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by BMcGilly07
Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:41 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The Problem With Women Today
Replies: 873
Views: 161168

Re: The Problem With Women Today

Rebecca, I used to think that people that held such seriously flawed views on Reality, such as Eckhart Tolle, were innocently trying to do their best, but were merely misguided in their efforts. Upon reading this last post of yours about Tolle, I was reminded of a friend I had in University with who...
by BMcGilly07
Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:58 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: God Does Not Exist - Question about that
Replies: 298
Views: 43486

Re: God Does Not Exist - Question about that

Whilst I can understand your explanations of causality and see the logic in them, I still have this nagging question asking that old chesnut "but why is there something rather than nothing?" when it's ultimately nothing that is responsible for that something? David answers this in his boo...
by BMcGilly07
Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:12 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The Problem With Women Today
Replies: 873
Views: 161168

Re: The Problem With Women Today

If I am located correctly, the entire thrust of the GF, and one imprescindible characteristic, is to 'tell the truth about things'. Alex, I could not find "imprescindible" in the dictionary. I tried spelling it other ways. What word did you mean? Un-rescindable? That's just Alex trying to...
by BMcGilly07
Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:34 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Reincarnation: Debunking the Two Teaching of Reincarnation
Replies: 5
Views: 1317

Re: Reincarnation: Debunking the Two Teaching of Reincarnation

I tend to agree with you and don't see Solway disagreeing too much, but I'll let him speak for himself, after-all. Two points we might disagree on, I don't believe that an individual is entirely tabula rasa at birth, in a psychological sense. However, perhaps in the sense of a Self they are empty, ...
by BMcGilly07
Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:21 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The Danger of Taoism
Replies: 10
Views: 1785

Re: The Danger of Taoism

brokenhead wrote:
Dan Rowden wrote:
Trevor Salyzyn wrote:Taoists keep stealing all the water from my bathtub, you think I have a right to be pissed off without being called crazy.
Are you sure they're Taoists and not Jews?
No, the Jews would charge you for carrying the water away.
What? Next I should chop wood for free?
by BMcGilly07
Sat Mar 21, 2009 2:14 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The Danger of Taoism
Replies: 10
Views: 1785

Re: The Danger of Taoism

Trevor Salyzyn wrote:Taoists keep stealing all the water from my bathtub, you think I have a right to be pissed off without being called crazy.
You know what they say about those Taoists right? They're like water and so flow in places men reject, which explains why they're after your bathtub leavings.
by BMcGilly07
Sat Mar 21, 2009 8:05 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The Danger of Taoism
Replies: 10
Views: 1785

Re: The Danger of Taoism

The' One True God of Abraham'?
by BMcGilly07
Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:21 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Religion: Nothing More Than A Comfort
Replies: 231
Views: 28831

Re: Religion: Nothing More Than A Comfort

Some may argue that the benefit of religion is like the mole who knew how to live and not be smoked out and killed because he had chosen to burrow into a sacred hill. Some have argued that religions have ensured a niche where wise people could seek God with a support system of sorts, and not have to...
by BMcGilly07
Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:18 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Reincarnation: Debunking the Two Teaching of Reincarnation
Replies: 5
Views: 1317

Reincarnation: Debunking the Two Teaching of Reincarnation

I recently came across a post about the truth of the two teachings of reincarnation made by Wanderer (Kevin Solway, I think) on i-Sangha. Wanderer pointed out the falsity of the mundane truth for those of lesser spiritual abilities which states that there is some sort of linear rebirth where some se...
by BMcGilly07
Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:44 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Is 'everything' possible?
Replies: 18
Views: 4104

Re: Is 'everything' possible?

Jupta, I would suggest you focus more on your question and employ some of your reason to get a better grasp on what it is you're aiming at with this question. As an outside observer there are at least two ways I can interpret this question: 1) Is everything (lit. the Totality) possible? -and- 2) Is ...
by BMcGilly07
Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:16 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Identity: Its Application & Race
Replies: 7
Views: 1233

Identity: Its Application & Race

Racism: The most biologically motivated of all herdly social instincts, even preceding law and hierarchy. The racist is motivated by his identity, not the identity of the object of his hate. All such ignorant men who identify themselves as integrally related, or rather representative of a specific g...
by BMcGilly07
Sat Mar 14, 2009 2:55 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The Problem With Women Today
Replies: 873
Views: 161168

Re: The Problem With Women Today

But they do know what they want. They want clothes, a man, children, a house, furniture, a nice car, money, and to be listened to. On the most base egotistical level they want to be told what to want. It is in their nature to submit, they want to be dominated and directed. Those things you mentione...
by BMcGilly07
Fri Mar 13, 2009 3:31 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The Problem With Women Today
Replies: 873
Views: 161168

Re: The Problem With Women Today

But they do know what they want. They want clothes, a man, children, a house, furniture, a nice car, money, and to be listened to. On the most base egotistical level they want to be told what to want. It is in their nature to submit, they want to be dominated and directed. Those things you mentione...
by BMcGilly07
Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:33 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The Thickness of Boundaries
Replies: 75
Views: 25695

Re: The Thickness of Boundaries

marcothay wrote:Vegetable "minds" are aware of the energy surrounding them.

Animal "minds" are aware of stuff happening around them.

Human "mind" is aware...TO BE AWARE.
TO BE AWARE of what?
by BMcGilly07
Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:43 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The Problem With Women Today
Replies: 873
Views: 161168

Re: The Problem With Women Today

The problem with women today is that they do not want to give anything. The problem with women throughout the ages is they don't know what they want, and accept society's fashion as mandate (which it pretty much is). For a woman to go against that she would be harangued and mocked by her fellow wom...
by BMcGilly07
Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:35 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The Thickness of Boundaries
Replies: 75
Views: 25695

Re: The Thickness of Boundaries

marcothay wrote:Just remember that the MIND is a sub-product of "consciousness", which is a function of AWARENESS.
Ohh... or maybe there are only very few people able to differentiate between them ?
Consciousness is a product of awareness, and awareness is synonymous with the Mind.
by BMcGilly07
Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:04 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The Thickness of Boundaries
Replies: 75
Views: 25695

Re: The Thickness of Boundaries

Is it logically possible for a thing to have zero thickness? Or is it impossible? If it's impossible, then yes, reality must be infinite. Things with zero thickness can only exist in the realm of the imagination. I don't want to disturb the flow of the discussion, but this is an interesting point. ...
by BMcGilly07
Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:35 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Sony Fears Acts of God
Replies: 14
Views: 1232

Re: Sony Fears Acts of God

I've actually learned a lot about the mind from playstation. Nothing is a waste of time if approached correctly. Here is an example of what the mind-brain can do with a PS3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hagz5OVmmM While I agree with the general sentiment of the above statement, the example doesn...
by BMcGilly07
Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:03 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Religion: The Pinnacle of Sanity and Morality
Replies: 21
Views: 4053

Re: Religion: The Pinnacle of Sanity and Morality

Follow-up: Vatican Backs the Move to Excommunicate

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7930380.stm
by BMcGilly07
Sat Mar 07, 2009 3:23 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Religion: The Pinnacle of Sanity and Morality
Replies: 21
Views: 4053

Religion: The Pinnacle of Sanity and Morality

I had posted this in another thread, but I thought it should be brought to the attention of anyone who still believes there is any worth left in the church:

The Catholic Church strikes again:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7926694.stm
by BMcGilly07
Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:13 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: In the News
Replies: 855
Views: 284541

Religion: The Pinnacle of Sanity and Morality

The Catholic Church strikes again:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7926694.stm

I mean, jeez, come on guys, she's younger than when a certain spirit had its way with the alleged 12 year old Mary. Give her a break.
by BMcGilly07
Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:55 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The indestructibility of Consciousness
Replies: 77
Views: 8435

Re: The indestructibility of Consciousness

Actually, none of these things have size. All things are sizeless in an absolute sense. A thing only gains a veneer of size through comparison to other things. - To flesh this truth out a bit: should you find your physical body floating completely alone in space with nothing else about, are you big...
by BMcGilly07
Thu Feb 26, 2009 9:39 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Does Existence precede consciousness, or vice versa?
Replies: 53
Views: 7872

Re: Does Existence precede consciousness, or vice versa?

Sapius, The leap is to look at things from an absolute perspective. From an absolute perspective all things arise interdependently. To break things down into categories is a practical approach to dealing with relative existence, but ultimately all such barriers between things are illusory because of...
by BMcGilly07
Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:00 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Does Existence precede consciousness, or vice versa?
Replies: 53
Views: 7872

Re: Does Existence precede consciousness, or vice versa?

chikoka wrote:
BMcGilly07 wrote:The most useful definition of existence that I have come across is, "existence is that which appears before the mind."
How can you people say things like that and yet still not believe in God.

As Tomas as requested, please define your terms.
by BMcGilly07
Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:58 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Does Existence precede consciousness, or vice versa?
Replies: 53
Views: 7872

Re: Does Existence precede consciousness, or vice versa?

Thanks, one more thing. I agree that nothing can inherently exist. This implies that nothing can come from nothing and there is no 'ultimate' beginning. But what about the end? Your implication above is that because no thing exists inherently that no one thing comes from another, and hence there is...