tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19678732.post114697926912875500..comments2023-07-31T10:39:53.182-05:00Comments on The Blog of the American Chesterton Society: Chesterton's Uncanny PredictionsNancy C. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06169395014931291729noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19678732.post-1147143395717466312006-05-08T21:56:00.000-05:002006-05-08T21:56:00.000-05:00Welcome to a larger world. :-)Welcome to a larger world. :-)Sean P. Daileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15601412713863673499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19678732.post-1147138719780705892006-05-08T20:38:00.000-05:002006-05-08T20:38:00.000-05:00There are so many prophetic insights to be found i...There are so many prophetic insights to be found in Chesterton's work; the exaltation of "tolerance theory" that has essentially now become moral relativism, the attack on the common man by big government and big business, and the famous "net result of frivolous divorce will be frivolous marriage" line just to name a few.<BR/>Yet, while it is amazing that GKC can have such insights into the "degrading slavery" of our age, what truly fascinates me about his work is that he goes beyond mere diagnosis. Unlike many modern philosophers, Chesterton does more than bemoan our current state. He provides solutions. The more I read the more I understand.Tom Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385416664257535069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19678732.post-1147064067349287712006-05-07T23:54:00.000-05:002006-05-07T23:54:00.000-05:00By way of a shameless plug, I might add that I hav...By way of a shameless plug, I might add that I have posted a short passage <A HREF="http://chestertonandfriends.blogspot.com/2006/05/chesterton-predicts-internet.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>, in which Chesterton predicts the Internet (or something like it), and the problems it often creates in people's lives.Nick Milnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677481833245634421noreply@blogger.com