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- Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:23 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: The Qualities of a Divinely Inclined Person.....
- Replies: 670
- Views: 125764
Re: The Qualities of a Divinely Inclined Person.....
Wait, I'm confused. How can one believe in objective meaning (up, down, left, right, are qualities actually out there), yet refuse to believe in Absolute Reality?
- Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:39 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: The Qualities of a Divinely Inclined Person.....
- Replies: 670
- Views: 125764
Re: The Qualities of a Divinely Inclined Person.....
Well, the topic was Krishna declaring what are the attributes of a 'divinely inclined person', and if that is a reference point, and 'Krishna' is some part of the ineffable God that the Hindus say we are part-and-parcel of, and if realization of that 'divine person' (which CAN also be defined abstr...
- Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:14 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: The Qualities of a Divinely Inclined Person.....
- Replies: 670
- Views: 125764
Re: The Qualities of a Divinely Inclined Person.....
Alex, Fair enough. I was only saying the limit of my imagination, that your defence of Christianity was your defence of the truth. I'm not, however, convinced of the extent of penetration you claim for the Christian idea. You credit it for causing more than it did. Having Jewish roots, there is the ...
- Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:42 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: The Qualities of a Divinely Inclined Person.....
- Replies: 670
- Views: 125764
Re: The Qualities of a Divinely Inclined Person.....
Christianity is a catalyst that drives thought's progress, and the presence of a catalyst assures that the new equilibrium cannot revert to the status of the old. You make messy beliefs sound clean and scientific, when these sort of beliefs clump together like flavours in a stew. Yes, Christianity,...
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:17 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Steven Norquist - Audio lecture on his enlightenment process
- Replies: 216
- Views: 54900
Re: Steven Norquist - Audio lecture on his enlightenment pro
I've read one of his essays before, and this lecture, taking place 6 or 7 years later, reveals the same amount of insight, although it is better-worded. There are two insights in particular that are related to the enlightenment process. The first, which he borrows from elsewhere, is that awakened co...
- Thu Apr 14, 2011 3:24 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Critique of the idea of Masculinity before Femininity
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3321
Re: Critique of the idea of Masculinity before Femininity
The word necessary implies need. Whose need? Necessary for what? Procreation? Or is that also unnecessary? Okay, I'll add the adjective "ontologically" in front of "necessary". On the one hand, existence is not completely captured (in the sense that "A and not-A" compl...
- Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:11 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Critique of the idea of Masculinity before Femininity
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3321
Re: Critique of the idea of Masculinity before Femininity
You've lost me. Use of these principles by whom? Since we're talking about Taoism here, I'm speaking of Lao Tzu and similar mystics. I don't believe that the distinction between the male and female is meant to be taken literally: it is, rather, the use of the familiar to explain the unfamiliar. You...
- Sun Apr 10, 2011 2:01 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Critique of the idea of Masculinity before Femininity
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3321
Re: Critique of the idea of Masculinity before Femininity
What you do seem to be saying is that the predominance of one aspect over the other applies to the inner self as well as the outer self, and in the same relatively overwhelming proportion. All of reality is one; the inside is as much the outside as the outside is. The overwhelming proportion of exi...
- Sun Apr 10, 2011 2:17 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Critique of the idea of Masculinity before Femininity
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3321
Re: Critique of the idea of Masculinity before Femininity
cousinbasil, Given that you correctly identified the fact that I was using masculinity and femininity as an example of A=A, why did you then immediately forget this, and try to disprove enlightenment is an all-boys club? I'm explaining duality; the specific terms don't really matter, so long as one ...
- Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:25 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Critique of the idea of Masculinity before Femininity
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3321
Re: Critique of the idea of Masculinity before Femininity
...I believe that to dwell in that which is the clear water of the self is to be in a state where you observe both the masculine and the feminine from a non-attached viewpoint. Though this is not enlightenment (complete non-dualism) this is for me the sane point of perspective for further investiga...
- Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:37 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Weininger
- Replies: 124
- Views: 15516
Re: Weininger
What do you mean by masculine and feminine aspects? Isn't that rather black and white?Carmel wrote:I tend to be attracted toward individuals who have integrated the masc. and fem aspects of their nature
- Sun Jan 10, 2010 2:15 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Psychology
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3303
Re: Psychology
A definition would satisfy my psychology. When we define such-and-such, as in when we denote the word "reality" to mean "everything that exists", have we gone and touched a world beyond psychology? How about when we use a syllogism? Does our psychology matter when we discover th...
- Fri Dec 25, 2009 1:14 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: On David Quinns' WOMAN EXPOSITION....
- Replies: 511
- Views: 172912
Re: On David Quinns' WOMAN EXPOSITION....
Kunga, Can you please give an example ? i have a hard time following that one . When you talk about human nature, you are talking about essences. For instance, human nature is benevolent. Or, humans are essentially evil. The example you used is that humans are inherently deceptive when it comes to t...
- Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:36 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: On David Quinns' WOMAN EXPOSITION....
- Replies: 511
- Views: 172912
Re: On David Quinns' WOMAN EXPOSITION....
Kunga, Is it not human nature to conceal the animal nature ? Humans have no essence. They are neither one way nor another necessarily. What they happen to do is more often accidental than virtuous. For every negative thing you can find reguarding a woman there is a positive. And vice versa with men....
- Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:54 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: There is no logic for existence
- Replies: 294
- Views: 40038
Re: There is no logic for existence
THERE IS NO LOGIC FOR ANYTHING IN THIS UNIVERSE TO EXIST. What about logic? You seem to take it for granted that it exists. From my vision, this concludes all that exist should not. Simply because you judge that something exists accidentally, you don't need to make the further evaluation that it sh...
- Sat Nov 28, 2009 12:32 pm
- Forum: Worldly Matters
- Topic: Youtube stuff
- Replies: 420
- Views: 230225
Re: Youtube stuff
Thanks. Good to be back. I lost the summer to my illness, and the last 4 months to school.
- Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:44 am
- Forum: Worldly Matters
- Topic: Youtube stuff
- Replies: 420
- Views: 230225
Re: Youtube stuff
I can't believe it took 9 minutes to set us up for a single pun.Robert wrote: That's probably the same person who posted this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iihNHQykKw
- Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:16 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Superherology
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3181
Re: Superherology
The Thing is having an identity crisis. Man, woman... it?
- Sun Jun 07, 2009 10:48 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Superherology
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3181
Superherology
Superman's someone who takes "WWJD" a little bit too seriously. What about the other Superheroes? I'm sure I could reverse engineer most of those costumes with the power of allegory.
- Tue May 19, 2009 6:27 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: 'pataphysics
- Replies: 2
- Views: 901
'pataphysics
German idealism + Australian metaphysics = Canadian comedy of errrorrs.
- Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:18 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Religion: Nothing More Than A Comfort
- Replies: 231
- Views: 28888
Re: Religion: Nothing More Than A Comfort
Sympathy for the Devil
An omnipotent God cannot be eternal because he cannot end his own life. I also question whether he can be moral because he cannot do so.
An omnipotent God cannot be eternal because he cannot end his own life. I also question whether he can be moral because he cannot do so.
- Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:06 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Zarathustra's Motives
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4498
Zarathustra's Motives
If I take away all your power, you don't even have the power to die. Because I was the first to perfect the will to power, all humans after me are powerless. What are you going to do without power? Why did you ever need it in the first place? It is not yours -- it is mine. Do you think you can do my...
- Mon Apr 27, 2009 1:51 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Murder and Philosophy
- Replies: 73
- Views: 18769
Re: Murder and Philosophy
*shrug*
That certainly sounds intense. It's probably a lot less intense for the serial killer. It must be like being half-asleep all the time. Kind of sad.
That certainly sounds intense. It's probably a lot less intense for the serial killer. It must be like being half-asleep all the time. Kind of sad.
- Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:00 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Murder and Philosophy
- Replies: 73
- Views: 18769
Re: Murder and Philosophy
What about trophies? The only thing I've ever collected is coins. I'm completely indifferent to money, though. I'd bet if I cared about the value of my collection, I wouldn't have such a large one. Philosophy, on the other hand, I care about. The motive is somewhat humanistic, like right now I'm try...
- Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:16 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Murder and Philosophy
- Replies: 73
- Views: 18769
Murder and Philosophy
When I was younger, I wanted to be a criminal profiler. Even though life took me in a different direction, I still love people watching. But I've never seen a serial killer. How does the mind of a serial killer work? It's the one thing, as a philosopher, I've never been able to figure out.