His work fascinates me. And to live to be 84 in those days, pretty amazing!
in discussion Gibblets Wiki / Tuesdays - Literature » The Canterbury Tales
I enjoyed the tales I read although most of the humor had to be explained to me.
in discussion Gibblets Wiki / Tuesdays - Literature » The Canterbury Tales
Ah, finally, a book I was suppose to read in high school that I actually read! And only because someone told me about the "bawdy humor".
Dad
Interesting, I never knew much about this period of Spanish history at all.
Dad
Mystical Judaism! Sounds kind of like the Pentecostal Holiness of Judaism.
Nothing new under the sun, is it. And I believe it was a Jew that said that.
Dad
I would just like to ask a skeptic how he knows he's being skeptical?!? You can't even conceive of an idea of skepticism unless you presuppose a knowledge of reality and of absolutes. Without those, skepticism would be worthless.
Besides, tell me one skeptic who actually lives his life with pure skepticism. It is totally impractical.
Dad
Handel is one of mom's favorites. She and her roommate played the Messiah the night we kissed for the first time and we had a string quartet at our wedding playing Water Music.
Dad
I may have read Galileo's last name somewhere before, but I don't remember it. I can see why we just call him by his first name!
He was a rather smart dude.
Dad
Sounds like Durer was a real doer! These Renaissance guys really amaze me … how much they accomplished and they were basically self-taught!
Dad
Well, I certainly didn't know that Don Quixote was the "first" modern novel!
Would really love to hear from Maria on this one and get her perspective on the book being the "most prominent cultural landmark of the Spanish-speaking world."
Dad
in discussion Gibblets Wiki / Mondays - History » The Italian Renaissance
I too, have seen Florence. It is a beautiful city, but I didn't faint when I saw it for the first time.
I'm with Hamp … that additional fact is hilarious.
Dad
in discussion Gibblets Wiki / Saturdays - Philosophy » Arguments for the Existence of God
I'm disappointed the authors did not include what I believe is the strongest argument for God … that is the moral language argument. Where in the world do we get the concept of right and wrong, or use words such as "ought" or "should" if there is reality outside of ourselves that establishes and/or defines these ideas. That One would indeed be God!
Dad
in discussion Gibblets Wiki / Mondays - History » The Italian Renaissance
Florence is cool but it hard to believe people fainted just arriving in town. I hope to see more of it some day. I think the painters of this time are absolutely amazing.
in discussion Gibblets Wiki / Fridays - Music » Brandenburg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach
I love the Brandenburg Concertos!My favorite is # 3. I'm glad we had a reading on these because they are some of my all time favorites of Bach.
Well, I did read this one a week early so ill go ahead and start.
I have heard a lot about the Renaissance in school, but the first additional fact is probably the funniest thing I have heard.
But it is very amazing all the art and new forms of architecture that came from this period of time.
-Hamp
in discussion Gibblets Wiki / Thursdays - Science » The Milgram Studies
Ahhh, but what about the old "depravity of man" thing. I think you can get human beings to do just about anything…..look at the gas chambers.
Robin
It seems like the Jews got stuck on the first 5 books. I didn't realize they don't seem to pay much attention to the rest of the OT.
in discussion Gibblets Wiki / Thursdays - Science » The Milgram Studies
I agree with Dad on this one. I can't see me shocking someone for not answering correctly. I also think lots of these studies are questionable.
Steinbeck is very depressing to read but compelling. I enjoyed Grapes of Wrath a great deal but maybe because of the sad nature of his writings never read anything else. It is one of the few books that when I think about it still gives me an emotional feeling. I never read much about the "dust bowl" in history so it was enlightening.
I, too, have seen it and walked around it to see the way her smile changed. I think its interesting that many think it is Leonardo's version of the most beautiful woman.