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On Feb 9, 3:46 pm, Manfraco Frank Elder <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]. 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