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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: "Terrorism" officially jumps the shark |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 8:37 pm
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| It reminds me of a story by Aesop: A CAT caught a cock, and took counsel with himself how he might find a reasonable excuse for eating him. He accused him of being a nuisance to men by crowing in the nighttime, and not permitting them to sleep. The Cock defended himself by saying that he did this fo... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: "Terrorism" officially jumps the shark |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 5:27 pm
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Funny article, thanks.
I like your avatar Dox47.  |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What do you call yourself if you just dont care? |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 2:00 pm
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Replies: 15
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I think you should say "none of your f*****g business"
That could be marked under "other".
Either you are apathetic or you intellectually beyond the rest of us. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: help me understand something |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 1:38 pm
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Replies: 19
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| The best answer I could come up with is that it is disintegration. Here is a book that describes the fragmenting of the ego. http://books.google.com/books?id=C4sf_XDicrUC&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=overexcitabilities+test+dabrowski&source=bl&ots=YdTZgDy-w8&sig=CmB5eZIAwsJ20L-pMOIFGM... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: help me understand something |
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Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 12:04 am
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| I communicate with angels and demons, or I believe I do. I used to think that it was all just me, but after coming to believe that they are entities outside myself, I've become more adjusted to internal strife. Now when I am overcome with emotion or I have a bad thought, I ascribe it to demonic forc... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: You have my promise - for the Christians |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 5:06 pm
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| It wouldn't change much. I already think they were together. I think he died on the cross, but if that were not true I would think that they tried to kill him and he miraculously got out of it. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Neurotypicals has too much emotion |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 3:07 pm
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Replies: 14
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| Yeah, I often got into trouble for not being "tactful". Ideas should not be about personal attacks, but they are often taken as such. I still get those late night phone calls once in a while where people ask me "what did you mean by that?" They extract some personal attack and get emotional from a p... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Beliefs are feelings |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 1:50 pm
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Replies: 15
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| Investment. Socrates was the wisest because he knew that he knew nothing. Socrates lived in pretty primitive times. I can make a reasonably good chocolate cake with fudge frosting, something Socrates didn't know existed. Athens after Pericles was not primitive in the intellectual sense. Keep in min... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Beliefs are feelings |
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Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 4:23 am
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| Well, this is a philosophy forum so we can talk about this sort of stuff. True, most people don't question their beliefs because it helps them get through the day. Looking around though, I see that a lot of people hold on to beliefs vehemently and while this may make them feel better, it isn't benef... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Beliefs are feelings |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2010, 8:51 pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,581
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| Great thoughts sand. Without feelings, can you really hold a consistent belief to the point where you think it is truth? Sand, you said that feelings are reactions to the success or failures that our beliefs have for us. Nicely said...however, I think feelings supercede our logic when we formulate a... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Belief-O-Matic test |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2010, 7:58 pm
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Replies: 95
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| I'm not a Mayhayana Buddhist. I'm a Gnostic Christian. I don't even like Buddhism because it seems apathetic to me. It seems like a political cultish philosophy to pacify the masses. I want the last 10 minutes of my life back. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Belief-O-Matic test |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2010, 7:53 pm
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| 1. Mahayana Buddhism (100%) 2. Neo-Pagan (92%) 3. New Age (91%) 4. Theravada Buddhism (87%) 5. Unitarian Universalism (86%) 6. Liberal Quakers (77%) 7. New Thought (76%) 8. Hinduism (74%) 9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (66%) 10. Taoism (66%) 11. Jainism (64%) 12. Scientology (64%) 13. ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Beliefs are feelings |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2010, 6:36 pm
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| Yeah, I've been on band wagons before. I've been humbled though. Maybe it's good to be crushed once in a while? It's sort of like killing pieces of you, but the good news is that new pieces grow. Filter is a good word. Well, here is a good video that reminds me of how we change after devasting blows... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Beliefs are feelings |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2010, 4:30 pm
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| What is your most important belief? Now imagine that it is wrong. How does that make you feel? Would having a belief that you rely on cause you to feel humiliation, pain, sorrow, or any feeling if it were proven to be wrong? Let's say you think that your belief is fact. Now imagine that it is not a ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Truth About Christmas |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2010, 1:03 pm
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Replies: 80
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| To this day Siberian shamans dress in ceremonial red and white fur-trimmed jackets to gather the magic mushrooms. First they pick and place the mushrooms to partially dry on nearby pine boughs which prepares them for ingestion and makes the load lighter. This is why we decorate our Christmas trees ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: The Truth About Christmas |
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Posted: 20 Dec 2010, 12:57 pm
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Replies: 80
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| Santa Claus is a spirit I think. Whenever I bellow a ho ho ho, I can feel it. Before Santa Claus there was Thor or Donner (German) whose "Golden Flying Chariot" was pulled by two Goats (Cracker and Gnasher). These goats were the mythological ancestors to Santas reindeer. Reindeer are a bit more appr... |
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