One that might be of interest to those who seem compelled to prove how
much smarter they are than others. As a quote from the article and the
research it reports on says:
A recent study by Yale's Dan M. Kahan and colleagues might be thought
to call these truisms of democratic political culture
http://mag.newsweek.com/2013/11/01/atheism-evangelicals-christianity-rel\
igion.html
http://mag.newsweek.com/2013/11/01/atheism-evangelicals-christianity-re\
ligion.html
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote:
http://mag.newsweek.com/2013/11/01/atheism-evangelicals-christianity-rel\
igion.html
http://mag.newsweek.com/2013/11/01/atheism-evangelicals-christianity-re\
ligion.html
Related?
Seraphita, ye gods and little fishes! One of the huge perks of aging is that
I've gotten to see/hear the unfolding of artistic gifts in different artists in
different fields. For example, the Beatles, Aaron Sorokin, the TV creator,
Woody Allen and Susan Howatch, a novelist I've followed.
Thanks for 2 fascinating articles, turq. I was realizing yesterday during the
Clinton exchanges, that we humans like to think that we're being logical and
reasonable and intelligent about our political choices. But I could feel in
myself on subtler levels, that my conclusions about Hillary
Whoops! turq, thanks for THREE fascinating articles this morning. Whew, close
call, good save, etc!
On Saturday, November 2, 2013 6:28 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com wrote:
Thanks for 2 fascinating articles, turq. I was realizing yesterday during the
Clinton exchanges, that we
At least they believe in something.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
http://mag.newsweek.com/2013/11/01/atheism-evangelicals-christianity-religion.html
http://mag.newsweek.com/2013/11/01/atheism-evangelicals-christianity-religion.html
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u wrote:
At least they believe in something.
And that's a Good Thing?
I think everyone believes *something*. I certainly have beliefs,
and I suspect everyone else on this forum does, too.
One of my beliefs is that it may be crossing a line of
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB turquoiseb@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u wrote:
At least they believe in something.
And that's a Good Thing?
I think everyone believes *something*. I certainly have beliefs,
and I suspect everyone else on
I deleted an earlier version of this post that replied with
atypically (from me) blissful silence. Blame the cafe. It's
dark in here, and I hit the wrong key...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u wrote:
At least they believe
Yeah, that's a good thing, as long as it's life supporting. How about the teen
age atheists of England?, they apparently don't believe in anything, and you
know the old saying, if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for
anything. (Like the mess the world is in today.)
---In
I found this story to be rather disturbing in that the 'parents' were acting
more as 'enablers' (as well as the doctors). It reminded me of the fabled story
of the Lost Continent of Atlantis where they were creating men that were half
animal and half man. Ultimately nature (the Gods, or the
Earlier today I read an interesting interview with Keanu Reeves.
They were talking about his new movie as a director, and of
course they asked about his influences.
I thought he did a good job with his answers; he's no dummy.
But it got me thinking about what my creative influences
might have
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u wrote:
I found this story to be rather disturbing in that the 'parents' were
acting more as 'enablers' (as well as the doctors). It reminded me of
the fabled story of the Lost Continent of Atlantis where they were
creating men that were half animal
You don't need a God to have a church, or to evangelize
..I think everyone believes *something*. I certainly have beliefs,
and I suspect everyone else on this forum does, too.
At least they believe in something.
No, not just “whatever”. Except that there are social beliefs that
Complicated subject wgm, and not one that you or I could give any definitive
reading on. If you disagree with people modifying their bodies with surgery and
hormones then you must certainly have a problem with those who use artificial
limbs, indulge in plastic surgery, use hormones as a means
This is only about 2 minutes long but I loved it.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=73f_1382046958
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=73f_1382046958
Obviously Barry found the study of interest...
What interests me is that I can't recall anything anywhere near as numerically
complex as the question the study deals with ever having been discussed on FFL,
so no one here has ever had the opportunity to prove how much smarter they
are than
We had these when I was growing up. We called them hootenannies.
Barry wrote:
http://mag.newsweek.com/2013/11/01/atheism-evangelicals-christianity-religion.html
http://mag.newsweek.com/2013/11/01/atheism-evangelicals-christianity-religion.html
No, it's not in Fairfield. It *is* in Texas, but other than that this
article isn't about Fairfield Life. :-)
But it certainly is interesting. Try to imagine evangelizing for a
spiritual teacher and the only way you can think of to do it is to scare
the bejeezus out of people to lead them to
Share wrote:
(snip)
I was realizing yesterday during the Clinton exchanges, that we humans like
to think that
we're being logical and reasonable and intelligent about our political
choices. But I could feel
in myself on subtler levels, that my conclusions about Hillary Clinton are
In TM you get one bija mantra to meditate on. So, where does this bija
mantra come from? We do not know where or how the bija mantras came to be
formed, or how they ones used in TM came to be used - we can only
speculate. The origin of the TM bija mantras is not explained by Larry
Domash in big
Let's see, the Democrats have Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden as possible
candidates for the next presidential election.
The Republicans have Ted Cruz, Scott Walker, Rick Perry, Marco Rubio,
Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, Rand Paul, Bobby Jindal, Paul Ryan, Mike
Pence, Rick Santorum, and Jeb
William, a few responses to this. First of all, I think infinite Being gives
birth to infinite universe, which means a heck of a lot of variety. I don't
think there's any way to box infinity, either of Being or of its expression,
the universe.
Secondly, Mike D has offered the explanation
Richard, why isn't Elizabeth Warren on your list?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Let's see, the Democrats have Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden as possible
candidates for the next presidential election.
The Republicans have Ted Cruz, Scott Walker,
What the Universe gives birth to (Mother Nature) is different than what 'man'
gives birth to often times, unless you think man has no freewill.
CLutes expressed that opinion/view of the 3/3 lifetimes Man/Woman, it may be
true, doesn't justify homosexuality or the view, I was just born gay,
Or, the reverse, that many here are seeking to curry favor with Judy,
the leader of the Snickers, except for the two Barrys who don't seem to
want to curry favor with anyone, so they too snicker a lot at everyone.
Go figure.
On 11/1/2013 11:38 PM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote:
No Share,
BillyG wrote:
Transgendered Humans are 'mans' creation, not God's,
Why do you think God would create a human being who from earliest childhood
felt they were in the wrong body?
as such it throws off the balance and equilibrium of what MMY called the
Divine Plan, these *hormone
No, I don't know what Natural Law is in it's entirety, but common sense will
tell you a lot! The best we can do is go by our traditions, our experience, our
religions and our philosophies.
Like I said, we can only go by the best of our ability to understand that law,
for now we see things
BillyG wrote:
CLutes expressed that opinion/view of the 3/3 lifetimes Man/Woman, it may be
true, doesn't justify
homosexuality or the view, I was just born gay, there is nothing
inherently wrong with an effeminate man,
per se.
As you know, BillyG, many gay men are not the least
Not really a new idea - I remember Tiger Balm Gardens [Haw Par Villa], in
Singapore. Saw it as a young child - made quite an impression! Looks like you
Buddhists beat the Christians, in Texas, by a few decades, easy.
from wikipedia.org: The best known attraction in Haw Par Villa is the Ten
You're talking apples and oranges, sorry, your comparisons don't work. Even
both doctors in the video admitted that there is NO benchmark to establish the
veracity of trangenderism, it's considered a disorder, it may very well be, but
does that justify cutting off ones penis shaft?
The
Hey non-evangelist, evangelist, Have you ever actually *read* one of your own
posts? You push you beliefs around here, like a steamroller. The pot calling
the kettle black.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
Given the well intentioned, but chaotic writings of the book, it hardly seems
appropriate to capitalize the bible.
It is considered scripture by many, but is such a mangled mess of
consciousness, through endless additions and translations, that it provides
little more than a series of deep
BillyG, you know, it's courteous to quote a bit of what you're responding to,
or at least to identify the writer you're responding to. You don't do that, and
it makes it look as though you don't want to actually have a discussion but
rather only to make proclamations.
I don't understand your question, what do you mean, has to be justified?, we
are born with the proclivities we have created and deserve, period, nobody
(God) hoists them upon us for some sick reason. If there are any mistakes,
largely they are ours, it's called personal responsibility. This
Think it should be bhagavad gita and the veda and the upanishads and the
koran and tao te ching too? Or should we lower-case only the scriptures you
don't like?
How about the declaration of independence? romeo and juliet? to kill a
mockingbird?
How about mein kampf?
Come on, man.
Sounds like you're trying to get back at me now for my, ..she played that card
on me too comment I made a few posts back! Tit for Tat huh Judy? Remember that
hugh gaff I made a few months ago, yeah you do, thanks for bringing that to
everyone's attention! (I meant hug).
---In
Be careful where you step. Judy has lost her marbles again. Must be a
sign of her advancing old age.
On 11/01/2013 03:13 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
*Er, Bhairitu...*
*
*
*No, never mind, I'll just let this sit here for people to snicker at: *
*
*
*Bhairitu bumbled:*
Judy, the
She only has two.;-)
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Be careful where you step. Judy has lost her marbles again. Must be a sign
of her advancing old age.
On 11/01/2013 03:13 PM, authfriend@... mailto:authfriend@... wrote:
Er,
BillyG wrote:
I don't understand your question, what do you mean, has to be justified?
You said that being born gay doesn't justify being gay. So what justifies your
being straight? (If you are?)
, we are born with the proclivities we have created and deserve, period,
nobody (God)
Why was it written that Jesus was born in a manger?
Pedant's Corner: it's not written. It says instead And she brought forth her
firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger.
Imagine Mary straddling a feeding trough to give birth.
---In
Oh, please. I've always had issues with your holier-than-thou moralistic
pronouncements, as you well know. I was a bit shocked that you would lie about
my making a spelling correction and calling it a rebuttal, but that had nothing
to do with my comments on your posts today, sorry.
(Just
Even when you call a gaffe to Bhairitu's attention, he doesn't see it.
Bhairitu wrote:
Be careful where you step. Judy has lost her marbles again. Must be a sign
of her advancing old age.
On 11/01/2013 03:13 PM, authfriend@... mailto:authfriend@... wrote:
Er, Bhairitu...
I was talking about CLutes' suggestion about 3/3, it doesn't justify (or make
un-sinful) what most scriptures condemn. It may explain the condition, but
even so, as I recall Mr. Lutes said it was 'willfulness' that created the
imbalance, that's the whole story.
How could *I* be gay if
Doc, I had a similar thought about turq. So, the question for me is: what makes
a person an evangelist, even of not being an evangelist? I'd say how attached
to or averted by or gripped by the thought or believe or POV or emotion or
state one is. I actually think it's hard to see not only in
William, I've been catching up with my Mom this morning so haven't been able to
reply until now. Also I've got that knowledge meeting this afternoon. Anyway,
thanks for your reply and I'll say more later but for now: who knows what
really happened in Atlantis? Why, those of us who were there
No wonder the Near-Eastern realm got so mixed up.
It seems that as Manichean ideology spread to the East it incorporated
Buddhist concepts along the way in a effort to show the superiority of the
Religion of Light. Mani lived during the third century of the current era.
Mani used the
Huh? No, just the bible.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Think it should be bhagavad gita and the veda and the upanishads and
the koran and tao te ching too? Or should we lower-case only the scriptures
you don't like?
How about the declaration
And exactly what gaffe might that be?
On 11/02/2013 09:17 AM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
*Even when you call a gaffe to Bhairitu's attention, he doesn't see it. *
*Bhairitu wrote:*
Be careful where you step. Judy has lost her marbles again. Must
be a sign of her advancing old age.
Furthermore, Jesus couldn't have been born any later than September anyway, or
the flocks of sheep wouldn't still have been out in the fields (Luke 2:8
http://www.bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Bible.show/sVerseID/24982/eVerseID/24982,
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding
I'm just going to let you figure that out, Bhairitu. It's not too difficult.
Mike Dixon got it.
Bhairitu wrote:
And exactly what gaffe might that be?
On 11/02/2013 09:17 AM, authfriend@... mailto:authfriend@... wrote:
Even when you call a gaffe to Bhairitu's attention, he doesn't
Yeah, to promote, or oppose something, obsessively, is to get on its same
energy level - both sides of the same issue. There is still no independence -
no calmness, which is only found by transcending the issue, broadening the
consciousness so that additional possibilities occur, without
Well, I wouldn't rule anything out, but I'm not sure the bankster lobby
would approve of Elizabeth Warren's nomination. Go figure.
On 11/2/2013 9:59 AM, sharelon...@yahoo.com wrote:
Richard, why isn't Elizabeth Warren on your list?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
Damn...forgot the e! ;-( Thanks Judy, now that was polite (I think)nah!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Even when you call a gaffe to Bhairitu's attention, he doesn't see it.
Bhairitu wrote:
Be careful where you step. Judy has
lost her
Rick, I don't snicker to gain anyone's favor. Just when it's due, which is
quite often with Bharitu's posts. He's a lovable, harmless character and very
predictable. However, it would be scary if there were many more like him. LOL
From: Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com
To:
...if only you weren't trapped in this limited human timespace:
http://www.snowaddiction.org/2013/08/super-slow-motion-lightning-strike-\
1-second-in-3-minutes.html
http://www.snowaddiction.org/2013/08/super-slow-motion-lightning-strike\
-1-second-in-3-minutes.html
On Thursday, the 21-year old San Antonio native will enter La Tuna Federal
Correction Institute in Anthony, TX to begin a one-year and one day
sentence for breaching Sony Pictures Entertainment in May 2011 as a member
of Anonymous offshoot, LulzSec.
'The $600,000 Joyride'
San Antonio Current:
The rent is too damn high!
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On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote:
So, when I returned the two cable boxes to Time-Warner and to terminate
the HD and DVR service, I asked them how much would it cost just to have
basic cable. The
Seraphita,
I believe the point was that Jesus was born in a stable where the animals, the
horse and the goat, were sheltered.
---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote:
Why was it written that Jesus was born in a manger?
Pedant's Corner: it's not written. It
It all depends on what software you're using. I've been monitoring FFL
messages in IE and Firefox and I've noticed that some posts don't
include what the person is responding to. However, when you hit reply
sometimes the messages appear when you scroll down.
And, I've also noticed that hardly
Judy,
I would tend to agree with you on this observation. From what I understand,
it snows in Bethlehem during the winter months. So, it would not have been
practical for the Romans to make the population travel to their tribal homes
for a census.
Also, astrologically, it can be
The post a person is responding to (and sometimes a whole string of posts in an
exchange) always appears when you click on the three dots in the bottom left of
the Reply box--unless the person who wrote the post has deleted everything,
which is what BillyG does. Apparently he doesn't like to
Which means your first point about Sagittarius and Capricorn is null and void.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Judy,
I would tend to agree with you on this observation. From what I understand,
it snows in Bethlehem during the winter months.
Given the response to my recent posts about Crosby, Stills, Nash, I
shall continue on the general theme of vocal harmony. It's to some
extent a lost art in modern music, and that, to my way of seeing, is a
pity. It's a high art.
One of the best harmonists I know of in music is Emmylou Harris. In
Most people like to hear harmony in a song. But I don't believe the singers
in the clip were singing in harmony spontaneously. They've rehearsed the songs
and had cues on which part of the song they will sing in unison and which part
the lead singer will take the solo.
Nonetheless, it is
Thanks for the tip
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
The post a person is responding to (and sometimes a whole string of posts in
an exchange) always appears when you click on the three dots in the bottom left
of the Reply box--unless the person
You and Dixon must be imagining something or it got screwed up on the
web site. The is no gaffe in this line:
Judy, the conspiracy theorist.
If you are talking about the comma then you need a new Strunk and White.
But if you are talking about the shooting was between two TSA agents
that's
That's cheap! It's $3.59 here in a refinery town. But then we probably
have much higher gas taxes than Texas.
On 11/02/2013 11:01 AM, Richard Williams wrote:
The rent is too damn high!
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On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Richard J. Williams
pundits...@gmail.com
One has to be careful when dealing with pop artists' musical training.
Some had formal training and it was purposefully omitted from bios.
Don't forget back in the day when there was still music education in
schools they had choir classes. Many of those student learned to read
music and
John, one theory I've heard is that Jesus was born with Sun in Pisces. Thus the
fish symbol for Christianity and a bunch of other stuff which I no longer
remember. I do think Jesus embodied that universal love that can be associated
with Pisces.
On Saturday, November 2, 2013 11:51 AM,
OTOH, some posters have scolded some other posters for NOT snipping! Go figure!
On Saturday, November 2, 2013 3:06 PM, wgm4u no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Thanks for the tip
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
The post a person is
LOL. No, has nothing to do with punctuation or spelling. Nothing to do with the
details of the story, either. Try again.
Bhairitu wrote:
You and Dixon must be imagining something or it got screwed up on the web
site. The is no gaffe in this line:
Judy, the conspiracy theorist.
If
Oh, did you think you were making a snappy, relevant comment here, Share?
Share flubbed:
OTOH, some posters have scolded some other posters for NOT snipping! Go
figure!
You really just don't seem to be getting it about not posting any old thing
that comes to your mind without
The harmony in those videos is pretty much all standard, not some inspired
creative serendipitous epiphany. It's fine harmony; I'm not criticizing it, but
any musicians familiar with the genre would be likely to sing virtually the
same harmonies, whether they'd rehearsed them or not.
The
Share,
An argument can be made for Pisces as the birth month of Jesus. Specifically,
Pisces is a sign owned by Jupiter, the teacher of the gods. So, by analogy,
Jesus was born as a teacher in this world during Kali Yuga.
Also, since Pisces is the 7th house from Virgo, he is associated
Now you guys got me going here. Many years ago we saw the Manhattan Transfer
in Sacramento, CA. They were excellent in harmonizing songs. Here they sing
Route 66:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQwb4SpNuKo
For the record, I've been to some of the towns mentioned in this song, namely
Yeah, right on. I really enjoyed groups like the zep, and Fairport Convention,
for their harmony - early Fleetwood Mac, 'Bare Trees', too. I saw Emmy Lou
before she was big (in a coffee shop, Corvallis, OR - '73 ish), and how could
you not fall in love?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
Dateline: Fairfield, Iowa. Good meeting. A full amphitheater at Dalby Hall
on MUM campus. Good foundational lecture/video by Maharishi visiting Fairfield
back when the Fairfield meditating community was raising the first Dome. Group
meditation numbers in those days from the places around
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Actually, I appreciated Judy's tip, (being relatively new to this format)
though her suggestion that I relished it, for some crazy reason, is rather
unfounded.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
OTOH, some posters have scolded some other posters for
Good meeting. A full amphitheater at Dalby Hall on MUM campus. Good
foundational lecture/video by Maharishi visiting Fairfield, Iowa back when the
Fairfield meditating community was raising the first Dome. Group meditation
numbers in those days from the places around campus were around 1500.
Wow, 15 years ago today I had an AVM stroke. Praises be to my brain surgeon
and the Unified Field in the form of the hand of Shiva. I live. After
meditation now tonight I am going dancing. -Buck
Unbelievably wonderful:
http://www.boredpanda.org/wengenn-in-wonderland-sioin-queenie-liao
http://www.boredpanda.org/wengenn-in-wonderland-sioin-queenie-liao
William, I wasn't referring to Judy in terms of posters scolding about people
not snipping. She wasn't the one who was doing that.
On Saturday, November 2, 2013 4:58 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com
authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
Oh, did you think you were making a snappy, relevant comment here,
Astrology is outside my field of expertise. (Along with a hell of a lot of
other stuff, of course.) But your mentioning the astrological dimension brings
up something else I've always felt strongly about. And that is: whoever the
people were who wrote the Gospel accounts they were emphatically
Brilliant. Amazing what these kids get up to in their sleep.
Such inventive uses of blankets and sheets and so many ways to make an inert
child appear busy!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Unbelievably wonderful:
Yes Man Tran were good - a bit AOR maybe? - a bit commercial maybe?
Here's some quality music. Pentangle in their heyday:
http://tinyurl.com/od9g4u4 http://tinyurl.com/od9g4u4
---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote:
Now you guys got me going here. Many years ago we saw
Michelle Pfeiffer, the actress, has disclosed that she was once part of a
“cult” which believed humans can exist without food or water.
http://tinyurl.com/odb3y4c http://tinyurl.com/odb3y4c
Did you mean to respond to BilllyG's post, Share, rather than this one?
Share wrote:
William, I wasn't referring to Judy in terms of posters scolding about
people not
snipping. She wasn't the one who was doing that.
On Saturday, November 2, 2013 4:58 PM, authfriend@...
I did it, once, for *four* solid hours. Two years ago, around Columbus Day.
Nothing - not even a peanut, or half cup of tap water - zip. You probably
don't believe me, but its true. I think my years of TM helped, a lot. I must
have been in a trance or something, to withstand it. I
Doc.
What did you experience after four hours without food or water? Were you also
meditating during the fast?
---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote:
I did it, once, for *four* solid hours. Two years ago, around Columbus Day.
Nothing - not even
During the 1950s when rock 'n' roll reigned supreme young British rockers tried
to imitate their American heroes with pretty cringe-worthy songs. One guy who
came closest to pulling it off was Vince Taylor. He eventually became a victim
of drugs and alcohol. At one point, in front of a large
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