January 2012
7 posts
GK Chesterton, Heretics (1905)
Suppose that a great commotion arises in the street about something, let us say a lamp-post, which many influential persons desire to pull down. A grey-clad monk, who is the spirit of the Middle Ages, is approached upon the matter, and begins to say, in the arid manner of the Schoolmen, “Let us first of all consider, my brethren, the value of Light. If...
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Matt Gemmell’s conclusion regarding the comments on/comments off debate isn’t surprising: where you stand is (or should be) informed by the purpose of your blog.
As far as Backstrip goes, this is my publicly-shared commonplace book. I want to move you as fast as possible to the destination, whether that’s a point I’m trying to make or a link somewhere else. Comments would...
