tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573015459789360915.post1790774951665294329..comments2024-01-02T23:22:21.430-05:00Comments on The Guild Review: Luxury & Technology (Part II)Aaron Lindermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992073027586818751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573015459789360915.post-88673879518340413372010-04-10T12:09:11.776-04:002010-04-10T12:09:11.776-04:00Here's an interesting post at Front Porch Repu...Here's an interesting post at Front Porch Republic raising the same basic question: Are we hypocrites if we reject certain kinds of technology but accept others merely out of personal preference?<br /><br />http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2010/04/progress/Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825489013036249581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573015459789360915.post-47916535607939660062010-02-09T09:31:09.717-05:002010-02-09T09:31:09.717-05:00I don't think it's absolutely wrong to mak...I don't think it's absolutely wrong to make suggestions to which we cannot live up, if we're honest about trying to live up to them. Being weak and unable to live up to our highest aspirations is different than hypocrisy, and I think that distinction gets blurred too often. As you say, we're not all Mother Teresas. So, when making those criticisms, we might need to be careful to maintain a proper tone and recognize our own sins, if we want to avoid the charge of hypocrisy.<br /><br />That's my take, at least.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825489013036249581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573015459789360915.post-45400661968345296922010-02-06T17:08:31.137-05:002010-02-06T17:08:31.137-05:00A fine post, to be sure. But somewhere in the mid...A fine post, to be sure. But somewhere in the middle of things one particular question got lost: should we make criticisms or suggestions up to which we cannot ourselves live? Should we listen to the people who do not live up to their own sermonizing? To be sure, there are a handful of folks who live very consistent lives of holiness, folks like the late Teresa of Calcutta. Should we be listening to these folks alone, or also listening to the jet-set celebrities, anti-blogging bloggers, and city-slicker agrarians? Should we withhold our insights until we have first integrated them into our lives, or should we speak the truth even before we have fully accepted it?Aaron Lindermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15992073027586818751noreply@blogger.com