Hahah yes that can happen around here Binhah. My perception on generations is a little differant, I think the generation after me are doing okay I think our kids get far too much stick, they are largley good kids, but the generation before mine ahhhh bloody nutters every one of the, and yes that means you Ornamental Mind!
Bwhahahahhahah! On Mar 22, 5:37 pm, Binah Hochma <[email protected]> wrote: > This turned out to be an interesting thread. I thought Bryan was just > kinda introducing himself. > Ash, I think each generation believes they are not as "bad" as the one > coming up. Not that I disagree with you, just saying... > Ornamentalmind, love the Fallacious Arguments website. > Allan, it was much easier in my day to act on a "good thought" because > we didn't have youtube and cell phones for the whole world to see. > But didn't some of those actions help us to grow. Maybe sometimes it > is better to do something than to do nothing at all for fear of > screwing up. > Binah > > On Mar 22, 7:14 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > 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_... > > > > 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 -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
