Yeah I sorta agree with you. We are largly free where it really matters, in the head. But do we really have ultimate control over ourselves?
I can't help but think that if I don't eat then I die, so there is no control there at all, I must eat or die, this is not my choice and so I have no control over it. On 27 July, 07:05, BB47 <[email protected]> wrote: > I am new here. I like having control. My last post did not show up > so I looked at the guidelines (I really didn't think I would have to, > after all I am a wonderful human being.... sometimes) and I found > out that I am on "moderation" at the start (this is where I get to the > control issue) > > It is not a good feeling not being in control, but we do have > ultimate control over ourselves, barring an illness or mental chemical > fiasco, and that might be the only control we may get that we can rely > on. People are controlling. They often have good reasons. > Sometimes they are just jerks, but humans as a whole have > demonstrated over and over that they prefer to control other human > beings rather than let them do whatever they choose. It is a fine > line. Obviously, control can be good for some causes and not for > others. It might depend on whether you have an Egalitarian or a > "collective" type philosophy, with the "good for most" beliefs. > I really don't like that myself. I am an individualist. But I also > admit that some control is necessary. > > We can hope that the "people in control" have wisdom, fairness, > and sound judgement. When the hell has that ever happened in history? > No, seriously, sometimes it happens. Not often enough for me. (I am > not saying I have those qualities nor would know them if they ran me > over) > > On Jul 26, 5:19 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > We had Molly's wonderful post gone chaotic concerning control and > > since then I thought of other aspects of control and being in control > > and whether or not we are supposed to be in control. > > I hear evangelists speak of turning your life over to God, letting the > > Holy Spirit guide you. I hear of following rules and regulations, > > laws and dictum of governing bodies. I ask myself, where is there any > > room left for us to have any control? > > This goes beyond the Molly post as being self and the awareness of > > decision that was made prior. Are we not mostly controlled beings? > > Isn't control limited to our personal space and even then limited to > > no one knowing about that space? Isn't it true, what has been said, > > that the only privacy we have is that which exists in our minds? But > > then again, when we talk about control, spiritual control, external > > control isn't that also a matter that is questionable?- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
