tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post7143469889790360475..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: The ethics of ice creamBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-85226496668480573812010-12-02T06:11:08.878-05:002010-12-02T06:11:08.878-05:00How about taking a risk..., that's the beauty ...How about taking a risk..., that's the beauty of life..., nothings for certain..., detach the umbilical cord from your rich parents and dare to risk.., even when it comes to ice-cream! In simple terms "Grow up!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-69298036852371227112010-08-07T13:04:36.824-04:002010-08-07T13:04:36.824-04:00As someone who worked in the hospitality industry ...As someone who worked in the hospitality industry in North America, I can tell you that we would rather have "Sunday Tippers" than "Aussie Tippers."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-69356048245131720042010-08-05T14:26:30.056-04:002010-08-05T14:26:30.056-04:00@Emerson. Yes, perhaps you're right.@Emerson. Yes, perhaps you're right.roger flyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-33930077530907159782010-08-05T03:11:18.289-04:002010-08-05T03:11:18.289-04:00Well, it means that we better place a heavier emph...Well, it means that we better place a heavier emphasis on salvation extra nos!Emersonhttp://inchrist-emerson.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-68431507726147447402010-08-03T22:47:21.771-04:002010-08-03T22:47:21.771-04:00@inchrist-emerson
The church folk are the worst t...@inchrist-emerson<br /><br />The church folk are the worst tippers, and it used to sadden me, but now I accept it. In my experience, church 'folk' are no better, in many cases, maybe even worse in many ways, than the 'worldly' folk.<br /><br />What does THAT mean for those inchrist?roger flyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-72613649067982444442010-08-03T03:08:23.703-04:002010-08-03T03:08:23.703-04:00The only problem, Anna, is that most customers wil...The only problem, Anna, is that most customers will not tip you extra if going the extra mile becomes part of the business norm. The world is full of depraved tightwads...and it saddens me to say it, but the church has not avoided this particularly fiendish bit of incurved'ness (cf. the colloquial term "Sunday Tippers")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-21411773511787782712010-08-02T22:02:19.422-04:002010-08-02T22:02:19.422-04:00Ah yes, reminds me of the Nanny State who knows wh...Ah yes, reminds me of the Nanny State who knows what's best for us all. Nasty capitalistic freedom to choose might be bad for others as well. Can't wait for more of that kind of thing here in the States. Things will be so much better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-56000000215567597322010-08-02T10:31:28.987-04:002010-08-02T10:31:28.987-04:00I think you may have misinterpreted Kant.
But I a...I think you may have misinterpreted Kant.<br /><br />But I also think I am taking this FAR too seriously.Karl Handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300226652913169193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-49721774106880318512010-08-02T09:21:02.205-04:002010-08-02T09:21:02.205-04:00I like Gelato girl's fortitude.
I would have...I like Gelato girl's fortitude. <br /><br />I would have caved under your persistence and charm, Ben. And then I would have been fired by the bean counting boss. <br /><br />On the other hand, as a shop owner myself, I know how the slip shod handling of the cost of goods can kill you.roger flyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-15216979273427202392010-08-02T02:37:31.093-04:002010-08-02T02:37:31.093-04:00I'm reminded of the true story of the clothes ...I'm reminded of the true story of the clothes shop that allowed the customer to take only two items into the changing room at a time. This customer wanted to buy a three-piece suit, but the salesman strictly enforced the shop's policy, so the guy had to see how the suit fitted and looked two-thirds at a time. A Kantian? I'd change the first vowel.kim fabriciusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-34377358171004166062010-08-01T22:01:27.394-04:002010-08-01T22:01:27.394-04:00This is a fabulous, albeit sad, story, well-told. ...This is a fabulous, albeit sad, story, well-told. I am an ice cream maniac (I run an international ice cream blog, Lick Me Everywhere) and I run into this problem all the time. It is the evolutionary precursor to the "only one flavor in a small" policy, which I also abhor. In an ideal world, ice cream would be sold by weight and we could put as many flavors as we want, in the amounts that we want, into one cup or cone and pay for the amount of product we're getting. I realize this takes more effort on the part of the scooper but this is also an opportunity for us to tip generously. -AnnaLick Me Everywhere International Ice Cream Bloghttp://www.lickmeeverywhere.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-24344428070966926122010-08-01T21:44:08.705-04:002010-08-01T21:44:08.705-04:00In all fairness I think you should invite the gela...In all fairness I think you should invite the gelato girl to post a response. :)Jonathan Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-15420142743657320352010-08-01T14:59:43.200-04:002010-08-01T14:59:43.200-04:00magnificent.magnificent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-56915732097122637282010-08-01T10:21:06.089-04:002010-08-01T10:21:06.089-04:00I found this site a couple of days back after doin...I found this site a couple of days back after doing a certain Google search and find the level of discussion quite compelling. Am Buddhist oriented, but like to read theological commentary from time to time, and am interested in the philosophy-theology-science-religion interplay, as a layperson. Buddha would be ok with all of that I'm sure.<br /><br />I happened to notice that the most active category is ethics, and this item mentions Kant, so that's pretty consistent.<br /><br />Also, there was a reference to Bultmann on the site a while back and wanted to share a site with you:<br />http://www.quodlibet.net/articles/moore-logos.shtml<br /><br />It's written by an interesting writer who used to contribute to a Yahoo group on Gnosticism back in about 2001.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-59740400875900032762010-08-01T01:29:42.154-04:002010-08-01T01:29:42.154-04:00From the title, I was expecting Wallace Stevens, n...From the title, I was expecting Wallace Stevens, not Kant...Greg Clarkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-17895839524509562522010-07-31T23:28:37.698-04:002010-07-31T23:28:37.698-04:00Fantastic.Fantastic.blogGNOSIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439857308152710097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-71131877969760667632010-07-31T22:00:09.117-04:002010-07-31T22:00:09.117-04:00"Believe me, I know better than to try to arg..."Believe me, I know better than to try to argue with a Kantian; I thanked her and ordered two scoops of caffè ice cream. I have no complaint at all about the caffè. (Admittedly it was not altogether what I had in mind, but that is beside the point – yes, I admit it, the cream was a little too heavy, the flavour a little too sweet; to be perfectly honest there was even a hint of coarseness, which I deplore in gelato.) "<br /><br />No, don't argue with a Kantian. The world is rife with antinomy: in this case, deploring that of which one has no complaints. ;)Tom Gilsonhttp://www.thinkingchristian.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-85167352489702277202010-07-31T21:43:49.776-04:002010-07-31T21:43:49.776-04:00I guess you are too kind. If they said one sample...I guess you are too kind. If they said one sample per customer I would say that they won't have a customer without a second sample. Assuming they don't budge, I would then say that I will not be a customer and would love a second sample. Obviously they can't argue with you because you are not a customer and could theoretically have as many samples as you want. :)Mike W. McVeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18147605509327569356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-89989513382502990562010-07-31T21:18:50.910-04:002010-07-31T21:18:50.910-04:00Poor gelato girl - just trying to make a living an...Poor gelato girl - just trying to make a living and keep her job! It's the owner of the gelato establishment who should have been answering the questions. I tend to agree with very first comment made.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05815263209123614682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-52990976330904549032010-07-31T16:03:10.939-04:002010-07-31T16:03:10.939-04:00Snooty customers who expect the prole to answer fo...Snooty customers who expect the prole to answer for the finer points of business legislation. Ughhh.<br /><br />I'm glad this girl held her ground lolEmerson Fasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992716224700137463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-75873397618569683932010-07-31T15:25:54.567-04:002010-07-31T15:25:54.567-04:00So how would this apply to no sex before marriage?...So how would this apply to no sex before marriage? That's like no samples at all!<br />Maybe that's why there's promiscuity?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-90893756696613710612010-07-31T14:09:05.987-04:002010-07-31T14:09:05.987-04:00This reminds me of an account Umberto Eco gives of...This reminds me of an account Umberto Eco gives of his childhood ice cream eating memories. One could buy two cent ice cream cones or four cent ice cream pies, but when Eco witnessed some of his peers receiving two two cent ice creams, one for each hand, he wanted that as well, but his parents would not allow it. He could only either have one two cent ice cream or one four cent ice cream, but two two cent ice creams were out of the question. I posted his short essay on it over at ortusmemoria if you're interested.Kampenhttp://ortusmemoria.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-51041619915246096562010-07-31T11:54:45.102-04:002010-07-31T11:54:45.102-04:00Believe me, I know better than to try to argue wit...<i>Believe me, I know better than to try to argue with a Kantian.</i> Ha!<br /><br />But even worse at a gelateria, a Pecantian.Kim Fabriciusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-69258558266303618412010-07-31T10:41:08.213-04:002010-07-31T10:41:08.213-04:00Trying the ONE flavor that is the bigger risk give...Trying the ONE flavor that is the bigger risk given your respective palate can be quite beneficial when deciding between two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-43004046507336019622010-07-31T09:38:56.065-04:002010-07-31T09:38:56.065-04:00This might just be the greatest post on all the bl...This might just be the greatest post on all the blogs throughout all the internet! I might have to use this in class sometime. :)Andrew Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096835886103103574noreply@blogger.com