Rick -
I doubt that Harris would think or talk about experiencing God. My take on
him is that he is interested in anything that can enhance our well being, and
he feels that certain forms of meditation certainly qualify. But he is highly
allergic to claims that reach beyond the evidence,
Talk of Sam Harris brings me out of the FFL shadows.
Harris is, in my view, one of the clearest and boldest thinkers in the world
today. One may disagree with any number of his positions (that radical Islam
presents a dire threat to the world, that free will is an illusion, that
science
OK so I qualify as an old-timer. Getting used to that as the years go by...
Happy birthday, group.
I continue to skim the summaries, and not too infrequently get something to
interest or amuse me. Thanks for all the fish...
Would it be in bad taste to summarize a few of my favorites? This is
who **like** to
read exchanges like those...)
Cheers
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, krysto krysto@ wrote in an earlier
post:
Let me close by saying that some of the denizens of Fairfield
Life once again
So denizen is name-calling? It may be an old-fashioned word, but I hardly
think it is a slur.
As for the other attributes I used, I should have made it clearer that it is
only a rather small number of posters here that, in my opinion, exhibit those
qualities rather frequently and sometimes
I wrote to Rebecca Huggins, director of the Fairfield Library, asking why she
decided not to include the donated copy of Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay in the
collection. I stressed the importance of freedom of expression.
She then invited me to come talk with her, which I did today.
Here is what
no good answer, other than this is something a certain group
of people on FFLife just seem to enjoy.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, krysto kry...@... wrote:
I wrote to Rebecca Huggins, director of the Fairfield Library, asking why she
decided not to include the donated copy of Robes of Silk
