I hope you enjoy my book -- under 10,000 words for Intro plus five chapters plus Conclusion, so it's a quick read -- and I'm extra glad I presented Rene Girard's work well enough that you're interested in his original writings, too. Blessed Christmas Season to ya!
I like his distinction between vision and goals in the video. I often say that I'm not a planner, but I am a preparer. When you plan, you try to guess outcomes. When you prepare, you try to improve yourself to handle and adapt and respond well to whatever the future holds. In Mills' framework, I'd be encouraging vision over goals.
That book you linked looks like it's being released serially online and still being written. Reminds me of what Christopher Cook is doing with his 'Distributed Nation' project here at the 'Stack.
You are welcome! What David has rediscovered is the method for how to know what is true. Epistemology as demonstrated by Jesus. It’s a foundational approach to life that requires going beyond meme thinking as you presented.
It demolishes the ideas of government, Darwinian evolution and the whole host of satanic dead ends.
The transcript is a work in progress by one of his friends but the videos are complete.
Excellent series! I’ll be diving in to both books, yours and Girard’s. Thank you!
Your comment is a Christmas gift to me 🙏
I hope you enjoy my book -- under 10,000 words for Intro plus five chapters plus Conclusion, so it's a quick read -- and I'm extra glad I presented Rene Girard's work well enough that you're interested in his original writings, too. Blessed Christmas Season to ya!
Yes, the articles and podcast were a good introduction to Girard, who I had never heard of.
I appreciate your whole approach. If I might suggest a resource that I believe lines up well, it’s the “Law of Implication” from David Mills.
Here’s the first of the two most recent videos he’s posted, which demonstrate the practical value of the work:
https://youtu.be/-jkpenlP4gg?si=aY2NjbnHKAgIOFlf
This is an edited transcript of the first few parts of his “definitive series”
https://www.mleeweb.com/law-of-implication-mental-images-and-scenarios-by-david-mills/
Merry Christmas!
I like his distinction between vision and goals in the video. I often say that I'm not a planner, but I am a preparer. When you plan, you try to guess outcomes. When you prepare, you try to improve yourself to handle and adapt and respond well to whatever the future holds. In Mills' framework, I'd be encouraging vision over goals.
That book you linked looks like it's being released serially online and still being written. Reminds me of what Christopher Cook is doing with his 'Distributed Nation' project here at the 'Stack.
Interesting finds . . . thanks for sharing!
You are welcome! What David has rediscovered is the method for how to know what is true. Epistemology as demonstrated by Jesus. It’s a foundational approach to life that requires going beyond meme thinking as you presented.
It demolishes the ideas of government, Darwinian evolution and the whole host of satanic dead ends.
The transcript is a work in progress by one of his friends but the videos are complete.