A range of mystics and philosophers or philosopher-mystics from Kierkegaard to Sartre have made much of the sentiment of "anguish". Naturally, it is not the...
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devindersingh
dgulhati
Jan 25, 2013 11:36 am
Cosmic spirit? It is the cosmic spirit, it is the universal spirit, it is the spirit that's in the whole universe. There is a universe. You know what the...
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Dick.
somerset_2
Jan 25, 2013 2:12 pm
The All? [ Dick: The below statement of yours is so true and this is what M. Muslim and I have been saying all along in our works. In saying and proving this...
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Dick.
somerset_2
Jan 25, 2013 2:26 pm
The Duat? Thank you for the link. Yes an interesting video indeed. But not enough. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZtwoXf_xTg ...
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William
bhvwd
Jan 25, 2013 3:24 pm
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Mary
josephson45r
Jan 25, 2013 5:44 pm
From a minority point of view, some of us are both loyal to and opposed to some of Obama's policies. I continue to congratulate and disagree with him through...
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William
bhvwd
Jan 25, 2013 6:52 pm
... Mary, constant reevaluation is a worthwhile point of existentialism. Doctrine just sits there and demands. Science reevaluates and so does...
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Mary
josephson45r
Jan 25, 2013 8:06 pm
Bill, I don't think the terms Left or Right mean much to a centrist, but creating and influencing policies which protect their expanding wealth do. Centrism is...
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William
bhvwd
Jan 25, 2013 9:02 pm
... Now this scorched earth brand of conservatism that we have faced for the last 12 years is a different matter. Complete obstructionism does not work,it...
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eduardathome
yeoman4
Jan 25, 2013 9:28 pm
I can appreciate that if one has a particular belief system or path of inquiry, it can be rewarding for the person who does it. If I were to say that I try to...
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eduardathome
yeoman4
Jan 25, 2013 10:11 pm
Hmmm ... interesting. According to you the sun has a consciousness and is using it to conclude that it shouldn't spit out too much of a solar flare towards...
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eduardathome
yeoman4
Jan 25, 2013 10:54 pm
One can say anything has a spirit or consciousness. I can say that this table I am working on has a spirit. In brief, I can say it; the act of saying doesn't...
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eduardathome
yeoman4
Jan 25, 2013 11:02 pm
[Eduard, Ihave no problem with killing the Taliban. Many pacifits do. Many anti war people do. Many religous do. When a royal admits to killing it lowers the...
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eduardathome
yeoman4
Jan 25, 2013 11:10 pm
Why should we assume that robots cannot have free will?? Perhaps not now, but what will happen in the future when capability of computers will exceed that of...
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eduardathome
yeoman4
Jan 25, 2013 11:14 pm
[But it's a fact: if nothing, absolutely nothing in you consents to die, you will not die.] Astounding. You are saying that my neighbour who died of a heart...
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William
bhvwd
Jan 25, 2013 11:26 pm
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eduardathome
yeoman4
Jan 25, 2013 11:32 pm
[I can applaud Ms. Clinton on her accomplishments on the one hand but disagree with how she's promoted a centrist doctrine of war on the other.] I don't see...
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eduardathome
yeoman4
Jan 26, 2013 1:04 am
Yes ... I have not bought a newspaper in years. Read it on line. I recently changed to a French newspaper because it has more news that is of interest to me....
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William
bhvwd
Jan 26, 2013 9:12 pm
The ultra rich are having their convention in Davos. A cautious optimism seems to be the mood. The rich and powerful are looking for a better recovery from...
59152
Dick.
somerset_2
Jan 27, 2013 1:12 pm
Maturity not Age? [ My own observations of life and people seem to tell me that maturity is more important than age. But that seems to defy reason and cannot...
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Mary
josephson45r
Jan 27, 2013 3:32 pm
Here's the real battle that women fight every day. http://www.thenation.com/article/172408/rape-minute-thousand-corpses-year Mary...
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Mary
josephson45r
Jan 27, 2013 4:32 pm
Bill, Voting in your best interests does not make you a centrist, and you're not one of the elite. You are not centrist because you're independent. You're...
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William
bhvwd
Jan 27, 2013 6:03 pm
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eduardathome
yeoman4
Jan 27, 2013 9:07 pm
[The Universe is pure and simple consciousness! From the elemental attraction of the smallest elements to the greatest of a galaxy; all is nothing but...
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William
bhvwd
Jan 27, 2013 11:01 pm
Eduard, As you have found out Dick has little formal training in science. He is what you might call home schooled. He also equates knowing scientists with...
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eduardathome
yeoman4
Jan 28, 2013 12:42 am
Well ... it does get to be a bit much when he calls me "dense" and "ignorant";. I see this often. Some grand scheme like rocks having consciousness. It just...
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Mary
josephson45r
Jan 28, 2013 4:09 am
One of the wonderful areas of science is information theory. Using just a bit of the theory one can hypothesize, as did physicist David Bohm, that the brain...
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Dick.
somerset_2
Jan 28, 2013 7:24 am
If you had a grain of intelligence you would see that I did not write that email, I simply posted it on from another group. If you noticed it was in brackets...
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Dick.
somerset_2
Jan 28, 2013 7:28 am
Well Eduard; I would say you are rather dense indeed but then you might think that I was being unkind to one so ignorant so I will say that you are dense. Your...
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Dick.
somerset_2
Jan 28, 2013 7:33 am
You too are rather dim. I did no write that email I posted it on from the group which is mentioned at the bottom of it. Can any of you even READ? I have done...
