GENIUS FORUMS

"Strength" does never press down anything to define or assert itself. It's defined by that what presses itself down into that greater subterranean darkness. That what doesn't go with it, remains strong.

That video is way too positive. One can only dream of being a blissfully ignorant ape, of pure blood!

Truth is, we're the bastard offspring of God's bestiality.

A short note about how much crap journalism is, in case anyone needs any reminding. It's more like a casino these days, you might hit the jackpot (actually getting informed) but more likely you're loosing time and money hoping to get it. Today a mainstream headliner here was: "President Iran w...

clyde wrote:Diebert;

I am pleased that you found some “wisdom contained on the other webpages”. Those other web-pages were written as contemplations on “do no harm”.

You're so easy to please...



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There might be some interest in analyzing the speech of the pope at his old university where the current fuzz is about. The translation can be found here Lets start with the hated passage: In the seventh conversation edited by professor Khoury, the emperor touches on the theme of the jihad. The empe...

I tried to find out how and why people see Kierkegaard as a 'founding father' of existential thought. From an article called Soren Kierkegaard and Existentialism by Gerhard Rempel, the following reasons are given: Kierkegaard has no philosophical system; that would be contrary to his thinking and ap...

Are you then in favor of people harming you? Is that the message you wish to promote? The human instinct is to avoid pain. The message of pain screems: "avoid!". Whatever my philosophy would be, the message of pain will be still the same. Pain is its own message, that specific message or ...

Diebert; Thank you for visiting the web-site. I hope you also read the web-page titled “reflections” ( http://donoharm.us/_wsn/page3.html ). My only point so far is about the three words that are seen as a proper 'hook' into deeper realizations. If people have to start browsing around for furth...

Pye, my own definition of religion is similar: that what one would be willing to die for. Or let others die for (sacrifice). The nation and as such nationalism is clearly a religion. Our own survival is, or that with what we identify most strongly. In many cases our own family and larger entities su...

I “assume” that one may choose to act this way or that way and I understand that each potential act will have its own set of consequences. I do not assume that we know or can know all the consequences of our actions (or inaction), but that we can act with our current understanding to cause the ...

Well, wikipedia certainly illustrates the problem. Postmodernism is not a philosophy a such, perhaps in that way very similar to 'nihilism', like a philosophy can be 'nihilist'. Certain thinkers have been branded postmodern or to be contributing to the 'postmodern' movement, but that's mostly it. Ce...

The truth - even when half baked - hurts. Religions like Islam, or where its extremes devolved into over the centuries - have everything to do with violence - channeling violence and killing energy into rationalized forms. Classical hypocrisy. But these things are way more easy to see in the other t...

Hello Clyde, thanks for chiming in. Yes, harm, which is the suffering we cause, is a problem. No, I don’t think its dumb advice. Contemplation of “do no harm” leads to an understanding of the inter-relatedness of all things, as has been noted in this thread. This understanding of inter-related...

sschaula wrote:No matter what happens, you can't make a man into a woman. Caring about clothes and stuff like that is only surface level stuff.

Scott, caring about 'surface level stuff' is exactly what makes a man into a woman, and not much else.

Thank you for your insightful analysis. If you prefer “be mindful” that is fine with us, but, as you noted, it lacks the relationship to action, which is why we prefer “do no harm”. To “do no harm” one must first be mindful. But then requires that one’s actions conform to one’s unde...

Nothing really new I suppose but does this mean it's getting increasingly less effective to talk about the 'masculine' and 'feminine' in philosophy? A quick translation made by myself from the national news wire. 'Men are becoming more womanly' September 12th 2006 AMSTERDAM - The Dutch man differs w...

Hi Elizabeth. Could you give some more specifics, since Bo1 wrote quite a lot here. Could you perhaps attempt to summarize his logic or the parts you agreed with? It might help me understanding his faith in his arguments better.

Diebert, I think I know what you were driving at. It was the Buddhas warning not to trust anything, including holy texts, unless we confirm it for ourselves. That's primary. But historical events are only relevant to any Budding Buddha in the light of the eternal, as device - another mirror - and n...

But what it ultimately means is thoughtful consideration. "Do no harm" simply means to consider how our actions may affect the world we all share, to be compassionate in our dealings with all creatures, and not to despoil our planet. Following above definition, I'd propose to change the c...

When I reach my zenith of creative potential (in art) I am in a zone (that would almost be better described as unconscious) where new ideas and images are emerging spontaneously, effortlessly, and totally in “the moment”. Where lies the value of these ideas and images, for you? Or when is the v...

And then there is good old Wikipedia... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateralization_of_brain_function With Wikipedia it's most of the times way more enlightening to read the Talk page of a subject than the original article. Same goes with this one. An example is given from this study (...) These re...

DQ: For example, I don't agree with the sharp division you make between left-brain and right-brain, or between logic and intuition/creativity. Here is something you probably already know, but when speaking scientifically, I think it confirms my theory of varying brain functions nicely. http://www.p...

[laughs] Diebert - I was wondering when someone was going to accuse me of being cosmic prostitue. Everytime Cosmic P referenced me in his posts, I always assumed other forum members found that fishy. But it's not true that I am Cosmic P. Cosmic P is my next door neighbor and we read each others boo...

Hahah! As if these things weren't freaking obvious from the very start of your invasion, 'Cory'! ;)

Does your highly charged mental energy need so many different outlets, I wonder? Is it like a compulsion? Or a need to outsmart, control?

Yes. Culture itself seems to revolve more and more these days around images and this trend can be witnessed in the cinema as well. Very highly technical cinematographic panning and shots somehow replaced much of the dialogue and character of older movies. It's as if the subconscious of the current m...