tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post758291302990404420..comments2023-07-06T15:14:57.204+01:00Comments on JOHN'S BLOG: Good NewsJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-48670564637846822782007-11-27T02:14:00.000+00:002007-11-27T02:14:00.000+00:00I'm not convinced that people calling food "naught...I'm not convinced that people calling food "naughty" or "wicked" is limited to Christianity. It seems to permeate most of our culture.<BR/><BR/>Also, tendencies like that have probably increased since they were (fairly recently) facilitated by us having more food than we know what to do with (Thanks Pam).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-67753549033101691932007-11-26T09:18:00.000+00:002007-11-26T09:18:00.000+00:00I suspect that neo-Platonism is inescapably tied t...I suspect that neo-Platonism is inescapably tied to Christianity. I think it was the philosophical backdrop, it was "the way things are" when the early church formed its thinking. Not sure we can get away from it entirely.<BR/><BR/>I reckon that if I ate an extra three biscuits a day (easily done when you don't want to insult people) I'd probably put a stone on in a year (I know this from PamBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324370506889227234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-64790586449834919712007-11-26T08:03:00.000+00:002007-11-26T08:03:00.000+00:00Pam - I'm overweight (but not obese), and I'm alwa...Pam - I'm overweight (but not obese), and I'm always hungry. I do have to be careful how much I eat.<BR/><BR/>On Puritanism introducing neoPlatonism into modern English Christianity - you may well be right. World Christianity, I think some of the ascetics had it first...Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-86286497509488405852007-11-25T21:35:00.000+00:002007-11-25T21:35:00.000+00:00I am a middle-aged woman. My experience is that i...I am a middle-aged woman. My experience is that if I eat until I'm satiatied, that I will become technically and medically obese. A woman, by the way, can be medically obese whilst looking fairly slim.<BR/><BR/>So, basically, I feel hungry a good bit of the day. And I do this to keep my blood pressure down and so that I can be fit and mobile.<BR/><BR/>Let's see what you have to say when you'rePamBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324370506889227234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-85882046773537574402007-11-25T19:45:00.000+00:002007-11-25T19:45:00.000+00:00And the food addiction thing was a sudden flashbac...And the food addiction thing was a sudden flashback to a meeting I was in, where there were various alcoholics, drug addicts, etc present, and where an alcoholic had recently been banned for turning up drunk.<BR/><BR/>At that meeting, there was a morbidly obese woman, who was openly eating far too much and laughing about it. Nothing was said or done. My brain put itself in the position of an Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-16678493094625690172007-11-25T19:42:00.000+00:002007-11-25T19:42:00.000+00:00Easy way to observe neo-Platonic attitudes to food...Easy way to observe neo-Platonic attitudes to food among Christians. There's plenty of other examples, but this one works pretty much every time:<BR/>1) Assemble a group of 20 or so middle-aged Christian women<BR/>2) Offer them a plate of cream cakes<BR/>3) Listen to conversation, and see how often the words "naughty" or "wicked" comes up.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487495921222083129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18654361.post-26756620074260497962007-11-25T18:23:00.000+00:002007-11-25T18:23:00.000+00:00Ooh, those look like good stocking fillers. Thank...Ooh, those look like good stocking fillers. Thanks for that.<BR/><BR/>Things may be different down in Oxford, I don't know. But do Christians really treat nice-tasting food as bad? I honestly hadn't noticed. Can you provide any examples?<BR/><BR/>And (genuine question), which foods contain addictive substances as powerful as alcohol or heroin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com