Why don't you need it anymore? What is your message to us? You said you are coming from a good educational and financial background, why do you you propagate the simple life now? What is the lesson for us?
Am Dienstag, 24. Februar 2015 schrieb : > Basically food, shelter, medical, TV/internet.. My life is fairly > simple, .. I don't have needs for more.. > > تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين > Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others > > -----Original Message----- > From: gabbydott <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> > To: "[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>" < > [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> > Sent: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 3:04 PM > Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Re: The religious atheist > > Oh, that's easy: money plays an existential role in my life. It pays my > food and shelter and much more. Which role does it play in your life? > > Am Dienstag, 24. Februar 2015 schrieb : > >> Gabby, Gabby, Gabby, the golden calf factor.. (An idea of your >> creation) is nothing more than a simple reference to the people whose >> obsession is the gathering of wealth and possessions. A total life style of >> greed.. >> Yes it is a biblical reference with the wall street stock market bring >> represented by a huge bull.. Being an old farm boy a male calf grows up >> to be a bull. The mixture of the two realities create the golden calf >> factor. The worship of wealth as god.. Look around because we are >> surrounded by those that worship money as a "god". >> The question is just how important is money in your life Gabby? >> >> تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين >> Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Gabby <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 2:22 PM >> Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Re: The religious atheist >> >> You keep on reminding us, Allan, yes. I'll hurry up. I have started >> reading up on the United States Declaration of Independence, but the >> problem is there, they don't use "golden calf factor" and don't base it on >> religious reasons but on "Laws of Nature". Thank you for your patience. >> >> Am Dienstag, 24. Februar 2015 08:05:54 UTC+1 schrieb Allan Heretic: >>> >>> Thats true, I was thinking more of the US political /religious >>> system.. Some churches are very good others not so good because of the >>> golden calf factor.. >>> >>> تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين >>> Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: archytas <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 1:25 AM >>> Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Re: The religious atheist >>> >>> Religions are closely linked with the treatment of others, including >>> strangers. >>> >>> On Monday, February 23, 2015 at 9:31:57 PM UTC, Allan Heretic wrote: >>>> >>>> Faith in the social system? >>>> >>>> تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين >>>> Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: archytas <[email protected]> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:29 PM >>>> Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Re: The religious atheist >>>> >>>> That is the question pol. I have faith that lead carbonate will turn >>>> yellow at 78 degrees, at least in Earth laboratories. Spent today cleaning >>>> up after my grandson - little faith in him and considering a ban. I take >>>> people as they come. Not so much about faith in them as hoping they may >>>> have common interests - fairly rare for me. Thee seem to be things to hope >>>> for requiring faith. Most people expressing faith seem to be doing >>>> something else to me, in the religious sense. >>>> >>>> The big one for me is faith in social systems' claims on what they are >>>> really doing and can do. That looks bleak. >>>> >>>> On Monday, 23 February 2015 20:15:52 UTC, Allan Heretic wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Interesting questions Polly, I think the faith we are discussing is >>>>> generically classified as a power greater than we are. >>>>> >>>>> Faith in others. That is an interesting l)question.. Personally I >>>>> try give people the benefit of trust. Until that trust is broken.. A lot >>>>> of >>>>> people don't care if they are dishonest toward others. >>>>> >>>>> تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين >>>>> Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: polly skid <[email protected]> >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Sent: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 8:46 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Re: The religious atheist >>>>> >>>>> Faith in what?? I know you mean Faith faith, but, speaking of faith.. >>>>> Why do you think it's tough to have faith in other people... >>>>> On Feb 23, 2015 11:30 PM, "archytas" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> We might ask at what point faith is so obviously delusional as to >>>>>> give it up and whether faith can be given up? Obviously, religions can >>>>>> be >>>>>> given up at the drop of a conqueror's hat, despite all previous >>>>>> professions >>>>>> of faith. So do we overdo faith as an internal matter? Without the >>>>>> external misery, scarcity and so on, would there be much need-demand for >>>>>> inner self-development offered as peaceful light at the end of the tunnel >>>>>> in better external environments? >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't find people working much on inner integrity and much more on >>>>>> image management and backing down to the chief barker. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Monday, February 23, 2015 at 5:03:43 PM UTC, archytas wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Reminds me a bit of trying to do a Rubik's cube my nephews had >>>>>>> rendered impossible by peeling labels off to 'complete' it. We had a >>>>>>> debate today with our current Chancellor of five years being blamed for >>>>>>> doing nothing on tax evasion-avoidance and in turn blaming his >>>>>>> predecessor >>>>>>> for doing nothing five years ago. Clear proof of just how useless our >>>>>>> system is and an argument rather like Tony's shape and lack of colour >>>>>>> here. I suspect a diversion of our faith to the kind of contentment we >>>>>>> strive to achieve in domestic herds. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Monday, February 23, 2015 at 4:23:35 PM UTC, facilitator wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "Faith-Reason" >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Xx9F9Qa-ITY/VOtT054sq-I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/O8A_bI5JvW0/s1600/Faith%2B%2BReason.jpg> >>>>>>>> "Contentment comes at a very high price, anxiety and fear are often >>>>>>>> sold to secure the debt" (™) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> --- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> ""Minds Eye"" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/minds-eye/yDzn3Mhp_8I/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','minds-eye%[email protected]');> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/minds-eye/yDzn3Mhp_8I/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','minds-eye%[email protected]');> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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