On 8 Feb, 15:05, MajorOz <[email protected]> wrote: > On Feb 8, 8:05 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > On 4 Feb, 11:43, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > So what is the greatest evil then? > > > > The greatest evil is taking choice from somebody. However you perform > > > such an action, by killing, by enslaving, by physical force. The key > > > here is choice. > > > > Even our children understand this, and can get highly upset when > > > tasked with something they have no wish to do. > > > > Agree, disagree, why? > >> Of course I disagree...and you know why. You only THINK you have > > choices. The continuum shows differently. Science stands with me on > > this. If you truly believe that you have freedom of choice in a cause- > > and-effect universe, you're allowing yourself to be duped. Please, > > don't take that personally, as you know I would say it to anyone who > > said such a thing. Our children understand what we instruct them. I > > was instructed by some teachers and my father, who knew that there was > > a catch involved in Special Relativity. Children will remain children > > until they grow up and face the facts. The truth of the space-time > > continuum has nothing whatsoever to do with what I wish it to be. All > > my wishes are but events in it. And I truly wish that people would > > face the facts and understand just this one aspect of reality; for, if > > they did, they'd be a million steps closer to the One. If I get upset > > because my father tells me to mow the lawn, that's just not anything > > to get upset about. To do so would be childish. It's a FAR different > > thing to take someone's life. The balance, in that case, is left to > > God. And, personally, I believe that, for every action there is an > > equal and opposite reaction. That would mean that, in the case of > > murder, the person who murders gives up their afterlife (or, rather, > > exists in a state wherein they would rather not). But, of course, > > there's a greater scope in that, if a 'murder' occurs, then it had to > > be the will of the One--and who can fight that? We are agents of the > > Lord and do His bidding whether or NOT we realise that. The space- > > time continuum is a permanent record of all things that are done (down > > to the quantum level!) and it is by means of that permanent record > > that our hands will testify against us (or for us, if and when we do > > good). Apologies, once again, to Ian, for didactics. > > Didactics......... ? > > Well, I guess so, in the sense that L. Ron thought he was didactic. > > cheers > > oz, wondering about the source of the above
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/didactics I thought I'd used it correctly. I think I did. - 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.
