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by David Quinn
Sun Oct 20, 2019 12:43 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

Reads like you were drunk when writing it. Ah, interesting. That explains a lot. For the hypothetical impressionable young lurker who discerns what differentiates me from David: stop searching for reasons to be truthful; there aren't any. There is no enlightenment. Anyone who says otherwise is dece...
by David Quinn
Sat Oct 19, 2019 4:37 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

Ok, now onto Diebert. There is no question that Diebert is far more advanced than jupiviv in terms of his understanding of the Infinite. Nevertheless, he is trapped in a subtle form of illusion which not only greatly skewers his view of the world, but prevents him from fully realizing his true natur...
by David Quinn
Sat Oct 19, 2019 4:17 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

I believe it's time for a cleansing. [To Diebert] I'm wondering if your cheering on the destruction of the West, and even the destruction of civilization itself, is a way for you wrestle back a feeling of control of a dangerous situation that has long frightened you. Another rare opportunity to do s...
by David Quinn
Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:29 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

What a nonsense. Pedophilia has little to do with any political affiliation. While strong opposition to the right or fighting fascism does. It’s interesting how the word “political” is often used to cover up a multitude of sins. A group of people could be engaging in the most despicable behaviour i...
by David Quinn
Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:37 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

As predictable, yet another discussion unfolds in a pretty cringe worthy fashion. I thought I'd throw in my two cents, swim around in the cesspool for a bit, then excuse myself of the generic inanity involved here. Welcome to the Anglosphere! :) The kind of cringe-inducing inanity that you refer to...
by David Quinn
Thu Oct 10, 2019 11:28 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

I never used to be anti-right. I used to see the value of conservatism acting as a brake on progressive reform. Too much reform, performed too quickly, rarely works out well for society. But over the past couple of decades the right has changed beyond all recognition. It has jumped the shark and is...
by David Quinn
Wed Oct 09, 2019 1:51 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

I wouldn’t describe myself as left. I’m not sure how to describe myself politically. All I know for sure is that I am anti-right. That's one of the main definitions and characteristics of the "extreme left" :-) The “extreme left” also opposes pedophilia. Does my own opposition to pedophil...
by David Quinn
Tue Oct 08, 2019 1:18 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

For anyone to neatly fit into the left or the right, is either a massive coincidence given the breadth of issues, or they are a sheep. I wouldn’t describe myself as left. I’m not sure how to describe myself politically. All I know for sure is that I am anti-right. I never used to be anti-right. I u...
by David Quinn
Sun Oct 06, 2019 3:29 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

On the topic of Greta, she seems an incredible person. Unfortunately, she has been misguided by others on the topic of veganism, and is going against science, and risking her physical and mental development. I think she’s fine. If other 16-year-olds can get by on a diet of McDonalds, KFC, chips and...
by David Quinn
Sat Oct 05, 2019 2:49 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

Hey Rhett, Good to see you’re still alive. What has happened to Kelly Jones, do you know? I haven’t heard a peep from her in a long time. I know very little about Greta Thunberg, but she appears a very strong alpha type personality, that is doing a lot of good for the world. Yep, Greta is great. I r...
by David Quinn
Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:49 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The path to wisdom in a nutshell
Replies: 72
Views: 112385

Re: The path to wisdom in a nutshell

One relaxes into the boundless void of our true nature, which results in a tremendous peace and an invigorating joy. One’s body is enveloped in intense physical pleasure from head to toe. You've mentioned before that 'being' in an enlightened 'state' is being emotionless. Could you clarify the cont...
by David Quinn
Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:09 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: The social justice wars
Replies: 254
Views: 292825

Re: The social justice wars

The Renaissance involved an expansion of consciousness in all sorts of different directions. One of these directions led to the development of an evolving, intellectual culture that was taken up with zest by academic philosophers (Descartes, Kant, Hegel, etc) and spiritual philosophers. Renaissance...
by David Quinn
Tue Jun 11, 2019 2:38 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: The social justice wars
Replies: 254
Views: 292825

Re: The social justice wars

The progressive rational culture didn’t simply pop into existence fully formed. Like everything else, it had antecedent causes. It emerged from something other than itself. The causes of the progressive rational culture didn't pop into existence fully formed either. True, it all stretches back into...
by David Quinn
Tue Jun 11, 2019 10:15 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The path to wisdom in a nutshell
Replies: 72
Views: 112385

Re: The path to wisdom in a nutshell

"Then you will be in samadhi all the time." Could you shed some light on what's implied by samadhi in the quote? The previous lines of the Hui Neng quote provide a clue. Samadhi arises when one mentally focuses on the nature of reality and becomes fully aware of the illusory nature of all...
by David Quinn
Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:11 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The path to wisdom in a nutshell
Replies: 72
Views: 112385

Re: The path to wisdom in a nutshell

Maximiliano Vignaga wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 2:08 am There is nothing at all, only for the ignorant.
That says everything.

You've out-nutshelled the nutshell!
by David Quinn
Thu Jun 06, 2019 5:45 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: The social justice wars
Replies: 254
Views: 292825

Re: The social justice wars

The rationality in Renaissance culture wasn't remotely like wisdom. No, but it was the soil out of which the progressive rational culture in Europe emerged and flourished over the following centuries. Galaxy Brained abstract argument that *feels* like it's also true for the real world. You are prop...
by David Quinn
Wed Jun 05, 2019 9:50 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: The social justice wars
Replies: 254
Views: 292825

Re: The social justice wars

As I use the term, the Dark Ages refers to the lack of an entrenched and evolving rational culture in Europe, a lack that more or less began with the collapse of Rome, or arguably with the collapse of the golden era of ancient Greece. The Renaissance signaled the reawakening of such a culture. I do...
by David Quinn
Tue Jun 04, 2019 3:24 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: The social justice wars
Replies: 254
Views: 292825

Re: The social justice wars

The Dark Ages in Europe would suggest this is an illusion. A term like "Dark Ages" is not seriously being used anymore for the simple reason there's little dark about it but the lack of understanding scholars once had of the period (and also where the name came from, compare the "dar...
by David Quinn
Sun Jun 02, 2019 9:53 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: The social justice wars
Replies: 254
Views: 292825

Re: The social justice wars

Trump's latest two "national emergencies" stand out in that they are major policies implemented without any external input from the likes of Congress. He is using it as a thin end of a wedge, getting the American people accustomed to the idea of his ruling by edict. Not sure why you count...
by David Quinn
Wed May 29, 2019 8:30 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Flakes and Jackasses
Replies: 36
Views: 51110

Re: Flakes and Jackasses

I know you like to treat your cynicism as a safe space, but it offers nothing to humanity. And not only does it offer nothing to humanity, but it puts limits on your own inner development. A series of facile accusations and non sequiturs. I am cynical about deluded ideas. Which is to say, I assume ...
by David Quinn
Mon May 27, 2019 1:13 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Flakes and Jackasses
Replies: 36
Views: 51110

Re: Flakes and Jackasses

There will inevitably be major economic repercussions for a collective global rejection of cars, but it won't grind everything to a halt. There are many other ways of travelling like buses, trains, bicycles. There are also ways in which car owners can change their lifestyles, like moving away from ...
by David Quinn
Mon May 27, 2019 11:21 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The path to wisdom in a nutshell
Replies: 72
Views: 112385

Re: The path to wisdom in a nutshell

David Quinn: This brief passage by Hui Neng describes the spiritual process to enlightenment with tremendous simplicity and depth. If you were to follow it religiously, you wouldn't need any other instruction. Let your mind be in a state such as that of the illimitable emptiness, but do not attach ...
by David Quinn
Sat May 25, 2019 11:00 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The path to wisdom in a nutshell
Replies: 72
Views: 112385

Re: The path to wisdom in a nutshell

Okay, boiling your words down to their essence, I can discern four basic points: wisdom can only be found inside of us; we are dependent upon the rest of the world for our existence; be an example to others; trust in the Infinite. I basically agree with these points and indeed they are implicitly co...
by David Quinn
Fri May 24, 2019 8:20 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The path to wisdom in a nutshell
Replies: 72
Views: 112385

Re: The path to wisdom in a nutshell

jufa wrote: Fri May 24, 2019 2:24 pm I want you to know you concepts are no more truthful than any other persons opinion in this world.
Ah, your motto is now cranked into top gear!

Wisdom in a nutshell: Opinions do not exist.
by David Quinn
Fri May 24, 2019 8:03 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Flakes and Jackasses
Replies: 36
Views: 51110

Re: Flakes and Jackasses

On the contrary, I see cars and a lot of other things becoming useless (if not "eliminated") sometime in the next few/several decades, whether voluntarily or otherwise. And why unrealistic? You might say it is *unfeasible* given human nature and the structure/dependencies of societies and...