Comments for Garden of Daisies http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:36:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Fill-in-the-blank Love List by stranger http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/09/06/fill-in-the-blank-love-list/#comment-472 stranger Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:58:37 +0000 http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/09/06/fill-in-the-blank-love-list/#comment-472 I was looking up on stuff on jordan peterson, and i came across your blog, the last entry under 'psychology' was just so sad, and heartbreaking to read, so i wanted to see how you were doing, and i noticed your blog had moved and this as the latest entry. and this seems to be about things you love and that's the best thing i could have hoped for for you. I just thought it would be nice if you heard this. do take care of yourself! -random internet stranger I was looking up on stuff on jordan peterson, and i came across your blog, the last entry under ‘psychology’ was just so sad, and heartbreaking to read, so i wanted to see how you were doing, and i noticed your blog had moved and this as the latest entry. and this seems to be about things you love and that’s the best thing i could have hoped for for you. I just thought it would be nice if you heard this.

do take care of yourself!

-random internet stranger

]]> Comment on Fill-in-the-blank Love List by Ali http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/09/06/fill-in-the-blank-love-list/#comment-471 Ali Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:07:55 +0000 http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/09/06/fill-in-the-blank-love-list/#comment-471 Hurray for cooking!! I'm so glad you like it, let's cook together soon (soon being a very relative term given our current locations and future plans). I still think that caramelized onion hummus we made was the best hummus I've ever had. I love you too, and think about you often, let's chat soon, I have much to tell you! Hurray for cooking!! I’m so glad you like it, let’s cook together soon (soon being a very relative term given our current locations and future plans). I still think that caramelized onion hummus we made was the best hummus I’ve ever had. I love you too, and think about you often, let’s chat soon, I have much to tell you!

]]> Comment on Fill-in-the-blank Love List by Ali http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/09/06/fill-in-the-blank-love-list/#comment-470 Ali Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:07:19 +0000 http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/09/06/fill-in-the-blank-love-list/#comment-470 Hurray for cooking!! I'm so glad you like it, let's cook together soon. I still think that caramelized onion hummus we made was the best hummus I've ever had. I love you too, and think about you often, let's chat soon, I have much to tell you! Hurray for cooking!! I’m so glad you like it, let’s cook together soon. I still think that caramelized onion hummus we made was the best hummus I’ve ever had. I love you too, and think about you often, let’s chat soon, I have much to tell you!

]]> Comment on Peaceful protest, existence and life by padraigin http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/08/29/peaceful-protest-existence-and-life/#comment-393 padraigin Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:51:41 +0000 http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/08/29/peaceful-protest-existence-and-life/#comment-393 haha...that's an embarrassing spelling mistake. ...i'm on it... and thanks! haha…that’s an embarrassing spelling mistake. …i’m on it…
and thanks!

]]> Comment on Peaceful protest, existence and life by Hiten http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/08/29/peaceful-protest-existence-and-life/#comment-392 Hiten Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:01:56 +0000 http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/08/29/peaceful-protest-existence-and-life/#comment-392 Padraigin, for an evocative look at the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, watch Paradise Now. It is a story of 2 Palestinian suicide bombers, but it deals less with their actions and more with the inner conflict that they face. Powerful. P.S: Gandhi, not Ghandi :) Padraigin, for an evocative look at the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, watch Paradise Now. It is a story of 2 Palestinian suicide bombers, but it deals less with their actions and more with the inner conflict that they face. Powerful.

P.S: Gandhi, not Ghandi :)

]]> Comment on “Canadian” Politics by Garden of Daisies » Oh Canada… *sigh* http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2007/08/22/canadian-politics/#comment-380 Garden of Daisies » Oh Canada… *sigh* Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:35:13 +0000 http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2007/08/22/canadian-politics/#comment-380 [...] a year ago I expressed apprehension at the fact that I felt my views toward America were beginning to apply more and more to Canada as [...] […] a year ago I expressed apprehension at the fact that I felt my views toward America were beginning to apply more and more to Canada as […]

]]> Comment on Where Christian theology (and what it causes) scares me by padraigin http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/07/08/where-christian-theology-and-what-it-causes-scares-me/#comment-330 padraigin Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:20:35 +0000 http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/07/08/where-christian-theology-and-what-it-causes-scares-me/#comment-330 hey sir, hanging out would rock my socks. i respect and appreciate your responses 100%, and they fall in line with how i feel the theology ought to be interpreted, and i definitely know that many people do so. it's that perspective (which you just outlined) which i think is precisely the way God would want us to interpret Christian teachings. ...when it comes to those who don't it looks like we pretty much see eye-to-eye :P... and it was simply the prevalence of that on which i was posting. .. hey sir,
hanging out would rock my socks.

i respect and appreciate your responses 100%, and they fall in line with how i feel the theology ought to be interpreted, and i definitely know that many people do so. it’s that perspective (which you just outlined) which i think is precisely the way God would want us to interpret Christian teachings.

…when it comes to those who don’t it looks like we pretty much see eye-to-eye :P… and it was simply the prevalence of that on which i was posting. ..

]]> Comment on Where Christian theology (and what it causes) scares me by oh you know http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/07/08/where-christian-theology-and-what-it-causes-scares-me/#comment-329 oh you know Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:53:09 +0000 http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/07/08/where-christian-theology-and-what-it-causes-scares-me/#comment-329 Hey P, I hope all is well. We should hang out before the summer is done. From an overly christian perspective I thought I'd respond. 1. The use of Hell as a scared tactic is unfortunate. Christians who approach their faith from a "fear-of-hell" perspective rather than a "love-of-christ" perspective are definitely scary. That being said if you truly believe it exists (as a christian) it's one of those things your can't really leave out of the story. 2. This one makes me sad too. The whole "don't become too attached too this world" is terrifying when it's taken out of context to justify the actions (or lack therof described above). However, I would argue that it's the opposite of what Christianity is about. First God created this world for us and left us as stewards of our resources and all living things. We're doing a bad job...we shouldn't be. Second, God created this world for us to live in, love in and enjoy ourselves in. Instead of detaching from the life your living christians should be living it with joy and excitement. 3. The devil exists and this world was not necessarily and evil place, but we chose to allow evil into it. Original sin exposed us to evil, it is here and we have to deal with it. This existence of evil however does not give us a free pass to act evil. The state of our world explains the existence of poverty and equality, it doesn't justify it. The reality is it shouldn't be here and we should be fighting it with all our strength not sitting back and saying, sweet....not my problem. Hey P, I hope all is well. We should hang out before the summer is done.

From an overly christian perspective I thought I’d respond.

1. The use of Hell as a scared tactic is unfortunate. Christians who approach their faith from a “fear-of-hell” perspective rather than a “love-of-christ” perspective are definitely scary. That being said if you truly believe it exists (as a christian) it’s one of those things your can’t really leave out of the story.

2. This one makes me sad too. The whole “don’t become too attached too this world” is terrifying when it’s taken out of context to justify the actions (or lack therof described above). However, I would argue that it’s the opposite of what Christianity is about. First God created this world for us and left us as stewards of our resources and all living things. We’re doing a bad job…we shouldn’t be. Second, God created this world for us to live in, love in and enjoy ourselves in. Instead of detaching from the life your living christians should be living it with joy and excitement.

3. The devil exists and this world was not necessarily and evil place, but we chose to allow evil into it. Original sin exposed us to evil, it is here and we have to deal with it. This existence of evil however does not give us a free pass to act evil. The state of our world explains the existence of poverty and equality, it doesn’t justify it. The reality is it shouldn’t be here and we should be fighting it with all our strength not sitting back and saying, sweet….not my problem.

]]> Comment on Western Numerals Anyone? by padraigin http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/02/16/western-numerals-anyone/#comment-328 padraigin Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:50:00 +0000 http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/02/16/western-numerals-anyone/#comment-328 Thanks so much for the full story! Knowing the buyer is a noted philanthropist certainly does change things significantly. As for enjoying my writing--thanks so much! That's quite a compliment. Thanks so much for the full story! Knowing the buyer is a noted philanthropist certainly does change things significantly.

As for enjoying my writing–thanks so much! That’s quite a compliment.

]]> Comment on Western Numerals Anyone? by Hiten http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/02/16/western-numerals-anyone/#comment-326 Hiten Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:26:51 +0000 http://gardenofdaisies.padraiginmurphy.com/2008/02/16/western-numerals-anyone/#comment-326 http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Story?id=4301197&page=1 The full story. http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Story?id=4301197&page=1

The full story.

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