---Thanks, Bronte!...precisely what I said. Those that say Life is Bliss have arrived at that conclusion through direct experience. One would have difficulty arriving at that conclusion through logic alone. Invariably, such "logical" arguments tend to be on the same level of flawed discourse as some well known arguments in favor of the existence of "God" going back to Blaise Pascal and in the 20-th century, C.S. Lewis. A quick google search will turn up serious flaws in such arguments. The logic behind "Life is Bliss" turns out to be likewise deficient. If this boils down to a popularity contest, "life is a bummer, then you die" would win by a long shot. The people maintaining that position are no more or less deficient in logic than the "Life is Bliss" group. In the end, direct experience blows the logic away. PS: google "logical arguments for the existence of God".
In [email protected], Bronte Baxter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yagyax wrote: > > Aristotle arrived at the conclusion that life is "Bliss" (he used > the phrase "Being-In-Itself" ) on the basis of his own experience, as > does (who's the person you're speaking on behalf of, Byron Katie?)? > But I keep up on modern philosophical topics, and haven't seen one > statement from academic circles pointing to the notion that "Life is > Bliss". > There's no more logical support for that conclusion than there is > that the moon is made of green cheese. You keep on saying one can > conclude that from logic, but your chain of premises is full of > holes, like cheese.. > > > Bronte writes: > > Okay, I'm adding my two cents to this discussion. MMY was right: Life is Bliss, in is essential nature at least. Because what is life except an expression of the Infinite, which is a field of pure bliss (the one thing everyone in this forum agrees on, I expect)? If modern philosophers aren't saying the same, it's no doubt because they haven't experienced the transcendental side of their nature and therefore don't know the Bliss that is at the core of everything. > > > > --------------------------------- > Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. >
