Another good case for the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster http://www.venganza.org/about/the-cause/ whose members seem compassionate...
On Aug 26, 1:48 pm, RichardM <[email protected]> wrote: > As Monty Python pointed out, it takes real skill--and training--to be > a first-class idiot, and someone who is really good at it deserves our > respect. With that in mind, I would like to cite the case of the > gentleman present at the "Intelligent Design" case in federal court > here about three years ago, who remarked to the press, "We are being > attacked by the intelligent and well-educated elements of our > population." > > On Aug 26, 12:03 pm, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I think the absurd and the ironic the MOST funny... > > > On Aug 26, 8:48 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Ahh laughing is a whole new sphere of things. I like to be happy and > > > on the whole I am so, blissfully at times. I will laugh at mostly > > > anything, things that I really shouldn't, racist jokes, jokes about > > > the dead, jokes about pedophillia, really what it boils down to is > > > that we can laugh at the absurd, and the more absurd the more we > > > should laugh. > > > > Well I think so anyway. > > > > On 26 Aug, 13:03, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I think you nailed it, Lee. The original post here was one of those > > > > email pass arounds, sent to me my a very intelligent, very caring, > > > > very aware friend. As I was reading it, I found myself laughing until > > > > the witness in me said "wait a minute, what am I doing? Why am I > > > > laughing at this?" Is our human nature such that we can find the > > > > mistakes and misfortunes of others so laughable? Taking ourselves too > > > > seriously can be a pitfall, true. But why do we laugh? Like the > > > > Darwin Awards, maybe it brings us to that part of our own nature that > > > > is prone to mistakes, the archetype of misstep, and we can then laugh > > > > at ourselves, and not take ourselves too seriously. There...maybe > > > > this is how we arrive at compassion. > > > > > On Aug 26, 5:24 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > In answer to your question Molly, I think that is it clear that our > > > > > compassion is conditional, although I belive it should not be.- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
