Is that what they call legalism, Leyla?
Perhaps someone else got something out of my post. There's no need to understand every word, you know.
Nevertheless, you're a smart girl, try stretching your imagination a bit more.
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Well, besides whether something said or written is good or not, excellent or sucky, expresses truth or not, there is the matter of how effectively it enlightens the hearer or reader. Sure there is great satisfaction expressing oneself as unencumbered as possible, for instance paying little mind to t...
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:17 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: The Teachings of Chuang Tzu
- Replies: 86
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Sure, no one likes the best medicine, tends to be quite bitter, nevertheless we havent any right to force it upon others, though at times it may be the wisest course. I would think one would have to be a very high level sage with years of experience and testing, before he might regard himself fit to...
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:10 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: The Teachings of Chuang Tzu
- Replies: 86
- Views: 38543
I dont think the kind of isolation that I have in mind, that will really really make you aware of what you are made of, has been attempted by many people. For instance, when most go off to be alone for a while they have a way of bringing themselves back to the world of their friends and comfort when...
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:05 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: The Teachings of Chuang Tzu
- Replies: 86
- Views: 38543
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:38 am
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Iran nukes?
- Replies: 205
- Views: 88682
I can't help think, what's the point of all this, what does it matter, oil and all, what does it matter if we are literally destroying the planet itself, to the point it cannot sustain higher life. If all our subterranous exploration, if we're removing stuff essential for the planet to hold itself t...
- Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:49 am
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Iran nukes?
- Replies: 205
- Views: 88682
That was fantastic, Leyla. Though I wish I had read it in the New York Times, a full page and not hidden in the editorial section. How much would that cost, I wonder. I'll put up a few bucks. Recall Sharon, his recent illness, you couldn't turn on American news and avoid it, every burp and fart he m...
- Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:41 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Why whole observation is superior to systematic logic.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10888
it seems that we are incredibly conditioned throughout our childhood years to perceive the world as separate things. The teachers do not expose the kids to material that allows them to perceive the immensity of the totality, and the undivided-ness of it. Speaking of teaching, you seem to be pretty ...
- Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:52 pm
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Iran nukes?
- Replies: 205
- Views: 88682
Quote: You hate Islam but you despise modern woman at the same time. The culture of tribal Islam suppresses woman. The west encourages freedom of woman. How do you reckon woman will become masculine without freedom to develop that masculinity? Women certainly need opportunity if they are to develop...
- Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:36 pm
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Iran nukes?
- Replies: 205
- Views: 88682
But they will take to the voting booth, even if they are physically comfortable. You think the grey-suits have an edge now? Perhaps, but not as much as it might seem. Not so much that can't be overcome with a half-decent Republican candidate. If they go with Kerry again it may be close, better to c...
- Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:05 am
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Iran nukes?
- Replies: 205
- Views: 88682
In these sensitive times, the US cannot afford to appear anti-Islamic. We must convince the world we are serious about embracing all muslim people, and that as friends and business associates they are equal to christians. Really. For business deals, yea, the US needs to appear to be all embracing. ...
- Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:36 am
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Iran nukes?
- Replies: 205
- Views: 88682
I'm not some moron sucking on the President's tit. I'm a thinker. I believe in doing the best thing. I didn't agree on the UAE issue just a couple of weeks back, which Bush was pushing. I still don't know why he was pushing for that exactly. It only made him look shady. In these sensitive times, th...
- Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:10 pm
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Iran nukes?
- Replies: 205
- Views: 88682
- Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:15 pm
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Iran nukes?
- Replies: 205
- Views: 88682
The war in Iraq was wrong -- militarily and politically wrong -- from its infancy. Not necessarily. we can not rule out the possibility that this war--as ugly as it is--will turn out pivitol to a major success against the global war on terror. Non-violent solutions in these areas of human strife ha...
- Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:55 pm
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Iran nukes?
- Replies: 205
- Views: 88682
I wouldnt put too much weight on those stats, they're misleading, deliberately. This is about the time in American history when the people know that the president doesnt mind being the brunt of jokes and scoring unfavorable marks. The president understands this and would not have it any other way. I...
- Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:54 am
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Iran nukes?
- Replies: 205
- Views: 88682
- Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:28 am
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Iran nukes?
- Replies: 205
- Views: 88682
- Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:10 am
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Iran nukes?
- Replies: 205
- Views: 88682
But they're outgunned, so they either raise the white flag and betray their own beliefs, or they do whatever works and is necessary to achieve their goals. Americans would do the same thing were the tables turned, patriotic as they are. Maybe some Americans would send their children into a FOB aski...
- Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:20 am
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Iran nukes?
- Replies: 205
- Views: 88682
It becomes terrorism when you involve innocent people. If you walk into a marketplace and blow yourself up in order to kill a Sunni, and you kill an innocent person in the process, you're a terrorist. Even the fact that you blow yourself up in a marketplace makes you a terrorist. Wouldn't you say t...
- Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:43 pm
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Iran nukes?
- Replies: 205
- Views: 88682
But seriously, do people understand what the west is up to? What a long-lasting and risky affair this war on terrorism is? Not to mention painful and deadly. sschaula: Yes, people do understand. I have my doubts. People believe this war may be over in a reasonable period of time, but Bush has alway...
- Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:11 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: feminine resistance to enlightenment?
- Replies: 83
- Views: 37669
kjones: Most of my writing is on the forum or in emails, because I'm in training. My immediate necessary training is not to become a better writer, but to be enlightened. Generally speaking, I spend only a minute or so in enlightenment, several times a day. It's a huge improvement, but is so brief b...
- Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:48 am
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Iran nukes?
- Replies: 205
- Views: 88682
Are you saying we should let these terrorists continue suicide bombing people who are trying to have weddings or vote? Would they back down if we just left abruptly? Take your time... Q1=no. Q2=You mean, would violence reduce in Iraq if the coalition left? Probably. If for no other reason, to make ...
- Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:15 pm
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Iran nukes?
- Replies: 205
- Views: 88682
- Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:49 am
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Iran nukes?
- Replies: 205
- Views: 88682
Iran nukes?
OK. Iran will not give in, determined to get nukes. Why? To protect itself, as Korea has done. To discourage attack. After all, impossible to know how far along they've progressed, may have even purchased the equalizer already. Can the west risk attack? Would the people allow it. Would a new demo-pr...
- Sat Mar 11, 2006 7:01 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Is our future already determined?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 18114