*** remains perplexed...sadly ***
On Mar 5, 3:17 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote:
> I officially complain about the quality of your answer, orn! Plus I
> protest against the alleged absence of my intelligence! Jawohl!
>
> On 5 Mrz., 03:25, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > *** silently wonders if gabber's Q is directed toward him ***
>
> > *** and, IF so, what it is associated with ***
>
> > On Mar 4, 3:47 pm, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > Ditto, dear ornamentalmind! :-)
>
> > > I hardly dare to ask, but what brought you to the idea that negating
> > > the positive would help to look through?
>
> > > On 4 Mrz., 14:40, archytas <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > It's very surprising what you can get people to queue up for Don. You
> > > > need to be fair to Woodsie Chris - there are no inside jokes in here
> > > > other than that we all envy Craig's sense of irony. It's dog eat dog
> > > > Woodsie and we ran outta dog some weeks back!
>
> > > > On 4 Mar, 12:51, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > > I'd like the deus ex machina role. Floating in across the stage with
> > > > > a blinding light behind me bringing truth, justice and generally
> > > > > saving the day with my great wisdom and power.
>
> > > > > Or I could just play the front end of the horse.
>
> > > > > dj
>
> > > > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 2:10 AM, archytas <[email protected]>
> > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > I find the idea of urging Gabby onto common ground somewhat
> > > > > > disturbing
> > > > > > - shades of an invasion of Poland! I'm not sure I could cope
> > > > > > without
> > > > > > her ribbing. I sense another Germanic tradition may be more apt in
> > > > > > terms of The Immortals. We should script an interminable opera
> > > > > > starring ourselves. Orn could provide chanting monks for the
> > > > > > chorus.
> > > > > > I would play Zarathustra as a burned-out ex-cop casting pearls
> > > > > > before
> > > > > > swine with a sideline in hanging bureaucrats with their own ties,
> > > > > > constantly being reborn after being killed under avalanches of
> > > > > > acorns. Francis could do the Holy Man who has misplaced God for all
> > > > > > the right reasons, Gabby the back end of the pantomime horse who is
> > > > > > the only character who really knows what is going on, Chris and
> > > > > > Craig
> > > > > > as wood-cutters trying to chop trees with philosophy in a soundless
> > > > > > forest, Gruff and Slip the remnants of a Ranger platoon in search of
> > > > > > lost Stingers and Ian and Lee wandering enthusiasts in search of the
> > > > > > World Tiddlywinks Championship. Molly would be our ultimate
> > > > > > salvation. Anyone got Wagner's phone number - I mean this just must
> > > > > > be put to music! Volunteers only for the front end of the pantomime
> > > > > > horse!
>
> > > > > > On 3 Mar, 23:27, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > >> And, Wood, as far as I'm concerned, gabby is a great friend! :-)
>
> > > > > >> On Mar 3, 3:25 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > > >> > "OK. But isn't that 'self aggrandizement' just the natural side
> > > > > >> > effect
> > > > > >> > of the foreshortening teleos? The size of the shadow you have no
> > > > > >> > control over? The price you have to pay for your goal?" - gabby
>
> > > > > >> > Not that I know of....
>
> > > > > >> > On Mar 3, 8:36 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > > >> > > OK. But isn't that 'self aggrandizement' just the natural side
> > > > > >> > > effect
> > > > > >> > > of the foreshortening teleos? The size of the shadow you have
> > > > > >> > > no
> > > > > >> > > control over? The price you have to pay for your goal?
>
> > > > > >> > > On 3 Mrz., 17:00, ornamentalmind <[email protected]>
> > > > > >> > > wrote:
>
> > > > > >> > > > I will rephrase that...I do care about humanity. I do care
> > > > > >> > > > about how
> > > > > >> > > > we progress. My intention was to say my goal has noting to
> > > > > >> > > > do with
> > > > > >> > > > self aggrandizement.
>
> > > > > >> > > > On Mar 3, 7:57 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]>
> > > > > >> > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > >> > > > > gabbers, truth is, I care not a whit about what others
> > > > > >> > > > > 'take notice
> > > > > >> > > > > of'....Seriously!
>
> > > > > >> > > > > On Mar 3, 2:41 am, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > > >> > > > > > LOL! And that's why you keep leaving and coming back to
> > > > > >> > > > > > this group.
> > > > > >> > > > > > Because we wouldn't be able to take notice of your
> > > > > >> > > > > > transcendental
> > > > > >> > > > > > activities if you didn't make them an issue for us to
> > > > > >> > > > > > validate. Don't
> > > > > >> > > > > > get me wrong, I appreciate you being a regular poster
> > > > > >> > > > > > here. Seriously.
>
> > > > > >> > > > > > On 3 Mrz., 04:59, ornamentalmind
> > > > > >> > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > >> > > > > > > On a cellular and genetic level, that 'will to exist'
> > > > > >> > > > > > > is eternal. Few
> > > > > >> > > > > > > today even have a clear 'purpose of living'...in the
> > > > > >> > > > > > > mental/conceptual
> > > > > >> > > > > > > sense. Some can quote others, but, on their own are
> > > > > >> > > > > > > left high and dry.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > This is a rather sad state of affairs.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > And, yes, such transcendence is ultimately into
> > > > > >> > > > > > > theosis.
>
> > > > > >> > > > > > > On Mar 2, 5:17 pm, wood <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > > >> > > > > > > > Hi thanks for the welcome and the reply.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > I am not saying it wouldn’t be a great achievement.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > It would be a
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > major tipping point in human history. However, me
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > personally, just
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > can’t phantom living forever. What is the longevity
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > of that will to
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > exist? Can we consciously maintain a purpose of
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > living? A human being
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > living forever has to psychologically transcend…
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > Almost god like.
>
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > On Mar 2, 12:21 pm, ornamentalmind
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > Hi wood...welcome.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > In fact, the very act of existing (being) has an
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > innate will...an
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > innate purpose (telos) built within it.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > Add to this the fact that many people have, do and
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > will know that the
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > eternal ‘now’ has, does and will always be…I see
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > no great issue/
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > problem with the notion of immortality at all.
>
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > On Mar 2, 6:42 am, wood <[email protected]>
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > wrote:
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> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > Hi all
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > Time has a way of revealing possibilities, it’s
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > unfortunate the half-
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > life of individual being is too short to
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > experience the full extend of
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > those possibilities, hence the desire for
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > immortality. It may indeed
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > be possible in the distant future, but there’s
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > so much of the human
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > physiology that remain an enigma to scientist.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > We are a stranger in
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > our own body. Let’s say Immortality is achieved;
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > can we,
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > physiologically, and psychologically, be able to
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > handle a life without
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > an end? There are many life on earth that just
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > exist, without any
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > visible purpose—can we human being be able to
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > just "exist"? How long
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > can you keep a will to live? I think to want to
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > live forever, is to
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > fail to understand the grand design of life, and
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > the flow of the
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > universe. Whether we truly understand the grand
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > design of life is
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