tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post87105952044257694..comments2024-03-25T19:48:24.624+11:00Comments on Oz Conservative: Films & crisisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-86204542971990541132007-06-27T00:43:00.000+10:002007-06-27T00:43:00.000+10:00Hello Lyl,Perhaps he means, and I am only speculat...Hello Lyl,<BR/><BR/>Perhaps he means, and I am only speculating here, that conservatism is the one truly moderating philosophy not prone to the excesses of either religious fundamentalism on one side or secular extremism on the other; that the conservative mindset understands the connection between <B>(<I>a</I>)</B> the mundane aspects of the State, and <B>(<I>b</I>)</B> the esoteric aspects of the Nation.<BR/><BR/>But perhaps I'm reading too much into it, or beyond it... I think we'll have to ask Mr. Richardson to give us his reasoned opinion on this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-71813816325847988332007-06-26T18:24:00.000+10:002007-06-26T18:24:00.000+10:00I find it quite easy to find a rational argument t...<I>I find it quite easy to find a rational argument to support any a priori Church inspired position.</I><BR/><BR/>That's because faith and reason aren't opposed.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you, Kilroy, that we can certainly explain the Church's position on any moral matter by reasoned argument.<BR/><BR/>I was just wanting to know what this gentleman meant by "The role of conservatism is to maintain connection and continuity, between ...the secular and transcendent."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-52324877803526303492007-06-26T17:05:00.000+10:002007-06-26T17:05:00.000+10:00Well, I'm a practicing Catholic, but I avoid using...Well, I'm a practicing Catholic, but I avoid using religious arguments for my traditionalist convictions only because Western culture is rationalist and doesn't respond well to theological discourse as such. <BR/><BR/>An irreligious society will whither as it is devoid of faith, no matter how technologically advanced it may be (eg the West); a society with high levels of faith will be culturally powerful, irrespective of its scientific backwardness (eg Islam).<BR/><BR/>Having said that, my religious faith is intertwined with my socio-political outlook, but my rhetoric is rationalist.<BR/><BR/>I find it quite easy to find a rational argument to support any <I>a priori</I> Church inspired position. In my experience, the two, far from being contradictory, actually co-complement each other very well.<BR/><BR/>Does this make me secular or "religious"? I don't know. Most of the leftist Christophobes I have encountered seem to think secularism is defined by a complete lack of religious or spiritual tradition. If this is so, I am not secular.<BR/><BR/>Nor do I think secularism under this definition is particularly human. If anything, it is a return to barbarism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-74904365844038903052007-06-26T12:40:00.000+10:002007-06-26T12:40:00.000+10:00the secular and transcendent? What does he mean? I...the secular and transcendent? What does he mean? I'm just asking for clarification here.<BR/><BR/>secular = godless? or temporal? or what?<BR/><BR/>"secular" has come to mean something quite different than it's original meaning, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-52306922565422536702007-06-26T10:16:00.000+10:002007-06-26T10:16:00.000+10:00"The role of conservatism is to maintain connectio...<I>"The role of conservatism is to maintain connection and continuity, between the past and future, the formal and informal, the explicit and unspoken, the secular and transcendent.",</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, a very apt definition.<BR/>I agree.<BR/><BR/>Bobby.NBobby.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494573597598152422noreply@blogger.com