Comments on: Passion: Truth, with Errol Morris

By: crazymonk.org » Lydon v. Morris | not the great american blog

crazymonk.org » Lydon v. Morris | not the great american blog — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 07:55:51 +0000

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My former officemate Chris Lydon interviews Errol Morris on his radio show Open Source. Not the be [...]

By: nother

nother — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:54:12 +0000

I want to reiterate my feeling on truth; it begins with sincerity. It ends with sincerity. As long as the person I am dealing with conveys sincerity, I am at ease. This makes me consider Errol Morrisâ€™s idea, his thoughts during the program, about the ease in which we deceive ourselves.

When we judge sincerity, we Must judge the context. We still may be wrong, but the odds are better

By: evan

evan — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 03:14:43 +0000

Fun show. And — you’ve one written “come onnn!” to go be interviewed by Morris, Chris.

By: Learning The Lessons of Nixon » Being dragged, being chased

Learning The Lessons of Nixon » Being dragged, being chased — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 06:33:25 +0000

[...] sed I’m on my bike listening to Errol Morris and Chris Lydon interview each other about how to get to the truth. Believing is seeing, Morris says. We see what [...]

By: Lisa Williams

Lisa Williams — Sat, 22 Oct 2005 03:03:20 +0000

Hey, it’s Bicyclemark! I listen to your podcast.

Chris, Mary, Brendan, Chelsea, Robin, all: thanks so much for doing this show. I love Morris and though I wasn’t able to listen live it was such a treat to listen to it later.

By: bicyclemark

bicyclemark — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 16:07:00 +0000

I think one of the mistakes of the past, all over the world, is to believe that mass media and world leaders were capable of bringing you the truth. That they could be trusted to do so. The avent of blogs, podcasts, videoblogs.. personal publishing.. while bringing an insane amount of new information.. sort of acknowledges the concept that in the end… none of this is truth.. but if you read and listen to enough versions of the truth.. within that you find a good semblance of truth.

by the way I too am a longtime podcaster and perhaps because great minds think alike, I examined a segment from Fog of War a week before your program did. bicyclemark.org/blog/2005/10/bicyclemark75-lessons-not-learned-about-nuclear-weapons/

By: Shar

Shar — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 04:49:43 +0000

Certainly, lies told over and over again (as is happening today on many of our radio and tv stations) become truth to many listeners. It’s…um…a problem.

By: Shar

Shar — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 04:47:34 +0000

Hi. Truth is a big topic with me, subjective and elusive as it is. It became an even itchier word in November 2000. My good friend Karen Brooks wrote a beautiful song called “Truth” which I recorded on my last CD “Seeking Sanctuary”. I’ve put the song up as an mp3 at http://www.irthlingz.org.

Select “Song Clips & CDs”, then click on “Seeking Sanctuary CD”, and then on “Song Clips”. Enjoy! And may the ultimate Truth, that of Love, set us free. In Peace, Shar

By: jjl

jjl — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 03:31:42 +0000

“Tell a lie often enough and it becomes the truth.” I think Goebles (sp?) said it. I wonder about that. What do you think?

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 23:41:32 +0000

John Ruskin, the 19th century critic, stated that a” great civilizations write their history in 3 volumes: the book of their words, the book of their deeds, and the book of their art. Although none is complete without the others, the only one that doesn’t lie is the book of their art.” I believe you would prefer to exchange “music” for “art” in this situation, but I personally believe it just the way Ruskin wrote it.