Comments on: In praise of the mystic http://earlyretirementextreme.com/in-praise-of-the-mystic.html --- a combination of simple living, anticonsumerism, DIY ethics, self-reliance, and applied capitalism Fri, 25 May 2012 19:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Surio http://earlyretirementextreme.com/in-praise-of-the-mystic.html/comment-page-1#comment-21633 Surio Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:52:43 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=2931#comment-21633 Ooooh... Oooohhh I feel another one coming.... The whole article also is "mysti"rious too :-P Ooooh… Oooohhh I feel another one coming…. The whole article also is “mysti”rious too :-P

]]> By: Surio http://earlyretirementextreme.com/in-praise-of-the-mystic.html/comment-page-1#comment-21632 Surio Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:51:22 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=2931#comment-21632 Jacob, It is a confusion of semantics, language and culture here (at least for readers like me from that "mystical" Orient :-D :-P !). For me the word mystic automatically implies: <blockquote> siddha — advanced mystics; siddha — perfected mystics; siddha — mystic yogi; siddha — mystic; svatah?-siddha-jñana — self-illuminated perfect knowledge; </blockquote> So the entire article was quite "mysti"fying for me, leave alone funny :-| Sorry, thought I had to express my say as well. FYI, here's wikipedia entry on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhar" rel="nofollow">Siddha</a> and a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahasiddha" rel="nofollow">Mahasiddha</a>. --- Jacob,
It is a confusion of semantics, language and culture here (at least for readers like me from that “mystical” Orient :-D :-P !).

For me the word mystic automatically implies:

siddha — advanced mystics;
siddha — perfected mystics;
siddha — mystic yogi;
siddha — mystic;
svatah?-siddha-jñana — self-illuminated perfect knowledge;

So the entire article was quite “mysti”fying for me, leave alone funny :-| Sorry, thought I had to express my say as well.

FYI, here’s wikipedia entry on Siddha and a Mahasiddha.

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]]> By: Bytta@151DaysOff http://earlyretirementextreme.com/in-praise-of-the-mystic.html/comment-page-1#comment-9774 Bytta@151DaysOff Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:22:38 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=2931#comment-9774 Wait... is it "The Secret"? Ah... who cares. Wait… is it “The Secret”? Ah… who cares.

]]> By: Bytta@151DaysOff http://earlyretirementextreme.com/in-praise-of-the-mystic.html/comment-page-1#comment-9773 Bytta@151DaysOff Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:21:14 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=2931#comment-9773 This is officially my favourite review of "The Secrets" ;) This is officially my favourite review of “The Secrets” ;)

]]> By: Simple in France http://earlyretirementextreme.com/in-praise-of-the-mystic.html/comment-page-1#comment-9766 Simple in France Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:29:16 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=2931#comment-9766 Jacob, why yes I am, but it makes me smile every time I think about it, so thanks for mentioning it! Jacob, why yes I am, but it makes me smile every time I think about it, so thanks for mentioning it!

]]> By: Guillaume Theoret http://earlyretirementextreme.com/in-praise-of-the-mystic.html/comment-page-1#comment-9761 Guillaume Theoret Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:56:37 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=2931#comment-9761 That doesn't only happen in social science though. There are many examples of automatically generated papers getting accepted into computer science journals. Here's one: http://io9.com/5117892/computer+generated-paper-accepted-for-prestigious-technical-conference That doesn’t only happen in social science though. There are many examples of automatically generated papers getting accepted into computer science journals.

Here’s one:
http://io9.com/5117892/computer+generated-paper-accepted-for-prestigious-technical-conference

]]> By: Jacob http://earlyretirementextreme.com/in-praise-of-the-mystic.html/comment-page-1#comment-9753 Jacob Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:25:37 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=2931#comment-9753 @Simple in France - I'm sure you're familiar with this one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokal_affair @Simple in France – I’m sure you’re familiar with this one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokal_affair

]]> By: Simple in France http://earlyretirementextreme.com/in-praise-of-the-mystic.html/comment-page-1#comment-9752 Simple in France Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:10:36 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=2931#comment-9752 You know, in France, we get the mystics too, but there is also that interesting French intellectual tradition of deconstructing the hell out of everything until you begin to wonder what the definition of 'is' is. . . The deconstructionist lens is often turned on science as well with some arguing that scientific theories are no better than religious beliefs. Logic that doesn't take reality into account is as hard to reason with as mysticism. You know, in France, we get the mystics too, but there is also that interesting French intellectual tradition of deconstructing the hell out of everything until you begin to wonder what the definition of ‘is’ is. . .

The deconstructionist lens is often turned on science as well with some arguing that scientific theories are no better than religious beliefs.

Logic that doesn’t take reality into account is as hard to reason with as mysticism.

]]> By: Jacob http://earlyretirementextreme.com/in-praise-of-the-mystic.html/comment-page-1#comment-9751 Jacob Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:56:54 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=2931#comment-9751 @basil - The judge of that you be. Six years ago that I wrote. @basil – The judge of that you be. Six years ago that I wrote.

]]> By: basil http://earlyretirementextreme.com/in-praise-of-the-mystic.html/comment-page-1#comment-9748 basil Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:25:58 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/?p=2931#comment-9748 Are you turning into Yoda or something ? Are you turning into Yoda or something ?

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