Jerry, That is very enigmatic. What is wrong with calling me - Louise. I stand for freedom of speech, and that is why I quote Cromwell. Our British Prime...
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eduard at home
yeoman4
Mar 2, 2004 10:06 pm
hi Michael, The water is nice and warm ... If your blood pressure drops in seeing a beautiful picture, it can indeed be objectively measured. However, it is...
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eduard at home
yeoman4
Mar 2, 2004 10:27 pm
Mary Jo, So far I have not seen any meaningful discussion -- only quotes and URLs. With the exception of Michael who had something to say for himself. eduard ...
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alcyon11
Mar 3, 2004 12:34 am
eduard, I'm taking some time to actually read the material before I have anything profound to say! Have you read it? Will you? I liked Robert Solomon's quote...
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eduard at home
yeoman4
Mar 3, 2004 1:12 am
It all depends. So far I haven't seem much of a discussion here. Sure, one can do a lot of reading to find out whether there is anything profound to say. It...
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Mattlzpf@...
mattlzpf
Mar 3, 2004 2:12 am
Yes, quite a contradiction. Nice biggie. --MATT_C [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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eduard at home
yeoman4
Mar 3, 2004 2:21 am
Not really. The fact is that god is us ... so it is impossible for him to commit suicide ... eduard ... From: Mattlzpf@... To: existlist@yahoogroups.com ...
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Susan Schnelbach
stitchsds
Mar 3, 2004 3:35 am
Yeah, I kinda thought I'd talked myself into a corner, but couldn't see how to get myself back out. :) I think I'm just going to go back to my tech writing...
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eduard at home
yeoman4
Mar 3, 2004 3:38 am
Just blame it on your neurons and let them forget about it. The beauty of freedom is that you don't have to take anything too seriously ... eduard ... From:...
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eduard at home
yeoman4
Mar 3, 2004 3:53 am
I went to the mail box today. In the mess of mail, was a blank envelope. Inside was several papers asking for money and a picture of Christ -- hands upraised...
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Amanda Lemesonoka
kamy_ams
Mar 3, 2004 7:37 am
i sometimes find it a bit amusing, when people simply give links or post quotes without any interpretation. besides i haven't seen much of a discussion...
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Amanda Lemesonoka
kamy_ams
Mar 3, 2004 7:43 am
Mary Jo, moral principles can't be objective of one reason - if they were objective, then everyone would act the same. if the person does something immoral...
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John the Anti-baptist
lover69_17
Mar 3, 2004 8:19 am
<<only that you were mistaken.>> But I am not mistaken. <<But then I suppose that this might be taken as only Sartre's opinion.>> Bingo <<If we live in the...
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drQ
dr-q@...
Mar 3, 2004 8:44 am
Ahh... we just like to believe that we are partly god.... since we are of a higher level of awareness than other organisms, that we are above nature. Another...
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drQ
dr-q@...
Mar 3, 2004 8:49 am
In between... Part of us long to unite with something, like we use to be united with nature. Yet part of us is long to fly away... since we somehow escape...
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louise
hecubatoher
Mar 3, 2004 9:29 am
dr.Q, I perceive you are something of a literalist. Narcissistic illusions are a needful part of existentialism - else, how could our minds possibly reflect? ...
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Amanda Lemesonoka
kamy_ams
Mar 3, 2004 9:37 am
in context of existentialism i wouldn't call those narcissistic illusions, rather subjective illusions... Amanda louise <hecubatoher@...> wrote: dr.Q, ...
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drQ
dr-q@...
Mar 3, 2004 9:51 am
No that's not true, I believe. Wo/man should be free of all illussions if wants to live authentically, albeit a painful existance! ... From: "louise"...
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eduard at home
yeoman4
Mar 3, 2004 9:51 am
John, <<< True, but not intentionally, and that is all that matters to me. If I shoot at someone who is attacking me, while trying to rob me, and I only mean...
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eduard at home
yeoman4
Mar 3, 2004 9:57 am
drQ, Welcome back ... we missed you ... My meaning is not that we are gods -- with all which that may entail -- but that it is ourselves who created God out of...
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drQ
dr-q@...
Mar 3, 2004 9:58 am
In the sense that we are not the center of the universe! ... From: "Amanda Lemesonoka" <kamy_ams@...> To: <existlist@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday,...
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C. S. Wyatt
PoetCSW
Mar 3, 2004 9:59 am
The gods are not dead, they just moved to better neighborhoods. I appreciate the notion of paradox, which is celebrated in Zen. I personally think it exists to...
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eduard at home
yeoman4
Mar 3, 2004 10:15 am
Chris, The gods cant move to another neighbourhood, since we ourselves are still in this neighbourhood. In creating our gods, there can not be any...
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George Walton
iambiguously
Mar 3, 2004 2:12 pm
Us is a little vague. Me, I can more clearly relate to. And since I have myself attempted suicide I know that is not out of the question. And I suspect when...
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jerryjfortin@...
Mar 3, 2004 2:33 pm
In a message dated 02/03/2004 2:31:33 PM Mountain Standard Time, ... Not a darn thing, just as long as that is what pleases you. Louise it is then. Jerry ...
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alcyon11
Mar 3, 2004 3:08 pm
George, What the heck does god have to do with the decision to commit suicide? Your wit is impressive. Your reasoning seems immature. If god doesn't exist, how...
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drQ
dr-q@...
Mar 3, 2004 3:25 pm
You got him smarty ... From: "alcyon11"; <alcyon11@...> To: <existlist@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 6:07 PM Subject: [existlist] Re:...
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alcyon11
Mar 3, 2004 3:58 pm
Existentialism is founded upon skepticism, the doubt and conclusion that previous philosophies, religions, or sciences provide the answers to our most...
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alcyon11
Mar 3, 2004 4:00 pm
Good grief, Dr. Q. Good to hear from you again. What time is it there? Salaam! Is that right? Mary Jo ... If ... <iambiguously@y...> ... since I ... question. ...
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iambiguously
Mar 3, 2004 4:06 pm
The question was meant to be construed ironically, of course. Just as, I will presume, your rebuttal was? If not, however, let's go a few rounds and discuss...
