"...I do agree that religion has been responsible for ....." - SD
Again, 'religion' has no existence in and of itself. Religion is but an area of thought that humans have…and I suggest innately. That aside, humans and not any concept are or can be responsible. Now, this could be another topic…again. Can humans be responsible? :) On Apr 15, 4:20 am, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > I liked that movie also. We all have a drive to explain life, and do > so endlessly, from our own viewpoints. I posted the clip as an > example of pre rational mind sets, as an off set to gruff's rational > post. Both are object driven and see man as other, and often, when > posited in these mind sets, we see ourselves as other, and explain > ourselves as other. I did it because he...I am because he...my car, > my home, my profession, my idea...all objectify us. There are even, I > think, transrational mindsets that allow for this objectification. My > faith, your faith, god is...all express at least a degree of > separation. And separation without the one allows the object. I > bring this up because I don't believe that I truly experienced the > flow of my internal morality until I was able to live from that > position of the one and the many (the ultimate paradox) - God as the > expression of the individual man who collectively express the god > within (whether they are aware of it or not, each perfectly ordered > unto themselves) Until we can realize this paradox, our morality is > an agreed upon notion of the good, and we each live up to it or not, > like the laws that govern our cultures. > > On Apr 14, 7:39 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > That is nice, Molly, but you do realize it is from the movie > > Apocalypto. I own that DVD and find the movie very compelling with > > much to offer in the examination of humanity. Have you seen the > > movie. I found it very thought provoking. > > > On Apr 14, 9:58 am, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1hnHwFiUwA&feature=player_embedded > > > > On Apr 13, 12:44 pm, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > An interesting read that ties into this thread nicely. > > > > > The Virtues of Godlessness: The least religious nations are also the > > > > most healthy and > > > > successfulhttps://lists.wallawalla.edu/pipermail/caribsda/2009-January/013296.html > > > > > While I can't vouch for the accuracy of the paper, I do like what it > > > > says. > > > > > /e- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
