Posting of newsworthy articles

[AshvinP]

PS: I thought the NYT article was damn good investigative journalism. Interesting that you saw it as "solely politically focused and charged with countless provocative, arguably partisan points that could be politically contested." Similar might be said about BK's recent rant about the papal decision on gay marriage. I waited more than I day for you to post it here but you didn't and so I did. Makes me suspect that you just don't like politics.

BK's Church article clearly had the kind of nuanced metaphysical focus and intention written into it that I feel should be a prerequisite here. Curiously, BK also shared that Church article on Facebook, and then explicitly stated that he was checking out of the comments section, asking folks to behave themselves

I completely agree that BK's article was full of "nuanced metaphysical focus and intention." So, why did you (or he) not post it here on the metaphysical forum?

Please remember that this is really not about you, me or BK. I'm performing a role whose mission is to shine a light on what is hidden in the dark, which often turns out to be politics.

I relate this metaphysical forum to a good form of art like a movie - its various 'scenes' (posts) carry political implications but never (or very rarely) explicitly. A terrible movie, in contrast, is anything but subtle and beats you over the head with political messaging in every other scene, as if that was the sole purpose of making the movie in the first place. Let's stick with the good movies and scenes.

[Lou Gold]

The post was made in the Essay section of this BK site of which this forum is another section. I'm not sure what you mean by "BK's blog." Does he have one?

Yes, BK's website is a blog

Good to know the technical lingo. Perhaps, I check the blog, otherwise known as this website.

[ScottRoberts]

I'm seeking some clarification here regarding the posting of newsworthy articles as topics of discussion, of the kind that one can find just about anywhere nowadays, but which have no metaphysical focus or intention written into them ~ e.g. Lou's 'topic' linking to the Covid crisis in Brazil, and another such article posted today.

I think such articles, or links to them, should not be posted. If one reads an article on a controversial topic with no metaphysical discussion within the article, but you think there is an interesting metaphysical aspect to it, you should just write a post about that aspect, with no reference to the article.

As for BK, he is of course entitled to post whatever he wants on his blog. That does not mean that all his topics on his blog are suitable for discussion in this forum. One can, after all, post comments on his blog.

[Martin_]

I'm seeking some clarification here regarding the posting of newsworthy articles as topics of discussion, of the kind that one can find just about anywhere nowadays, but which have no metaphysical focus or intention written into them ~ e.g. Lou's 'topic' linking to the Covid crisis in Brazil, and another such article posted today.

I think such articles, or links to them, should not be posted. If one reads an article on a controversial topic with no metaphysical discussion within the article, but you think there is an interesting metaphysical aspect to it, you should just write a post about that aspect, with no reference to the article.

I disagree. You should write a post about that aspect AND refer to the article since it supports your argument.

[Lou Gold]

In dream space during my afternoon nap, I received the following message:

Mission accomplished.
The Emperor has no clothes.

[Soul_of_Shu]

In dream space during my afternoon nap, I received the following message:

Mission accomplished.
The Emperor has no clothes.

Lou ... such transparent taunting only serves to support my own dreamtime intuitions.

[Lou Gold]

In dream space during my afternoon nap, I received the following message:

Mission accomplished.
The Emperor has no clothes.

Lou ... such transparent taunting only serves to support my own dreamtime intuitions.

VIVAS to our dreams.

[Soul_of_Shu]

Just bumping this up ... I'm assuming that any currently active participants who are likely to have checked this out have already done so ~ given there's 137 views and only 119 members. However, I was hoping for a bit more feedback regarding any concerns about my suggestion that when creating topics based on some topical news article, such articles should have some nuanced metaphysical focus and intention written into the article itself, and that the follow up discussion stay similarly focused. If anyone else feels this is unreasonable, please feel free to speak up ~ I won't be insulted. Otherwise I can only assume that there is no concern over this suggestion.

[Eugene I]

Just bumping this up ... I'm assuming that any currently active participants who are likely to have checked this out have already done so ~ given there's 137 views and only 119 members. However, I was hoping for a bit more feedback regarding any concerns about my suggestion that when creating topics based on some topical news article, such articles should have some nuanced metaphysical focus and intention written into the article itself, and that the follow up discussion stay similarly focused. If anyone else feels this is unreasonable, please feel free to speak up ~ I won't be insulted. Otherwise I can only assume that there is no concern over this suggestion.

I totally support this.

Just one other suggestion/option. Another way we can approach this is to create a separate section to discuss topics not directly related to metaphysics. This is often done on other thematical forums. There is of course a good chance that it might become difficult to moderate and people will start discussing politics and other similar hot topics which may lead to heated discussions. I understand that this might be too much burden to handle for our admin and moderator, so I would leave it to their discretion.

[AshvinP]

Just bumping this up ... I'm assuming that any currently active participants who are likely to have checked this out have already done so ~ given there's 137 views and only 119 members. However, I was hoping for a bit more feedback regarding any concerns about my suggestion that when creating topics based on some topical news article, such articles should have some nuanced metaphysical focus and intention written into the article itself, and that the follow up discussion stay similarly focused. If anyone else feels this is unreasonable, please feel free to speak up ~ I won't be insulted. Otherwise I can only assume that there is no concern over this suggestion.

I totally support this.

Just one other suggestion/option. Another way we can approach this is to create a separate section to discuss topics not directly related to metaphysics. This is often done on other thematical forums. There is of course a good chance that it might become difficult to moderate and people will start discussing politics and other similar hot topics which may lead to heated discussions. I understand that this might be too much burden to handle for our admin and moderator, so I would leave it to their discretion.

I wouldn't go down that route either. There's a well know maxim among poker players - the game with all the gambling action will attract all the players. No limit Texas hold em' game is like a metaphysical section, with players who are patient, disciplined, skillful and looking to improve, while pot limit Omaha Hi-Lo is the political section, which turns those same players into degenerate gamblers. The best way to kill a hold em' game is to start an Omaha game.