GENIUS FORUMS

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.

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...

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...

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...

As for being judgemental, when these type (i.e."desire to put a halt to everyone’s thought processes, just so that they may never be judged in a negative light") more than anything they want you to hold your tongue, not your thoughts, to refrain from hurting someone with useless words, s...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

It's all an act, dont you get it. He has nothing at all to sweat about. If 67% of the people were truely opposed things would be very different, and on the streets. Many who vote "disapprove" would not interfere with Bush's military plans even if they could. They have money, they have safe...

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...

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...

There was a quick, vague blurb on CBS news last night that, from the point of view of the Iraqi citizens, the Iraqi military was "a hundred times worse" than the American military. I didn't know what to make of that. Mostly illusion. Everyone knows that no one behaves as well as an Americ...

S, I'm at least as American as you are, and no my beliefs have not changed just your imagination, and no A violent solution was probably not the best reaction to 9/11.
I used your name cause I could spell it.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Ok, but are these people really "innocent"? I don't think so. The Tbombs explode in the faces of voters mostly. These voters permit their heads of state to support attacks in terrorist homelands. Just the children are innocent, but you could argue that parents(voters) are responsible for t...

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...

If it's possible to know the future, and it's possible to live forevermore. (I claim it is), Is it then possible to know you will live forever?