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- Sun Jul 31, 2016 6:12 pm
- Forum: The Village Compound
- Topic: New Platform Pending!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 15858
Greetings all, and apologies for the long absence. I have been occasionally checking in, but time issues don't allow for much more than that. Stephen, Martin and I have expanded roles in the Foundation. He is in charge of community relations and communication, Martin works with the Roundtables and I...
- Sun Jul 31, 2016 5:51 pm
- Forum: The Conversation with a Thousand Faces
- Topic: General Crosstalk - A Spot for the Odd Comment
- Replies: 1992
- Views: 306159
On another note: Remember Martin Weyers and Clemsy and bhodibliss? Absent from the Conversations, they post early and often on Facebook, avoiding this forum like it has become something old and worn out. ~ Well then. Carmela, to be quite plain, Stephen, Martin and myself have expanded responsibilit...
- Wed Apr 06, 2016 12:42 pm
- Forum: The Wisdom Pool: The Associates Research Dialogue
- Topic: Campbell Works - Wikipedia - Homework
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2698
- Sat Mar 12, 2016 4:37 pm
- Forum: The Conversation with a Thousand Faces
- Topic: Free Will
- Replies: 2783
- Views: 416080
"We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these ...
- Mon Mar 07, 2016 2:51 pm
- Forum: The Conversation with a Thousand Faces
- Topic: The Immaterial
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13418
- Mon Mar 07, 2016 11:29 am
- Forum: The Conversation with a Thousand Faces
- Topic: Free Will
- Replies: 2783
- Views: 416080
"In my book philosophy and science are one. " ~Rom Oh dear. Not in mine. "When some people are confronted with the idea that they have no free will, and if it is presented coherently, the response to the argument can be quite emotional." ~Rom And others are otherwise. And I would say, Rom, that whe...
- Mon Mar 07, 2016 11:22 am
- Forum: The Conversation with a Thousand Faces
- Topic: The Immaterial
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13418
- Sat Mar 05, 2016 9:50 pm
- Forum: The Conversation with a Thousand Faces
- Topic: Free Will
- Replies: 2783
- Views: 416080
- Tue Mar 01, 2016 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Conversation with a Thousand Faces
- Topic: What do you understand by "Transcendence"?
- Replies: 252
- Views: 69594
- Tue Mar 01, 2016 12:00 pm
- Forum: The Conversation with a Thousand Faces
- Topic: What do you understand by "Transcendence"?
- Replies: 252
- Views: 69594
Really! He kicked you in the teeth. I appreciate the sentiment, Ron, but I try not to take this stuff personally. The result is only a merry-go-round (a very boring ride after a spin or two) and a battle of shadow projection. Which is less than productive, and also not pleasant. Besides, I'm a high...
- Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:35 pm
- Forum: The Conversation with a Thousand Faces
- Topic: What do you understand by "Transcendence"?
- Replies: 252
- Views: 69594
Easy there Ron! Remember that whole "higher order" thing in the conversation! Rom is entitled to his view of transcendence. There really is no need to do more than state your view and move on to another topic when necessary. Otherwise you wind of on the merry-go-round. You know, like the free will t...
- Sat Feb 27, 2016 10:31 pm
- Forum: The Conversation with a Thousand Faces
- Topic: What do you understand by "Transcendence"?
- Replies: 252
- Views: 69594
- Sat Feb 27, 2016 10:24 pm
- Forum: Mythology and Religion
- Topic: Mythology and Religion: In The News
- Replies: 1052
- Views: 167618
"Programming" is such a cold, mechanistic word. Certainly we are limited by the context within which we play out the story of our lives. However, we are given the opportunity, now and again, to break free of the known world, as it were, and launch ourselves into an unknown one. That becomes the know...
- Sat Feb 27, 2016 10:01 pm
- Forum: Mythology and Religion
- Topic: Mythology and Religion: In The News
- Replies: 1052
- Views: 167618
In my opinion a person who has lived a full life has bumped into "God" several times, and is no longer trapped in this depressing intellectual prison. No need to feel depressed about a fictional character, Ron! Pratchett uses them to make a point, a point, perhaps, supporting your above statement. ...
- Sat Feb 27, 2016 8:58 pm
- Forum: Mythology and Religion
- Topic: Mythology and Religion: In The News
- Replies: 1052
- Views: 167618
Well, thank goodness not all bacteria are bad. lol In Hogfather, by Terry Pratchett, Death has to save the Hogfather (Discworld's equivalent of Santa Clause). There are some interesting quotes from that story. Here's a couple good ones: “All right," said Susan. "I'm not stupid. You're saying humans ...