Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

On Mon, 23 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote:

On Sun, 22 Dec 2024 21:54:04 +0100, D wrote:
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I look at it from an exoteric and an esoteric way. On way is the
condensed wisdom of our forefathers, giving practical advice for how to
live. The other part, is the original (in my opinion) esoteric
experience, that can only be lived or experienced, and never passed on
through words.

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The Havamal works for me.
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https://jacksonwcrawford.com/the-cowboy-havamal/
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38. Keep yer guns close.
I don’t care what they say,
there ain’t no tellin’
when there’ll be call for ’em.
An armed man has a shot.

Haha, brilliant!

That speaks to me more than offering the other cheek. I couldn't find it
with a quick search but there is also a 'Havamal for New Yorkers'. George
Jones, not the country singer, in 'Honor Bright' compares societies based
on honor to those based on guilt. He offers the heathen beatitudes.

A pet theory of mine is that society benefits when leaving honor culture behind to a certain extent. The reason is that with forgive and move on, conflicts can be fairly quickly resolved and production can resume.
With a strong entrenched honor culture, conflict risk consuming all of society with fire and destruction following.
Njals saga is a good illustration of how more and more people get pulled into the fight.

Blessed are the rich, for they possess the earth and its glory.
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Blessed are the strong, for they can conquer kingdoms.
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Blessed are they with strong kinsmen, for they shall find help.
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Blessed are the warlike, for they shall win wealth and renown.
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Blessed are they who keep their faith, for they shall be honored.
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Blessed are they who are open handed, for they shall have friends and
fame.
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Blessed are they who wreak vengeance, for they shall be offended no more,
and they shall have honor and glory all the days of their life, and
eternal fame in ages to come.
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I'll admit my forefathers probably were Christian for a thousand years or
more but they didn't jot down the Christian beatitudes.

I wonder how many of my forefathers who remained pagans after the country officially became christian? Surely at least a few must have remained pagans for a couple of 100 of years after official christianity was implemented.