV2QXMbg7BHwjYzP364K/s987/joker-jester-daniel-sing-308-queen-st_1_317a9144e6a65a7e9ee0c0e588f5ec62.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="987" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_z_NxErMwp-X50Jm3I0AC2KxvtpUKQ6aS_Kbj6Lt4ylow1bfGu4HSn698g4AcS9ZD21MM4xjRcKKJG6ZC6z2HA5t3v_ioxDHVlHEhWrVF1gOmrZwRkm3-pu45vV2QXMbg7BHwjYzP364K/w200-h196/joker-jester-daniel-sing-308-queen-st_1_317a9144e6a65a7e9ee0c0e588f5ec62.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>"We used to castigate a child as unruly who could not sit down, shut up,
and internalise abstract indoctrination for decades. Now parents
understand this inconvenient condition of their children to be a disease
that must be treated by experts with narcotics." - Momus takes his
medicine</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"One of the oft unheralded benefits of initiation into a cult is
intimate exposure to the inner workings of unrelenting psychological
manipulation. Another is the revelation that ’normal’ society is
organised along parallel lines." - Momus' eyes wide shut</span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5vgr98vP9eCB_9iJTdV0ImicdfBAK2MYlXh7T0GT3Vnaka6nQ5zD-oC47KfeWUOZXyB2RveKFErSbkujIKwKRkccl87NoFKLLrRmwQQswofxgOVpC_7s4iiNWnvq1XDHJUB7k7PQAhLI/s600/IMG-4255.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5vgr98vP9eCB_9iJTdV0ImicdfBAK2MYlXh7T0GT3Vnaka6nQ5zD-oC47KfeWUOZXyB2RveKFErSbkujIKwKRkccl87NoFKLLrRmwQQswofxgOVpC_7s4iiNWnvq1XDHJUB7k7PQAhLI/w400-h266/IMG-4255.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></i></span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3naG61ooDTKflRuMM5tw54m8yLZv_29Q6F2v4bJP9ArTK9un3Zki0tGg-zuogNLmzPgrnogybUAxAFZ0wIfpm0VINxE8HetHygNgcqURFaGe1j7oUWjHzHWhcV2Za2uG8IufsG98x-Jj/s791/IMG-4256.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="539" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3naG61ooDTKflRuMM5tw54m8yLZv_29Q6F2v4bJP9ArTK9un3Zki0tGg-zuogNLmzPgrnogybUAxAFZ0wIfpm0VINxE8HetHygNgcqURFaGe1j7oUWjHzHWhcV2Za2uG8IufsG98x-Jj/w136-h200/IMG-4256.JPG" width="136" /></a></div>“To properly prepare oneself to argue with a fool, one should first pass
long hours practising before a mirror.” - Momus’ wisdom is Debatable</span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kcf8zsRnyrHg5JIJfGsO8ew3EwMMPFs9zqkhvyHoqMBnuISJRG_0Y_4s5DnBWHEFIEg_Pcu_MpIX7blmARSTG-IFQfJgdNYbV2yjxPK82cVnHi7Rh6aMZncJaF6kZK6enzEOgyc1Fr08/s551/IMG-4258.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="437" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kcf8zsRnyrHg5JIJfGsO8ew3EwMMPFs9zqkhvyHoqMBnuISJRG_0Y_4s5DnBWHEFIEg_Pcu_MpIX7blmARSTG-IFQfJgdNYbV2yjxPK82cVnHi7Rh6aMZncJaF6kZK6enzEOgyc1Fr08/s320/IMG-4258.jpg" /></a></div>“Never think that your willing participation doesn’t serve a purpose.
Democracy is the most effective form of governance in establishing a
sense of shared culpability and communal guilt.” - Vote for Momus</span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent 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/></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"This mate of mine was complaining that you lasses tend to be
irrational, oversensitive, and lack ambition. He could've saved us both
some time by saying that you lot are just like us lads." - Momus on thin
ice</span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbT6XOIL-gpMs3WHeIOk9Mh2sjFUzD1uUCgnHB4bSL0WcnU-oSFd3eJkXxE9T7860GDM7xb7chXiyoAzzALejLMh3Ct9407VGi7_0fn3FgCJTTRiUompK4BA1H4gXkHOpaoSr2cqozLnQ/s631/image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="631" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbT6XOIL-gpMs3WHeIOk9Mh2sjFUzD1uUCgnHB4bSL0WcnU-oSFd3eJkXxE9T7860GDM7xb7chXiyoAzzALejLMh3Ct9407VGi7_0fn3FgCJTTRiUompK4BA1H4gXkHOpaoSr2cqozLnQ/w400-h304/image.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></span></i></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBHDQm-xInBKUnk_z8ECeI16s4eIZmbbhSUD8doW8fydz3PVBWDyrPCVJGEPd-25IoZQO72fO9jIzJpQs4HKyZkiDYXajeEUzA1ttK9BrrWVIWDrJDk8esVdQ6-7kOhhhNSqZN5BqzpPU/s300/f13a78cb7e86c00aac4b03caa944e240+%25282%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="300" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBHDQm-xInBKUnk_z8ECeI16s4eIZmbbhSUD8doW8fydz3PVBWDyrPCVJGEPd-25IoZQO72fO9jIzJpQs4HKyZkiDYXajeEUzA1ttK9BrrWVIWDrJDk8esVdQ6-7kOhhhNSqZN5BqzpPU/w200-h187/f13a78cb7e86c00aac4b03caa944e240+%25282%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>“Whereas force demands the expenditure of physical or economic advantage
to overcome another’s will, domination utilises psychological
manipulation to bend another’s will to reinforce that advantage.” – May
the force be with Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">“To ‘speak truth to power’ is a metaphor. The only thing power respects is power.” – Merry old Momus is getting hoarse</span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo00b_ogokEkIqeQxDlLZ4H_ZnO9bz75xlNSFdMaecTdcT67bopo_6CJfnEAIkPnHyRsR8WV4MNdz_KQ3IFo0Ei83J5HiQPbumKa6i0Boq62KxsWZHeniawbs_RCDRP1cibBNYLQCockNB/s1393/the-king-cole+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1393" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo00b_ogokEkIqeQxDlLZ4H_ZnO9bz75xlNSFdMaecTdcT67bopo_6CJfnEAIkPnHyRsR8WV4MNdz_KQ3IFo0Ei83J5HiQPbumKa6i0Boq62KxsWZHeniawbs_RCDRP1cibBNYLQCockNB/w400-h306/the-king-cole+%25282%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvE_2-8hVg2EVNMe9Aogj4CE9gWC4hAQTxdSfQ9ZMst8xe0PK82UmmzF_U3WvDKIhGNIv_0-u7rl6QRguUdBAiAWukg8kSTMSJdXEYhWEXF2qfBqVlfascsRRYY3P_v8QwFKfgSQfen_xV/s700/c731e16c8d8175cbae2f7e98d673d5c7.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvE_2-8hVg2EVNMe9Aogj4CE9gWC4hAQTxdSfQ9ZMst8xe0PK82UmmzF_U3WvDKIhGNIv_0-u7rl6QRguUdBAiAWukg8kSTMSJdXEYhWEXF2qfBqVlfascsRRYY3P_v8QwFKfgSQfen_xV/w200-h200/c731e16c8d8175cbae2f7e98d673d5c7.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"Original thinking is in fact exceedingly rare. It usually happens by
accident when attempting to judiciousnessly plaigarise from the previous
work of others." - Copy that Momus</span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNYuBrOAPVx7wcH5EerSo_KAOsGrxNTlL7_QzQvGkhp9L5WkN7Ac2KLVZyT1ISOceXqUXQVuBKyyzlKZ2khnX7g1PvRjZYFFoy1ItK5H1shW_rrU9Qkxj07I2EzJBt5Amb0O_7OzIS_0U/s590/sp-548x590.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="548" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNYuBrOAPVx7wcH5EerSo_KAOsGrxNTlL7_QzQvGkhp9L5WkN7Ac2KLVZyT1ISOceXqUXQVuBKyyzlKZ2khnX7g1PvRjZYFFoy1ItK5H1shW_rrU9Qkxj07I2EzJBt5Amb0O_7OzIS_0U/w186-h200/sp-548x590.jpg" width="186" /></a></i></div><i>“Me brutha got a tip from a gypsy:</i><p></p><p><i> She say you hidin' from reality<br /> In your world of Hipocrisy” </i></p><div class="text_exposed_show"><p><i> - Momus’ New Craze</i></p></div><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_1rw"><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_ohlqo5BjoOl7HvBUpFh0VI8v5HYRpNFBN7NM_7YMBh2JmoomyX44dRAZWCejzbjb7Pgi8_fd0-JMoSmaomTn4sasXVTfXip85s4_vAXUAOSXDxC7fCFRi8DqpHe7j2HTQJDEDm8LlAL/s450/aransomig_10312562880.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="450" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_ohlqo5BjoOl7HvBUpFh0VI8v5HYRpNFBN7NM_7YMBh2JmoomyX44dRAZWCejzbjb7Pgi8_fd0-JMoSmaomTn4sasXVTfXip85s4_vAXUAOSXDxC7fCFRi8DqpHe7j2HTQJDEDm8LlAL/w320-h270/aransomig_10312562880.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></div><i>"A version of the following question has been making the rounds:<br /></i><p></p><p><i> 'What if humans are the viruses destroying the planet and plagues are the earth's vaccine?' </i></p><p><i>
Well isn't that marvelous. How courageous, self-sacrificing, and
morally upright it must be to stand with mother earth! Although
personally, I'd be hard pressed to come up with a more dehumanisng,
genocidal thought. After all, we all know there's only one thing to be
done with a virus..." - No Immunity to Momus</i></p><p><i> <br /></i></p></div><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduDTzb73GoBbCTqds0E3Rsi0Ptl3I-f5MMvbc_F8hyk2iO-N0vdRgmLTQY75Gu4-QHS8zHZHTbQ8w8t7TzuC4gZdhbuGr4tySLXZlS5efu2p0Q22bKR5ArC7do0vNsISpyop5RDUc0Ect/s325/IMG-4278.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="236" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduDTzb73GoBbCTqds0E3Rsi0Ptl3I-f5MMvbc_F8hyk2iO-N0vdRgmLTQY75Gu4-QHS8zHZHTbQ8w8t7TzuC4gZdhbuGr4tySLXZlS5efu2p0Q22bKR5ArC7do0vNsISpyop5RDUc0Ect/w145-h200/IMG-4278.JPG" width="145" /></a></div>“A society might well be judged by the treatment of its most vulnerable
members, those who can’t defend themselves, having no legal standing;
take chickens and the unborn for instance.” - Momus says their body,
your choice <br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i>“The difficulty with repression of one’s feelings is that self-loathing
is not <br />sustainable. Sooner or later one will project one’s hatred toward
those who illicit those feelings.” - The Isle of Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></span></span></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejKvUKnP39vL3Tam6ry9RISU9d4h2xpdIZ9saC4XXhX9pEEQC-6KbSrowNAw-NWSPZyFlFSq7mhMFEtQLJPQpBiuBTpOZ8Mme0fHT-UCjgk5amPjkPpWRYip2DeveL1Y27E0m1OGpz-zK/s512/IMG-4276.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="512" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejKvUKnP39vL3Tam6ry9RISU9d4h2xpdIZ9saC4XXhX9pEEQC-6KbSrowNAw-NWSPZyFlFSq7mhMFEtQLJPQpBiuBTpOZ8Mme0fHT-UCjgk5amPjkPpWRYip2DeveL1Y27E0m1OGpz-zK/w400-h315/IMG-4276.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SJjuERqBpodgr83YfWZXi57qDaqbqt41sftbUCng_23Ak8Hxkg071jqTR1LbhMev-QsKTcMO4JkeYsdRWBpI9g4Y_c-J01__n3XJxNKmBFX0tgEw6EfspC1mbT1sOmSTFaSlwhuu-Pna/s1175/IMG-4294.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="764" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SJjuERqBpodgr83YfWZXi57qDaqbqt41sftbUCng_23Ak8Hxkg071jqTR1LbhMev-QsKTcMO4JkeYsdRWBpI9g4Y_c-J01__n3XJxNKmBFX0tgEw6EfspC1mbT1sOmSTFaSlwhuu-Pna/w130-h200/IMG-4294.JPG" width="130" /></a></div>“We tend to condemn the fellow who finds attractive every girl he meets
when we ought take pity on him for his faculty of repulsion not
functioning correctly.” - Momus’ lost lust</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> <br /></i><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_1rg"><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhsYGDJVw2KTNXtaMZ64bJORYSUWfr6EyfqIRNf_Jn5Kp_tQOcVhloorXWFAHyaOAmeTrkrTLdld-Ou75h8b7QwDfGR7RNkCzBKbEY7_7V3JBGb4M7-yeTCl2iYKm6xpbdOjTAhBcCj0y/s495/72a08d5c3f198c6b85bbdf1aab4e1bac.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="389" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhsYGDJVw2KTNXtaMZ64bJORYSUWfr6EyfqIRNf_Jn5Kp_tQOcVhloorXWFAHyaOAmeTrkrTLdld-Ou75h8b7QwDfGR7RNkCzBKbEY7_7V3JBGb4M7-yeTCl2iYKm6xpbdOjTAhBcCj0y/w157-h200/72a08d5c3f198c6b85bbdf1aab4e1bac.jpg" width="157" /></a></i></div><i>"You heard it was said, ‘Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you: do ye even so to them.’</i><p></p><p><i> Whereas I say: 'As far as humanly possible leave people the goddamn hell alone.'" </i></p><p><i> - Saint Momus' Platinum Rule</i></p></div></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i>"There used to exist a diagnosis for a person who persists in a false,
fixed belief of identification with something that they are demonstrably
not. Delusional psychosis if memory serves..." - Momus off his meds</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLWbiCLIYLvrI7I7VL9EuG9hEG0HH19Ks1xLSZP61vVkQH4bAAitOzpcc1j9tiaFJQ3nB139Q3vTMNdTyY3BxE-w1TPIyCHBGDT78PRTipSeBdWA8PwZp1HRG0-oLx18sooweIxJq5-FO/s720/BBTrans_11.1_FI-720x540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLWbiCLIYLvrI7I7VL9EuG9hEG0HH19Ks1xLSZP61vVkQH4bAAitOzpcc1j9tiaFJQ3nB139Q3vTMNdTyY3BxE-w1TPIyCHBGDT78PRTipSeBdWA8PwZp1HRG0-oLx18sooweIxJq5-FO/w400-h300/BBTrans_11.1_FI-720x540.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></i><i> </i><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQyu2Kldd0HGCHdjDqt8cS_XQcGaD7US9ag9E7LzfZ4_Nrzsa7gq6rPdiFQIEsvirTR0VNhcGhyphenhyphenk5x5VykDWKjWJ5o8sgNy9DL1l4dKXYih_kHY2FWHLLaittjK-QcqQ2utOcGFOUsKTc/s500/Quentin_Massys_030.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="393" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQyu2Kldd0HGCHdjDqt8cS_XQcGaD7US9ag9E7LzfZ4_Nrzsa7gq6rPdiFQIEsvirTR0VNhcGhyphenhyphenk5x5VykDWKjWJ5o8sgNy9DL1l4dKXYih_kHY2FWHLLaittjK-QcqQ2utOcGFOUsKTc/w158-h200/Quentin_Massys_030.jpg" width="158" /></a></div><i> "Just remember, it's the cock's mouth that finds the cock in the pot." - Mum as Momus<br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiL-OKa2I02y1nZTnJPYhjkyb-cg0OgZnw_DkviQJqEXQH2lWTYMgJFVYPNeq-U-UgghUUME1UWMwJZzoOhyphenhyphend4M7zMM09eaoMv4HUgCsp_Caw0DsR_nFuoqWxKjo6pBTqN2knXF4tUmOKV/s1127/IMG-4305.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="802" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiL-OKa2I02y1nZTnJPYhjkyb-cg0OgZnw_DkviQJqEXQH2lWTYMgJFVYPNeq-U-UgghUUME1UWMwJZzoOhyphenhyphend4M7zMM09eaoMv4HUgCsp_Caw0DsR_nFuoqWxKjo6pBTqN2knXF4tUmOKV/w143-h200/IMG-4305.JPG" width="143" /></a></div>"Well to keep in mind, not everything that comes from heaven is a blessing." - Momus would know <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDF_YbuAMy-B3kYKqQXwvWPcreJlNKYQWPCN7j5LgbyxmrBpEE0rp3nVyMzCVE3mpzuY213Va89USZCFq-4PwXGkSP4j0dMuV9PMsIXMvjxDWAgzIXK3i902L-98crNjpyVIksRc6xlXN/s944/LAN_PSGA_LANPS_OW214-001.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="702" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDF_YbuAMy-B3kYKqQXwvWPcreJlNKYQWPCN7j5LgbyxmrBpEE0rp3nVyMzCVE3mpzuY213Va89USZCFq-4PwXGkSP4j0dMuV9PMsIXMvjxDWAgzIXK3i902L-98crNjpyVIksRc6xlXN/w149-h200/LAN_PSGA_LANPS_OW214-001.jpg" width="149" /></a></div>"It's becoming difficult to distinguish between the terrors of the darkness and <br />my waking nightmares." - Haunted Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i>"The presence of my absence is a world that questions nothing of real importance." - Momus' Surreality</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="633" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RNBkzdZsS6z_jpxfx8YLq8ATA08L2wjJV5JYbE8OtTxvUnWBHCDU7JaK2GIvOrZjO2AN_d3_JjeN8E3FSWKGAY2hv2BVGKklkpuzdM3EO4B_B6alDFuXsIh2h6vbh0VBwq96GghlGoOc/s320/Jester_by_Alexander_Litovchenko_Q37+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i>"We've rescued ourselves from the horrors of the 20th century where one
man could change everything to be delivered into a world where no one
can possibly change anything." - the Impotence of Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_1qo"><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwH7kxqniVCJzpZOdsTTghtVFvzyP1BawIjcA72whVEjSVX0vk8jgtPti_ZaZcojNIhDcY-o2J5sWNxkRAnvFuOX7eKv_APoMhB7OXR0vewg44k2N8ASNJolLmNFLxubtApBtDvZ9fOMue/s512/2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="343" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwH7kxqniVCJzpZOdsTTghtVFvzyP1BawIjcA72whVEjSVX0vk8jgtPti_ZaZcojNIhDcY-o2J5sWNxkRAnvFuOX7eKv_APoMhB7OXR0vewg44k2N8ASNJolLmNFLxubtApBtDvZ9fOMue/s320/2.jpg" /></a></i></div><i>"To be honest I don't care about you. How could I when I don't know you personally?<br /></i><p></p><p><i>
At most I'm attached to an idea of you I've formed in my head which is
essentially to say I'm self-interested." - Momus lays his cards on the
table</i></p></div></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><i>"To allow someone to change your mind is by definition to succumb to a
coercive power, a violation of your psyche, a penetration into your very
thoughts." - Momus isn't up for Debate</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WRyypv30EoTpDaTbBew9y0E4da-f7FpktbB-AgCxzHjCsx1rMdEKDt1T1eQArL7lQquHoVA4xHrCjaCC3-iUYMm7b-IgFWIEgdhpgFRMbcCFPM-kILd6jTyEyQ2qAlo19633GGJHdWlR/s1118/42.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="1118" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WRyypv30EoTpDaTbBew9y0E4da-f7FpktbB-AgCxzHjCsx1rMdEKDt1T1eQArL7lQquHoVA4xHrCjaCC3-iUYMm7b-IgFWIEgdhpgFRMbcCFPM-kILd6jTyEyQ2qAlo19633GGJHdWlR/w400-h313/42.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oX1L57WiPYJTkAmWUlSj16bdtG7BeDda5YwgQ2mGFEJbWFZOM5OmcYGGTS4b92fgwVNt94i2rqnUYU1GrVkf7s-lQc1DqrOQQQ0Bo_wKxfefjZRkcWY5isS8aTMIktAzDSx7wtjQym4V/s395/hqdefault.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="395" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oX1L57WiPYJTkAmWUlSj16bdtG7BeDda5YwgQ2mGFEJbWFZOM5OmcYGGTS4b92fgwVNt94i2rqnUYU1GrVkf7s-lQc1DqrOQQQ0Bo_wKxfefjZRkcWY5isS8aTMIktAzDSx7wtjQym4V/w200-h174/hqdefault.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>"Happiness is a dismal pursuit, one at odds with the whole constitution
of the universe. Barely perceptible over the long run, it only comes
into sharp focus by intense contrast with a profound misery. You
shouldn't wish it upon your worst enemy let alone for your children." -
Momus' blessed advice <br /></i></div><br /><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i>“Man is a natural born killer. I’ve yet to meet an happy vegan or a miserable hunter.” - a medium rare thought from Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHTNCtp921Uw_XFcx38A0zpvYB9CjH-D_f8fHSutgc7x3sFl4MFRIWWIqKAkFHYFrDkcT3mAq6Fzfj59pZB5sHJjqZ0aQqka9_qrdbWFU-pLf66o44RMS3i8DTXMX0zJQ7V64X0Aq_dqP/s1415/IMG-4350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="1415" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHTNCtp921Uw_XFcx38A0zpvYB9CjH-D_f8fHSutgc7x3sFl4MFRIWWIqKAkFHYFrDkcT3mAq6Fzfj59pZB5sHJjqZ0aQqka9_qrdbWFU-pLf66o44RMS3i8DTXMX0zJQ7V64X0Aq_dqP/w400-h250/IMG-4350.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYB2xwWdSI7viYddKkczA6mDc1ReA_9_7X5LIySx_tr5zPiKif6wu6HdmH8Ei9rsGzsM5F5i7KNl9Nj3M7f4flN8entkqMNUsDuMxsPadIPwNrXESqNGY5yPTbAsPFi7HZVa7hoWA4Uuc/s700/frontis.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYB2xwWdSI7viYddKkczA6mDc1ReA_9_7X5LIySx_tr5zPiKif6wu6HdmH8Ei9rsGzsM5F5i7KNl9Nj3M7f4flN8entkqMNUsDuMxsPadIPwNrXESqNGY5yPTbAsPFi7HZVa7hoWA4Uuc/w143-h200/frontis.jpg" width="143" /></a></div>“If you don’t want her all the time, if you don’t wish you could
dissolve into her, well then whatever it is you think you’re feeling,
it’s not love.” - Thirsty Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><i>“I’m all for the abolition of the death penalty. My only insistence is that the murderers go first.” - Unbecoming Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgad3zwV09NsLqYxNTEsRtix8Tr9E7FYbhZuVBQX4BTfZWuAkszuKDEDg9KDwtk-cuXPF8uLq2o8BqVkADbrPvGvO4QZZUZqBxYxtlSVdsOKbVkJ0RPN6_DUUMIebimf13ZBZZSmHQW48hs/s1007/Unknown_French_Master_-_Allegory_of_the_Vanity_of_Earthly_Things_-_WGA23679.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1007" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgad3zwV09NsLqYxNTEsRtix8Tr9E7FYbhZuVBQX4BTfZWuAkszuKDEDg9KDwtk-cuXPF8uLq2o8BqVkADbrPvGvO4QZZUZqBxYxtlSVdsOKbVkJ0RPN6_DUUMIebimf13ZBZZSmHQW48hs/w400-h278/Unknown_French_Master_-_Allegory_of_the_Vanity_of_Earthly_Things_-_WGA23679.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2I5W7xTXampqOKUzBJhVB4sxco1AK1f6hdG72DYh__Mjom_pSLG1aP-LQz1-rWPP-tgHNj3EQ6cIARVA7s7pid5VICkW4y3CBl9kj2EqsLRbOhvOkjXckIfwXE8dEaP2gzxoRD3uEUX5/s479/IMG-4372.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="348" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2I5W7xTXampqOKUzBJhVB4sxco1AK1f6hdG72DYh__Mjom_pSLG1aP-LQz1-rWPP-tgHNj3EQ6cIARVA7s7pid5VICkW4y3CBl9kj2EqsLRbOhvOkjXckIfwXE8dEaP2gzxoRD3uEUX5/w232-h320/IMG-4372.jpg" width="232" /></a></div>“Sharing the blessings of civilisation with the unfortunate, notably
technological advancement and childhood education, have been the most
culturally destructive activities in human history.” - Momus’ good
intentions</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqMxnEynThZXVzV_lYZm86mCADCHySSJ8RubrZ6WSCWPHhCy-GytuCTX99aUm2senLS8O8OYIt7GAPsJwpqzO4pExNvWgeiBdoWRvKkac9HVZqexG17HfBzKcmkSYWGbhQGnolQ8QgQjo/s1332/IMG-4373.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1178" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqMxnEynThZXVzV_lYZm86mCADCHySSJ8RubrZ6WSCWPHhCy-GytuCTX99aUm2senLS8O8OYIt7GAPsJwpqzO4pExNvWgeiBdoWRvKkac9HVZqexG17HfBzKcmkSYWGbhQGnolQ8QgQjo/s320/IMG-4373.JPG" /></a></div>“I don’t care what they say, it’s entirey possible to unite a society on
the basis of peace and love. I mean, so long as there are enough folks
left over to serve as the object of its collective aggression.” -
Discontented Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEDHZIt82KGm5tTYCA85VJmYhdchAyoX9Ko-qdu4kMLVTWGKDeAaHaZhG4lH3jcvGqXisDG-pMhW3J5kDXyucBOT21RSOyvkHoZQ2hHyZBgGColTnFhDmn_GaY7MZ9o0eX_WryEGgrOaF/s678/IMG-4386.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEDHZIt82KGm5tTYCA85VJmYhdchAyoX9Ko-qdu4kMLVTWGKDeAaHaZhG4lH3jcvGqXisDG-pMhW3J5kDXyucBOT21RSOyvkHoZQ2hHyZBgGColTnFhDmn_GaY7MZ9o0eX_WryEGgrOaF/w148-h200/IMG-4386.jpg" width="148" /></a></div>“It’s not the Good as such that the Devil opposes. Rather it’s Life he’s
against; that unquantifiable, unbridled, ‘of itself so’ aspect of
existence, beyond any possibility of control.” - what’s gotten into
Momus?</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJSrVMo6f8j9NxcCxELgWKvt2IPgQfhle7uXfMYP80VT1Vs-1ohqqNAogvmvLuTlGYNbTlh-sq-DQ8mbPY1tMDSkSdlqPW3R9yOWSH9oOOj9eNlDvhlB5cGxfGqJpxbTOX2ERrLY7Vw6F/s427/IMG-4390.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="340" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJSrVMo6f8j9NxcCxELgWKvt2IPgQfhle7uXfMYP80VT1Vs-1ohqqNAogvmvLuTlGYNbTlh-sq-DQ8mbPY1tMDSkSdlqPW3R9yOWSH9oOOj9eNlDvhlB5cGxfGqJpxbTOX2ERrLY7Vw6F/w159-h200/IMG-4390.JPG" width="159" /></a></div>“I think the folks so adamant against magical thinking and those
responsible for the disenchantment of the world are closely related if
not one and the same person.” - Hocus Pocus Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqXuFR1Kby3QsUjCM4UHNJVsV3IUhDABnTPKTCMkW2nHj6L6p82k-vSXo_Pl51wKaZNpQ0Ic4dIUBwvmXDmCIORn9I7WQfYk2fkwpZgo7YGCE7ndz9IVrP1okfMIywNVogCYEyMqlZKt2/s690/IMG-4293.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqXuFR1Kby3QsUjCM4UHNJVsV3IUhDABnTPKTCMkW2nHj6L6p82k-vSXo_Pl51wKaZNpQ0Ic4dIUBwvmXDmCIORn9I7WQfYk2fkwpZgo7YGCE7ndz9IVrP1okfMIywNVogCYEyMqlZKt2/w232-h320/IMG-4293.JPG" width="232" /></a></div>“Identity groups whose leaders can be manipulated serve an important
function to civilisation. With religion emasculated, it provides the
commoners purpose in life and an outlet for their repressed aggression
that having every material need met thru unbridled consumption has been
unable to satiate.” - Momus’ New Credulity</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaRtIAyxZbb-ziQ3ScQ609Fx1IPTaU_09HenxlW5yRbowM7zP1T9cn5r0T6ajUjpDiSwMeNNKq7MUIgSrkhIWGxtROdF2KKNTlZnO09vlZd6LWumhaF-uKp2Q0jSoOrvJvAMXbJ5-S3DL/s1000/IMG-4381.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaRtIAyxZbb-ziQ3ScQ609Fx1IPTaU_09HenxlW5yRbowM7zP1T9cn5r0T6ajUjpDiSwMeNNKq7MUIgSrkhIWGxtROdF2KKNTlZnO09vlZd6LWumhaF-uKp2Q0jSoOrvJvAMXbJ5-S3DL/w213-h320/IMG-4381.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>“People either have the capacity for good and bad or else they come into
the world wholly evil. Unfortunately those are the only two options my
little friend.” - Momus swaps black dog for monkey</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><i>“You cannot hide from the things you’ve done nor even your ill intent.
When the authorities aren’t watching you directly, they’ve established a
garrison in your mind like an occupied territory, ready to mete out
punishment.” – Momus is watching...always</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4g6gWBIaRA5jCoJx_AzcfxDJytEqDK550Hy-i07owYS31Wm_DLYUg8PXh_Ca8sQY8m729wUNNlJFf8WUMbbivICrD9F-F9WESnkQ84VfquA-n9HU3osVF5XGFx7JzfirjGyhqO_2aRo9/s512/unnamed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="512" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4g6gWBIaRA5jCoJx_AzcfxDJytEqDK550Hy-i07owYS31Wm_DLYUg8PXh_Ca8sQY8m729wUNNlJFf8WUMbbivICrD9F-F9WESnkQ84VfquA-n9HU3osVF5XGFx7JzfirjGyhqO_2aRo9/w400-h250/unnamed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqW_JfgkVNnxmRQnI5F1BdCFIdPLPc8krsIDBuyYB-6GywcHGZd2-VHNYCALOobCi_S981tVjmDrSSQqMURaLkq_FFFRf0Xq37Qlykffm8DAQ9GiFNvPxPFVk14gQJlDcHD2IbcwGC8d62/s1200/DEV_DMU_1990_273-001.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="872" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqW_JfgkVNnxmRQnI5F1BdCFIdPLPc8krsIDBuyYB-6GywcHGZd2-VHNYCALOobCi_S981tVjmDrSSQqMURaLkq_FFFRf0Xq37Qlykffm8DAQ9GiFNvPxPFVk14gQJlDcHD2IbcwGC8d62/s320/DEV_DMU_1990_273-001.jpg" /></a></div>“I don’t have a drinking problem; I absolutely love to drink. What I
suffer from is a metabolism of alcohol deficiency.” – Momus is his own
reward</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCu2eqhGYPV0PVncFH840EUvmVIvBqEBFUXc9JVNXBE9Vx19RRvrGucJovMPn2JYqnUE4a8_SEmMDoAha4Ahg0ED7qzfaV5Dr8-bHNTAxwhtmPDVw9deVgaFUNXd4efJeLRBP3vxdCXdC/s891/IMG-4394.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="513" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCu2eqhGYPV0PVncFH840EUvmVIvBqEBFUXc9JVNXBE9Vx19RRvrGucJovMPn2JYqnUE4a8_SEmMDoAha4Ahg0ED7qzfaV5Dr8-bHNTAxwhtmPDVw9deVgaFUNXd4efJeLRBP3vxdCXdC/w115-h200/IMG-4394.jpg" width="115" /></a></div>“What is a craftsman but a workman who is resigned to the fact that,
whatever else happens, his work shall be deemed kitsch, pastiche,
anachronistic, out of touch with the present Zeitgeist?” - Modernist
Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGkf3kkG6ipJ2WmQXYhyphenhyphen4Ti9wLYClqFojvdCPZV4bDdi6gkmNfCcUgxw6pXejRzNpym0Ah44nxnfJAth9o2N9ao-Tx-tTOoE5VQD7rq1O0eSn4vXU4oiszklSEIsUGq7ttY_faS1hKAeC/s703/f725e244053458aec8d9ec36d6fa80d7.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGkf3kkG6ipJ2WmQXYhyphenhyphen4Ti9wLYClqFojvdCPZV4bDdi6gkmNfCcUgxw6pXejRzNpym0Ah44nxnfJAth9o2N9ao-Tx-tTOoE5VQD7rq1O0eSn4vXU4oiszklSEIsUGq7ttY_faS1hKAeC/s320/f725e244053458aec8d9ec36d6fa80d7.jpg" /></a></div>"An Enlightened One once said, 'life is suffering.' It could very well
be that those preoccupied with alleviating mental anguish and
eliminating physical pain in the world are in reality manifesting their
fixation with death." - RIP Momus <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYtb3-jn6Kvkb5ndqaAZpIOqbR7cVgagbeY6IZVMUTW2CLfeA0czZFGI2zSqoTxnfNnjMd_ycIN4743tEsYVDE0celtULXB5OIfyB1ZqUB2zx5Lig8YrU_N3SxzBBhSYLYmElUTW7XREg/s884/IMG-4401.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="604" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYtb3-jn6Kvkb5ndqaAZpIOqbR7cVgagbeY6IZVMUTW2CLfeA0czZFGI2zSqoTxnfNnjMd_ycIN4743tEsYVDE0celtULXB5OIfyB1ZqUB2zx5Lig8YrU_N3SxzBBhSYLYmElUTW7XREg/s320/IMG-4401.jpg" /></a></div>“Each man is his own universe and like the universe is in a constant state of change and motion. Such dynamic particularity presents an inconvenient obstacle to the stereotyping necessary to efficiently sort ‘those people’ into their respective identity group.” - Momus’ frustration</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlE2uvPkz9jr_8eho5FrWHzUlywB-5thmA1Yk28qk84esc_YOVTRk7z9-GYb4FsHlkCmogCcFpgMapXz02thjLZvEdhIKme3J4UMdSjnEMXU4PCiIdR6hwFu5wuc5LdscJtFstL2QKeAnF/s345/IMG-4406.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="240" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlE2uvPkz9jr_8eho5FrWHzUlywB-5thmA1Yk28qk84esc_YOVTRk7z9-GYb4FsHlkCmogCcFpgMapXz02thjLZvEdhIKme3J4UMdSjnEMXU4PCiIdR6hwFu5wuc5LdscJtFstL2QKeAnF/w139-h200/IMG-4406.jpg" width="139" /></a></div>“So for how many generations must a people stay put in a given place
before they’re considered indigenous, that it can rightly be considered
their home?” - Momus on the move</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Wlr7nyHIufM8XToD0IwhWrpYGi4XPa6jAENjLSaUifymvb6jzGay01rw298vj2HGRhWOwneI0YTUFGh94BToMoh6GSZJ1xH4ZhBD1eaOIt31Q6oHj9mU_qOx4UNmqMvQtvsTlXRr3jAW/s2000/063N09503_8W8JP.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1563" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Wlr7nyHIufM8XToD0IwhWrpYGi4XPa6jAENjLSaUifymvb6jzGay01rw298vj2HGRhWOwneI0YTUFGh94BToMoh6GSZJ1xH4ZhBD1eaOIt31Q6oHj9mU_qOx4UNmqMvQtvsTlXRr3jAW/s320/063N09503_8W8JP.jpg" /></a></div> “An equally difficult question: After how many generations of absence do
a people cease to be considered indigenous, that they lose the right to
their ancestral home?” - Momus living rough</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiqJnKj6MW98eUWQTC2Uh91mEgmzprS3DTCaF87i8KXJvnuHitJPJG8Fe-AcpPZXvAR5Y6H2Q0iYcYron7KzfmMWvToNa-IEa8ePpSCpmPsgZheAFD9yElvijwmP8jUMl0IipahPyQVue/s944/cb2645467846344ae92bc676e9135a57+%25283.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="795" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiqJnKj6MW98eUWQTC2Uh91mEgmzprS3DTCaF87i8KXJvnuHitJPJG8Fe-AcpPZXvAR5Y6H2Q0iYcYron7KzfmMWvToNa-IEa8ePpSCpmPsgZheAFD9yElvijwmP8jUMl0IipahPyQVue/s320/cb2645467846344ae92bc676e9135a57+%25283.jpg" /></a></div><i>"The biological risk to your well-being seems real enough. However, as I
witness the greatest transfer of wealth, the unprecedented restriction
of travel, and the vast consolidation of corporate and governmental
authority, I just wonder if a bug constitutes the threat you should be
most obsessing over." - Momus ain't whistling Dixie</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i>"Remember children, a handful of folks making the decision on behalf of
the rest of us to destroy property we hold in common is the very
foundation of a peaceful protest. It may not be precisely democratic but
no one can deny that it's popular. In fact, I'd say it's all the rage."
- Light 'em up Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5h1TLlem5Q86R7w2xrx9RPu-0MD-q7uMsaSAusP_UqujSDYvUKzQIALPey_V6al6QHUjg2PWOxIiQF8lR5dt4dP88fa6TC-jQEcYHAEg8JqonlkwfZLe0uIiSYjvfxAWa0kRySztqFun/s950/Image-uploaded-from-iOS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="950" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5h1TLlem5Q86R7w2xrx9RPu-0MD-q7uMsaSAusP_UqujSDYvUKzQIALPey_V6al6QHUjg2PWOxIiQF8lR5dt4dP88fa6TC-jQEcYHAEg8JqonlkwfZLe0uIiSYjvfxAWa0kRySztqFun/w400-h288/Image-uploaded-from-iOS.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></i><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTiXyEKL6IwSF2EoJsUVzXtqtB8KWjSmNBU6O32d7Ew8Cw5aQAfz_7u_abB82F6CxrEF0d-XS3tmmSIdDyb0uzaK9koBhDAEhEA5e7sxKEF-sCB_ANG4oYQCQCwPxg3zNoS-YJAhKnm3g/s737/mephisto-eduard-von-grutzner.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="599" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTiXyEKL6IwSF2EoJsUVzXtqtB8KWjSmNBU6O32d7Ew8Cw5aQAfz_7u_abB82F6CxrEF0d-XS3tmmSIdDyb0uzaK9koBhDAEhEA5e7sxKEF-sCB_ANG4oYQCQCwPxg3zNoS-YJAhKnm3g/s320/mephisto-eduard-von-grutzner.jpg" /></a></div>"As I observe all those who proclaim peace, love, diversity, inclusion,
equality begin to devolve and surrender themselves to their basest
instincts, I feel a sense of connection if not outright camaraderie.
They're not that different, in fact they're just like the rest of us." -
The brotherhood of Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghekd_bOxRVcKcAnIhx8QgjdBZYetC1qWHP5bcfHXbve76Mjvc428UZtnps558ICkdt65NoeIXj9hTJr5u1GvZStv_805WgT1yKVJVYL9gvPI9nV5MrbBmubK0kAVQV1aDyN6AnFnq6ZM4/s809/cffe466ae2aad26e66cb4ac7806ac150.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="570" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghekd_bOxRVcKcAnIhx8QgjdBZYetC1qWHP5bcfHXbve76Mjvc428UZtnps558ICkdt65NoeIXj9hTJr5u1GvZStv_805WgT1yKVJVYL9gvPI9nV5MrbBmubK0kAVQV1aDyN6AnFnq6ZM4/s320/cffe466ae2aad26e66cb4ac7806ac150.jpg" /></a></div>"My feelings on late term abortion are as follows: a mother's rights
should pass to the wife who will retain the right to terminate until the
163rd trimester." - Momus better watch himself</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBC7Zup_GrhJIWtiIrziHJncralYpPtcHa3fFbWw7H0c1RY-m3-jSp9TlGjN-SMZ9GQvsrp3mDKc597B0XWT1LkY3ObfuMe2zkySlUQ1wA4FqyDFhUess6Dk2bwzTmqj3qK_6hFbEgF483/s1200/IMG-4400.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBC7Zup_GrhJIWtiIrziHJncralYpPtcHa3fFbWw7H0c1RY-m3-jSp9TlGjN-SMZ9GQvsrp3mDKc597B0XWT1LkY3ObfuMe2zkySlUQ1wA4FqyDFhUess6Dk2bwzTmqj3qK_6hFbEgF483/s320/IMG-4400.JPG" /></a></div>“Imagine a world where there’s no religion to divide us, where all
humanity unites in common cause, where inequalities are but a fading
memory, where the colour of your skin means less than your commitment to
your brother...where those who don’t share this blessed vision are
interned in camps far, far away.” - Momus’ been there, done that <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6X-g_rT5YPs46-4KcvhgaIbGVVee7ip_3LQ5KOM3O2xkFFIZmjoId1nAJuzD-mrhIetA_U9DKVM5FUDBwU4SUMfkrRwH-GF-F5uLBkK5mKy2yI77z8EkTuCCpBiRzVvFLCeQ-rJjGuHg/s570/2d9dd6cbfa9acf92741c59c6fe29a8a2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="383" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6X-g_rT5YPs46-4KcvhgaIbGVVee7ip_3LQ5KOM3O2xkFFIZmjoId1nAJuzD-mrhIetA_U9DKVM5FUDBwU4SUMfkrRwH-GF-F5uLBkK5mKy2yI77z8EkTuCCpBiRzVvFLCeQ-rJjGuHg/s320/2d9dd6cbfa9acf92741c59c6fe29a8a2.jpg" /></a></div><i>Who is Momus?</i><p></p><p><i> "One wise, bloody kraut <br /> almost sussed me out</i></p><div class="text_exposed_show"><p><i> I’m known by many names, you would be wise to shun:<br /> ‘I am the spirit of perpetual negation;</i></p><p><i> And rightly so, for all things that exist<br /> Deserve to perish, and would not be missed’” </i></p><p><i> - Momus, plasterer of lies</i></p></div><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvwsz5wdLW79jqfJ4TnNrU57vjea5VZCon7vFENaNDuxnef3lOL_9UOpAjauPlSV7t-J3ckGMOTi4Jliu_v5TEw8jHswAJ63KM92ekUuqrl2ltikhrT2yAaqfcnva5xbJhANuKqWdSQEQ/s900/IMG-4435.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvwsz5wdLW79jqfJ4TnNrU57vjea5VZCon7vFENaNDuxnef3lOL_9UOpAjauPlSV7t-J3ckGMOTi4Jliu_v5TEw8jHswAJ63KM92ekUuqrl2ltikhrT2yAaqfcnva5xbJhANuKqWdSQEQ/s320/IMG-4435.JPG" /></a></div><i>“But of course I understand the experience of being a woman. I’m half
woman after all, my mother being a woman.” - The fluidity of Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEhCZ2k7iQu0iJK_-R41DADR-aZYv3_VUledDGTGh-QJBcYpsNh5Ro8L2dlSqyHihoswOQiTsR5-ttqqX6_rGEGDl0lIRak3sTnMw9nrkzsO-FZ7qa9mvx3lj15gLGY869bySKN1HUaUk/s517/Adolf_Schr%25C3%25B6dter_Falstaff_und_sein_Page.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="453" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEhCZ2k7iQu0iJK_-R41DADR-aZYv3_VUledDGTGh-QJBcYpsNh5Ro8L2dlSqyHihoswOQiTsR5-ttqqX6_rGEGDl0lIRak3sTnMw9nrkzsO-FZ7qa9mvx3lj15gLGY869bySKN1HUaUk/s320/Adolf_Schr%25C3%25B6dter_Falstaff_und_sein_Page.jpg" /></a></div>"I'm curious how many generations it will take of human beings living in
material comfort and security before they entirely lose any and all
instinctual capacity for survival. If I were pressed to hazard a guess I
would say three sounds like a good number." - Fat Cat Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i>"The very first, most critical, and constantly reinforced lesson of a
proper education convinces the child that the very process of learning
anything is an institutional one wielded by experts in a position of
authority that is based upon accreditation and certification.This lesson
may take up to two decades to sink in." - Stay in School Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOcT6R__4yvKupY79MLIHnKhdEh1-T98cs5JxIhNSH3L6gf20TF3xgSBkG080zKQh9M_HqgIMduNfsBOX2D7BtkR5zLK55NiUAICePfaqz9cu50-rVsUzHeEXn8mUQW_o1MI37zKVme9G/s750/April-Fool-Baby-jester-750x500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="750" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOcT6R__4yvKupY79MLIHnKhdEh1-T98cs5JxIhNSH3L6gf20TF3xgSBkG080zKQh9M_HqgIMduNfsBOX2D7BtkR5zLK55NiUAICePfaqz9cu50-rVsUzHeEXn8mUQW_o1MI37zKVme9G/w400-h266/April-Fool-Baby-jester-750x500.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </i><br /><i>"Class consciousness is hardwired into our society from early childhood
through passivity and dependence upon bureaucratic schemes that dispense
knowledge as a commodity, picking and choosing who will progress thru
the system in what are literally called 'Classrooms.'" Momus don't need
no thought control</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuUx3r4K538Ca5tUlXld7rwrJjKOcZj84wcFGm8G2NXGRQEqDQAdB9Am1F4-n-6Z1-lq1SFSS0HzXE9zHnBJ0sUHvP-12c5iMi3LO5365RWrWWNbEdKx7JM9g6TfAWzrog5u3PLBtX6A8/s600/Web-GB15EMC174-600x432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="600" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuUx3r4K538Ca5tUlXld7rwrJjKOcZj84wcFGm8G2NXGRQEqDQAdB9Am1F4-n-6Z1-lq1SFSS0HzXE9zHnBJ0sUHvP-12c5iMi3LO5365RWrWWNbEdKx7JM9g6TfAWzrog5u3PLBtX6A8/w400-h288/Web-GB15EMC174-600x432.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiashfK8M85xQlkGsWbx2qYB5iRwQqA7BM0uo9H4di7EOsS1YskkIbMjco-mjaqBdUC3gEqiP2yZF87Xq71q3nBDVIUlSWRprX9JTA8cgJxfnInJKINHlcFniXRxxIYdRu1EZgni2Ixkt7c/s639/external-content.duckduckgo.com2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="639" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiashfK8M85xQlkGsWbx2qYB5iRwQqA7BM0uo9H4di7EOsS1YskkIbMjco-mjaqBdUC3gEqiP2yZF87Xq71q3nBDVIUlSWRprX9JTA8cgJxfnInJKINHlcFniXRxxIYdRu1EZgni2Ixkt7c/w200-h184/external-content.duckduckgo.com2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i>"Justice has evolved from the naked interest of the stronger into the
blind, deaf, and dumb judgement of our peers." - Momus' Court of Fools</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt0RQAgMHlFJ_M8l0RSZaHZDQqI9oJekd6dE7vcTvjVIxd9YRv-N27umFZ4piqfrC4Ic2eYWCwdf5uhiH-PHRKyUuaZI9cVMeQI5sT8M3lsBScX4VZnYmJSKQODyRf5D0V825aIjsqhHH/s600/196472.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="433" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt0RQAgMHlFJ_M8l0RSZaHZDQqI9oJekd6dE7vcTvjVIxd9YRv-N27umFZ4piqfrC4Ic2eYWCwdf5uhiH-PHRKyUuaZI9cVMeQI5sT8M3lsBScX4VZnYmJSKQODyRf5D0V825aIjsqhHH/w230-h320/196472.JPG" width="230" /></a></div><i>“If you are thoroughly convinced that you are being kept down...well, in that case you most certainly are.” - Systemic Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8kA0bL4QHAGyvv55S_BAYFHDId-mSPmOpPjktLeTs6dMQrwiw4s36P_c_D9C6fQ0UGlSU5lPVb6o6gYKvj4LhVZoEuReZ03cL6LRrqn1A8uAATqhx5mQiYp5hx_gEGPkrCpKn56nXlzi/s742/IMG-4382.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8kA0bL4QHAGyvv55S_BAYFHDId-mSPmOpPjktLeTs6dMQrwiw4s36P_c_D9C6fQ0UGlSU5lPVb6o6gYKvj4LhVZoEuReZ03cL6LRrqn1A8uAATqhx5mQiYp5hx_gEGPkrCpKn56nXlzi/s320/IMG-4382.jpg" /></a></div>“Revolutionary urges are today subsumed and repackaged as <br />consumable
commodities in a matter of days if not hours by near omniscient,
practically immortal institutions. At this point entropy is mankind’s
only chance; global systems of production and control collapsing under
their own dysfunction because their complexity surpasses our ability to
understand and thus patch them up. This alone holds the promise of one
day painfully returning a remnant of our children to a simpler life of
just muddling through bare existence.” - Momus comes into his
inheritance</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfARp_F5AzIMHnfr4b_AuRCoBzMPzrubU0oy_Xs0Qa1kK3Hb-eO8ztJmDarIxslzOnlZR1ShR_uytmqip3riopTVVblL9iE5GcqsZlvdWDW41U0MCpacjm8Cl3YHwRFjfFky3jcBzZMqNj/s755/IMG-4470.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="594" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfARp_F5AzIMHnfr4b_AuRCoBzMPzrubU0oy_Xs0Qa1kK3Hb-eO8ztJmDarIxslzOnlZR1ShR_uytmqip3riopTVVblL9iE5GcqsZlvdWDW41U0MCpacjm8Cl3YHwRFjfFky3jcBzZMqNj/w158-h200/IMG-4470.jpg" width="158" /></a></div>“As man has lost sight of the end of his life, the unguided and
ever-amplifying means of his continued existence have spiraled out of
control.” - what’s the point Momus? <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> "A blessing of submitting oneself to a discipline, mastering a skill
with one's body, is that it liberates one to think freely whilst
working. Quite often the very exercise of the skill itself constitutes
an act of meditation." - Namaste Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXiqPxGC8iKt7yKS4ZwIIqH44vwKJobxMoK2Ne6kD-6zf_2CRhEa9LoTXiPcyfY6Jr99nZDTVeGxXgjR2-fkdvp8Hp0q_nA8V_ZYM9CAgcMjZqM5xFiA7ShVTYy3n9AOGLV2lORjX90D1/s1139/s-l1600%25289%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="1139" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXiqPxGC8iKt7yKS4ZwIIqH44vwKJobxMoK2Ne6kD-6zf_2CRhEa9LoTXiPcyfY6Jr99nZDTVeGxXgjR2-fkdvp8Hp0q_nA8V_ZYM9CAgcMjZqM5xFiA7ShVTYy3n9AOGLV2lORjX90D1/w400-h316/s-l1600%25289%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></i><i> </i><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-j-B0jlB0V4nlbqtzKZW8vaLmVDQJrNqbfcR7UF1_Hm9bqQsP2zRQbFBs_xJNUW62rK4kntZFwFyndkIRYmTE36GxvDB1G4r5zQZOYiFTpXkQXCprwFKOVH7MN1oAes4F4qexRpayvqb/s690/Momus_Tarot.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="428" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-j-B0jlB0V4nlbqtzKZW8vaLmVDQJrNqbfcR7UF1_Hm9bqQsP2zRQbFBs_xJNUW62rK4kntZFwFyndkIRYmTE36GxvDB1G4r5zQZOYiFTpXkQXCprwFKOVH7MN1oAes4F4qexRpayvqb/w124-h200/Momus_Tarot.jpg" width="124" /></a></div>"Beware of the man with the plan, promising to elevate your happiness by
divvying up your existence into discrete, rational sections. Be the
architect of your own bloody life for heaven's sake!" - Momus by Design</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijn8rAsm9k9yt9eQjvBjSR6tDtCDzzF5h_t_pPWXaAv6I2Sb4mP_vdQRj5rFcRV4Ig-W2SCKkEgbNcaIRQOVckZQLzifEQgk_aaW6LuduSKe8qi0DMIyeDnA-LsiY9wTSL85kFGj74_vz2/s714/57085cdd68bb0b39f8f7882043b27489.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="411" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijn8rAsm9k9yt9eQjvBjSR6tDtCDzzF5h_t_pPWXaAv6I2Sb4mP_vdQRj5rFcRV4Ig-W2SCKkEgbNcaIRQOVckZQLzifEQgk_aaW6LuduSKe8qi0DMIyeDnA-LsiY9wTSL85kFGj74_vz2/s320/57085cdd68bb0b39f8f7882043b27489.jpg" /></a></div>"The capacity of calibrated technologies to measure, calculate, and
refine have long since eclipsed human sensory abilities. Nevertheless,
I've developed no sympathy with the precision of the machine, pitifully
remaining quite content with what is perfectly human." - i'll go
rhythmic Momus <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhIsvoVCWmW23MVqlPEm3JHfPLM6mkq_oX5gw_ruudrl4uIWn2rvEqSkBsWirllCuh6sVF6q3Y4rwDeUca-C4iGnroQ-ojpPm3TvgDo7WxvMINH5FTCwMz-cbgVlp27Q6CoPg79UpAbZd/s828/external-content.duckduckgo.com9.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhIsvoVCWmW23MVqlPEm3JHfPLM6mkq_oX5gw_ruudrl4uIWn2rvEqSkBsWirllCuh6sVF6q3Y4rwDeUca-C4iGnroQ-ojpPm3TvgDo7WxvMINH5FTCwMz-cbgVlp27Q6CoPg79UpAbZd/s320/external-content.duckduckgo.com9.jpg" /></a></div><i> "As regards the populist politicians, I don't assign them much credit
nor do I cast upon them all blame. They are but a hazy reflection of the
system that brought them into being. Also a sacrificial lamb for the
mob when they can no longer summon the promised miracles." - Momus
thinks he's above it all</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UjQfBbyatAFbGV3Fg2V3SIapCSimyTrQB4DWGIiCpL1daF8BdQTPCdCu0Iu_zbA37X29Ob0dZsfWGGnLMLyUF6FuEMpERzVOi0PM3ZQMoyQc63eNtAH3JecDjb5g5jU1MJapBPxZzNmP/s619/external-content.duckduckgo.com7.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UjQfBbyatAFbGV3Fg2V3SIapCSimyTrQB4DWGIiCpL1daF8BdQTPCdCu0Iu_zbA37X29Ob0dZsfWGGnLMLyUF6FuEMpERzVOi0PM3ZQMoyQc63eNtAH3JecDjb5g5jU1MJapBPxZzNmP/w161-h200/external-content.duckduckgo.com7.jpg" width="161" /></a></div>"Reflecting upon the development of my own thinking I can only hope that
it continues as a messy organism that matures rather than a beautiful
gemstone that has crystalised." - Scattered Momus <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfPRU5qTKoEwyWKPI4oS0oGy8ZHzj0NJQJOcQvY9puuvPEmeV5kTqRNhZ1brCuBbnF7zkR19VMXD7X69wBjJoa_zvnC3hynKWp4E4cm8xa76CWM_6kV3tNe7Iup5_haehe9hi_x9c4i6F/s1416/IMG-4405.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="827" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfPRU5qTKoEwyWKPI4oS0oGy8ZHzj0NJQJOcQvY9puuvPEmeV5kTqRNhZ1brCuBbnF7zkR19VMXD7X69wBjJoa_zvnC3hynKWp4E4cm8xa76CWM_6kV3tNe7Iup5_haehe9hi_x9c4i6F/s320/IMG-4405.JPG" /></a></div>“I’m all for maintaining what is good for human flourishing and our
natural home. Yet I’m open to change when it’s no longer working,
especially for some. Conservative or Liberal ought not be predetermined,
hardened commitments rather responsive, adaptable behaviours in a
dynamic world of flux.” - Momus, what a fool believes</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtUzkME6GoFMoiOvA5mCXakcDCybrZqcr9Wvk8H3Ime3YnKvhqL-nKw3w0cs3UuGv_7ZTna5P9yzpSGwtDY2Xen-y2NMyvTTsXbGT80rPjNtcJ6wdfNJrSNymJeEhjmmlmeAY8rEZXoJV/s2000/IMG-4486.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1621" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtUzkME6GoFMoiOvA5mCXakcDCybrZqcr9Wvk8H3Ime3YnKvhqL-nKw3w0cs3UuGv_7ZTna5P9yzpSGwtDY2Xen-y2NMyvTTsXbGT80rPjNtcJ6wdfNJrSNymJeEhjmmlmeAY8rEZXoJV/s320/IMG-4486.JPG" /></a></div>“Academic and professional certification has become the universal
criterion for all human knowledge and now serves as the primary form of
discrimination, unquestioned as entirely legitimate.” - Momus’ expert
assessment <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sWRwW_wYhtJEV_DZaOnTW0ud7fDAzp9bTlurpRi0Wx1qV7ZbS_r6WY_PSLewF59TOWN-ytoeUHa9cpoF-NH_ZyjukOVqRPvamsmB7MXNv69mkUoZOv9IaGEhjh2uvcE7wDVLXDPFY7sP/s870/43.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="595" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sWRwW_wYhtJEV_DZaOnTW0ud7fDAzp9bTlurpRi0Wx1qV7ZbS_r6WY_PSLewF59TOWN-ytoeUHa9cpoF-NH_ZyjukOVqRPvamsmB7MXNv69mkUoZOv9IaGEhjh2uvcE7wDVLXDPFY7sP/s320/43.jpg" /></a></div>"That someone who has dropped out of a university degree programme after
several years of schooling is considered even more of a failure than
someone who has simply completed high school suggests that the primary
purpose of institutional education may not be about learning at all." -
Momus is stumped <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmS4Kj5q_X3s6A6DVB5B6rxrmdko1Vnrh8rGerZEiCnmhqgNnEV3mm-X7kRSVUp9nMs_I3MNB7P2FNn9IIqMINm5m7RhdqsRXvCYgDBO6ntbAutpCRCRHto5_0tYbuX2fJ8cSwYtqPXp4o/s645/8_song_of_a_merryman.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="478" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmS4Kj5q_X3s6A6DVB5B6rxrmdko1Vnrh8rGerZEiCnmhqgNnEV3mm-X7kRSVUp9nMs_I3MNB7P2FNn9IIqMINm5m7RhdqsRXvCYgDBO6ntbAutpCRCRHto5_0tYbuX2fJ8cSwYtqPXp4o/s320/8_song_of_a_merryman.jpg" /></a></i></div><i>"Adjust your attitude towards gratitude:</i><p></p><p><i> For the food you consume but cannot grow<br /> For the shelter you inhabit but cannot build<br /> For the clothes on your back that you don't want to even think about where that comes from</i></p><div class="text_exposed_show"><p><i>
Your great-grandparents may've been allowed to provide all these things
for themselves but know that you never will." - Live, Laugh, Love Momus</i></p></div></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_1jv"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWvEgNjHGPaBOFlQ1FY7_Ibjii1QAjXxu4RCNGFKmHV8zNm8uJGXcTfenCw4ZPbIgv8TEAo9oOVh58JruBi1_PQvdBVJIvfu2FqWy8HOUjSyrATrKj-C-LkaSVLKno5vop4BIoVlRqLfF/s718/il_570xN.1458565887_i0bn.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="570" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWvEgNjHGPaBOFlQ1FY7_Ibjii1QAjXxu4RCNGFKmHV8zNm8uJGXcTfenCw4ZPbIgv8TEAo9oOVh58JruBi1_PQvdBVJIvfu2FqWy8HOUjSyrATrKj-C-LkaSVLKno5vop4BIoVlRqLfF/s320/il_570xN.1458565887_i0bn.jpg" /></a></div><i>Love is Love<br /></i><p></p><p><i>
An example of what the old philosophers would call a 'tautology': a
meaningless platitude, devoid of intellectual content, that contributes
absolutely nothing to human knowledge whatsoever." </i></p><p><i>- Bless your heart
Momus</i></p></div><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh670TZhaToEmPCHE3G87LZcXApgvxtDP8YB26XtCYzbT6fSSF7ckYg7Bu88MA8e08ZiESUDacU4yn_Zabk1RwGTSM4UcRg51BWt9b7hYMehFbrPyoRzR6ohX8dH6kFe8b_ni4Mf7YGHx47/s781/vogue+%25282%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="642" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh670TZhaToEmPCHE3G87LZcXApgvxtDP8YB26XtCYzbT6fSSF7ckYg7Bu88MA8e08ZiESUDacU4yn_Zabk1RwGTSM4UcRg51BWt9b7hYMehFbrPyoRzR6ohX8dH6kFe8b_ni4Mf7YGHx47/s320/vogue+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div>"I regret to inform you darling that there will be no flattening of the curves." - This just in Momus <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i>“What is a Classicist but one whose life and career is quite literally
in ruins?” - stultorum calami carbones moenia chartae Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBPE-lzWReLOwa7DI_oJPZD4D9W5TenajUpHhc7I4SGyX31X6akGc6X4-SYKNzY3slbIkpvqSQ6N3nYNrDEMyngYmQ6ZkqHVWrb0cvSxZzFnOZW4pjiInkMZ_oOvzNZjjroaxPKAhyphenhyphengwh/s1020/IMG-4529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1020" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBPE-lzWReLOwa7DI_oJPZD4D9W5TenajUpHhc7I4SGyX31X6akGc6X4-SYKNzY3slbIkpvqSQ6N3nYNrDEMyngYmQ6ZkqHVWrb0cvSxZzFnOZW4pjiInkMZ_oOvzNZjjroaxPKAhyphenhyphengwh/w400-h314/IMG-4529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhXecI4hlekktPcZtybpDf2joa_oPsnNxJQwkHGiYmGUk-NKKdgLRXb9H_Rujy140wkv6NVKm5a_d1egba3vh_8amghFhzhC5QlPe8gtYXq8fyCbWVhkXIcuFYJvYx3GkYRW_a-QWQ3a8/s474/IMG-4512.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="474" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhXecI4hlekktPcZtybpDf2joa_oPsnNxJQwkHGiYmGUk-NKKdgLRXb9H_Rujy140wkv6NVKm5a_d1egba3vh_8amghFhzhC5QlPe8gtYXq8fyCbWVhkXIcuFYJvYx3GkYRW_a-QWQ3a8/w200-h158/IMG-4512.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><i>“Yes sure there’ve been a few missteps, a couple even that threaten all
life on earth, but who seriously can resist the promises of progress?” -
Full steam ahead Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCg7l2qVuSFWKIGwt7XGbSxAj0li-VNfa4kjkRqcwR9bB_XRSFHLk3Lv2Y3VlLSQzHwteMgVIXdajG62DiUzF5lnvJnA-_TueWzwOGglJV60GafBTmY_rgNzPbd5mSUwRXR1BUg58JsPpH/s672/IMG-4537.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="672" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCg7l2qVuSFWKIGwt7XGbSxAj0li-VNfa4kjkRqcwR9bB_XRSFHLk3Lv2Y3VlLSQzHwteMgVIXdajG62DiUzF5lnvJnA-_TueWzwOGglJV60GafBTmY_rgNzPbd5mSUwRXR1BUg58JsPpH/w200-h161/IMG-4537.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><i>“Unlike justice, greed is never blind.” - 20/20 Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEJYt2c7nGbarC7PBWPX4xvj56A476XfNAb7Tf3He7Lz0DvR4NdMRfnq_SoCrsJ9qNMT7AyP37jE5aAfE_jcYzYtoNizYFuw7onRjCFU1s9Mz_39FQzixzeWR8kG-7ksvrZgVTdMjCVMd/s489/IMG-4536.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="375" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEJYt2c7nGbarC7PBWPX4xvj56A476XfNAb7Tf3He7Lz0DvR4NdMRfnq_SoCrsJ9qNMT7AyP37jE5aAfE_jcYzYtoNizYFuw7onRjCFU1s9Mz_39FQzixzeWR8kG-7ksvrZgVTdMjCVMd/w153-h200/IMG-4536.JPG" width="153" /></a></div>“The choice to guide your life by reason is itself not a rational one.” - Momus decides to decide</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUK7D4dncM-tFPkLswQudnrkOjBQ-2aeQRLpA4hlyICP3WZ1Wr3_ySKSabhDiVpbSukfd4TIYXEHl4S5FZjlCVLqKbjLTPURUyiONxRm7o85j40CQYjnWORGBOG8jswG8xz7cJtPQs-Z5/s767/IMG-4538.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUK7D4dncM-tFPkLswQudnrkOjBQ-2aeQRLpA4hlyICP3WZ1Wr3_ySKSabhDiVpbSukfd4TIYXEHl4S5FZjlCVLqKbjLTPURUyiONxRm7o85j40CQYjnWORGBOG8jswG8xz7cJtPQs-Z5/s320/IMG-4538.JPG" /></a></div>“We do not yet understand the social ramifications of the degradation of
psychological structures inherent to poetry, idiomatic language, myth,
and belief. All early indications point to collective insanity.” - Fade
to Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0XpautdgM5-LKGRvi1zHjW87NwFl3Av8TkPs-LIkwtg6sNAYZATcDBZt-nOgunwOHf68HLlsNrycZ_nTavzEAM93xQHm9Ri1UdD6_ztBehqZ_KFhko418LbKhstyt_0fZVvNhcHW7aF4/s1017/IMG-4541.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1017" data-original-width="759" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0XpautdgM5-LKGRvi1zHjW87NwFl3Av8TkPs-LIkwtg6sNAYZATcDBZt-nOgunwOHf68HLlsNrycZ_nTavzEAM93xQHm9Ri1UdD6_ztBehqZ_KFhko418LbKhstyt_0fZVvNhcHW7aF4/s320/IMG-4541.JPG" /></a></div>“You and I, our lives are an interwoven tapestry, and a beautiful one at that.” - For the love of Momus <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><br /><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9e9mlhLqkVsenx7Zq21TD3Ti7P1nIQ54w3_fp5_zK6JYfLH6cOwnrotioZGXywKoz5jidAWqwdb5RAzCgnIk0dFw_0BrzCpj_8jObgcFYI163mBvnG_jX_S51PlIm2NTdQGhtomunoHJY/s1600/IMG-4546.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1145" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9e9mlhLqkVsenx7Zq21TD3Ti7P1nIQ54w3_fp5_zK6JYfLH6cOwnrotioZGXywKoz5jidAWqwdb5RAzCgnIk0dFw_0BrzCpj_8jObgcFYI163mBvnG_jX_S51PlIm2NTdQGhtomunoHJY/s320/IMG-4546.JPG" /></a></div>“Someone called me out as a ‘prick’ yesterday. I felt compelled to point
out that for those of us who speak the English language the word is
‘prig’. A ‘prick’ is the twitch of the ears of your ass when called to
supper. This did not serve to diffuse the tension.” - What an ass Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i>“The thought that knowledge is somewhere out there, recorded in books,
the internet, or any medium outside of a body is a confused idea.
Knowledge arises within a living organism from interaction with its
environment.” - Momus you dunce</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7t3038TlLi8Z1ncPultKILdSIek27fn7t58L1T_HOjZhyVA6I-GJuDC8S7RHq0wbQUHCU3Sw0RSULHu2rdqNYlCRriaALoF4msVKdDn1j9kFnxH6wLCtkLh4fIFG2fwQsEUsPwtmXYax/s800/IMG-4551.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="800" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7t3038TlLi8Z1ncPultKILdSIek27fn7t58L1T_HOjZhyVA6I-GJuDC8S7RHq0wbQUHCU3Sw0RSULHu2rdqNYlCRriaALoF4msVKdDn1j9kFnxH6wLCtkLh4fIFG2fwQsEUsPwtmXYax/w400-h308/IMG-4551.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9KiiwRG_CSebJi2J50tu0fmH63kxsYfTu19hFVkheRF_NA4ayR8l6pGbQCTIk-QewgbKr8P2UzLX_91ksL0EIkyEtZFGqUKs9mxci6F4K1gWKKtEVXNFKvTRLElNP1NIEf0k_RHcfGez/s1026/IMG-4514.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9KiiwRG_CSebJi2J50tu0fmH63kxsYfTu19hFVkheRF_NA4ayR8l6pGbQCTIk-QewgbKr8P2UzLX_91ksL0EIkyEtZFGqUKs9mxci6F4K1gWKKtEVXNFKvTRLElNP1NIEf0k_RHcfGez/s320/IMG-4514.JPG" /></a></div>“We’re blessed to have a number of industries to cater to our
pathological dissatisfaction with our very being through mind altering
pharmaceuticals and carnal mutilation.” - Just Say Yes Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoArQnDGiG-gkIZxdFFdgPwSvGDLO5r_iO8vnYul2EE3lYOgnfqqWXCj0FEYy9cOCcgz0lcMl_R3b3FDODzM3k5gpMhdSuHDrVRxTA0Xo0EOidJf0Po4ZZN8PMjlhnXPWuFUASgg_NUGNK/s900/IMG-4404.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="465" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoArQnDGiG-gkIZxdFFdgPwSvGDLO5r_iO8vnYul2EE3lYOgnfqqWXCj0FEYy9cOCcgz0lcMl_R3b3FDODzM3k5gpMhdSuHDrVRxTA0Xo0EOidJf0Po4ZZN8PMjlhnXPWuFUASgg_NUGNK/s320/IMG-4404.JPG" /></a></div>“If you’re confused about or can’t accept who and what you are, why on
earth would you expect that anyone else should?” - Momus in Denial</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWBYeFVf_V-5WEZ71U2xc2r6mnwmNnRiSxxLQNp6z3i9lAHngrDMTsACfLd-yEFbUUwGEVY4Lc01yPdQsmpQcNQbTC0swSnI2-cAWDox98_VkKsTwYfWz5cxpNEC5Brr9p2c4S-6C9-NF/s900/IMG-4561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="684" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWBYeFVf_V-5WEZ71U2xc2r6mnwmNnRiSxxLQNp6z3i9lAHngrDMTsACfLd-yEFbUUwGEVY4Lc01yPdQsmpQcNQbTC0swSnI2-cAWDox98_VkKsTwYfWz5cxpNEC5Brr9p2c4S-6C9-NF/s320/IMG-4561.JPG" /></a></div>“Betrayal is the greatest sin against love, one that casts its victim
into the wilderness, leaving them to question their very capacity to
know what is real.” - Everything is dark Momus <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnx8iJ9XWYFd3RlK5pbY-lVq9L3_tt6zuXIJexwFjLdUR35blKgtFomFxsbtht6JXJ18t5erM_S3LSGtbx7FOhId95dJ43TPhsNvJT7NxV3DQrwfQuIY9qMzYRcww6QYuCCWEpTfUt0tFG/s450/IMG-4560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="450" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnx8iJ9XWYFd3RlK5pbY-lVq9L3_tt6zuXIJexwFjLdUR35blKgtFomFxsbtht6JXJ18t5erM_S3LSGtbx7FOhId95dJ43TPhsNvJT7NxV3DQrwfQuIY9qMzYRcww6QYuCCWEpTfUt0tFG/w200-h154/IMG-4560.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>“Caring about the world outside is a luxury afforded to those fortunate
enough not to be consumed by loneliness.” - A speck of Momus <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i>“Do you imagine you and the universe are two? Hold your breath.” - Momus’ cold heart</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuQVdsu8oRiRR1argEQp3KzwM8Rw1vRQhkIHr_RIuKQrGXK_gdN6-96nvL_4PI467m0YRx_CxQgma9sBQjgZJuWWKFhm1kQTdBbw02HKYXsno1kZSqH5baITv65wqZF3velMZadZ4OrAI/s620/IMG-4562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="620" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuQVdsu8oRiRR1argEQp3KzwM8Rw1vRQhkIHr_RIuKQrGXK_gdN6-96nvL_4PI467m0YRx_CxQgma9sBQjgZJuWWKFhm1kQTdBbw02HKYXsno1kZSqH5baITv65wqZF3velMZadZ4OrAI/w400-h266/IMG-4562.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnv8Koxz4RE9zpuE6_0Pg1Z1dnaLN4UnaKHFfaN9OL10_vDf7p_fW-7sQwj-dtJNlkXaf5Qr7jMS0gPqCd6htsM78mCZSOaeJX3LwF6at6Ko_o-f3z-ZhO1FOp_LIzs5p8123KjlIow29/s399/IMG-4565.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="236" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnv8Koxz4RE9zpuE6_0Pg1Z1dnaLN4UnaKHFfaN9OL10_vDf7p_fW-7sQwj-dtJNlkXaf5Qr7jMS0gPqCd6htsM78mCZSOaeJX3LwF6at6Ko_o-f3z-ZhO1FOp_LIzs5p8123KjlIow29/w118-h200/IMG-4565.JPG" width="118" /></a></div><i>“I’m quite distrustful of the type that seems perpetually happy. There’s something distinctively reptilian about them.” - Momus sheds his skin</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelzW2osJVxho74je9bVFrZ_zVTpEfJsANFytB5ZCXdz3jdjFpoNeAEHxu6GMUrS0i6VpbLJDTk88rRoTRs3tTO0COfrByoZ4orUTY8SbO7dmMBdqLmaMdROnSkIdJsqmUy5r2-uOvZtkl/s467/IMG-4550.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelzW2osJVxho74je9bVFrZ_zVTpEfJsANFytB5ZCXdz3jdjFpoNeAEHxu6GMUrS0i6VpbLJDTk88rRoTRs3tTO0COfrByoZ4orUTY8SbO7dmMBdqLmaMdROnSkIdJsqmUy5r2-uOvZtkl/s320/IMG-4550.JPG" /></a></div>“Contrary to popular belief, joining the peace corps, saving baby sea
turtles, or committing yourself to any other so-called ‘helpful’
activity directed against the unfortunate will not act as an antidote
for you not dealing with your personal shit.” - Misanthropic Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNpRtKu_URfEl9h7avQft5NyfptqotXY1FpStFLc1Jd7Lq0-FUmd9PLYg6rb-JAy9j0AAlXtEkHVGFGvn7Vqg2qhQSx65LmFCeQ11M4jy5AM3K67haxOttjZUt2gToaLtw98Opo1iix1_/s550/ee152388be1fb53c3ad09f16c01fe229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="432" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNpRtKu_URfEl9h7avQft5NyfptqotXY1FpStFLc1Jd7Lq0-FUmd9PLYg6rb-JAy9j0AAlXtEkHVGFGvn7Vqg2qhQSx65LmFCeQ11M4jy5AM3K67haxOttjZUt2gToaLtw98Opo1iix1_/w157-h200/ee152388be1fb53c3ad09f16c01fe229.jpg" width="157" /></a></div>"It must be the rare mother, who upon looking into her newborn's eyes
for the first time does not believe in miracles" - the magic of Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6Io0PAdmPNB5tELYnu-5T464amfkJ3HEoBmR5tW8AdZ6xnb43X0NMkqSbO64b3eux6qmj6FRbdqnpwmZ9V_uYT5XpWcylOUd4UQKakfFW982GkwiCGRjUiHxQjomxGEhXhKNd2BdKUSr/s512/IMG-4472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="341" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6Io0PAdmPNB5tELYnu-5T464amfkJ3HEoBmR5tW8AdZ6xnb43X0NMkqSbO64b3eux6qmj6FRbdqnpwmZ9V_uYT5XpWcylOUd4UQKakfFW982GkwiCGRjUiHxQjomxGEhXhKNd2BdKUSr/s320/IMG-4472.JPG" /></a></div>“As man arose from his ignorant, superstitious past, the cold light of
reason cleansed the sense of wonder from his now enlightened mind. Yet
there is a new woke generation that will supplant even his remaining
dreams with ethical conviction and moral certitude.” - Momus making
progress <br /></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div 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/></a></div>“Generally speaking I’d say men handle rejection rather well, far better
than we give them credit for. Makes sense, as we know they’ve vastly
more experience with it.” - Lady Momus <br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUDTu0Y2_CATTJHaoz1cSLG5qZ792bYSP2jBU2Nm7r4e2NHwtxs1dp139dSi3R_xOqaPm2wwI9PWGBa2wH6-0npM8JV1tHu5rjbxgKwc_fmYAUbakf6EoiMNDRbOboWO_pg6NqguxSYQH/s796/IMG-4570+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="469" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUDTu0Y2_CATTJHaoz1cSLG5qZ792bYSP2jBU2Nm7r4e2NHwtxs1dp139dSi3R_xOqaPm2wwI9PWGBa2wH6-0npM8JV1tHu5rjbxgKwc_fmYAUbakf6EoiMNDRbOboWO_pg6NqguxSYQH/s320/IMG-4570+%25282%2529.JPG" /></a></div><i>“What we’ve learned is that some people cannot be shamed. The task
before us is how to escalate mandatory universal enforcement.” - The
naked truth of Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span 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</span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYnT5Fvd5mjTjkYhBr1eo_SX8AJvW7svgW_4kIij3QpvYs5_-j46TVLC8bQH6-9OcJh8SUqWyQssim4zZBoDpDRpSGMReCZMPpQq0N5JKgho_-3NMklipb3ipCXds_waojNyV_8-6c8Ay/s1920/IMG-4519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1112" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYnT5Fvd5mjTjkYhBr1eo_SX8AJvW7svgW_4kIij3QpvYs5_-j46TVLC8bQH6-9OcJh8SUqWyQssim4zZBoDpDRpSGMReCZMPpQq0N5JKgho_-3NMklipb3ipCXds_waojNyV_8-6c8Ay/w116-h200/IMG-4519.JPG" width="116" /></a></div>“The mark of a good leader? Never settle for trust when you’ve the power to control.” - Momus off his leash</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJh3CRO-T5Go5SlkFJOBgOKnXR5pWiQEaCfKYIgsMJhSlBLKDlZH4D3Al5sUE_dc4-9LZ02p-SpCwkFMBJbwHDXc6igu8hJF6PlsQyDTVreM6teR1II3AyMkO5vBhtQSjR4dH822bAQhIg/s545/external-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJh3CRO-T5Go5SlkFJOBgOKnXR5pWiQEaCfKYIgsMJhSlBLKDlZH4D3Al5sUE_dc4-9LZ02p-SpCwkFMBJbwHDXc6igu8hJF6PlsQyDTVreM6teR1II3AyMkO5vBhtQSjR4dH822bAQhIg/s320/external-.jpg" /></a></div><i>“We already have great leaders. What we presently lack is a better class
of sufficiently submissive followers. Hence the value of early
education. No youth must be left behind if they are to be the vanguard
of a well planned future (strings securely attached).” - Momus you
lunatic</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" 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data-original-width="1067" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrdDMN0a32Pie1476bMSFmCSFClRE6NUmzQ7wE4_myMg2hFo9X6qAyyHtCn5CnaMXw0-cgwImIpvx-8mcr0hvG4lza8VrDA75Cjfsiak8jZw7p8-5GdDEEcz2ZKCiC-c1sNTlgdGF9Ph0/s320/IMG-4574.JPG" /></a></div>"Living humbly off what the land provides, building your own <br />shelter
from simple tools combined with the human hand, evenings passed in song
and smoke...this has come back in vogue as an elitist fantasy existence
of a well-heeled bourgeoisie." - Trustafarian Momus <br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvW4KIdhiT9UPKtkg3cbtAwa_AagvsGuvGHiHJ1uTv8ln3PJjDAcjTGPxfV1ghTcq4EUa7wwPvnCSrb2AYYG-EFpSrPrvAMrU4KX8oGdPm_xQuavMAfMbZYpc-Tfh3gNqUFRpTaokqssD/w149-h200/IMG-4576.JPG" width="149" /></a></div>“How did they say ‘the lesser of two evils’ in German?” - time to pick Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span 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accentuating happy thoughts to the exclusion of your negative energy,
thus shifting your guilt ridden consciousness into a steady state of
productive benefit to society." - Down and out dog Momus <br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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taking the lead in instilling fear in the population. The only downside
being the odd trampling of a citizen in the mad dash to abdicate one’s
civil liberties.” - Momus you can believe in</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" 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class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"It's reassuring to witness that despite respected positions, esteemed
<br />educations, and protests to the contrary, with the slightest applied
pressure my friends and colleagues reveal themselves to be the beasts
they are." - Who let the dogs out Momus? <br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1kPInNTmmJggyyQoHanPOZLyWQs_U2Sog1YAa0kpoiOio8A-7nWBZvHsoxbbyQ0dAAyjoVxqI99ZEQu4Y_BdjdKMI_XcrqloiJ95L2_1H9gBYIxT4MF0dZEzxpxEVkryUPmiQiMP2gYr/s750/bulldog-painted-fence-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="750" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1kPInNTmmJggyyQoHanPOZLyWQs_U2Sog1YAa0kpoiOio8A-7nWBZvHsoxbbyQ0dAAyjoVxqI99ZEQu4Y_BdjdKMI_XcrqloiJ95L2_1H9gBYIxT4MF0dZEzxpxEVkryUPmiQiMP2gYr/w400-h364/bulldog-painted-fence-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsN_v6KHdJ9-C_ZUM5PvULnYseqNR6mjB9SdUFrbdIgrzWp9bLRs3HOC-0OS_N0iKU8Gera54vhrs-D0iurRMpIB6BMeba-3cn0Kp9D2r3mg1fifW1OkDuuqh-Ytg7WwSLi30UlOcvu0c1/s1530/IMG-4590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsN_v6KHdJ9-C_ZUM5PvULnYseqNR6mjB9SdUFrbdIgrzWp9bLRs3HOC-0OS_N0iKU8Gera54vhrs-D0iurRMpIB6BMeba-3cn0Kp9D2r3mg1fifW1OkDuuqh-Ytg7WwSLi30UlOcvu0c1/s320/IMG-4590.JPG" /></a></div>“All too often women are the victims of male aggression. Lamentably this
places us girls as the second most dangerous, violent, stone-cold
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/></a></div>“Thank god children are small, weak, and inexperienced. They’re
pint-sized sociopaths, the lot of them.” - Momus should be seen and not
heard, preferably not seen either</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbZ9rE1Q6yn2nWsU1CQ0MIGBZtv3vt6UOUjHX3MqmMenVuxIrcCpFgVLVpzH1YGcTwxJgBMKc7kAOXZ6Tki6ZzdvaeykPZaWLMgMLFnfImw86PHqMbWuDdkvXjXVjAxaYnU-YcEPLiMb3/s640/Almost-nothing-is-known-about-Sta%25C5%2584czyks-life.-515x640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="515" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbZ9rE1Q6yn2nWsU1CQ0MIGBZtv3vt6UOUjHX3MqmMenVuxIrcCpFgVLVpzH1YGcTwxJgBMKc7kAOXZ6Tki6ZzdvaeykPZaWLMgMLFnfImw86PHqMbWuDdkvXjXVjAxaYnU-YcEPLiMb3/s320/Almost-nothing-is-known-about-Sta%25C5%2584czyks-life.-515x640.jpg" /></a></div>"You entrap more flies with honey than vinegar. When looking to seduce
others with your ideology and melt away any opposition, pick a name that
no one can argue against without looking foolish. I mean come on, who
doesn't want to think of themselves as modern, social, communal e.g.?" -
Momus' Honeypot <br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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traditions of our forefathers as well as justification for all the
horrors visited upon us by modernity have oft been expressed in two
simple words: Modern Dentistry.” - mike drop Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i>“To fall in love with someone is the greatest act of exclusion and
discrimination of which an human being is capable, one that must be
fully extricated and subsequently forbidden if we’re ever to realise a
truly just, equal society.” - Love ain’t Love Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4nIT2rJFTVpKJ2Dx2MZLSaiW3x6OLD1JUtsuj7tErfyHqT_3UUV9uOfDUEND5Qe2ulNVNFhRKtVtUmnrPqsuRqo3RxfwWMPMcmcTmMtF7JpbVXyQQ69_VK_HSN8yGI2KfQ1MppkC35yA/s570/IMG-4586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="570" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4nIT2rJFTVpKJ2Dx2MZLSaiW3x6OLD1JUtsuj7tErfyHqT_3UUV9uOfDUEND5Qe2ulNVNFhRKtVtUmnrPqsuRqo3RxfwWMPMcmcTmMtF7JpbVXyQQ69_VK_HSN8yGI2KfQ1MppkC35yA/w400-h256/IMG-4586.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDrO30SdUNEv0qtCKk9bA7MX3wT2eVNpGB4yv9rRMz0xu9CxIQNV9iRsTt1Nky1ljkT2xSdYta59mIR3ZQLMu4QVcWxH44N36mAaNrqCm4j2lYOy45Lz1qNrGrUmmmSznpPAQVR9I9xU1/s602/IMG-4547.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="450" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDrO30SdUNEv0qtCKk9bA7MX3wT2eVNpGB4yv9rRMz0xu9CxIQNV9iRsTt1Nky1ljkT2xSdYta59mIR3ZQLMu4QVcWxH44N36mAaNrqCm4j2lYOy45Lz1qNrGrUmmmSznpPAQVR9I9xU1/w149-h200/IMG-4547.JPG" width="149" /></a></div>“I’d lay waste to every man, woman, and child on the face of the earth
without a moment’s hesitation if it meant saving my lover. Be thankful
we don’t have children.” - Count your blessings Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VQ0LY0gNWKZi34Zg4Vj6qrJb7c_1FpJHiVn2hkDpoEim8zt7b7s2nJtkoDBkNtvW7FolfAJWXHtDDPKqg6azRZxwnv-kLZEJdByZ6R9hqjEWyj7OuMI7Ums-Pt-wdgcT_a_E-v22i0ng/s629/673c5c6c11fb2697a3e27cc476ac6e58+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="349" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VQ0LY0gNWKZi34Zg4Vj6qrJb7c_1FpJHiVn2hkDpoEim8zt7b7s2nJtkoDBkNtvW7FolfAJWXHtDDPKqg6azRZxwnv-kLZEJdByZ6R9hqjEWyj7OuMI7Ums-Pt-wdgcT_a_E-v22i0ng/w111-h200/673c5c6c11fb2697a3e27cc476ac6e58+%25282%2529.jpg" width="111" /></a></div></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i>"There is no greater act of political will than to subject to critical
examination the very structures of governance, commerce, and social
organisation that we've inherited." - Oh, just pick a damn side and move
on Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyro8qbh9Vt6wPQBuxP_obJvNERr7q-SNQLE1FVRmFNIB6aDGHaOuuAphWahg2z5uy4FcGhOQdHMqwviHTlhnT0lsJ3_EwZXb1OYEY5XYQ73puMaEjDhnrEDW6GNOjg6D59yufH5uv5bC_/s729/IMG-4589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="570" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyro8qbh9Vt6wPQBuxP_obJvNERr7q-SNQLE1FVRmFNIB6aDGHaOuuAphWahg2z5uy4FcGhOQdHMqwviHTlhnT0lsJ3_EwZXb1OYEY5XYQ73puMaEjDhnrEDW6GNOjg6D59yufH5uv5bC_/s320/IMG-4589.JPG" /></a></div>“Well, ‘leaving it to the experts’ requires more faith in human nature
than I’ve ever been able to muster.” - Momus lacks your confidence</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" 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But I don’t need
a scientific study to convince me that living in your own rottenous
filth is a piss poor idea.” - EcoMomus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></span></span><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtk5oG-EWz2idjUMYWa4702hcLtVf7xLzkHb0GLUV4bn3PmW4TjQAeI-lw-c58Z3x_PsJxCLHnskoVin5xRxLlVDdiexute8HbDlouiSNU-9YaXy33aGHPfghgtfXYwASRampQuSc70QwN/s793/fire+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="771" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtk5oG-EWz2idjUMYWa4702hcLtVf7xLzkHb0GLUV4bn3PmW4TjQAeI-lw-c58Z3x_PsJxCLHnskoVin5xRxLlVDdiexute8HbDlouiSNU-9YaXy33aGHPfghgtfXYwASRampQuSc70QwN/w389-h400/fire+%25282%2529.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i>“C’mon gents, how can you call it a conspiracy when they spend millions
to explain exactly what they’ve planned, how you best accept it as
there’s nothing you can do about it anyway?” - Jane Foole you ignorant
slut</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8NPcSwzBk2-fYBWyUr7TETaovO7ICnCu9YLadClRFAaF1mBvNftUGgubwzJ_0_beTfTQplvyZJ8C90yoQAqvP2MXBg_UZdNqFmyq-iy1IyKoUV0gheSa4-hDgV_U8lqvvfjsu8ouEVUl/s639/IMG-4621.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="639" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8NPcSwzBk2-fYBWyUr7TETaovO7ICnCu9YLadClRFAaF1mBvNftUGgubwzJ_0_beTfTQplvyZJ8C90yoQAqvP2MXBg_UZdNqFmyq-iy1IyKoUV0gheSa4-hDgV_U8lqvvfjsu8ouEVUl/w400-h313/IMG-4621.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></i></span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_hsaPU1NJiXNzYcLKSqeC7Tr9rUb9PeGjeLQCYVD2qc8nIwjpaUDI-ft2QxJXz3o9GnlsC99yZOf6rE_omVNWombVy7qjmwzpuTRwgw-1YgxwJQNovxu0-8EKWlmAqWp6O2381jeVVk7/s1024/IMG-4623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="682" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_hsaPU1NJiXNzYcLKSqeC7Tr9rUb9PeGjeLQCYVD2qc8nIwjpaUDI-ft2QxJXz3o9GnlsC99yZOf6rE_omVNWombVy7qjmwzpuTRwgw-1YgxwJQNovxu0-8EKWlmAqWp6O2381jeVVk7/s320/IMG-4623.JPG" /></a></div><i> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i>“Saint James asks: ‘Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet
water and bitter?’ Well, if this is an analogy for human behaviour the
answer is yes, absolutely, practically every time, it’s like what we
do.” - Ecce Momo</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span 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songs, and sensations we slowly, imperceptibly fade away in blank-eyed
passivity, weaving ourselves into a world-wide cocoon of human
dormancy.” - Momus’ real virtuality</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcsBppehPcUCJH73RPzg7upyrvxf9IzlLsilGR7ah69AbFmvKq3vm6Rlt8ba0wCX2ZPFBVO6AdLyEivN1n4aHoAe-unl8mGqrCYbLBvxvDaqS_p-4CK6x3riMctPYrI1trifLukXjZRT9/s725/IMG-4628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcsBppehPcUCJH73RPzg7upyrvxf9IzlLsilGR7ah69AbFmvKq3vm6Rlt8ba0wCX2ZPFBVO6AdLyEivN1n4aHoAe-unl8mGqrCYbLBvxvDaqS_p-4CK6x3riMctPYrI1trifLukXjZRT9/s320/IMG-4628.JPG" /></a></div>“The coming automation of all human productive activity holds the
promise that for the first time in human history it will be impossible
for man to profit from the sweat and toil of his brother.” - Momus’ land
of milk and honey <br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvsXc1tn3k8fRzUpY1AtTK4XfyigGVL_BhwB9jZR0sYo6wFP429NXdh_M9Pd51hIAHw-GV-5EVVKjNmgtNU0nY3IbeZcQOhC4YFCfJR1omUj5pmFJlePfrSLVao4kAC8k2oS4Vcx7l5tF/s878/executioner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvsXc1tn3k8fRzUpY1AtTK4XfyigGVL_BhwB9jZR0sYo6wFP429NXdh_M9Pd51hIAHw-GV-5EVVKjNmgtNU0nY3IbeZcQOhC4YFCfJR1omUj5pmFJlePfrSLVao4kAC8k2oS4Vcx7l5tF/s320/executioner.jpg" /></a></div>"Now, who would dare argue that the monopoly on extreme violence should
not be the exclusive privilege of the state?" - Momus speaks with
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it can conceive anything. And that my friend is about as close to that
fantasy as we're ever likely to get." - just a Momo Sapien <br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> <br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent 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The unity of mankind might very well be the
greatest existential threat to life on earth." - game over Momus</span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" 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governments, and return you to living like the animals you are. Hah,
and you call me the dangerous one!” - Momus goes apeshit <br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPT9g22QPS8ai_L0nlUUASk16Lf1mdJRYYrRtmMMzr1M1syo1o9CDSfJDVNQPzMwbcZ02Bc3A5QWxnJ4xeoE8NMupvCWCz7rLzu2pxKrac31GtHJPODT_ZZK1S74TVwWqKVNkwcw9AE8ii/s1024/IMG-4635.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPT9g22QPS8ai_L0nlUUASk16Lf1mdJRYYrRtmMMzr1M1syo1o9CDSfJDVNQPzMwbcZ02Bc3A5QWxnJ4xeoE8NMupvCWCz7rLzu2pxKrac31GtHJPODT_ZZK1S74TVwWqKVNkwcw9AE8ii/s320/IMG-4635.JPG" /></a></div>“That the only sustainable future for humanity may be a simpler life of
muddling through with a few friends and family is a wildly unpopular
idea that goes against every instinct of human nurture.” - Momus will
tend his jardin</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span 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changing, improving, and bettering everything and everyone are the very
ones that hate humanity just as we are the most?” - What’s wrong with
you Momus? <br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><br /> </i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0Uad66acCbaT6y8m6Q_dQxakdDcjJcCscXClJ6wMjbI8Xeru6gEZ_Dvbox_fAY18flsgWr4UYKsa9Nect77TxwvUUeJNqxEjbJ3LHuLtJt9EjTWGYyA_fj5O6CEbuPlUI9eBfTC9YbXL/s1024/IMG-4639.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="963" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0Uad66acCbaT6y8m6Q_dQxakdDcjJcCscXClJ6wMjbI8Xeru6gEZ_Dvbox_fAY18flsgWr4UYKsa9Nect77TxwvUUeJNqxEjbJ3LHuLtJt9EjTWGYyA_fj5O6CEbuPlUI9eBfTC9YbXL/w188-h200/IMG-4639.JPG" width="188" /></a></div>"Do keep in mind that when someone presents you the 'facts' or chastises
you for not accepting the 'facts', that the word literally means
something 'made', 'manufactured'; that is to say predigested for ease of
your consumption." - Tasteless Momus</i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJjKo_m7lgvwDF7UIhAhdhsSz34tkW1Ui3k2sql2UtgCyXBOPaPQuSO96zVk9AQjBWix4K8vb0xRk6qPWTY_DPYnrQv27XW84DCzEZ6ZuLgrO6XpAP7c_9BZ4lyidc8xoUDbjbto_cJqK/s1600/IMG-4642.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJjKo_m7lgvwDF7UIhAhdhsSz34tkW1Ui3k2sql2UtgCyXBOPaPQuSO96zVk9AQjBWix4K8vb0xRk6qPWTY_DPYnrQv27XW84DCzEZ6ZuLgrO6XpAP7c_9BZ4lyidc8xoUDbjbto_cJqK/w200-h200/IMG-4642.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>“‘Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité ou la mort!’ Of course now any
questioning of these great virtues resulting in death is just
implied...” - Vive le Momus! <br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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As one set of ideals loses
its appeal, another will spring forward with new vigour...and the body
count to follow.” - Cheers Momus </span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-testid="post_message" id="js_xm"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><i><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br /></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" 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Modern man has metaphorically extended this to 'fact' as psychological
concept, an immaterial object of knowledge manufactured by intellectual
artisans that can be possessed, recorded, and shared outside of personal
experience. Formerly this was known as a belief." - have a little faith
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Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-56450336145429255322020-07-16T13:22:00.001-04:002020-07-16T22:23:02.481-04:00Roman Conceptions of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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Stoic Emperor Marcus Aurelius</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Under consideration in this essay will be certain Classical Greek schools of thought that came to particular prominence throughout the Roman empire prior to the broad acceptance of Christianity (upon which they exercised considerable influence). Stoicism, Neopythagoreanism (alternatively middle Platonism), and Neoplatonism clearly confess a debt to the earlier Greek philosophers Heraclitus and Parmenides as well as the schools of Pythagoras, Plato, and the Cynics. However, there is a notable departure from the metaphysics of a cosmos <i>ex-materia</i> wherein Plato in particular assumes a model of pre-existent, eternal, initially chaotic matter that is organised by transcendent forms. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Such a dualistic conception of matter and form is gradually supplanted in the later schools by an increasingly monistic metaphysics that interprets the cosmos as coming into being <i>ex-deo</i>, as an overflowing of the divine. For the Stoics the world is explained as an unified existence that can be perceived in two aspects: God and Nature. The Platonist schools propose a variation of this in which a process of divine emanation constitutes an hierarchy of being from the divine towards the mundane. As we'll subsequently consider, such pantheistic conceptions of reality have implications for the relative importance and understanding of truth, beauty, and goodness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Stoicism</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">“<i>No longer talk at all about the kind of man that a good man ought to be, but be such.</i>” - Marcus Aurelius</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Stoicism places a preponderance of emphasis on the <b>Good </b>which is associated with God, often referred to as Providence. The Good is the active principle that has infused and animated all of Nature so that they are in fact indistinguishable, two aspects of a single reality. The analogy is often presented of the cosmos as a body that is infused with a soul to constitute a living entity. However, unlike previous conceptions the soul is not a different substance, rather it likewise is material in essence. Entailed in this conception is an implicit trust that Nature is substantially Good; that we in our individual lives are part and parcel of the best possible existence. As Nature can be no other way than the Good, and as we are not separate from it, the conclusion follows that everything that exists and everyone's actions in the world are predetermined towards this end. In such a cosmos what does the Good mean for you and I?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Although our actions may be predetermined, our dispositions towards them are argued by the Stoics to remain free. Therefore, what is good for a rational creature such as man is cultivating a life of virtue, an aligning of the will to accord with Nature. Such virtue would include the specific Classical Greek virtues of justice, temperance, fortitude, and prudence. Beyond these, special emphasis is given to <i>arete</i>, the overarching concept of virtue or excellence that permeates and unites all the others. The locus of the virtuous path rests with the individual person and is open to anyone irrespective of social status or circumstance. Two of the most notable Stoics could not have come from more different backgrounds: the Emperor Marcus Aurelius and a man whose wisdom he greatly admired, the former slave Epictetus. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Unique to the Stoics is the virtue of <i>apatheia</i>, freedom from the passions. Stoic apathy is sometimes conflated with a prescription to be unemotional; however, this is not entirely correct. The passions refer specifically to emotions that are elicited by external stimuli that can overwhelm reason if we respond impulsively, passively, and thoughtlessly to them. There is the risk of placing an overemphasis upon or identifying ourselves with various pleasures or pains we may experience. For example, lusting for future pleasure because we conflate it with the Good may lead to our resentment for pleasures enjoyed by the wicked. Conversely, to fear future danger because we see pain as evil may lead us to avoid the development of virtue that comes with endurance through suffering. It is in this sense that the Stoic is encouraged to remain somewhat indifferent to externalities that we cannot control. It is a mistake to identify pleasure with good and pain with evil. To do so engenders a moral evil, a vice that allows the passions to supplant reason and prevent the cultivation of virtue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">According to the Stoics, the soul does not have a conscious pre-existence. Thus the human mind is like a blank slate at birth, possessing neither innate knowledge nor even the categorical structures as described by Aristotle. Although we are born with a predisposition or capacity for reason, everything must be learned through experience. The Stoics were therefore thoroughgoing empiricists who rejected the notion of Plato's transcendent Forms or Aristotle's universals abstracted by intuition from particulars. Rather they proposed what we would today call a representational theory whereby we acquire knowledge either through sense impressions or reflections upon our own mental states. In other words the most we can ever truly know is our own ideas. For the Stoic, the criterion of <b>truth </b>is described as a preconception, in other words a clear, distinct, intuitive awareness that upon reflection and scrutiny is completely irresistible. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">However, it should be noted that the Stoics were less concerned with the validity of arguments, logical syllogisms, and deductive certainties than in developing moral character and progressing towards excellence as an human being. As Epictetus describes it: “<i>What does it matter to me … whether the universe is composed of atoms or uncompounded substances, or of fire and earth? Is it not sufficient to know the true nature of good and evil, and the proper bounds of our desires and aversions, and also of our impulses to act and not to act; and by making use of these as rules to order the affairs of our life.</i>" </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The three <i>topoi </i>or Stoic areas of discipline that Epictetus promoted did not promote truth for its own sake, rather truth as a practical means of developing nobility, necessary for pursuing the Good. It was vital to know the truth concerning desires and aversions to prevent the passions from succumbing to them. Instead, one ought to constrain the impulses under the rule of reason as a guide to proper behaviour in a social setting. Additionally, the Stoic sought to clear his mind of deception so as not to be hasty in his judgements nor quick to give his assent without clear reason. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">“<i><b>Beauty </b>does not consist in the elements of the body (in themselves) but in the harmonious proportion of the parts. The proportion of one finger to another, of all fingers to the rest of the hand, of the rest of the hand to the wrist, and of these to the forearm, and of the forearm to the whole arm, and in short, everything to everything else.</i>”- Galen referring to the teachings of the Stoic Chrysippus</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Stoic concept of beauty is wrapped up with symmetry, the orderly and harmonious arrangements of the parts into a unified whole. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The human body in this manner was a microcosm of Nature whereas the</span></span> human soul was analogous to the Good. Everything that was good was likewise well proportioned and beautiful in body and soul. Beauty was thus appreciated as the perceivable outward expression of the Good. The philosophical precursor of the Stoics, Socrates had proclaimed that "<i>the unexamined life is not worth living</i>"; however, it might just be that the examined life that has attained virtue even in death may be considered beautiful. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Middle and Neoplatonism</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">At a quick glance it might appear that Stoicism and Platonism are quite similar. While it is true that they both were rooted in the teachings of Socrates, had continued to permeate each other in their subsequent parallel development, and shared many perspectives in common, there were also significant divergences between them that mark them as ultimately quite different philosophical outlooks. Whereas the Stoics have a monistic material view of all reality, the Platonists maintain a dualism between a material Nature and an incorporeal God. Furthermore, the Platonic view of the human soul is likewise incorporeal and pre-existent. As such they reject the notion of the mind as a blank slate, holding open the possibility of remembrance of a former, higher existence accessible by reason. A more evident tendency than with the Stoics, the philosophy of Platonism in this later period begins to elide into a primitive theology.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Expanding on the cosmology of Plato in the Timaeus, the middle Platonists begin to construct a model of being that takes the form of emanation. At the head, or alternatively above and outside of the hierarchy altogether, is that which is in some sense beyond being. Although positive descriptions are admittedly inadequate, terms such as the One, the Good, the Beautiful, or simply God are spoken of as a means of indication. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">That which is indescribable and all-inclusive is clearly antithetical to limitation by definition. </span>As a result </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">the <i>Via Negativa</i></span>, an entire language of negation is developed to describe the ultimate source of being by what it is not: infinite, immortal, invisible, etc. Being as such is purported to be a metaphorical outpouring from the <b>Good</b>, the <b>Beautiful </b>which permeates all further existence including the cosmos with goodness and beauty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The first definable outpouring of the One is called Nous or the Logos which represents an ordering intelligence somewhat commensurate with Plato's Forms except that in a shift of viewpoint these Forms enjoy no independent being as distinct entities, rather existing only as archetypal ideas in the mind of the Logos. Whereas the Logos provides the forms of existence, next below it in the hierarchy of being is the World-Soul, <i>anima mundi</i> that permeates the cosmos and brings it to life, carrying along with it the <i>seminal logoi</i>, seeds of the Logos which bring divine intelligence and order to the creation. Together these three conceptions form the Platonic <i>hypostates</i>, literally an understanding or foundation of being. The three are not described as coequal, instead arranged in an hierarchy that we can perhaps think of as a nested trinity, the World-Soul outpouring from the Logos which in turn outpours from the One that contains all existence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">There are conflicting understandings of the status of Nature in the hierarchy of being among the Platonists. Some cleave to Plato's understanding that unformed matter is eternal and maintains an existence separately from the Good. The continual outpouring upon Nature by the World-Soul imbues it with unity, goodness, and beauty thus creating an intelligible cosmos <i>ex-materia</i>, out of pre-existent matter. However, material Nature is essentially entropic, recalcitrant towards any efforts to keep it organised. Thus viewed Nature is 'evil' in the sense that it is forever resistant to the unity and goodness imposed upon it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Later Platonists developed a more streamlined view by positing that if God is truly all-inclusive Nature must also be an outpouring of being, just further down on the hierarchy. The entirety of creation then must be <i>ex-deo</i> or out of God. In this alternative model there is no positive sense of evil, it has no distinct existence. To the contrary evil is simply described as privation of the Good, separated by distance, further afield in the emanation. Thus Nature must be good to the degree that the Good is operative within it. In both scenarios <span style="font-size: small;">human
beings are presented as a mixture of body and soul, Nature and the Good. Human beings therefore sit at
the nexus of this tension between divine good and natural evil where they can either choose to practise moral virtue by setting their sights upon the Good above or succumb to moral evil, falling even further in the hierarchy by abandoning themselves to animalistic, irrational desires.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Until now we've been considering mostly the downward emanation from the One which from a Platonist view can be seen as a fall or descent. However, the Neoplatonist Plotinus describes this as only part of a cycle, its counterpart being <i>epistrophe</i>, an upward return or ascent back to the One. Whereas the Logos or divine intellect is what outpours into creation, Plotinus explains that <i>eros </i>or Love is what draws us back towards unity with the Good. This path of return begins with contemplation of the order and harmony inherent within Nature which through sensation elicits memory of the beautiful. As with the Stoics, cultivation of the virtues is necessary; however, the method offered by Plotinus is distinctly rational. The dialectical process as practised by Socrates is completely independent of sensation as it relies upon reason to aid the immaterial soul by logical demonstration. The dialectical process recalls from memory the <b>truth </b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">of the virtues as the ideas of the Logos as well as its own former existence</span></span>. The ascent continues as an intuitive direct awareness that culminates in the ecstatic state of dissolution of the self and a reunification experienced as complete identification with the One. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">If much of what we've just considered sounds a bit familiar well, that's to be expected. Stoic and Platonic philosophy had a huge influence on the formation of Roman jurisprudence and Christian theology. In our next essay we'll explore how conceptions of truth, beauty, and goodness continued to morph and develop in the early Church.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Contributed by Patrick Webb</i></span></span>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-88941369786797022162020-07-07T15:37:00.001-04:002020-07-08T15:42:25.945-04:00Truth, Beauty, and Goodness in Hebrew Scripture, Philo of Alexandria, and Maimonides<br />
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Jacques Émile Édouard Brandon</div>
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Shema Yisrael</div>
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"<i>Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.</i>" - Deuteronomy 6:4,5 KJV*<br />
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As we continue our discussion of the tripartite transcendental virtues of truth, beauty, and goodness characteristic of Classical Greek philosophy, I would like to make a cursory, non-exhaustive segue way into some of the significant Jewish contributions that permeated and transformed nearly all subsequent religious, artistic, and intellectual development in Western civilisation. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Hebrew Scriptures</b></span><br />
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There of course is a surplus of Hebrew scripture that one could consider including canonical, apocryphal, as well as countless Rabbinic commentaries. However, for the purpose of this essay I'll be limiting my sources to the Tanakh, that is to say the Torah (pentateuch), Nevi'im (prophets), and Ketuvim (other writings) that roughly correspond to what is otherwise known as the Old Testament or Hebrew bible. Certainly there is much to be expressed concerning truth, beauty, and goodness in the Tanakh which we'll subsequently consider. <br />
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It is easy to pick up on a correspondence with Greek, particularly Platonic philosophy in the concept of Love (as Eros) being the drawing, attractive force towards the One. Admittedly though, there is a different emphasis to be found in Hebrew
scripture than Greek metaphysical thought. This is exemplified in
the above cited <i>Shema Yisrael</i>, a central feature of the Jewish call to prayer (<i>Barechu</i>) in which God's unity is the point of emphasis. Our primary obligation towards Him is such love that surpasses mere attraction so as to indicate responsible action on our part. That virtue of love is to be manifested in its
own tripartite arrangement: the metaphorical heart, soul, and might
that correspond to our emotions, reason, and physical body; in other
words the harmonious alignment of our entirety of being. Here we see a fascinating similarity with the hierarchy of being outlined by Plato of the vegetal, animal, and human souls that correspond to physical, emotional, and rational aspects of man appropriately proportioned in the harmonised individual. With a careful reading what begins to emerge here is the basis for a great deal of compatibility between these world views.<br />
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So what was the ancient Hebrew relationship to truth, beauty, and goodness? Well, let's start with the Good. In the Hebrew cosmology God brings light, the earth, and all life upon it in six creative periods or "days" after which he reflects, "<i>God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very <b>good</b></i>." - Genesis 1:31. Here we see it positively asserted that the physical creation, the material world is good. This is possible because God himself is repeatedly associated with the good to the point of complete identification. Therefore when he gives goodness, God gives of himself. When God shows us the good, he reveals himself to us and invites us to participate in that goodness. "<i>He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?</i>" - Micah 6:8 <br />
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If the Good is the very being of God then truth appears to be a closely corresponding manifestation, "<i><b>truth </b>shall be to them that devise good.</i>" - Proverbs 14:22. In the Tanakh we find the familiar metaphor of truth with light. Truth is thus revelatory and identified with the word of God, with his speech. Furthermore, such divine truth is eternal, "<i>the truth of the Lord endureth for ever</i>." - Psalms 117:2. He is described repeatedly as the God of truth, truth being what pours out from the good. Along with truth are associated countless other virtues, prominent among them: mercy, peace, and especially justice. In fact, it is the truth of God's word as recorded in his laws and commandments that provide the basis for a just society. The word of truth is in some way alive and animating. God searches for men of truth to follow in His way or path, to walk in truth as a dynamic activity. Here again, I think we can point to a certain shift of emphasis in Jewish thought that sees in the notion of truth more than the logical certainty of the Greeks. For the devout, truth was instead embraced as a highly motivational virtue that organises human life and must be not merely understood but acted out. <br />
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Alexandre Cabanel</div>
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Samson and Delilah</div>
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It would be uncharitable to say that beauty is given short shrift in the Hebrew scriptures; however, it is presented with a double aspect that must be acknowledged. Curiously we're advised that, "<i>charm can lie, <b>beauty </b>can vanish.</i>" - Proverbs 31:30 CJB**. So here we're confronted with an aspect of beauty that is potentially opposed to truth and is not eternal. Father Adam, Samson, and King David all seem to be led astray by feminine beauty although it must be pointed out that in fact they fall prey to their own weakness, a possessive desire which leads to their moral corruption. Yet elsewhere beauty is described as a gift of God that we are to beseech him for. The tabernacle, later the temple, all the garments of the priests, and all of the implements within were to be beautiful. Beauty was thus strongly affiliated with that which was sacred, holy so as to represent God's earthly abode "<i>Zion, the perfection of beauty.</i>" - Psalms 50:2. The tension inherent to the concept of beauty is never fully resolved in scripture and its uncertain status as a virtue reverberates through time until the present day.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jewish Philosophy</b></span><br />
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"<i>For God, being God, judged in advance that a <b>beautiful </b>copy would never be produced except from a beautiful pattern and that no sense object would be irreproachable that was not modeled after an archetypal and intelligible idea.</i>" - Philo of Alexandria<br />
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In Philo of Alexandria we have a character that is at once very faithful to his Jewish upbringing yet quite well schooled in the Greek <i>paideia</i>: the Hellenistic education that involved training in the liberal arts and philosophy. Philo's writings make it patently clear that he was well versed in Greek religion, myth and the philosophical schools of Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, the Stoics, the Sceptics, and the Epicureans. Regarding divine <b>truth</b>, he partially adheres to the scepticism of Gorgias that in some sense God is “<i>ineffable, inconceivable and incomprehensible</i>”, at least by reason alone. Philo thus inverts the Platonic view that the One is distant yet knowable (through remembrance) by claiming that God is proximate yet inscrutable except by revelation and divine law. The Stoic concept of a divine <i>Logos </i>is modified from being precisely synonymous with God. Rather it is metaphorically recharacterised as the only begotten son of God; the eternal ideas of God personified as divine wisdom that act as both utterance and creator of all which is limited: the physical creation. The <i>Logos </i>manifests itself in human reason as exemplified through allegory by the prophet Moses who has divine truth revealed to him in thought as well as the high priest Aaron who serves as the rhetorical word of God to Israel.<br />
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It is not that Philo rejects the efficacy of human reason (since after all it is of divine origin); nevertheless, he subjects reasons to faith in revelation. This would establish an hierarchical relationship between faith and reason that would be heartily embraced by the early Church. At the same time he develops a theology of negation that claims the impossibility of making specific positive assertions about God. Such representations would be insufficient in discussing the ineffable; worship so directed would amount to idolatry. Otherwise the best we can do with our own intellectual resources is attribute
qualities of the creation in a superlative analogy towards God, a self-confessedly
insufficient representation of His infinitude. Hence is revealed Philo's motive for placing emphasis on the vital importance of revelation in granting us necessary truth concerning God.<br />
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For Philo the <b>Good </b>originates in God, manifestly one of His powers associated with creation. By contrast, he firmly rejects the Epicurean notion of the good as a life that maximises pleasure. This he explains would substitute a mere relative good for a perfect one. Philo likewise rejects the Stoic concept of a life led by reason alone as the <i>telos </i>or ultimate purpose of man. As with truth, Philo contends that reason alone is insufficient rather, "“<i>the only good that is infallible and firm is faith in God.</i>” Nevertheless, the influence of Greek philosophy as manifest in the interconnectedness of truth, beauty, and goodness is more evident in his philosophy than we can find directly in Hebrew scripture. Philo claims that Adam was created <i>kalos kagathos</i>, that is to say beautiful and good. Moreover, Philo presents a descending hierarchy of creation reminiscent of Plato wherein beautiful copies are created on the basis of archetypal beautiful patterns contained in the mind of God.<br />
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Over a thousand years later the philosopher Maimonides emerges from the intellectual millieu of Cairo, Egypt. Like Philo, Maimonides was a devout Jew whose philosophy is interwoven with theology. Among his foundational assertions is a fascinating reduction of the entire Mosaic law to two commands encountered in the <i>Shema Yisrael</i>: the love of God and the categorical rejection of idolatry. <br />
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The implication Maimonides makes is that love of God entails knowing the <b>truth </b>about God. Reason and revelation were two modes of divine truth, the former was explicit and intellectual whereas the latter was allegorical and non-philosophical thus accessible to common people. Human reason has limits; it can demonstrate neither the creation nor the concepts of eternity and infinity e.g. In this manner revelation is proven necessary and is complimentary to reason. Worship misdirected, involving a false understanding will result in something other than God as its aim which amounts to idolatry. Maimonides finds many truths in Greek philosophy which he accounts for as a mere accident of history. He speculates that such truth was revealed to Adam and again in patriarchal times but was partially lost in Jewish exile though echoes of it remain in the Tanakh. Nevertheless, truth is neither Jewish nor Greek, rather divine and eternal so that “<i>you must accept the truth from whatever source it comes.</i>”<br />
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Maimonides proposes that there is a <b>good </b>for man, a flourishing and perfection of the intellect which necessarily involves the pursuit of truth. The scriptures are true; however, often times literal interpretations of it can be shown to be false. Therefore, metaphorical interpretations must be sought and literal interpretations ought to be rejected if they conflict with the truths uncovered in science and philosophy. There is a direct connection asserted between truth and the Good. Evil does not exist as such rather results from a lack of accurate knowledge, possessing imaginative and confused ideas which is to say deprivation of the Good.<br />
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God has perfect knowledge and is thus infinitely Good which is all we can directly say of him. In this regard Maimonides largely shares the aforementioned negative theology. However, he goes even further than Philo of Alexandria. Maimonides asserts that to talk of God by way superlative analogy would be to compare God who is infinite to man who is finite. To do so is nothing less than idolatry. We're presented with a metaphysical gulf between God and man. Maimonides illustrates that the truth regarding God can only be reached at indirectly. This was explained to us in the account of Moses and the burning bush where God did not reveal His essence (face) directly but only the effects of His being indirectly. Regarding <b>beauty</b>, Maimonides surprisingly says little beyond the observation that the appreciation of natural beauty as enjoyed in gardens can serve as a means of relaxation that can stimulate the vital work of contemplation in pursuit of truth.<br />
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This is hardly a comprehensive survey of all Jewish philosophical thought and really just aims to touch lightly on the philosophy of Philo of Alexandria and Maimonides as it relates to our ongoing consideration of truth, beauty, and goodness. In my next essay, we'll consider the last of the Hellenistic schools,
the Stoics and explore how intellectual interchange with the East
accompanied by theological ideas begins to exert an influence, blending
and building upon the foundation of Greek philosophy in Neoplatonism and
the early Christian church.<i> </i><br />
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*All passages are from the Kings James Version unless otherwise noted<br />
**Complete Jewish Bible<br />
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<i>Contributed by Patrick Webb </i><br />
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<br />Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-6466096142846139132020-07-04T16:49:00.002-04:002020-07-04T18:30:45.246-04:00The Mythological Craftsman ― Part II, Classical Greece<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alexander Rothaug - The Three Fates</td></tr>
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"<i>Chaos was first of all, but next appeared broad-bosomed Earth, sure standing-place for all the Gods who live on snowy Olympus peak, and misty Tartarus, in a recess of broad-pathed earth and Love, most beautiful of all the deathless gods.</i>" ― Hesiod, Theogony<br />
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Quite different from the Christian conception of a God who creates the physical universe ex-nihilo (out of nothing) or the strikingly similar (some might say compatible) scientific theory of a Big Bang, the ancient Greek view held that matter is eternal, that it always existed. The primal state of matter was personified as Chaos, literally a chasm or abyss to indicate something infinite, shadowy, alive, and perhaps even conscious. A number of primal entities, powerful yet primitive deities were said to emerge from her into independent being. There was an initial bringing into an orderly arrangement of the unformed matter originating in Chaos by these primal entities. Notable among these figures are the Moirai or Fates, depicted as weavers who through their craft set limits thereby imposing a natural law and order that formalises a "cosmos" to which even the Titan and Olympian gods were subject.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Demiurge</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Constantin Hansen - Prometheus </td></tr>
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It is into this existing cosmos that the Olympian gods make their debut. Chief among them is Zeus (Jupiter), also known as <span class="foreign notranslate">"Zeu pater"</span> exalting his role as both father and pattern maker. Zeus was not a creator of things ex-nihilo, instead he was depicted as an artificer of existing material that continued the project of increasing physical order in the cosmos as well as in human activity through law and justice. Plato in the Timaeus describes this activity as the work of the "demiurge", literally meaning a working man or craftsman. The later neoplatonist philosopher Plotinus directly identifies this demiurge fashioner of the world with Zeus. At times Zeus' interventions were direct; however, more commonly he would command other gods and titans to do his bidding. A preeminent example of this is the creation or fashioning of men and women.<br />
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Pandore</div>
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Zeus had commanded the titan brothers Prometheus and Epimethus to fashion mortal creatures to fill the earth. Epimethus took the lead with the animals whereas Prometheus held a particular interest in man whom he sculpted in his own image out of a mixture of elements of the very earth, smoothing the contours with his own tears. His handiwork complete, Prometheus called upon Athena to animate the clay so that it became a living man. Prometheus was very proud of and jealous for mankind, famously stealing the divine fire from Zeus on their behalf. Furthermore, he raided the workshops of Hephaistos and Athena to supply man with all the tools for craftsmanship. Displeased with Prometheus' actions, Zeus subsequently commanded Hephaistos to fashion woman which he sculpted from the earth following Promethus' example. Once again, Athena breathed life into her; the Olympians in turn all provided her with a parting gift, hence her name "Pandora" meaning many gifts. Thus both man and woman are presented in Greek myth as artefacts, crafted objects made by and separate from the divine.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Gods of Craft</b></span><br />
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"<i>As when a man adds gold to a silver vessel, a craftsman taught by <b>Hephaistos </b>and <b>Athena </b>to master his art through all its range, so that everything that he makes is beautiful.</i>" ― Homer, The Odyssey<br />
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All of the Olympians at one time or another are shown to be capable craftsmen and artists, reflective of the value placed on craft and the respect accorded the craftsman in ancient Greece. Nevertheless, Hephaistos and Athena are particularly renown for both their skill as well as their generosity with mankind. Hephaistos was considered primarily as a metalsmith of bronze; his eternal forge located within Mount Etna. Additionally, the arts of carpentry and stonework are likewise credited to him. Hephaistos was a lover of philosophy and the arts that helped to civilise mankind by bringing him forth from the cave, equipping him for a societal life in houses of his own construction.<br />
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Athena was likewise known by the title "Ergane", meaning "worker" thereby highlighting her role as mistress and patron of architecture, the arts and crafts. She was particularly skilled in weaving, an echo of the Moirai who weave the very cosmos. Likewise she held great expertise in carpentry, instructing a number of men in shipbuilding and famously in the building of the wooden horse that led to Greek victory in the Trojan war. Athena was quite generous with her skills and had the reputation of being the most personal of the gods with mankind, always seeking their enculturation and betterment. Though a virgin goddess, she was the one to endow life to the first man and woman and thus has been rightly construed as a mother figure who perhaps elides the sharp distinction between god and man. Naturally, she was the patron goddess of ancient Athens and the Parthenon dedicated to her was the centrepiece and crowning jewel of the acropolis temple complex.<br />
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The Parthenon is widely acknowledged as among the mostly finely crafted
buildings in human history as contemporary restoration attempts are
bearing out. It was constructed under the direction of Iktinos and
Callicrates, two architects each of whom quite literally was an <i>arch </i>(master) <i>tektōn</i> (craftsman) that is to say master masons. They were assisted by significant contributions of the great sculptor Phidias placed in charge of the carved decorations. The Athenian philosopher Socrates would have witnessed the erection of the Parthenon from start to finish in his lifetime. Socrates' father was a stone carver and he proudly claimed descent from the hero craftsman Daidalos so ultimately Hephaestus himself! Daidalos was by far the greatest craftsman of mythical antiquity credited with initiating the tradition of humanistic lifelike statuary. He was commissioned by King Minos of Crete to design the labyrinth containing the Minotaur who subsequently locked him up within so its secrets could not be revealed. Undaunted, Daidalos proceeded to fashion wings for he and his son Ikaros by which they make their escape, tragically so for Ikaros. Burying his grief, Daidalos continued on to Sicily where he constructed a temple to Apollo. <br />
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Unfortunately, this crowning zenith of admiration for the craftsman ensconced in religion, myth, and culture was not to endure in waning Classical Greek or for that matter Western civilisation. The craftsman possessing skills such as the<i> tektōn </i>or <i>ergos </i>were initially distinguished from the <i>thetes </i>(foreign day labourers) or <i>dmoes </i>(slaves and serfs). Yet, the distinction collapses a mere two generations later as Aristotle makes his case for why <i>banausoi </i>(a derogatory term for so-called vulgar artisans) should never be allowed citizenship: "<i>Now we speak of several forms of slave; for the sorts of work are several. One sort is that done by menials: as the term indicates, these are persons who live by their hands; the vulgar artisan is among them...those who provide necessaries for an individual are slaves, and those who provide them for society are handicraftsmen</i>." Aristotle further expounds on why craftsmen should be considered the very lowest form of subhuman, even below slaves as he offers his justificaiton: "<i>For a slave shares his master’s life, whereas a vulgar craftsman is at a greater remove</i>."<br />
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In our next essay in the series we'll explore Judaic cosmological foundation stories and biblical perspectives on the role and value of the craftsman.<br />
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<i>Contributed by Patrick Webb</i>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-88942935172535905802020-06-30T15:40:00.001-04:002020-06-30T20:21:44.731-04:00The Mythological Craftsman ― Part I, Ancient Egypt<br />
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<i>“Take advice from the ignorant as well as from the wise, since there is no single person who embodies perfection nor any craftsman who has reached the limits of excellence.”</i> ― Ptahhotep, 25th century BC<br />
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In the culture of every great civilisation there is certain to be found a cosmology, that is to say a story or an account of the physical creation. For ancient Egypt this cosmology surrounds the god Ptah. The name "Egypt" derives from "<i>was hwt ka Ptah</i> (the temple of the Ka of Ptah)." This alludes to the primacy within the Egyptian pantheon of, "<i>Ptah, who gave life to all the gods and their kas (souls) through his heart and through his tongue</i>." Essentially, Ptah spoke the world into existence from out of his heart which for the ancient Egyptians was considered the centre of intellect and reason. This clearly is analogous to the ancient Greek and early Christian concepts of the Logos or Word that was instrumental in material creation.<br />
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So what kind of god was he? Well, the name "Ptah" is thought to mean "<i>to sculpt</i>" and in one ancient invocation the supplicant begins by hailing him as "<i>great Ptaḥ, creator of crafts, sculptor of earth</i>." Furthermore, Ptah is described in the Book of the Dead as “<i>a master architect, and framer of everything in the universe.</i>” So although Ptah was considered a supreme deity, he was likewise regarded in ancient Egypt as having quite particular attributes as a god of the arts, crafts, and architecture. His very first creation was the god Atum, associated with the sun, illumination, and out of which everything else came into being. Atum was "self-engendered" that is to say he came out of Ptah, being a mode or manifestation of him. The Ka of Atum/Ptah is metaphorically described as semen, seeds that permeate and animate all of creation. Once again, analogies with the "<i>logos spermatikos</i>" of the Stoics and early Christians are readily apparent. Atum fashioned everything out of chaos represented as primeval waters or alternatively as the world serpent both being just further manifestations of Atum, making him at once creator and creation.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The City of Makers</b></span><br />
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There naturally arose a huge cult surrounding Ptah in Lower Egypt, centred at Memphis where numerous temples were erected and dedicated to his worship. Imhotep was a commoner that entered temple service as a priest of Ptah who displayed exceptional ability and rose to prominence as vizier and chief architect of the Pharaoh Djoser. Under his reign the first great pyramid was erected at nearby Saqqara, just outside the city; the step pyramid was part of a larger mortuary complex. Constructed in the 27th century B.C., it is the oldest such stone masonry complex known to exist. The pharaohs claimed their authority as descendants of Atum. Upon death their hope was to have the divine seed, the Ka within them reunite with Atum/Ptah. Eventually, Imhotep rose to the position of high priest of Ptah. As such he was bestowed the title "<i>wer-kherep- hemutiu</i>" translated as, "the great director of the craftsmen" thus earthly representative of Ptah. After his death Imhotep was deified as a demi-god, a literal son of Ptah.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deir el Medina, City of Makers</td></tr>
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Interestingly, another cult centre surrounding Ptah arose hundreds of years later near Luxor in Upper Egypt during the 16th century B.C. Deir el Medina was a small city of craftsmen that had been founded for construction of royal and aristocratic tombs in the nearby Valley of the Kings. The ancient name of the city was Set Maat meaning "place of truth." The craftsmen living there were highly skilled freemen who were largely literate. Much of what we know concerning the daily life of common Egyptian people living at that time comes from archaeological discoveries of written accounts by craftsmen discovered at Deir el Medina. During this period another priest-architect arose to great prominence, Amenhotep, son of Hapu. Like Imhotep, he too was deified as a demi-god son of Ptah after his death. So revered was Amenhotep by the craftsmen of Deir el Medina that he had chapels constructed and dedicated to him at the local Temple of Hathor as well as the nearby Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari.<br />
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In our next essay in the series I expect that we'll find some pleasant parallels with what we've discovered here in Egypt as we explore how art, craft, and architecture are similarly woven into the cosmology and mythological accounts of the ancient Greeks. <br />
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<i>Contributed by Patrick Webb</i>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-52323169470642040402020-06-28T18:55:00.000-04:002020-07-07T15:36:52.695-04:00Hellenistic Conceptions of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John William Waterhouse - Diogenes 1882</td></tr>
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In our <a href="https://realfinishes.blogspot.com/2020/06/truth-beauty-and-goodness-in-socrates.html">previous essay</a>, we saw how Plato and Aristotle developed mythological and speculatively elementary concepts of truth, beauty, and goodness into a unified trinity that could be fully integrated into their robust systems of philosophy. These men had a number of contemporaries in the Classical period, as well as schools that would later arise in Hellenistic Greece that would either expand upon their philosophy or provide alternative viewpoints. Typically, these later philosophies lacked the holistic unity of truth, beauty, and goodness sought by Plato and Aristotle, manifesting a more selective focus that privileged only one or two of these ideals, often in isolation. Nevertheless, despite the differing perspectives or perhaps even owing to them, valuable insights were added to the edifice of thought in Western civilisation that are worthy of our present consideration.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Cyrenaics</b></span><br />
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This was an odd school formed by Aristippus, a follower of Socrates, thus a contemporary of Plato. The Cyrenaics never developed a metaphysics beyond repeating Heraclitus' observation of an observable world in continuous flux. Rather, they assume a dogmatism about the possibility of knowing any <b>truth </b>about reality, even holding an extreme scepticism that extended to their own subjective thoughts and feelings. Their rejection of theories of reality and knowledge seem to feed into an ethic that can only be characterised as an egotistical hedonism. For the Cyrenaic, the <b>Good </b>amounted to nothing more than personal pleasure. Such pleasure Aristippus claims, <i>“discerned the good by the single present time alone.”</i> Aristipppus advocated for pleasure to be individual, immediate, and intense with a minimum of pain. He did not believe in deferring present pleasures for the sake of achieving better long-term consequences. Neither did he nor subsequent Cyrenaics have much use for the traditional Greek virtues. Whereas Plato viewed justice and temperance as virtues associated with rational, thus higher pleasure that led to a meaningful life of human flourishing, the Cyrenaics rejected any speech, thought, or purpose in life expressed through such so-called virtues as nothing more than arbitrary, cultural conventions. The good life? Seek bodily pleasure, don't think too much, and thereby avoid trouble in body and soul would pretty much sum up their world view.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Cynics</b></span><br />
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Antisthenes began as an aristocratic follower of Gorgias the Sophist only to later became one of Socrates' most ardent disciples. He continued much of the central themes of Socrates' philosophy such as that the good life was one lived
according to the virtues, therefore uncovering the truth regarding them was
the highest pleasure. Although Antisthenes has been attributed as the founder of the Cynics, this is very much in dispute and seems unlikely. However, there were anticipations of the Cynics in his style of teaching as he did promote an aesthetic way of life that provided time for cultivation of virtue whilst avoiding the distractions of physical pleasures. Antisthenes likewise stressed the need to live in accord with nature in contrast to submission to the conventions of civilisation, in so doing disparaging many social obligations, material luxuries, and sensual pleasures. <br />
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Cynicism can more properly be attributed to Diogenes who took Antisthenes interpretations of Socrates' teaching to yet further extremes of asceticism. Also, he followed the Cyrenaics in rejecting the pursuit of metaphysics with specific criticisms directed at Plato. Diogenes demonstrated in his teaching a near total rejection of the conventions of civilisation. He was reported to live naked at the side of the road in a <i>pithos</i>, a large clay pot for storage of grain. Whatever men did in private, he did in public: eating, sleeping, defecating, even masturbation and sex. For this reason he and his followers were pejoratively called "cynics", because they were said to live like dogs (<span class="foreign notranslate"><i>kynos</i>)</span>. At times the Cynics showed anti-authoritarian tendencies; however, for the most part they preached indifference to society in lieu of self-sufficiency. As man's troubles were products of culture (money, marriage, family, etc.), peace and contentment was to be found in a return to nature.<br />
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According to the Cynics, nature offers the clearest indication of how to live the <b>good </b>life
which is characterized by reason, agency, and freedom. Social
conventions tend to hinder the good life, compromising freedom
and setting up norms of conduct that are opposed to nature and reason. Diogenes considered <i>parrhēsia</i>, the freedom to speak the <b>truth</b>, <i>“the most <b>beautiful </b>thing in the world”, </i>a freedom that civilisation suppressed. The things men would strive to learn with the Sophists or appeal to the gods for, such as wealth, honour, or power was to Diogenes utter folly for which he, <i>“would rebuke men in general with regard to their prayers, declaring that they asked for things which seemed to them to be good, not for such as are truly good.”</i> I find it interesting that, though the contemporary meaning of "cynical" is quite different, aspects of the ancient Cynic's world view saw a resurgence in 19th century Romantic philosophy and is still very active and relevant today.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Sceptics</b></span><br />
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I would characterise Scepticism as more of a disposition towards the world than a coherent philosophy. The word "sceptic" literally means "to reflect" which is precisely what this group of philosophers did with every claim of certain knowledge that they encountered. One of the leading Sceptics, Sextus Empiricus suggested that there were three possible conclusions one might draw when presented with a knowledge claim. You can think you've found truth (positive dogmatist). You can deny any possibility of truth (negative dogmatist). Or you can take the sceptical position of suspending judgement so as to carry on in reflection.<br />
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A real Sceptic would be even hesitant to say that "he does not know <b>truth</b>." After all he might!. He just doesn't know for certain whether he knows or not so that the Sceptic finds tranquility and contentment in suspending judgement. This Hellenistic scepticism was not so radical as to question subjective appearances such as what people sensed or felt. Rather, it specifically challenged the type of certain, eternal, transcendental truth claims that had been the subject of rational inquiry for philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle. On the surface, the purpose of this type of scepticism was not to deny that such truths were possible or discourage the pursuit of them. Instead, its purported aim was to unsettle dogmatism, rattle unwarranted confidence, so as to maintain an open mind towards further inquiry. Whether or not most Sceptics were sincere in their pursuit of truth or merely using their techniques in a rhetorical fashion to debunk arguments is a matter of some debate. Nevertheless, many of the tropes they developed remain quite useful in uncovering logical flaws often inherent in presuppositions of arguments as well as clarifying personal bias out of rational thinking.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Epicureans</b></span><br />
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Unlike the previous schools that had a number of influences, Epicureanism was essentially a personality cult of one man: Epicurus. He adopted Democritus' physics of atomism, with one adjustment allowing for a bit of indeterminacy. In doing so he openly rejected not only Platonic and Aristotelian metaphysics but even the possibility of final causes or an immaterial soul. For Epicurus, everything including the soul was material; nothing pre-exists or survives the death of the body. His was a philosophy of the here and now, a life of "<i>eudaimonia</i>", literally "well-being", achieved through subordination to the virtue of prudence, practical reason. As this life is all there is, pleasure was to be the beginning and end of the <b>good </b>life. Likewise time for us is short. Because of this he promotes "<i>ataraxia</i>", imperturbability. Some physical pain and much psychological pain is self-generated. Freedom from disturbance often amounts to learning what not to care about.<br />
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For Epicurus, all human thought, speech, and ethics are conventional and a breeding ground of confused opinions. Although we may at times misinterpret our impressions, it is our sensual experiences of pleasure and pain rather than abstract
moral principles or concepts of good and bad that constitute our primary criterion of <b>truth</b>. The highest good is inherent, what is valued for its own sake. The highest good cannot be instrumental, for the sake of anything else: not for the gods, not for the good, not for love. Instead, he identifies well-being with personal pleasure; to his mind it's the only thing people do for its own sake. In the end, everything we do is egoistical, done for the sake of our own pleasure, even what might outwardly appear sacrificial or for the sake of virtue. This last sentiment is more what we mean by the term "cynical" nowadays. <br />
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Epicurus was likewise a thoroughgoing empiricist. Experience reveals truth in a representational manner. Our perceptive capacities immediately inform us that pleasure is good and pain is bad. There is an accurate correspondence between the source of sensation out there and what our sense organs report back to us. We don't need the pre-existent immaterial souls of Plato to recall transcendental Forms, instead we remember directly right here and now, quickly building up sense experience and extending ideas by analogy. Epicurus even has one of the best responses for some of his Sceptic colleagues' doubt concerning knowledge and truth. If the senses are so unreliable, where do the concepts of knowledge and truth come from and what business to Sceptics even have of using them in their arguments?<br />
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Once again, after an heroic attempt at a theory of being, of knowledge, and the unity of truth, beauty, and goodness by Plato and Aristotle we find the concept of beauty in jeopardy, the Good reduced to mere subjective experience, and the possibility of an eternal truth questioned if not altogether rejected. In my next essay, we'll take a slight detour by considering concepts of truth, beauty, and goodness held in Hebrew scripture and by a couple of notable Jewish philosophers.<i> </i><br />
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<i>Contributed by Patrick Webb</i><br />
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<br />Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-8398831451200731522020-06-25T17:53:00.000-04:002020-11-01T14:49:59.306-05:00Truth, Beauty, and Goodness in Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle<br />
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In the midst of this intellectual milieu arrives Socrates. Outwardly, he appeared to be engaged in a similar project and was sometimes considered a Sophist himself. After all, Socrates was likewise considered a wise man and an instructor of the youth. However, there were a couple of distinguishing features of his brand of sophistry. First, he did not charge for his teaching. Secondly and more significantly, he was not helping students to prevail in their opinions; rather, his steadfast focus was to develop a thoroughgoing method of argument that would elicit the truth underlying the proper exercise of the virtues. For this reason, Plato and others christened him not just as one among many wise men but specifically as a philosopher, a "lover of wisdom".<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Socrates</b></span><br />
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To fully appreciate Socrates' method you have to understand his metaphysical grounding as it applies to that which animates the body: namely the soul. His view is that the soul is pre-existent and immortal and can be identified with intelligence and reason. From this stance emerges a doctrine of reminiscence. To learn of "pure" reason is the act of remembering the soul's former existence. Furthermore, from this belief is developed the Socratic
method of eliciting the soul's memory through a series of careful questions, a process he referred to as dialectic. Dialectic typically begins with a request for a definition of an overarching term such as one of the virtues. An example might be, "what is justice?" The dialectical process does not merely solicit opinions, rather it uncovers or recalls from the soul's memory what "justice" e.g. must logically, necessarily consist of.<br />
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Socrates describes the philosopher's role in this process as that of a midwife. What he helps to coax and deliver from the soul is <b>truth</b>, that which is now and must be eternally so. As distinguished from opinion, truth is thus described as transcendent of the ever-changing physical world, being of the same nature as the soul and is in fact an integral aspect of each and every soul's awareness. The source of truth and the soul is the ultimate reality, what Socrates describes as the <b>Good</b>. Once the memory of truth is thus awakened, the individual can embody, act out, and orient his life towards the good, bringing body and soul into an intelligible harmony, what he calls the "good" life.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Plato</b></span><br />
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The philosophy of Plato expands Socrates' metaphysics upon which his own treatment of truth, beauty, and goodness critically depend. Plato likewise describes the pre-existence of an eternal, transmigrating soul; however, he further elaborates that this soul is quite literally individual, meaning that it cannot be divided, cannot undergo change or be destroyed, thus separate and distinct from physical things including bodies. The soul Plato describes is thus immaterial and a simple unity not a composite thing. It is this soul that he claims has real knowledge of the Forms which share its nature of being timeless, eternal, and unchanging.<br />
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What are the Forms? Well, nothing in particular. That is to say they stand independently, neither being a composite of many things or a part of anything else. They're the only things the soul can know for sure because they're stable, they never change. They're the real and only objects of knowledge, true everywhere and every when. According to Plato to use the word "knowledge" to describe experience gained through the senses is at best a metaphor, technically incorrect. Experience of changing, particular things is nothing more than opinion of which true knowledge is impossible. What Plato was in search of were the archetypal ideals that stand outside of any particular time and place. The Forms are thus "eternal <b>truths</b>",<b> </b>the very expression being a tautology since eternity (unchanging permanence) is the very essence of truth properly understood. <br />
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As with Socrates, Plato's dialectical process in eliciting knowledge is one of recollection in which truth is revealed by means of reason alone. For Plato reason is an essential character of the soul and is occupied with pure ideals. The method of dialectic directs the soul's inner eye to look beyond the changing particulars of mundane existence, unlocking the soul's consciousness to focus on the Forms, the eternal truths, the knowledge of the Good. Complimenting truth, <b>beauty </b>is described as the expression of the Good. Plato outlines a journey of sensible beauty towards the very ideal of beauty itself. He imagines the commonplace occurrence of a young man, blinded by love, finding a specific girl's
body beautiful as no other. In time the young man is likely to notice that physical beauty is a trait distributed among many women. Perhaps he may even come to sense that there is a beauty not quite physical, an inner
beauty of the woman he loves. Should the young man mature into a philosopher, he may be drawn towards the ideal of beauty itself apart from any physical or particular manifestation. Whereas truth instructs the soul about the Good, beauty motivates the soul towards it.<br />
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For Plato philosophy rests on the critical distinction between mere appearances and a direct apprehension of reality, the <b>Good</b>. Such a pursuit is not an wholly abstract or disinterested study either. Man and his actions are not to be reduced to mere physiological and mechanical explanations. For Plato, man is both rational and societal, motivated by purpose, having goals and ends he seeks to attain. In his allegory of the cave, Plato compares the Good to the sun. Just as the sun makes physical things visible to eyesight, the Good illuminates the soul's reason making the eternal forms comprehensible. Thus for Plato there was nothing subjective about the "inner eye" of the philosopher's vision, he simply directly comprehends excellence, the Good.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Aristotle</b></span><br />
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Although as Plato's student, Aristotle shares many views and assumptions in common, there is a divergence in their metaphysics that has implications for his entire philosophy including his conception of truth, beauty, and goodness. Aristotle has a lengthy description of the soul; however, In regard to the human soul specifically he asserts, contrary to Plato, that it does not have a pre-existence or any existence at all apart from the body describing it as, <i>“the actuality of a body that has life.”</i> In other words, the soul is the animating aspect of the body. His view of the soul is in parallel with that of the Forms as being immanent in, rather than transcendent of particular bodies. Thus the human soul is "hylomorphic", a composite of immanent form actualised in a material body, an "informed" individual.<br />
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In the composition of the soul, Aristotle considers bodies the primary substance upon which forms are dependent. The soul of living things can be thought of as having elements or aspects that can be arranged in an ascending hierarchy. At the base sits what is described as the vegetal soul, the fundamental drives of nutrition and reproduction shared by all living things. Next is the animal soul that includes the additional capacities of sensation and locomotion. Finally, there is the defining trait of humans, the rational soul capable of reason. That said, according to Aristotle humans have all three of the aforementioned aspects of soul. Whereas Plato saw the human soul as imprisoned in an animal body that could be freed by a life dedicated to reason, Aristotle viewed man as a rational animal who ought to seek fulfillment in all aspects of his being, including the vegetal and animal.<br />
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To understand Aristole's view on what constitutes the Good, it is helpful to consider his explanation of causation. He states that the cause of any physical object living or inanimate can be attributed to 4 causes: material, efficient, formal, and final. Let's take the example of Socrates' statue pictured above. The material cause would be the material the statue is made of, in our example marble. Clearly had this statue been made of bronze, plaster or some other material that would very much effect how it could be made or might endure exposed to the elements. Secondly, there is the efficient cause, the craft of stone carving. Note that his view of the means of this statue coming into being is not attributed to the particular artisan, rather to the craft itself. Next there is the formal cause which refers to the shape or design of the statue, which, as the name indicates, gives it its form: Socrates dressed in his chiton, seated in thought. At last we come to the final cause, the purpose of the statue which ostensibly is to adorn the entrance to the 20th century Academy of Athens. For Aristotle the final cause has primacy among the causes, being the very raison d'être of all the others. In our example, if there was no need to adorn the Academy, a form and method of carving a selected material would never have come to pass. The Greek term he uses to describe such an end or goal is <i>telos</i>.<br />
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Having established a rough framework of Aristotle's metaphysics we can now get down to the business of his views on truth, beauty, and goodness. What we find is that the aforementioned concept of <i>telos </i>and the <b>Good </b>are very closely aligned. The Good is associated with fully actualising
form, order, and reaching maturity according to an initial potential. For example, what is good for plants is physical health by means of nutrition that allows them to reproduce. Animals have these basic goals but their senses and mobility allow them to also actively pursue desires and pleasures while avoiding pain. A dog can have a good life for himself by being well fed, eventually mating but also by avoiding injury and finding companionship in the pack. Aristotle admits that all of the aforementioned are good for human beings as well; nevertheless, we've a further capacity to exercise intellectual virtues and contemplative wisdom. By pursuing all of these in a balanced way we can attain what in Greek is called "eudaimonia", literally "well being", a <i>telos </i>synonymous with the good life, human flourishing.<br />
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However, as human beings are rational, our attaining the good life means knowing all of the moral virtues previously addressed by Socrates and Plato and how to apply them in life. As Aristotle contests the idea of innate knowledge resident in an eternal soul, seeking <b>truth </b>will need another means other than recollection through dialectic. The method Aristotle proposes is one of induction which originates in experience and the senses. Although the senses are notoriously unreliable, cumulative experiences can allow us to distinguish patterns. Aristotle describes an elevated "common sense" existing in the mind, where the experiences of all the other senses rushing in are unified into an orgasnised experience of memory. This memory is the product of the higher, common sense of reason comparing, contrasting, and finally verifying (literally "making true") in a revelatory moment of intuitive recognition of truth. It is through this process of subjecting sense experience to reason that we abstract the Forms, truths from particulars.<br />
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At the highest level of being, Aristotle identifies <b>beauty </b>with the Good; it is the Unmoved Mover, the final cause of all things that is desired for its own sake and sets the entire cosmos in motion by the attraction it exercises. Beauty engenders love which is held as the highest virtue, the driving and unifying force. Aristotle relates, <i>“if all people competed for the beautiful, and strained to do the most beautiful things, everything people need in common, and the greatest good for each in particular, would be achieved." </i> Getting down to earth, the beautiful life is not egotistical but concerns itself with friendship and the common good, the highest fulfillment for a human being in this life.<br />
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Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle laid the foundation for over 2,400 years of philosophic inquiry to follow in the Western tradition. They solidified entire fields of rational inquiry regarding morals and ethics, asking how can we be sure of our knowledge, reflecting on what our purpose as human beings is, and what it is that motivates us towards those ends. Their provisional conclusion was that the Good, True, and the Beautiful at the highest actualisation of ultimate reality was indistinguishable as an unity: the One. And love is the force that draws us towards it. Nevertheless, they certainly weren't the last words on the subject. Our own concepts of truth, beauty, and goodness have been undoubtedly shaped and influenced by subsequent thought and writing about them. In our <a href="https://realfinishes.blogspot.com/2020/06/hellenistic-conceptions-of-truth-beauty.html">next essay</a> we'll consider various schools that came to prominence in Hellenic Greece including the Cyrenaics, Cynics, Sceptics, and Epicureans.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
conception of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness (TBG) in Western Civilisation has
very deep roots indeed, long in development with notable contributions
from a variety of cultures. Some of the strongest influences were
undoubtedly bequeathed to us by the ancient Greeks. In this initial post
I would like to briefly explore the initial striving towards a clear
conception exhibited in ancient Greek religion and how these ideas came
to be refined by the earliest known philosophers becoming modified by
their emerging views of the cosmos.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Greek Religion</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Many of the religious practises of the ancient Greeks had an aura of mystery. Being only for the initiated, the rites of the cults were not written down rather memorised, acted out, thus embodied. Much of what we do know comes from the poetry of Homer and Hesiod and the theatrical productions of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. Their works were not seen as simply forms of entertainment, rather extensions of the religious life. The Mythos they expounded upon was intended to reveal <b>truth</b>; nevertheless, not truth of a literal nature, instead by the manner in which they were presented: in a fictive, poetic, naturalistic transmission of concepts of the sacred as well as life lessons of piety that were both acted before and performed with the audience.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Always prominently featured in these stories and performances was the cultivation of <i>Arête</i>, often translated as Virtue with the emphasis on excellence, the <b>good</b>. The preeminent virtues were courage, temperance, and justice. These were guided by a further virtue of prudence, or right reason in their exercise. In relation to the gods was the virtue of piety or grace. The goddess Kale, the head of the trinity of Charites or Graces, was beauty personified. It was therefore the <b>beauty </b>of the gods, their splendid excellence of form that provided the mortal attraction and motivating force for their worship. Nevertheless, the precise nature of those gods, the cosmos they perhaps had a hand in, or the chaos from which all being was thought to emerge remained deeply mysterious.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Early Greek Philosophy</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Perhaps it was from the cultivation of prudence, the virtue of practical reason, which led to a search for an enduring wisdom. Whatever the origins, Aristotle credits Thales of Miletus (</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">6th century B.C.) </span></span>as the first philosopher, a lover of such an enduring, transcendental wisdom. With Thales a couple of suppositions began to be emerge. First, that the cosmos was typified by order and secondly, that order could be understood by human reason. From this seemingly inauspicious beginning off the coast of Anatolia, an human explanation for all that is began its long development.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">The notable philosophers that followed until the time of Socrates placed differing emphases on the the nature of truth, beauty, and goodness. Although a few of them make specific reference to TBG, more often they are embedded in a point of view, if considered at all. The definitions below are for the words in Greek most often corresponding to our own concepts:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b>Alethiea </b>(truth) - that which is unconcealed, evident</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b>Kallos </b>(beauty) - outer excellence, splendid as well as erotic in that it elicits desire</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><b>Agathos </b>(goodness) - inner excellence, the most actualised from potential</span></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">through many numbers” </span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pythagoras was quite an interesting figure as his cult (not used in a pejorative sense) retained much from Orphism and the earlier Dionysian mysteries. However, a benefit of this was the confidence that mankind's inheritance from Dionysios bestowed upon them a measure of divine intellect. The Pythagoreans developed a committed belief to the ordered harmony of the cosmos. The gods had created order by setting limits upon chaos, thus weaving a cosmos and it was beautiful! The ritualistic practise of geometry, number, and music could reveal these patterns of being. His was a philosophy of mystic aspiration yet tangible results and l<span style="line-height: 107%;">ater
followers would ascribe all <b>truth </b>in philosophy to Pythagoras, a truth that was to be found in
number and right proportion through which the universe could be
unconcealed and made comprehensible.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><i>"To God everything is <b>beautiful</b>, <b>good</b>, and just; humans, however, think some things are unjust and others just."</i> - Heraclitus</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here we begin to see
something approaching the unity of truth, beauty, and goodness in Heraclitus. He is the first to
characterise the generative principle of order as the <i>Logos</i> or
world-soul. Subsequent philosophers, notably Aristotle, would begin to develop their systems
on logical principles, that is to say according to the Logos.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Parmenides shares the Pythagorean notion of the Monad. For him truth was eternal and revealed through reason whilst opinion as gained through the senses was illusory. This view of <b>truth </b>as incorporeal and pertaining to timelessness was to permanently attach itself to philosophical inquiry, being greatly expounded upon with Plato.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">At this point certain difficulties in acquiring true knowledge begin to be expressed. Anaxagoras notes, <span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">“Owing
to feebleness [of the senses], we are not able to determine the <b>truth</b>.” This was not to say that truth did not exist or that we couldn't access it, just that the senses were going to present an obstacle. Perfect knowledge rested in an ultimate mind or <i>Nous </i>somewhat akin to Heraclitus' Logos. Although not clearly defined, Anaxagoras does introduce the concept that there is some <i>telos</i></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">, purpose </span></span></span></span></span></span>to existence.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Democritus is famous for his atomistic, mechanical model of existence; nevertheless, for him also difficulties of true knowledge acquired through the senses arise, <i>“We know nothing truly about anything, but for each of us opining is a rearrangement of soul atoms.”</i> However, he does posit a way out that Aristotle would later utilise, coming to distinguish between what Democritus describes as bastard (sensual) and
legitimate (rational) knowledge. Instead of discounting what is acquired through the senses, he suggests using reason to verify and refine it thus to approach <b>truth </b>in a primitive inductive process. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The Sophists</span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">With consideration of the Sophists we enter the Athenian scene contemporaneous with Socrates. The Sophists were professional rhetoricians who sold their services as tutors or as counsel in legal disputes. A Sophist held with a modicum of respect by Socrates was Protagoras. He connected Anaxagoras' concept of telos or purpose with the virtues of temperance and justice, concluding that these amounted to the <b>good </b>for man, an earthly telos. On the other hand, Protagoras promoted the idea of relative <b>truth</b> at least in earthly matters. One opinion could be better than another for practical purposes but not truer than another in any meaningful way. His famous dictum echoes this view, <i>“Man is the measure of all things.” </i></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Whereas
a handful of the Sophists such as Protagoras might have engaged in philosophy, for the most part they
were using the faculties of reason for instrumental ends; they were </span></span></span></span></span></span>teaching pragmatically, not truthfully or according to logic: r</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">hetoric as power to persuade and manipulate.</span></span> Their focus tended towards appeals to emotion in lieu of reason. Morals and virtues began to be taken as merely relative or a matter of convention. <b>Truth </b>was something to be manufactured not discovered. This scepticism reaches a crescendo with the Sophist Gorgias who claimed first, that nothing exists and even if it does, it's incomprehensible; concluding that even if it's comprehensible, it remains incommunicable. No truth. No understanding. No communication. The Sophist Thrasymachus' contribution to this is that justice amounts to nothing more than, <i>"the interest of the stronger."</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">At this point, in the hands of the Sophists we find the concept of beauty abandoned, goodness limited to the individual, and truth nothing more than relative opinion. We certainly seem a long way off from any profound respect for truth, goodness, and beauty as transcendental guiding aspects of human life or universal existence. However, in my <a href="https://realfinishes.blogspot.com/2020/06/truth-beauty-and-goodness-in-socrates.html">next essay</a> we'll witness the philosophical foundations for an apotheosis of truth, beauty, and goodness as a bound trinity being laid in one dialectic proof after another with the successive works of the three greatest philosophers of Greek antiquity: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span> </span></span></span></span></span>Patrick Webbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943369706791485615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674828184052620210.post-73091747173263374632020-05-24T13:27:00.003-04:002020-05-24T13:27:26.096-04:00Nescit Persona <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhOVx6tW-4RUsA-H3lYBp7o6Z37xSzOrW7TWvB01orDYG6QxEbIZ-IGFoxYYbZugJGO0ka-HOfVH_kCRkuk-3m2hk1vluXvnShzedODYJ22W4o8gO-6rzMwIWtbimOKOjQ3IZxW_HQ_gO/s1600/13619800_10154510728804928_7593192927720697017_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhOVx6tW-4RUsA-H3lYBp7o6Z37xSzOrW7TWvB01orDYG6QxEbIZ-IGFoxYYbZugJGO0ka-HOfVH_kCRkuk-3m2hk1vluXvnShzedODYJ22W4o8gO-6rzMwIWtbimOKOjQ3IZxW_HQ_gO/s1600/13619800_10154510728804928_7593192927720697017_n.jpg" /></a><span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"> “once heard tell of a person </span></span><br />
<span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">a mask of a lass, coercing<br /> <span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> t'was so very nice<br /> with 'er ignorant advice<br /> <br /> a drama your life'll worsen”</span></span></span><br />
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