You are right S D, I don't know anything about you. I can only guess a few things from what I have read in your posts, so I guess that this time you did not like the tread very much, so you tried to by funny, but nobody took it that way, am I right? But this does not matter any more, now that you sound cool again. Vam, thanks for explaining where the Upanishads belong in the Indus religions, it is helpful to know this for us westnerners, in order to understand you better religiously. My regards Manfraco
On Feb 9, 6:23 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Mints Eye, I like that Frank, it's 'cooler', I see you dropped "the". > > But let's get something straight. I didn't start anything other than > my post of Feb 7, 10:51 pm in which I said clearly "Never mind the > Upanishads". (eliminating the Upanishads from my post intent)...and > further commented on the slums amidst all the "Enlightenment". > So I was a bit crass. There was no flaming, ad hom or trolling on my > part. Read the entire post yourself Manfraco. > > What ensued > Vam went into an emotional meltdown and Molly gone mod > mad while Cell gets worried about thread integrity and then finds a > correlation out of a magic hat from my post after broiling me on the > skewer. I've been having to defend myself from insult and attack ever > since my post. My simple little post. > > The only person who had anything worthwhile to say about my posts was > frantheman to whom I responded in a cordial manner. So what is the > problem, PMS? Ya! Post Message Sensitivity! I think so and it's not > my problem. > > I'm still me as always and tried to lighten it up with some frivolity > but to no use, by the way did you know that the human body has 50 > sphincters? Including the one on Vam's mind. LOL > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphincter > > Hey I'm still laughing buddy, it's like entertainment! I was never > angered in the first place, more so if anything emphatic about the > issue, not the vehement blood thirsty veins popping out of the neck > monster that Vam portrayed me as. > > I'm sorry Cell's thread went south for a bit but that is nothing new > in here and many a thread has veered off topic. I've seen my threads > go from a psychology topic to one of monkey dung. I'm sorry my friend > but I'm not the moody or temperamental one here. Please don't respond > so that Cell can have some peace of mind. > > But Frank, now get real, this comment of yours.........."Now, just > because > you were lucky as you were born in a rich country, so you are doing > well, and therefore you think that the rest of the world is stupid > people. Come on! Give everybody a fair go." <<MFE > > How do you arrive at such assumptive nonsense? You can actually > establish what I think? That is totally absurd, you don't have the > slightest idea of what I'm about, where I came from nor what socio- > economic level I was born into. What the (*#$) are you talking > about? Are you saying that just simply being born here leads to doing > well? Believe me I know what being poor is all about, I'd trade my > early childhood off for being still born before I'd relive it, enough > said. > > Any other torrents or upheavals can be directed towards my email, > thanks! > > On Feb 8, 11:25 pm, Manfraco Frank Elder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Slip and all Mints Eye group! > > I never thought that this tread would be so hot; and I would see this > > argument develop this much antagonism that SP and Molly are fighting > > each other. Come on Slip let it go and be yourself again, I remember > > you saying, why worry about this and that just enjoy life as it is. > > Remember my friend that it is not always possible to be rich and > > famous, no matter what one does, because things will always have two > > ways the good and the bad, the rich and the poor. Now, just because > > you were lucky as you were born in a rich country, so you are doing > > well, and therefore you think that the rest of the world is stupid > > people. Come on! Give everybody a fair go. > > I wish Vam would have started talking about The Laws of Manu instead > > of the Upanishads, since the Laws of Manu give a simpler description > > of how Indus religions are, maybe she could have avoided SP anger. > > Anyhow this is not what this tread is all about, this tread is about > > religions and its consequences, so let me say just this, religions > > have generally helped to keep the people together, therefore religion > > as a whole is positive. If there is anything negative should be blamed > > on the leaders, as they tend to use the collective force of religion > > to accomplish their own greedy ends. > > My regards > > Manfraco. > > > On Feb 9, 12:59 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Is this your contribution to the examples of ad hom? > > > > I never indicated any such belief concerning the Upanishads. If that > > > is what I wanted to say I would have said it. > > > > If I want to denigrate an idea that is my right within group > > > guidelines and I don't need to walk the line according to the > > > insistence of anyone else. My post was in sync with the thread topic > > > of religion, the positive, negative or the nonsense of it and it was > > > not in violation. > > > > Fear of what might occur? lol > > > > Maybe all hell will erupt in a cacophony of screaming, moaning and > > > gnashing of teeth while impish demons emerge enforce chasing after > > > religious fanatics, zealots and believers of gods and devils while > > > they scream "help me Lord" and get their sphincters reamed by God's > > > finger, the same one he used to write the ten commandments into the > > > stones for Moses. > > > > Ok I'll leave quietly now. > > > > On Feb 8, 6:21 pm, 1CellOfMany <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Well, Slip Disc, you have shown that my attempt to have a reasonable > > > > discussion here was just a dream. Your approach to discussion is > > > > inflammatory and lacking in civilized manners. Did you note the > > > > parallel thread? Since you seem to believe that there is some causal > > > > connection between the Upanishads and the slums, perhaps you could > > > > describe it there. > > > > > Since you seem to be unable to allow a discussion about this topic to > > > > occur without breaking in and denigrating the ideas that are being > > > > presented, I wonder what you fear might occur if we are "left to > > > > ourselves"? > > > > > On Feb 7, 11:51 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Yeah, and I'm so very touched by it. Never mind the Upanishads, I'd > > > > > rather understand how India supports slum dogs as a viable concept. I > > > > > find it not only disgraceful but barbaric, primitive and > > > > > hypocritical. The movie "Slum Dog Millionaire" tells the story. Is > > > > > there some religious explanation for treating people like the garbage > > > > > they live > > > > > in?http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfn... > > > > > > Fraternity and Brotherhood? As long as you have the right brother? > > > > > > I guess if you pile enough bullshit on top of the bullshit you won't > > > > > see the bullshit, right? > > > > > > On Feb 7, 9:10 pm, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > How many here have read the Upanishads ? ! > > > > > > > The two most positive aspects of religion are concepts of fraternity > > > > > > and brotherhood, in times when most of the world were barbarian, on > > > > > > one hand, and the practice of introspection or self - examination, > > > > > > on > > > > > > the other. > > > > > > > On Feb 8, 2:50 am, 1CellOfMany <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > There have been many discussions here where the negative results > > > > > > > of > > > > > > > religion have been brought up as a side issue to another > > > > > > > discussion. > > > > > > > I would like to start two parallel threads here, one about the > > > > > > > good > > > > > > > that religions and religious people have done in and for the > > > > > > > world, > > > > > > > and the other about the bad things that have come from, and been > > > > > > > done > > > > > > > because of religion. > > > > > > > > In this thread, lets concentrate on discussing the positive > > > > > > > contributions of religion. The good acts, the positive results of > > > > > > > religious teaching, and the positive things that can be learned > > > > > > > from > > > > > > > reading the "source books" of religion, such as the Bible, the > > > > > > > Upanishads, the Koran, and other writings that are considered > > > > > > > "Holy" > > > > > > > by any religion. > > > > > > > > A historical time-line might also be useful, correlating the > > > > > > > beginning > > > > > > > and growth of each religion to historical events and trends in the > > > > > > > places where the religion was spread.- 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.
