No change there then Slip. Give me a bell if you get no sleep and I'll have the day in!
On 15 July, 06:29, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Much of the fears you cite have been quelled in our time. We've > commandeered much of the planet and created secure environs in which > to abide without fear. While fear plays a role in our daily lives it > is no longer the driving force of our existence, perhaps for some but > not for all. I'm sure there are places where what you present is as > real today as it was in the past but for much of the world it no > longer holds true. We have a great deal of amenities and for many life > is good with little to fear. There is something much more powerful > than fear and that is the cosmos. What is there to fear, "really"? > > Let's not veer too far off track but remember this is or at least was > about your insistence that men fear and hate women, that all male > dominance is attributed to fear and your attempt to validate this > assertion by means of primal emotion. > > My primal emotion right now is exhaustion and I fear if I don't get > some sleep I'll be a beast all day tomorrow. > > Bueno! > > On Jul 14, 5:09 pm, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > "... On Jul 14, 1:37 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: ..." > > > > So the "Danger" is what? Something else that is full of fear? > > > Danger is anything that threatens one's life or peaceful pursuit > > thereof. Human beings, being the most xenophobic of all species, find > > danger everywhere -- even where it's not. But of all the things there > > are to be afraid of, the one I'm most afraid of is someone who is > > afraid of me. Fear makes people react irrationally if predictably. > > > > Not at > > > all. Two animals full of fear run in opposite directions and one that > > > is running from fear is running from something that is not fearful. > > > So that is obviously another primal emotion, one of aggression and > > > hostility. > > > Aggression and running are the two classic reactions to fear. > > Psychologists have determined this to a high degree of accuracy. Fear > > elicits two basic reactions: fight or flight. > > > > You go on to categorize fear as a "survival tool" and while you are > > > absolutely correct in assessing it as a survival mechanism the > > > disregard of other existing primal emotions is the flaw in your > > > argument. > > > I hold there is but one primal emotion by its definition. But > > granting the benefit of an error, please name for me what you see as > > the other primal emotions? > > > > Gruff, really, I find it most odd that you would resort to biblical > > > reference in an attempt to push a point when you have been one of the > > > most outspoken atheists in here. Maybe the agave my friend? Chill > > > Mon! > > > Being atheist I enjoy quoting biblical references in support of my > > points. > > > > However, what you are trying to do is update the > > > workings of modernity with ancient and antiquated notions. The > > > examples you present are invalid on the basis of current scientific > > > knowledge of earthly rumblings and outbursts of an active planet. > > > Okay, again please point out the specifics of my errors. What are the > > ancient and antiquated notions about which I am mistaken? And has not > > the planet always been violent, though more so in the past than now, > > but still violent. Though earth may appear peaceful from space, down > > here on it's surface it's pretty damned violent. > > > > Well I have to say that your life in the desert affords you more time > > > for all this but around here the shit hits the fan often and I have to > > > say that the fan is a blowin and I'm a needin to goin. > > > > So I'll get back to this later. > > > > Adios Amigo! > > > Good luck with that ....
