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A quote from George Harrison..."Keep Me Free From Birth"...wow,think about what that actually means,those five words are speaking volumes to us all...
Originally posted by blocula
reply to post by Chamberf=6
always ready and willing to pick apart my threads and my theories,whatever,you can say anything you want about me,but i added about 100 negative things to my original list and expanded my ideas,i'll challeng you to think of one thing,that you can turn into a totally unique and original thread whos ideas have never been touched upon...i have,several times and thats not an easy thing to do...
"keep me free from birth" means he wants to finally reach nirvana,attain spiritual perfection and stop being born again and again as is what some of the eastern religions teach that we are all doing right now,made to live again and again until we reach an enlightened state and stop requiring materialistic illusions and are finally free from birth...
Originally posted by blocula
reply to post by 74Templar
as long as something has killed even just one person,never mind thousands and millions,it is not a good thing...for one example of many,the rain,which hasnt killed me,yet,but i know that it has literally drowned and washed away millions of people,so how can i see rain as a good thing? filled with empathy as i am and as i was born that way,i cant see goodness in rain that has killed so many people...
edit on 9-12-2011 by blocula because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by akushla99
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Sjogrens Autoimmune Disease, Poly Neuropathy, Glaucoma, Kidney Stones, Osteoperosis, etc etc ... yep .... Hellish ... When ever I hear someone say 'life is good' I always notice that the person saying it is healthy and well fed.
It never ceases to amaze me how humans can 'select' all the worst conditions of living
Heaven
is where we are...right now...
Only,
much, much
Better...
Originally posted by grubblesnert
This isn't hell. This is your life. If you make it hellish, then for you it is.
Originally posted by juveous
Originally posted by Laokin
Originally posted by juveous
reply to post by blocula
and your case is equally comparable to walking in a room only looking down and telling everyone there is no ceiling. Also, why is hell getting better? We are not living in the worst times of our existence, not even close.
Isn't this subjective?
I would say we are for every advancement comes with it's own series of back pedaling.
Holy crusade = 3,000,000 deaths.
WW2 = 63,000,000 deaths.
How can you say we aren't living in the worst of times? The next world war will be approximate or larger in death toll if history is anything to go by.
I don't know if you've been watching lately, but we are gearing up for number three. 6 of the worlds greatest super powers are about to get it on over Iran....
Not to mention, the world has been in a perpetual state of war since the crusades and well before them too... If we tallied the ongoing body count of just the US in the last 100 years it would trump any existing figure known to man.edit on 9-12-2011 by Laokin because: (no reason given)
If your measurement of progress is the death toll, then the future will always outweigh the past due to population. Not to mention war isn't the primary cause of death.en.wikipedia.org...
The leading cause of death in developing countries is infectious disease. The leading causes of death in developed countries are atherosclerosis (heart disease and stroke), cancer, and other diseases related to obesity and aging
World Population in the 11th century estimated - 265 million
World Population in 20th century estimated - 1.7 billion (2.5 billion in 1950)
My measurement of progress is living conditions, which are getting better over time throughout the world, as well as the decline in violence.
2 relevant TED talks.
Originally posted by grubblesnert
I am still of the opinion THIS WORLD IS NOT HELL!
Originally posted by FlyersFan
reply to post by Itisnowagain
I AM the one in unending pain and sickness. I don't have to shoulder anyone elses so that I can fulfill some desire to live in hell here. And understanding THEIR pain whilie carrying my own is called empathy ...
Never did understand polyanna types .... all rainbows and unicorns ... no reality. :shk:
Originally posted by grubblesnert
I am still of the opinion THIS WORLD IS NOT HELL!
I am still of the opinion that this is a foretaste of hell .. and life is hellish for a great many people here.