Ah yes, Neil, but even as we huddle in the dark, we can still warm ourselves on the imaginary crackling fires of our stories ... ;-)
Francis On 20 Mai, 15:03, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > My, my! Even Francis' guard is down - blowing kisses at Gabbers! The > path to atheism seems not about a rejection of faith to me but rather > an affirmation of faith in non-idiocy - something very difficult to > affirm in engagement with the world and what is really going on in > it. The pain of the martyr is very disruptive in all this as is the > temptation to enter into a positive gloss of hope - both turn into > what is not needed very quickly. No doubt I 'should' put together a > tuna and rice salad to eat healthy and not become a drain on the NHS - > yet in doing this I am no doubt a drain on the Indonesians working and > living in squalor who produced my cheap tuna and rice or the > Bulgarians' backs that produced my lettuce in this wonderful world of > capitalism. I really don't know what action we can take to bring > about real change, though deeply suspect the answers don't lie in fine > words - though in some sense the answers clearly "lie" in fine words. > In the sense of eating food provided in a chain from men living on > boats pretty much 24/7/365 rodding in jack tuna by the ton to be > processed by women living apart from their families and banned from > speaking on production lines to supermarket retailers wacking the > stuff onto their shelves at a price that ensures I have income to > dispose on a guitar for my grandson this is a very connected world. > One can surely see 'An Inspector Calls' in this, though we 'prefer' > some notion that capitalism is the only game in town, an abject > affirmation of the irrational involving a fear that rational action is > an impossible dream and perhaps Hobbes' notions that we must give up > to absolute leadership in some personified form. What I don't see is > much attempt to get the truth out in accessible forms or much > alternative to grubbing about on a croft in Scotland to get away from > it all. The is a dream of 'singularity' - a time beyond the human in > which we merge with machines and escape our doomed biology. We can do > better than this, yet our arguments are actually rather cosy, > themselves forms of life rather than about changing living conditions > - always consumed by vested interests and words that have become > things reinforcing the same old patterns of living in a pretence of > rationality. > > On 20 May, 01:23, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Are you a shrink in disguise? > > > On May 19, 6:16 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > This is true and the closet can be full of masks for every occasion. > > > > On May 19, 1:50 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > That's the best thing about the internet. You don't have to wake > > > > anyone up! :-) > > > > > On May 19, 7:10 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > It may seem like its late but I post all hours of the day and night > > > > > within any 24 hour period. But it would be later for you wouldn't it? > > > > > The Les Paul was too heavy on the shoulder for me but Gibson was > > > > > always my favorite line. I think my Howard Roberts, ES 335, Melody > > > > > Maker (vintage) and the SG Deluxe, Takamine accoustic with onboard > > > > > electronics and a Roland RD 500 keyboard stand out over the rest as > > > > > favorites. Five string bass for me and I've been dabbling with a > > > > > Mandolin but not that crazy for it, the neck is too small. I have to > > > > > say I don't sound like crap unless I'm overly inebriated to the point > > > > > of not worth playing anymore. > > > > > Well it is time to address my coffee addiction! > > > > > Have a great day! > > > > > > On May 19, 4:02 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Somebody is up late. Yes, I play guitar. But not recently. I have > > > > > > 4(Ibanez f-hole semi-solid, Gibson Les Paul, Gibson acoustic and a > > > > > > beat up bass I traded two cd's to get. Mostly only play around > > > > > > holidays anymore. Sound like crap until I get a good buzz going. > > > > > > Probably still sound like crap but I THINK I sound better. > > > > > > > dj > > > > > > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 3:34 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Or angel.// I played "Satin Doll", "Honeysuckle Rose"- others. > > > > > > > > On May 18, 6:59 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > >> That was great Don! Now should I back you up on the piano or the > > > > > > >> bass? I assume you play guitar, no? > > > > > > > >> It is undeniably true that everyone, whether through the visual > > > > > > >> or the > > > > > > >> interactive, adapts their own personal "self" from all that has > > > > > > >> been > > > > > > >> absorbed within the environmental experience. We all know what > > > > > > >> happens to a child that is locked up in a room without any > > > > > > >> exposure to > > > > > > >> the outside world. We cannot fully discover ourselves without > > > > > > >> knowing > > > > > > >> what others have discovered. This is what prompts us to explore > > > > > > >> our > > > > > > >> shadow. > > > > > > > >> On May 18, 5:54 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > >> > To truly discover who you are(or in another sense, who you'd > > > > > > >> > like to be) I > > > > > > >> > think it is necessary and certainly beneficial to study others > > > > > > >> > beliefs and > > > > > > >> > philosophies. An analogy would be the musician searching for > > > > > > >> > his style. SD > > > > > > >> > can back me up on this(or not). You learn a dozen other > > > > > > >> > people's style and > > > > > > >> > develop your own usually as a combination of the others. Many > > > > > > >> > times it is > > > > > > >> > done unconsciously but if your goal is self understanding it > > > > > > >> > would be better > > > > > > >> > to deliberately learn/copy other styles, pick what you like > > > > > > >> > about them the > > > > > > >> > most and develop yours accordingly. > > > > > > > >> > dj > > > > > > > >> > On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 1:39 PM, e_space > > > > > > >> > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > >> > > lol..."live" to me is the ongoing movie that is my life, not > > > > > > >> > > somebody > > > > > > >> > > elses...but i may consider this. im not really looking for > > > > > > >> > > info so i > > > > > > >> > > would prefer to read a book that is fun at least...hesse was > > > > > > >> > > good > > > > > > >> > > because his philosophy was at least in novel form...quite > > > > > > >> > > enjoyable > > > > > > >> > > and started with Siddhartha. i have mentioned this book in > > > > > > >> > > another > > > > > > >> > > post... > > > > > > > >> > > On May 18, 11:57 am, Rosey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > >> > > > Sigh...I took a brief vacation from this forum and upon > > > > > > >> > > > returning find > > > > > > >> > > > members poking lances at each other. Shame on you! > > > > > > >> > > > Whatever it is, > > > > > > >> > > > get over it. > > > > > > > >> > > > I recommend Hesse-Siddhartha. > > > > > > > >> > > > I wanted to mention to e. that although I understand your > > > > > > >> > > > logic for > > > > > > >> > > > not wanting to be influenced by others' philosophies you > > > > > > >> > > > will notice > > > > > > >> > > > that we as humans do not differ much in thought. Many > > > > > > >> > > > philosophical > > > > > > >> > > > view points tend to intertwine with each other. Relieve > > > > > > >> > > > yourself and > > > > > > >> > > > enjoy a good read. Nothing like sitting on a chaise by a > > > > > > >> > > > crackling > > > > > > >> > > > fire or breezy ceiling fan and getting absorbed into > > > > > > >> > > > another world. > > > > > > >> > > > That's live.- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
