weighty question...i think you missed one answer ... G) None of the above...trying to relate physical attributes to non physical things seems rather impossible, but i think i get your point
On Apr 23, 10:24 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > ______________ 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 -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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