______________ is lighter then a feather and heavier then a mountain. A.) Life B.) Death C.) Love D.) Knowledge F.) All of the above
dj On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ignorance is bliss. Not knowing can be the less stressful way of > living one's Life. > The truth can be painful, but to know the glory of Life makes it worth > while. > > peace & Love > > On Apr 24, 2:01 am, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: >> u are right, but one must determine if finding an answer is feasible, >> if it isnt go find something else to consider. this has led me to >> write a little ditty called 'wisdumb, the joy of not knowing'. by the >> way, i am not a religion lol...knowledge is not all that its cracked >> up to be imo...i would much prefer to be happy and lacking in >> knowledge than full of knowledge and unhappy...how about u? >> >> On Apr 23, 5:55 pm, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > It seems very incongruous of one so apparently knowledgeable to say >> > there are questions we shouldn't ask or expect to gain knowledge >> > through asking. >> > I've always been crazy, maybe that has kept me from going insane from >> > the knowledge gained from asking the questions that you and many >> > religions ban. >> >> > peace & Love >> >> > On Apr 23, 9:57 pm, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > i think it is inherantly harmful to try to determine how we got here, >> > > or for what purpose. there are certain questions that we will never be >> > > able to answer and to ask them can lead to exasperation and even >> > > mental illness. there are a lot of bright eyed lunatics inhabiting >> > > mental asylums who have tried to climb that mountain only to realize >> > > there is no top. me feeling is that we should introspect, put out the >> > > welcome mat for all things that scratch on our cranium. i think we all >> > > have spirit but that we must polish it if we want it to get brighter. >> > > maybe is we do this a lot we wont have to keep coming back to >> > > hell...ooops, i mean earth, in order to try and figure it out >> > > again :-) >> >> > > On Apr 20, 1:06 am, Rosey <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > > Then what put us here, only a supreme entity could have devised such a >> > > > miraculous creature at the human being. We are physically too >> > > > complicated to have simply derived from a cell. >> >> > > > On Apr 20, 12:16 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > > > Did you ever consider that religion simply fills a void within your >> > > > > incomplete self? Recognizing self and all it's potential overcomes, >> > > > > as you say, the frailties of the mind. Being faithful to a faith >> > > > > based belief in a deity that oversees everything in your life is >> > > > > merely abandonment of personal responsibility to the self, the who >> > > > > and >> > > > > what you are all about. Every culture experiences the same mortal >> > > > > life with all its hardships, diseases and woes regardless of >> > > > > religious >> > > > > belief. >> > > > > Anthropocentrism seems the main problem affecting the world and it's >> > > > > inability to become stable. We have become a disconnected entity, >> > > > > separated from our cosmic origin. This disconnect leaves us void of >> > > > > the vision necessary for growth beyond the mundane. >> > > > > God is a concept derived from ancient philosophies as a means of >> > > > > creating tangible relevance to the unknown origins of life. As >> > > > > philosophers groped with ideas they failed to reach reasonable truths >> > > > > and therefore others injected there own ideas rendering the entire >> > > > > concept as infinitely enigmatic. As science advanced to replace >> > > > > myths >> > > > > major shifts in deity belief also took place which ultimately led to >> > > > > the use of religious concepts as a way of controlling the mass >> > > > > populace. I think God (the name we use) is the essence of all living >> > > > > things and all things perceived to be as in everything you see and >> > > > > everything you touch, the energy of life itself. >> > > > > Religion implies absolute truth and therefore each religious group >> > > > > must persecute those who fall outside of that truth, ergo, religious >> > > > > wars and atrocities. Religion has yet to accomplish anything more >> > > > > than duping people and stripping them of their ability to function >> > > > > upon their own reason. >> > > > > Two people of differing cultures can get along really well but when >> > > > > you throw in differing religions they are more apt to want to kill >> > > > > each other. >> > > > > I don't need religion to love someone, to treat someone equally or to >> > > > > have compassion. >> >> > > > > On Apr 19, 11:42 am, Rosey <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > > > > I decided to start a new post as I originally intended it to be a >> > > > > > response to the Purpose of Life post but felt it took another >> > > > > > direction. >> >> > > > > > First off, tip of the hat to everyone in here. I discovered this >> > > > > > group by chance. Second, purpose to life? Ah, the frailties of >> > > > > > the >> > > > > > mind, I have been walking backwards as I've grown weak in faith. >> > > > > > I am >> > > > > > muslim, I don't think anyone here is immature enough to negatively >> > > > > > comment on such a label, but I do have one thing to say: When I >> > > > > > was >> > > > > > more faithful to my religion and consistent with prayers I felt a >> > > > > > sense of completion and calmness. I could even say that I at one >> > > > > > point I felt that I reached a temporary self actualization. It's >> > > > > > not >> > > > > > the religion, but more or less the idea of maintaining spirituality >> > > > > > that keeps one fulfilled. Through my recent skepticisms and >> > > > > > analyzations of religion as a whole I have been more distraught >> > > > > > than >> > > > > > I've ever been. Is it an oddysey? Why does one who has steered >> > > > > > far >> > > > > > from ideological beliefs that a supreme entity exists feel lost and >> > > > > > agonizingly stressed? Wouldn't one be better off just accepting >> > > > > > and >> > > > > > following religion knowing that they are abiding by its rules >> > > > > > accordingly? Isn't that comfort? >> >> > > > > > Sincerely, >> > > > > > Lost- Hide quoted text - >> >> > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> > > > - Show quoted text -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
