You said it space;-D.. yakkin with it now..;-)
On May 16, 4:03 pm, e_space <[email protected]> wrote:
> the older u get the more u wish u were young again (physically) so you
> can further enjoy what u have learned while getting old
> (physically)...dont push it kid, all things will come to those with
> desire and u have a lot of time...just stay motivated to learn and
> spend less time trying get that knowledge from others...your own
> 'path' will lead to the pot of gold ime...
>
> yes, life is a wonder, but life has a sister and her name is death. as
> soon as we are born the second scenario is AUTOMATIC, we will die.
> many people have earthly experiences and gain physical knowledge and
> even wisdom. this knowledge will be snuffed out when life's sister
> visits.
>
> spiritual knowledge is eternal...why? because spirit is energy, and
> this cannot be created nor destroyed...u have a spark of spirit in you
> and if you spend a good portion of your time yakkin with it rather
> than looking around yourself for your entertainment, ure spirit will
> get sooooo bright that you may not have to come back to this testing
> station called hell....ooops, i mean earth... ;-^)
>
> On May 16, 6:51 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > thats wat i like about old people(no offence)...presuming you are old
> > since grandmas are old..that they have like a huge repository of
> > experience.. and from it wisdom...yuo have seen life.. to me life is
> > still a wonder ypu know.. and i wonder how will it pass... just too
> > eager.. impatient.. wat does it feel to have lived.. so much.. this is
> > not a crappy question.. it seriously fascinates me...
>
> > On May 16, 3:38 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > You do get to a point where you have heard or seen it all and seem not
> > > shocked or surprised- except you are.
>
> > > On May 16, 5:23 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > I guess we keep evolving with experience... that goes for matters in
> > > > decision making... maybe that is why the Judges of Law courts are old
> > > > people...
>
> > > > On May 16, 3:12 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > You will be a different person by 40, 60, 80...but hopefully not stuck
> > > > > in some silly decision you made at 20 when your brain is not even
> > > > > evolved until age 25 in the matters of judgement and decision making.
>
> > > > > On May 15, 10:09 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Yeah! you are right i guess... sometimes i get sick too ...and
> > > > > > everything seems meaninglesss.. but the curiosity of the future ..
> > > > > > of
> > > > > > what will happen in my life keeps me going... but i am not even 20
> > > > > > yet... wonder wat'll keep me onwards around 40... do i sound
> > > > > > depressed
> > > > > > or wat !!! ;-)
>
> > > > > > On May 15, 7:59 pm, e_space <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > maybe they just got sick of opium and booze sandwiches for
> > > > > > > breakfast?
>
> > > > > > > to give you my opinion about your question 'is life really
> > > > > > > meaningless?"...the more one delves into their spiritual
> > > > > > > existance,
> > > > > > > the less signifigance is placed on material things. if the spirit
> > > > > > > becomes highly tuned in, passtimes such as eating and the
> > > > > > > consequential removal of waste (sorry), become more like a chore
> > > > > > > than
> > > > > > > a pleasure and can seem quite mundane. even the act of breathing,
> > > > > > > while vital, exemplifies our human reliability on such for
> > > > > > > existance.
>
> > > > > > > under these conditions, the only thing that can substantially
> > > > > > > relieve
> > > > > > > the weight of our humanity is a great soul mate to share ones
> > > > > > > spirit
> > > > > > > with...i do not have such, and am therefore looking forward to a
> > > > > > > bright future elsewhere, although not in a negative way, but full
> > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > joy and anticipation. human life is finite, spiritual life
> > > > > > > infinite
> > > > > > > and therefore human life as we know it holds less
> > > > > > > signifigance...thats
> > > > > > > my opinion and im sticking to it! ;-^)
>
> > > > > > > On May 15, 8:17 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]>
> > > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > Arent we over with the purpose of life already...... i mean
> > > > > > > > there have
> > > > > > > > been quite a number of discussions on it lately!!!shouldnt we
> > > > > > > > put our
> > > > > > > > views under the corresponding topic rather than making a new
> > > > > > > > topic by
> > > > > > > > the same name... and the purpose of life is to find a purpose
> > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > stick to it..... hey why do you think all the great intense
> > > > > > > > writers
> > > > > > > > committed suicide..like Hemingway and Virginia Woolf..coz they
> > > > > > > > find
> > > > > > > > life meaningless... is that it... is life really meaningless...
>
> > > > > > > > On May 15, 3:33 pm, e_space <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > very well francis...but how about answering the question
> > > > > > > > > instead of
> > > > > > > > > bashing those who havent pleased u with their answer? u know,
> > > > > > > > > lead by
> > > > > > > > > example?
>
> > > > > > > > > On May 15, 4:37 am, frantheman <[email protected]>
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > This thread is a good example of a general deterioration in
> > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > quality of discussion and debate on the 'Eye recently.
> > > > > > > > > > One-line
> > > > > > > > > > assertions, unsupported by any kind of logical argument,
> > > > > > > > > > factual
> > > > > > > > > > grounding or authoritative underpinning, do not invite to a
> > > > > > > > > > development and deepening of themes, rather to mutual
> > > > > > > > > > slogan-slinging.
>
> > > > > > > > > > This is not to say that every entry in a discussion has to
> > > > > > > > > > be a
> > > > > > > > > > discourse; the one-liner tope can be very effective in the
> > > > > > > > > > context of
> > > > > > > > > > a good discussion - gabby frequently (not always :-))
> > > > > > > > > > achieves a
> > > > > > > > > > surgical precision here - but like any good
> > > > > > > > > > rhetorical/discussive
> > > > > > > > > > device works best when used sparingly and discerningly.
> > > > > > > > > > Otherwise, we
> > > > > > > > > > could all just as well abandon Minds Eye and move to
> > > > > > > > > > Twitter.
> > > > > > > > > > Alternatively, we could all become zen masters and talk to
> > > > > > > > > > each other
> > > > > > > > > > in koans.
>
> > > > > > > > > > paw's initial statement here begs so many questions as to
> > > > > > > > > > become
> > > > > > > > > > almost meaningless. What do you mean by God? What is this
> > > > > > > > > > [upper case]
> > > > > > > > > > "Glorifying" you are talking about? How does this benefit
> > > > > > > > > > us? Does it
> > > > > > > > > > benefit God? What is obvious about this?
>
> > > > > > > > > > Wittgenstein ended the "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus"
> > > > > > > > > > with the
> > > > > > > > > > sentence, "Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, dar ber muss man
> > > > > > > > > > schweigen /
> > > > > > > > > > Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent." At
> > > > > > > > > > the moment,
> > > > > > > > > > reading many posts here, I incline towards the one-liner:
>
> > > > > > > > > > If you've got nothing to say, then say nothing.
>
> > > > > > > > > > Francis
>
> > > > > > > > > > On 14 Mai, 02:28, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> > > > > > > > > > wrote:
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