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by David Quinn
Sat Dec 21, 2019 4:46 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

I've decided to bow out of this thread. There is an unreachable chasm that cannot be crossed. It would be foolish to keep trying. I can see no benefit, only harm. Kevin was once a good dharma teacher and he left a great work with Poison. That's how I prefer to remember him. I don't like seeing him l...
by David Quinn
Sat Dec 21, 2019 4:45 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

As an aside, where Kierkegaard failed to become a Son of God was in his idea of the returning Knight of Faith as one who grasps the finite. It is here where he demonstrates the very act deemed by the Buddha to be the cause of suffering, that of attachment to the finite. No, you’ve misunderstood Kie...
by David Quinn
Fri Dec 20, 2019 8:06 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

Pam Seeback: I would appreciate hearing your understanding of how passion fits into realized wisdom of the infinite. David Quinn: It's like what happens when a rocket finally escapes the earth's gravitational pull and hurtles into space with unstoppable momentum. The power needed to escape the eart...
by David Quinn
Thu Dec 19, 2019 5:06 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

David Quinn wrote: If you try to quench the emotions or passions without understanding your true nature, your mind will only become constipated and you will get nowhere. In my experience, it isn't possible to quench the emotions or passions until one understands one's true nature. Which means, if I...
by David Quinn
Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:17 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

Trump Ordered to Pay $2 Million to Charities for Misuse of Foundation That's good. You need to provide evidence when you accuse someone of a crime. I already provided this evidence weeks ago on this thread. But you know, thanks for the patronizing advice and the additional smear. I'm only intereste...
by David Quinn
Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:43 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

Dan? DAAANNNN!!!!1! Yeah, um, so David has informed us recently that: So, like, David treats my criticism of him exactly as Kevin treats our criticism of him (either divorcing arguments from any recognisable context or dumb contrariness for its own sake) albeit using many, many more words. Do you t...
by David Quinn
Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:12 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

If you think that saying that I don't see anything interesting about her [Greta Thunberg] is the same as "murdering and obliterating" her then I think you have lost the plot. There is another interesting aspect to all of this and it relates to something that Dan said a few days ago: I don...
by David Quinn
Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:01 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

I don't see anything interesting about her. I think she reads from a script and that she has been created by the media. As I say, these remarks perfectly encapsulate the deep rot that has eaten into your soul. There is: - Unbridled contempt for passion and youthful idealism. If you think that sayin...
by David Quinn
Tue Dec 17, 2019 8:12 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

I think that continually calling a person a "criminal" is a very serious charge, especially when no proof is provided to prove that the charge is true. Some monks and priests proudly claim not to ask their followers for money: they do however expect it - which is even worse than asking! T...
by David Quinn
Sat Dec 14, 2019 12:26 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

David has declared that buddha's experience passion and desire, an assertion that goes against the literal meaning of nirvana which is "blowing out" or "quenching". Perhaps Dan and/or Kevin (and others) believe the same. This would certainly explain why this thread of name-calli...
by David Quinn
Sat Dec 14, 2019 7:58 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

So, like, David treats my criticism of him exactly as Kevin treats our criticism of him (either divorcing arguments from any recognisable context or dumb contrariness for its own sake) albeit using many, many more words. Do you think that is just normal sagely behaviour befitting the ideal of absol...
by David Quinn
Fri Dec 13, 2019 10:33 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

Calling people unconscious, stupid, morons, idiots, etc, and swearing at them, like Dan does, isn't going to get you anywhere. This made me laugh. Just the hypocrisy of it. And the irony. On the one hand, Kevin, you are clearly of the view that everyone you despise is fair game. You are perfectly h...
by David Quinn
Fri Dec 13, 2019 10:03 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

I’m a Zen guy who is attacking the large ego fortress that you currently hide behind. Trump could say exactly the same thing. Except, as we both know, Trump is a raging narcissist with no comprehension of the nature of reality. In reality you are using personal attacks and smears because you don't ...
by David Quinn
Sat Dec 07, 2019 12:06 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Abortion
Replies: 48
Views: 85928

Re: Abortion

As I understand the role of the Worldly Matters forum, it exists to promote rationality for the sake of wisdom's development. If I am correct regarding its purpose, it would seem as if the productive question that needs asking and answering by the founders is - is it achieving this goal? In relatio...
by David Quinn
Sat Dec 07, 2019 11:53 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Abortion
Replies: 48
Views: 85928

Re: Abortion

Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I, for one, am glad that Little Kooky Rhett has spoken up for our values: “Vee shall not have any polluting of ze mind! Anyone to the left of ze great Ginger Hanson and ze even greater Gropenfuhrer should henceforth leave and not continue to sully ze great s...
by David Quinn
Sat Dec 07, 2019 7:13 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

No reasoning or evidence is given. Not even a link to a supporting article. Just a blanket assertion that seems solely designed to highlight his own disconnection from reality. It's a real shame, then, that you do the exact same shit when I challenge your puerile ramblings about things you clearly ...
by David Quinn
Fri Dec 06, 2019 11:29 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

As for using politics to promote rationality for the sake of wisdom, how do the three of you hope to attain this lofty goal when none of you represent what would seem to be the most rational viewpoint, that of Centrism ? Most people like to think of themselves as centrists. I think of myself as a c...
by David Quinn
Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:46 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

Another interesting discussion by Chris Hedges, recorded three days ago, where he gives his latest thoughts on the Trump administration and the state of the world more generally. Still as perceptive and direct as ever. Highly recommended. Chris Hedges & Abby Martin: No Way Out Through Elections...
by David Quinn
Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:11 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

jupiviv wrote to Kevin: All you've offered so far are unsubstantiated claims that the people who disagree with you are wrong, and unsubstantiated claims that the things you say are correct. Agreed. It has become clear that he has nothing of substance to offer. For example: "The Hundreds Of Ways...
by David Quinn
Mon Dec 02, 2019 12:10 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

Another interesting discussion by Chris Hedges, recorded three days ago, where he gives his latest thoughts on the Trump administration and the state of the world more generally. Still as perceptive and direct as ever. Highly recommended. Chris Hedges & Abby Martin: No Way Out Through Elections...
by David Quinn
Mon Dec 02, 2019 12:06 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

Another interesting discussion by Chris Hedges, recorded three days ago, where he gives his latest thoughts on the Trump administration and the state of the world more generally. Still as perceptive and direct as ever. Highly recommended. Chris Hedges & Abby Martin: No Way Out Through Elections...
by David Quinn
Sun Dec 01, 2019 11:29 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

Another interesting discussion by Chris Hedges, recorded three days ago, where he gives his latest thoughts on the Trump administration and the state of the world more generally. Still as perceptive and direct as ever. Highly recommended. Chris Hedges & Abby Martin: No Way Out Through Elections
by David Quinn
Sat Nov 30, 2019 4:09 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Serious conversations about important issues, Part II: Truth is the root of all evil.
Replies: 80
Views: 223592

Re: Serious conversations about important issues, Part II: Truth is the root of all evil.

Thanks for the replies, I was looking for some clarifications. I'll type more brain dumps, I don't know if they're true. I've been reading about DMT trips. There's threads full of people saying they experienced things that are completely indescribable by language. They pile on the superlatives and ...
by David Quinn
Sat Nov 30, 2019 2:53 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Serious conversations about important issues, Part II: Truth is the root of all evil.
Replies: 80
Views: 223592

Re: Serious conversations about important issues, Part II: Truth is the root of all evil.

....when you awake to it, its nature is fully revealed. An extraordinary understanding that knows no bounds is suddenly apparent. And yet "everything that we experience and know is a momentary construction" as you stated earlier. You then continue with suggesting what very much sounds lik...
by David Quinn
Sat Nov 30, 2019 8:06 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1417885

Re: Trump

Perhaps you were always as childishly irrational as this underneath the fancy talk of loving reason and hating irrational religion and emotions. Or maybe you decided to just give up on actual reasoning at some point, in favour of squeezing what little joy you can out of popular reactionary anti-fem...