tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post998900350833714811..comments2023-10-15T09:36:12.013+01:00Comments on Countercultural Father: Speaking Truth to PowerBen Trovatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15299230935468606845noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-25111249058042567662012-11-06T00:05:33.930+00:002012-11-06T00:05:33.930+00:00I have no sympathy with Beattie's 'theolog...I have no sympathy with Beattie's 'theology' but I do think it is tasteless and rather foolish to discuss in the same breath her possible salary and how many children she has (four, by the way).tempus putationishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08717989265190251148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-65457029867253325652012-11-03T18:55:07.359+00:002012-11-03T18:55:07.359+00:00Thanks Paul: It was a treat to read it again!Thanks Paul: It was a treat to read it again!Ben Trovatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15299230935468606845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-42409321457206268232012-11-03T18:44:47.213+00:002012-11-03T18:44:47.213+00:00Posted the relevant extract from The Great Divorce...Posted the relevant extract from The Great Divorce on my Blog as it's too big to post in the comment boxOn the side of the angelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558623489507006790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-58518868145408944922012-11-03T13:55:20.798+00:002012-11-03T13:55:20.798+00:00Well, there's also a practical problem with &#...Well, there's also a practical problem with 'speaking truth to power' - power doesn't much like it. And takes action. And, really, anyone who does not understand this isn't very bright or mature. So there is no point complaining when one's actions bring results one does not like. Buddhists call this 'karma' - we call it 'actions have consequences' - often unintended.<br /><br />That's a serious point, by the way! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253865779660854699.post-65909028505401973222012-11-03T13:39:55.704+00:002012-11-03T13:39:55.704+00:00Quite so.Quite so.Simon Platthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196039882299400327noreply@blogger.com