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by Rhett
Wed Nov 05, 2003 6:24 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: Prerequisites for Enlightenment
Replies: 19
Views: 19077

What is the value of sex?

<t>If you think there is a problem in being indifferent to sex, what is it?<br/> <br/> Anna:<br/> Might you be suffering from malnourishment? <br/> <br/> I am not suffering from its absence at all. Once one stops projecting all sorts of false notions onto reality one sees sex as being no greater tha...
by Rhett
Tue Nov 04, 2003 5:32 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: Prerequisites for Enlightenment
Replies: 19
Views: 19077

Re: Points of pedantry?

<t>It's so true:<br/> "The problem with the ascetic is that their poverty always turns into their riches."<br/> <br/> What was the context in which he said this? He was probably referring to the attachment that people develop to their poverty (instead of transcending ignorance altogether). I am not ...
by Rhett
Sun Nov 02, 2003 6:55 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: Prerequisites for Enlightenment
Replies: 19
Views: 19077

Re: --------

<t>Happiness is the last thing on my mind. I cannot imagine placing happiness before Truth and Wisdom. I also cannot imagine not having sex for whatever reason. But, I make it a top priority not to fall in love, because I readily see how stupid and delusional it makes people. Two of my best friends ...
by Rhett
Sun Nov 02, 2003 6:31 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: Prerequisites for Enlightenment
Replies: 19
Views: 19077

Re: --------

<t>Isn't it funny that I sent many pages of detailed responses to just one of Weininger's chapters to Kevin Solway over a year ago and he was "too busy" to discuss it, then MGregory said he would relish a dissection of Weininger but he quickly lost interest, and then I argued some points with DEL, b...