I believe there was actually a brotherhood of the sponge Chris. Maybe the Greek divers worshipped them? I'm pretty sure I'd take my chances with Sponge Bob ahead of Plato. Intellect seems to have little to do with decency most of the time. One can even cast Plato as a materialist if bothered. After all, his guardians were to live free of material concerns (free food at a shared table, free access to each other's wives etc.) in order to be able to be "distinterested" in argument and decision making. I would seriously say that many arguments we think are undecidable rationally actually would be if we could approach ideal speech situations in the realisation that rhetoric is unreliable and a skill - like joinery - and full of legere de main. I always assume Molly is talking about reaching beyond this and in a sense (stripped of the nihilist slur), deconstruction seeks those points after rational agreement and codification where decision is really needed, when one can only do one's best. The old argument in anarchism is that "all truth lies in the main destruction" - if only we can peel away "society" there is a "natural truth" underneath.
On 31 Dec, 17:49, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > A self - image can be true or it can be contrived. > > What we know of ourself in truth determines how we regard ourself. > That, in turn, determines how we regard others ( selves ) ! > > On Dec 31, 4:25 am, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Self-image is the personal view we have of ourselves. It is our > > mental image or self portrait. Self-image is an internal dictionary > > that describes the characteristics of the self, including concepts > > like intelligence, beauty, kindness, selfishness or insensitivity. > > These characteristics form a collective representation of our assets > > and liabilities as we see them. Relationships reinforce what we think > > and feel about ourselves. Self-image is important because how we > > think about ourselves directly affects how we feel about ourselves and > > how we respond to life. > > > How we think and feel about ourselves influences the way we react or > > respond to life stressors. A hopeless self-image can lead to > > suicide. Self-image possessing body strength and health can lead to > > wellness. A loving self-image can lead to a life full of loving > > relationships. An angry self-image can lead to a life of isolation. > > A fearful self-image can lead to a life of suffering. In these ways, > > self-image can determine the quality of our relationships with others. > > > How we imagine ourselves to be can be different from how we witness > > ourselves to be, but ultimately the two will become the same if our > > desire to be as we imagine is unwavering. Depending on the beliefs we > > gather throughout our life, our self-image can bring us success and > > happiness, or, on the other hand, failure and misery. But this image > > can change, if we start questioning our beliefs about our selves and > > our lives. When our belief system falls apart, we are ready to > > receive a greater truth, and resurrect belief, born anew with > > possibility. > > > What do YOU think?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
