Contradictions in the Bible?

[cmg]

I believe all of this belongs in the Plague of the Mind thread.

 

[cmg]

And with apologies to my neighbor for my regrettable typo:


HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. ELLIOTT CARTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There.  I'm toasting him as I write this!  Two "T's", it is!!

[ahinton]

And with apologies to my neighbor for my regrettable typo:


HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. ELLIOTT CARTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There.  I'm toasting him as I write this!  Two "T's", it is!!

Well, I raise my glass to him too - and if he's looking in here right now (a most unlikely possibility, I think), I'm sure he'll appreciate that extra "T"! (actually, he's probably working on something right now so will be entirely oblivious of this...)

Best,

Alistair

[thalbergmad]

Somebody shut her up for gawds sake.

Thal

[ahinton]

Somebody shut her up for gawds sake.

Thal

"Gawd" is a colloquial spelling for "God", as surely you know already, so why are you invoking Him in this entreaty? Go listen to those CDs - go on!

Bestimo,

Alistimo

[asyncopated]

The Dream of Gerontius - a masterpiece by anyone's standards if ever there was one - stands head and shoulders above all his other liturgically-inspired works - yet Elgar was not a devout and sure Catholic; he thought, worried, considered, etc.

Agreed.  Genius.  My favorite bit (i don't know if this is surprising or not) is when he walks through hell.  (And of course the angel appearing to him after that, but we can neglect that for now.)

P.S. I'm off to watch faust tomorrow.  Will try not to sell my soul.

[pianistimo]

ok. as with science - now i must listen to some music - specifically 'the dream of gerontius.'   being a more literary than scientific person anyways.