tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post6519222514747800908..comments2024-03-28T15:01:12.582+00:00Comments on The little white attic : Ishmael condemns meHai Di Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-67532304464989665162016-04-06T23:46:33.958+01:002016-04-06T23:46:33.958+01:00Ah no, I didn't miss it. It's chapter 81.Ah no, I didn't miss it. It's chapter 81.Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-23160509333200825362016-04-03T15:45:10.233+01:002016-04-03T15:45:10.233+01:00Ah yeah, Ishmael's being satiric. I should hav...Ah yeah, Ishmael's being satiric. I should have quoted a longer passage, I guess. <br />Pâté de foie gras is great, Fred. I eat it whenever in Paris. Can't find foie gras here- banned in Norway, I think. <br /><br />Scott, <br />Hello. This is the 1st time I've seen you on my blog. I think I'll get back to your point later. Where's that scene, though? I might have missed it. Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-47776917681745556032016-03-31T17:12:11.518+01:002016-03-31T17:12:11.518+01:00Moby-Dick is full of comic digressions from Ishmae...<i>Moby-Dick</i> is full of comic digressions from Ishmael. But I think this goes along with the general portrayal of whales (whose oil is used even to anoint kings) as being victims of mankind, the white whale a demon Ahab swears to kill actually being a tortured and pursued animal. Not that Melville gives us a fully integrated and coherent metaphorical picture in the novel. But think of Flask, spearing that already-harpooned whale in an open sore, just to be cruel, just for sport.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-34518260841671692812016-03-30T17:46:50.710+01:002016-03-30T17:46:50.710+01:00I just read Chapter 65, and he is being satiric he...I just read Chapter 65, and he is being satiric here. One clue is the suggestion that God won't punish cannibals as severely as It will punish those who eat meat from animals. Why would it do this?<br /><br />There is no blanket condemnation of eating meat in the Bible, at least as best as I remember. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-7920137972872551072016-03-30T17:34:08.154+01:002016-03-30T17:34:08.154+01:00Ishmael's anthropological theories are highly ...Ishmael's anthropological theories are highly questionable. I suspect the first man who killed an ox (to kill is an action, to murder is a judgment) was probably considered a savior by his people and most likely was awarded first choice from the carcass. <br /><br />I should have to read the entire chapter to be sure how serious Ishmael is being here. Is he being ironic? Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-36689960719363148432016-03-30T17:30:14.539+01:002016-03-30T17:30:14.539+01:00Never tried pate de foie gras, but that's most...Never tried pate de foie gras, but that's mostly because of lack of opportunity.<br /><br />All or most, anyway, living beings survive by consuming other living beings. It's the way evolution or the Creator, take your pick, set it up. Humans are omnivores because of Creation or Evolution.<br /><br />Those who wish to restrict their diets in any way are free to do so, and I won't try to convert them to my preferences. I wish for the same consideration from them.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-80821278950204106282016-03-30T15:58:53.579+01:002016-03-30T15:58:53.579+01:00It's enough to make someone a vegetarian! (Not...It's enough to make someone a vegetarian! (Note: I remember a thriving whaling industry and menu-items when I lived in Iceland; I thought it was appalling to eat another mammal, but my dimwitted short-sightedness did not put a stop to my murderous consumption of meats. Perhaps your posting now pushes me over the edge into the world of vegans.)RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.com