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Originally posted by NewAgeMan
To throw the whole thing away based on ignorant and naive assumptions, with a strong dose of anger and meanspiritedness, that imho, is the most heartwrenching thing, in so far as the ancient history is there at least in part to serve as a reminder of our true nature, our origin and our destiny as the apex and crown of God's creation.
Originally posted by NewAgeMan
reply to post by Annee
Just don't assume and keep an open mind, that's not too much to ask.
Originally posted by NewAgeMan
But I have to say that the assumption of atheists drives me crazy. They appear so arrogant, and yes, meanspirited.
Originally posted by Lawgiver
reply to post by IAMIAM
i certainly think you mean well, having read your posts in the past. that being said, if mickey mouse wrote it, yeah, there's an issue. if noah's ark is meant to be believed, it has to have happened. if a story meant to be true turns out to be false, saying the intent was good does nothing. its true or its false. if noah's ark story is false, goodness behind the story or the deeper meaning behind the story means nothing. it means about as much as any other aphorism or truism. its significance to those that believe it is spirituality based on truth.
Originally posted by bogomil
reply to post by IAMIAM
You wrote:
["Blessed are those who believe without seeing... "]
.....and then the blind shall lead the blind.
Originally posted by IAMIAM
Originally posted by bogomil
reply to post by IAMIAM
You wrote:
["Blessed are those who believe without seeing... "]
.....and then the blind shall lead the blind.
If I tell a blind man not to step off the curb because there is oncoming traffic, if he believes me, is he not blessed?
Originally posted by bogomil
reply to post by Illusionsaregrander
The non-cooperation systems always implode eventually, as they are not 'energy-efficient'. Be it a social system, where the available energy increasingly goes into administration and control, leaving practically nothing to real functionality...
Originally posted by bogomil
The co-operation system, in a social context, has contemporarily manifested in the tentative experiment of liberal, egalitatian, secular democracy, which (if able to defend itself against the onslaughts of 'cheaters' *) has shown promises.
Originally posted by bogomil
By bringing in asian philosophy I didn't intend to introduce some surface black/white religious/philosophical contrast. I wanted to demonstrate, that some systems contain the transcended options of co-operation.
Originally posted by bogomil
* It's not so generally legitimate these days to murder religious (or other ideological) opposition, so competition between different extremist factions is increasingly on the propaganda level. Hence the emphasis on 'story-telling', where my own participation often lies in the area of questioning said stories (having a 'rational' opposition towards a 'faith' is ofcourse mostly meaningless).
Anthropologists and cultural historians have offered up a variety of theories about synchrony over the years, mostly having to do with group coherence. One theory, for example, holds that various communities benefit from the actual physical synchrony—or “muscular bonding”—which builds group cohesiveness. Another idea is that synchronous activities lead to “collective effervescence”—positive emotions that break down the boundaries between self and group.