Hey Om! Naaaa mate that is not what I mean at all.
This all goes back to Taoist shamans original assertion: 'If you have a good worthwhile productive thought , but take no action to bring it from your head to action , this lack of action is an irresponsible action' I merely wished to point out that this stance is a product of Shamans own morality and that as such it may not mirror others morality. On the surface it looks a great piece of advise but I for one can see that not every one may agree with it. Not sure where you get this idea of stepping outside of reality, indeed is that even possible? And I do hope that you do not think that I am in someway restricting or limiting how I think? On Mar 22, 10:54 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > Yet Lee, using your own ‘logic’, does the apparent subjectivity of > morality mean that we dare not express it nor by extension even live > it? > > To me, neither is the case. I find an innate morality and live and > express it. > > When one gets caught up on the notion of change over time, one steps > outside of reality. While not suggesting that such a thought be > ignored, using it to limit how one is/thinks seems to be mere folly to > me. Such negation serves no function that I can ascertain. > > http://www.don-lindsay-archive.org/skeptic/arguments.html#rhetorical_...http://www.don-lindsay-archive.org/skeptic/arguments.html#state > > On Mar 22, 3:34 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > And there is the rub. > > > Elsewhere we are having a sorta conversation with a seemingly nice > > honest Christian girl who sees nowt wrong in indcotrianiting children > > into her faith. > > > Morality, well a lot of it just aint shared and there is no gareentee > > that what I may say as a 'good thought' others will see in the same > > light. > > > My thoughts on those that serve in our armed forces at this present > > time in the sociaty I find myself living in do not marry up with a > > great number of my peers, yet 40 years ago, would certianly have done > > so. Morality shifts not only from individual to individual but in the > > same person from time to time. > > > Who's to say that a 'good thought' acted upon then(and so acording to > > Taosit Shaman, a respnisble act) will not be deemed irrisponsible at > > some latter time? > > > On Mar 22, 12:10 am, Mardi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Mar 21, 11:47 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > A good thought may be just that a good thought .. as for no action > > > > sometimes a quick action is irresponsible, as well as no action being a > > > > irresponsible action. Caught between a rock and a hard spot.. A lot of > > > > times I feel and think that a good idea should be through through,, > > > > and the > > > > information stored,, there may come a time in life where decisive > > > > action is > > > > needed and required.. If a person has examined many ideas ane though > > > > them > > > > through,, you have done a lot of the work in creating a firm foundation > > > > for > > > > sound judgement. > > > > > Let me see how does that go one step to the left then back one step > > > > three to > > > > the right four forward one to the left.. darn I forgot again.. lol. > > > > Allan > > > > I thoroughly agree, Allan, in allowing a good thought to mature and > > > establish itself and its place in my thinking before deciding how, > > > when, where and why to take any action on it. But I'd go further to > > > question whether every thought must be in some way associated with > > > productivity and action. A beautiful flower garden has no "use" or > > > "purpose". It produces nothing but contentment and a habitat for bugs > > > and birds and such. Even more, a beautiful work of art also does not > > > require action nor does it produce any results - it's reason for being > > > is simply because it exists. > > > > And on a footnote - I'm not very good at keeping up with these > > > conversations on a regular basis. But I try to check in from time to > > > time and share friendship as I can find the time.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
