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Originally posted by thugluv
I have to disagree with you sleeper to an extent. Men can be evil, but sometimes, something worse comes along. Those things are called demons. They are real and more than one can possess person.
I also have to disagree with you about the Bible being mostly parables. That's not so. The Bible is a history book. They really did sacrifice cattle and livestock, the had many wars and battles, and they really did kill people in those battles. To disregard the Bible as a true history book you would have to through away all history books. Because there are many books, artifacts, and science to prove everything in the Bible really happened and its prophesies are being fullfulled.
Originally posted by HankMcCoy
Devilish?
Aren't my motives programmed by your aliens for just that purpose? Are you questioning the bigger plan? Milton's bunch programmed me to stand against you, right? SO why the connotation that I am in the wrong for doing it?
Originally posted by Annee
So Thug - - is the Book of Mormon a history book too?
Just curious if you've read it. I have a problem with those who hold the Bible in high esteem - but refuse to accept any other writings.
I do not disregard there is history in the bible as the bible was written by man - - and man does write about what is around him - even if he also includes parables to teach.
Originally posted by Navieko
Originally posted by Annee
So Thug - - is the Book of Mormon a history book too?
Just curious if you've read it. I have a problem with those who hold the Bible in high esteem - but refuse to accept any other writings.
I do not disregard there is history in the bible as the bible was written by man - - and man does write about what is around him - even if he also includes parables to teach.
Good point Annee, I was about to ask the same thing to him about the Bhagavad Gita. But of course not, because that would completely contradict 80% of history inwhich the bible "preaches".
Originally posted by thugluv
I have to disagree with you sleeper to an extent. Men can be evil, but sometimes, something worse comes along. Those things are called demons. They are real and more than one can possess person.
I also have to disagree with you about the Bible being mostly parables. That's not so. The Bible is a history book. They really did sacrifice cattle and livestock, the had many wars and battles, and they really did kill people in those battles.
To disregard the Bible as a true history book you would have to through away all history books.
Because there are many books, artifacts, and science to prove everything in the Bible really happened and its prophesies are being fullfulled.
Originally posted by Rudolph_X
Hello HankMcCoy.
Thanks for your comments.
You might have better luck addressing you comments to the general population, instead of directing them only to Sleeper?
Maybe because of the forceful appearance of you Avatar, the tone of your comments seem to always sound too loud like they are being shouted by a Hulk Hogan type drill-sargent, a little bit too strong, overbearing and aggressive.
I'm not arguing about the content of your statements, just the tone...
Maybe your comments would come off better if you made them like you were softly wispering into someone's ear (like the aliens do)?
Thanks again.
[edit on 2/21/2007 by Rudolph_X]
Originally posted by Springer
...so where does that leave us?
Springer...
The most beautiful emotion we can exerience is the mystical. It is the power of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. To know that what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty, which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their most primitive forms - this knowledge, this feeling, is at the center of true religiousness. In this sense, and in this sense only, I belong to the rank of devoutly religious men. - Albert Einstein
Originally posted by Gunney
Over the past few months I've been deep into philosophy, for school and for personal enlightenment. If you are familiar with Nietzsche, you are familiar with his ideas about nihilism. Basically that humanity is currently dealing with its onset and that we will have to "come out the other end of it".
Has Milton's society or any that he is familiar with been through a "nihilistic" period?
Is it truly possible to find deeper meaning in life in this way?
Also I would appreciate any other comments you might have about philosophy.
Originally posted by Springer
This thread (with a few noted exceptions - noted by my Partner's "warns") is an enchanting read, it seems to bring the best of theoretical metaphysics together with some VERY intriguing concepts of reality itself.
I have always (long as I can remember anyways) wondered how we can be so certain of reality as it's sold to us in this life. There are many well documented cases of schizophrenia that completely destroy the "concrete thinking" that reality is what the majority believe it to be simply because they outnumber the minority.
Additionally I have considered the possibility that "super natural" powers (read that as you choose, alien, angelic, demonic, alter dimensional, whatever...) may manifest themselves ONLY in the "unique" mind. I replace the words "mentally ill" with "unique mind" on purpose. Who are we to say that the "reality" John Forbes Nash LIVES is "ill" or wrong? It most definitely is DIFFERENT but what if it's part of his "reality" or his "task" that he has to learn to master these distractions? He certainly has accomplished that and he is certainly a BRILLIANT MAN with a "Beautiful Mind" so where does that leave us?
Springer...
[edit on 2-21-2007 by Springer]
Originally posted by Springer
Additionally I have considered the possibility that "super natural" powers (read that as you choose, alien, angelic, demonic, alter dimensional, whatever...) may manifest themselves ONLY in the "unique" mind. I replace the words "mentally ill" with "unique mind" on purpose. Who are we to say that the "reality" John Forbes Nash LIVES is "ill" or wrong? It most definitely is DIFFERENT but what if it's part of his "reality" or his "task" that he has to learn to master these distractions? He certainly has accomplished that and he is certainly a BRILLIANT MAN with a "Beautiful Mind" so where does that leave us?
Springer...
Originally posted by muse801
Is ET totally altruistic, and if so, is his/her job description/ purpose to work toward the next higher rank for humans or for themselves-- and doesn't that sound selfish?
Is there competition within and between ET--and that perplexes me.
Originally posted by Selmer2
1) Despite ET's intelligence do they have problems with thinking in relation to society? (i.e. flawed concepts and policies.)
2) Do you know of ET's understanding in relation to how universal dimensions were intitiated? And possibly who/what was responsible?
3) You mentioned ET's have tasks to do concerning Earth, are you aware of any galactic and/or interstellar consortium(s) that relate to Earth?
4) Springer taked about mental illness and different reality experience, I have have schizophrenia and have been affected in terms that my process of thought alot faster, perception has increased although retaining information and organizing thoughts are difficult plus viewing and interacting with the world is very different to what it was before I was sick (it feels distorted to all my senses). So I am interested to what your/ET's views/knowledge concerning mental illness and reality.
Where the hell did he even say they 'programmed' our every motive? I think any blind fool can tell your just completely mixing the story to suit your little debunk vendetta. Pathetic. We decide, with every action we take, whether we will be reborn to do the assignment again, or finnish it and 'move up' into a more evolved consciounsness. The only "control" the higher beings have over us during our assignments, is to perhaps maintain it. Make sure it's still in 'working order', so to speak.
Why don't you go back and read each page again, as it seems you really missed/ignored almost all his replies. Do you have reading problems perhaps?
sleeper
You do have a purpose and that purpose is to keep as many people in the Dark Ages as possible---and that is a legitimate purpose---there are millions of people in this world with the same job as you have because a lot of people are not ready and they need sheep dogs like you to keep them from straying away from the flock.