Tag: wisdom
group name: forall
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December 27, 2006 04:47 PM EST --
Infinite is a difficult concept to grasp, and one which leads to much generally good natured contention in discussions of a theological nature. Sometimes people take it almost as a sign . . . more
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March 09, 2007 10:28 PM EST --
When the "war" began, I was not really against it, not really for it. I was mostly concerned for our "guys", and for the people that would become what is euphemistically called . . . more
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October 10, 2006 07:51 PM EDT --
It's quite easy to be a jerk. And it's pretty easy for a jerk to think they aren't. These two things kinda go hand in hand, a match made in hell, you might say. There's a little rhythm . . . more
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October 17, 2006 10:17 AM EDT --
There is a phrase folks use a lot that is rather misleading; 'People of faith'.
You see, there is no other kind. Though many like to think their view of reality is based on something solid, that . . . more
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October 02, 2006 10:47 PM EDT --
I hate to get mean about politics. It usually isn't necessary or productive, but things have gone too far in this country. We are drifting perilously close to the abyss of fascism, and it's time . . . more
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January 08, 2007 11:14 PM EST --
There seems to be a bit of confusion about what a person is. Well, actually the problem is better described as confusion about what a person is not . . . I guess.
I often hear persons speak of . . . more
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July 24, 2007 09:29 PM EDT --
Ah yes, that silly, but well meaning man . . . so incompetent, so dogmatic, so unintelligent . . . why, he could never become the dictator of America. He’s obviously too stupid, . . . more
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November 25, 2006 09:50 PM EST --
It has become clear to me that many people do not grasp the notion of "God". The general concept this notion revolves around is that such a "Being" would have capabilities . . . more
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October 27, 2006 08:34 AM EDT --
The mind is an investigator. That is why we have a mind.
The mind is for figuring things out. It is extremely good at this, and if we don't misuse it for other purposes, it makes us very intelligent . . . more
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June 12, 2007 11:34 AM EDT --
It’s all the rage, and apparently has been from the get-go, to proclaim some wonderful thing we have concluded to be true, and insist that all ought to agree with it. It’s that last . . . more
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November 19, 2006 08:18 PM EST --
There's a lot of trouble created by having various beliefs being held by various people as "Truth". If we could get rid of all these variations, we could surely act . . . more
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January 29, 2007 07:54 PM EST --
I think we’re going down. I think we’ve crossed a line, reached a "tipping point", entered a death spiral from which we cannot pull out. Like the cartoon character . . . more
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January 31, 2007 09:29 PM EST --
That’s right folks, we’re in a very complex universe. This can be quite frustrating, and it can lead to much mischief, and many difficult decisions, but . . . would you really . . . more
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February 09, 2007 08:39 PM EST --
It is clear that a human being cannot be absolutely certain of anything. Regardless of what one may think is true at any given moment, it is conceivable that one is dreaming, drugged, mentally . . . more
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February 22, 2007 09:19 AM EST --
Roughly a million years ago, when I was a young boy, Len told me a joke. Len was my grandfather, but I didn’t know that at the time. He was my step-grandfather actually, and that, when one . . . more
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June 18, 2007 08:07 AM EDT --
Money is: Human labor.
It is something people will accept in exchange for their effort, on the assumption that such a something can later be exchanged for the work of other people. If people . . . more
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February 20, 2007 06:22 PM EST --
When we eat a bite of fresh ripe fruit some very pleasant things happen.
When we eat a piece of delicious candy, similar, but more pleasurable things happen. Candy is stuff created specifically . . . more
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February 24, 2007 11:25 PM EST --
For there to be meaningful dialog, one must be aware of ones own interests and motivations. I see little indication that you are. How one approaches a matter has a great impact on what is perceived. . . . more
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May 17, 2007 08:54 PM EDT --
"Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods . . .
except he first bind the strong man?"
It is a very good thing that our President is a decent . . . more
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November 22, 2007 08:31 PM EST --
There is a logic which, if employed, results in a rather convincing illusion. The logic goes; To be free, the mind must not be encumbered by belief in any specific "truths" or . . . more
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