Maybe someone in the group can add to this list: "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." – Stephen Roberts
"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Faith is believing something you know ain't true." - Mark Twain "Religions are all alike - founded upon fables and mythologies." - Thomas Jefferson On 3/3/07, Ham Priday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Jos -- > > Some time has elapsed since our last battle :-) > > You wrote to Marsha and Case: > > If one is using "good" in its absolute sense to refer > > to DQ, then "no good" doesn't just mean bad it means > > non existent. Worse than that it means, not the thing > > that is already "not other" before existence/non-existence > > gets defined. But our groundstuff encompases everything > > so that just isn't allowed. > > > > Ham - can I ask your opinion here: > > I'd like to establish how a hypothetical "absolute bad" > > might relate to essentialism (I know the question doesn't > > fit properly). > > > You also asked: > > What is "absence of essence"? > > Invalid question. There is no absence of Essence. Essence is absolute > "IS-ness". Nothoingness is a negation of an absolute Source. So, > metaphysically speaking, nothingness doesn't exist -- either in the > physical > universe or in Essence. Nothingness is the ground of experiential > existence. That's why I say that existence (beingness) is illusory. This > is not to imply that it has no meaning or purpose. It's man's reality, > and > we couldn't "be" here without it. Its purpose is to make value aware, to > create an independent perspective of Essence (i.e., cognizant awareness) > whereby its Value can be realized autonomously. By reclaiming this value > incrementally throughout the life-experience, we each redeem our essential > identity and (conceivably?) "refresh" the absolute sensibility of Essence > in > the process. > > > > moq_discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
