Because he doesn't understand it. Maybe he should ask for an explanation
instead of assuming he's found some wiggle room for whatever god he's believing
in. Maybe Hawking shouldn't assume prior knowledge before writing about such
abstract things. Maybe if I had the book to hand I could work ou
That's another problem with radio waves, there are better ways to do it that
the aliens might have thought of too. Highly focused lasers would be good too.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
If there are any advanced civilizations out there, maybe they're using another
method of c
Good Friday signifies the day on which Jesus was crucified and laid in the
tomb. It symbolizes the process of transformation followed by resurrection. One
can see it as a time for Being in the Unified Field transcendent and enter into
a higher state of consciousness as we release what no longer
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
From: "steve.sundur@..."
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What are the *benefits* of believing in God?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
And a little o
Hey Curtis, everything going pretty well on this end. Had softball practice
tonight for our company team. We got trounced last week. Some comments below.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Hey Steve, how you been brother? Comments below
--In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrot
Yes, the Raja part of TM is such a small circle in TM and of the larger TM
community but people do wonder if they are going to keep doing it. When you
talk to meditators in the community there is a general disheartenment that
those guys wear that stuff representing the movement and the meditatin
Thanks for your comment Sal.
I think many of us just like to ponder the issue, when we have some free time
to think. And it remains open issue, at least for me.
It is a shame when some try to polarize it, instead of bandying it about and
maybe gaining some insight.
That takes plac
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Barry, I did believe in God. Then did not, although always held out hope that
there was God. Then doubted the TM concept of Being, or my take on it. The
slightly more abstract concept works better for me. But when I give up even
Being or some
Well actually Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam [MAR], CEO and Teacher of all of TM
commented the other evening that as much as we go in to consciousness we bring
it out and that as humans we should be active, caring and present in life and
civic affairs as well being meditators. This was in response to
Michael, you once offered your services to help me get over my TBerness. I now
make the same offer to you.
Lesson One: Maharishi was never a God, and is not God. He did not possess
supernatural powers and never claimed to have them. Now, I realize that this
may be hard for your to accept.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
And *this* gets me to thinking about whether Maharishi always pitched TM to
losers and people with problems and low self esteem because they become the
best disciples. And *disciples* is what he was looking for.
Or is it possible that for whatev
But its not that Ann, its not regular Joes living their lives - that's the
whole point - the TMO leaders are selling TM based on the lie that TM makes you
superhuman! They used to say so explicitly, now they are a LITTLE more subdued
about it, but not much. And in so doing they are hurting a lot
A really great 6-minute conversation in a restaurant between Howard Stern and
Jerry Seinfeld Discussing Transcendental Meditation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPLn1ZgGxos
Spoken like the puffed up with TM specialness fool you are. If you had ever
served on staff at MIU you would have heard Big Bopper Bevan speak many times
to the staff on the total importance of the dedicated staff in serving Marshy
and the Movement and bringing the world to enlightenment. We wer
that's interesting that some would have the reaction. I mean, didn't they know
the rajas wore such outfits?
On Fri, 4/18/14, dhamiltony...@yahoo.com wrote:
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: !Maharaja Adhiraj Rajaraam is Coming to
Fairfield!
To: Fair
well I was saying mainly as a joke, but if you think about it, there is
something to ponder in it - those who really believe in the Marshy Effect DO
have utter faith it works, and the evidence is that it does not. You yourself
Rick have given specific examples of vastu veda homes and businesses
Great refutation of Chan Master Sheng-Yen and his teaching about Mo-Chao.
"I'm practicing lighten-mint - can't you see? I'm the very eh-pee-tomee of it."
Yep ... the practice is the end-all of it all. Why it's just sittin' on my ass
looking oh-so-lightened. Ca..., Can..., Can't you all see my aur
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On 4/18/2014 8:26 AM, TurquoiseBee wrote:
If you disagree, produce either of these supposed beings. Or the other
one, for that matter. :-)
>
We don't have to produce the Tooth Fairy or Santa Clause - all we have
to do is send in the clowns - you'd believe in anything if it was up on
stage and
If there are any advanced civilizations out there, maybe they're using another
method of communication other than by using radio waves, which are limited by
the speed of light. They could be using the principle of quantum entanglement
to communicate which would be instantaneous. I'm not sure i
On 4/18/2014 9:02 AM, Michael Jackson wrote:
> You must not be from the Deep South - in SC, if you mention atheism,
> the fundies start sharpin' their pitchforks.
>
Better not let your neighbors see you practicing the Chinese communist
Kung Fu in your back yard!
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On 4/18/2014 10:03 AM, Michael Jackson wrote:
> There are a lot of folks who have faith that the Marshy Effect is real
> when in fact it is not. The same group has faith that vastu ved is
> gonna straighten their lives out when in fact it does not. Some few
> individuals have faith that crop cir
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
On 4/18/2014 10:21 AM, awoelflebater@... mailto:awoelflebater@... wrote:
Sorry, Curtis, I get it that you were looking forward to a big fight, but you
aren't going to get it from me. I've had more than enough of your dishonest
debating tactics
On 4/18/2014 10:21 AM, awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote:
*Sorry, Curtis, I get it that you were looking forward to a big fight,
but you aren't going to get it from me. I've had more than enough of
your dishonest debating tactics.*
*
*
*Cops refer to other cops they know to be corrupt as "dirty." Y
Not sorted, sorry. You claimed Hawking couldn't have written what Feser quoted
him as saying because it was "appallingly inaccurate," but in fact Hawking did
write it, twice. So why was Feser wrong to have called him on it?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Ignore for the momen
On 4/18/2014 11:59 AM, Bhairitu wrote:
> Wow, all this chatter about God, Theism, etc yawn.
>
All this chatter without even having seen Transcendence. Go figure.
> The end must be nigh. Oh wait, never mind, this is the Funny Farm
> Lounge. :-D
>
It was kind of funny watching Judy pull thes
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
For Judy: So I post my reasons for objecting to Feser's absurd position on
classical theism being the strongest version of the god idea that atheists need
to address, a statement you yourself have parroted giving no reasons...
you attack me pers
On 4/18/2014 1:43 PM, curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com wrote:
> But keep on with the whacking stick for all of us Richard. It seems to
> suit you.
>
You don't seem to be interested in music anymore. What's with all the
metaphysics? Why is Judy so easily able to suck you down the rabbit
hole? I guess
See below...
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
As an example, if there is a God, and He/She/It has a PLAN for all of this,
how is it that all these atheists aren't part of it? Were they created by
someone/something else? What exactly
It got an 18% on the tomatometer. I have friends visiting who might
like to see it but they also TV and movie phobic and I'm afraid if they
didn't like it at the theater they would want to leave before it
finished. Yup, it's right up the street. Sounds like a "renter" to me.
On 04/18/2014 1
Ignore for the moment the incoherence of the notion of self-causation (which
we explored recently here
http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2010/12/dreaded-causa-sui.html and here
http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2010/12/causal-loops-infinite-regresses-and.html).
Put to one side the question of w
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
As an example, if there is a God, and He/She/It has a PLAN for all of this,
how is it that all these atheists aren't part of it? Were they created by
someone/something else? What exactly is this "else?" And this is saying nothing
about stuff like pl
So I still don't know what Feser said that you thought was wrong...
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
It's deja vu all over again!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
BTW, the review of the book I cited for Salyavin quotes a different paragraph
containing the same se
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
This is another exoplanet that could host living beings, even humanoids. But
so far, SETI has not been able to trace any signs of communications data from
the planet. Even if we could send a greeting by radio, TV or digital
transmission, it w
An exhibition of how Curtis twists what one says:
j: Curtis is indeed "very sharp," and anyone who tangles with him is in for a
hassle because he knows how to twist an argument into ingenious corkscrews. As
I've pointed out before, one won't be able to see what he does until one has
tangled w
Yes, the money people donate goes to:
1) the overhead for keeping the doors of the DLF open.
2) the TM teachers
3) the Maharishi Foundation
according to the Maharishi Foundation 990 form from 2012,
https://bulk.resource.org/irs.gov/eo/2014_01_EO/04-3196447_990_201212.pdf
https://bulk.
Don't tell Bill Clinton this secret. Or even Hillary.
It's deja vu all over again!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
BTW, the review of the book I cited for Salyavin quotes a different paragraph
containing the same sentence:
“[Just] as Darwin and Wallace explained how the apparently miraculous design
of living forms could appear
Saudis ought to go back to herding goats. That's more their speed. :-D
On 04/18/2014 11:35 AM, salyavin808 wrote:
Saudi Arabia declares all atheists are terrorists in new law to
crack down on political dissidents
Saudi Arabia has introduced a series of new laws which define atheists
as
It's not out here yet, and not available as eyepatch-wear either.
From: Bhairitu
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] What are the *benefits* of believing in God?
Where's your review of "Tran
BTW, the review of the book I cited for Salyavin quotes a different paragraph
containing the same sentence:
“[Just] as Darwin and Wallace explained how the apparently miraculous design
of living forms could appear without intervention by a supreme being, the
multiverse concept can explain the
Well, it keeps us off the streets!
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
I know, it's just funny to watch these OCD trends on FFL. Who gives a shit
whether "God" exists or not or over some intellectuals masturbation? It's not
going to change anything. Enjoy life while you have it.
It appears they are using "nothing" to mean something different from the
philosophical nothing of ex nihilo, in which quantum fluctuations and/or
gravity would not be nothing.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
That is an incomplete quote Judy:
'Because gravity shapes space and t
Where's your review of "Transcendence"? :-D
On 04/18/2014 02:44 AM, TurquoiseBee wrote:
Sometimes I look at the way that believers react to the word "atheist"
-- spitting it out as if it were an epithet -- and find it a curious
reaction. I mean, with the exception of a vocal few who make their
I know, it's just funny to watch these OCD trends on FFL. Who gives a
shit whether "God" exists or not or over some intellectuals
masturbation? It's not going to change anything. Enjoy life while you
have it. Now to ask or resident eyepatch guy where his review of
"Transcendence" is. Of co
It appears to be a quote from the book, Salyavin. I kind of doubt Feser would
just make it up.
Hmm, here's another review by a philospher that quotes the same sentence:
http://www.firstthings.com/article/2010/12/philosophy-lives
http://www.firstthings.com/article/2010/12/philosophy-lives
That is an incomplete quote Judy:
'Because gravity shapes space and time, it allows space-time to be locally
stable but globally unstable. On the scale of the entire universe, the positive
energy of the mater can be balanced by the negative gravitational energy, and
so there is no restriction
Sorry man, are we going on a bit?
It ought to be over before the predicted end of the universe
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Wow, all this chatter about God, Theism, etc yawn. The end must be
nigh. Oh wait, never mind, this is the Funny Farm Lounge. :-D
Hmm, the link didn't work
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-declares-all-atheists-are-terrorists-in-new-law-to-crack-down-on-political-dissidents-9228389.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-declares-all-atheists-are-terrorist
In this particular case, the royal family wants to keep their power in the
country by political and religious means. As such, they can keep all of the
money from the oil revenues. This is the disadvantage of a monarchy,
especially when the people become educated and want more freedom in though
Thanks for that. Some good ones there, Don't Fear The Roofer is classic. Didn't
know he did a Star Trek though.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
From: salyavin808
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Is Classical
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Is this it?
As I showed in my review of their book The Grand Design
http://nrd.nationalreview.com/?q=MjAxMDExMjk= for National Review, Stephen
Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow are no more philosophically competent than Siegel
is. Indeed, one of
In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Standard Curtis context-shifting. He can't respond to my point, so he shifts
the context and claims it's a "straw man" (even though he had insisted on
precisely what I addressed).
C: No it is either your misread or my imprecision of language. But r
All very funny Richard. I've noticed that you have really been rocking the
house this last year.
Sorry I can't help you on the Barry campaign.We just don't roll like that with
each other. We seem satisfied to state our opinions, and then drop it. As I
said I don't have any unresolved issues ab
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
If classical theism is wrong, the universe is no different, of course. Is that
what you really meant to ask?
Um, that's what I did ask. But it's nice to hear that there isn't anything to
worry about cosmologically. For a trillionth of a nano
Saudi Arabia declares all atheists are terrorists in new law to crack down on
political dissidents
Saudi Arabia has introduced a series of new laws which define atheists as
terrorists, according to a report from Human Rights Watch.
In a string of royal decrees and an overarching new piece of
On 4/18/2014 10:56 AM, anartax...@yahoo.com wrote:
As I am a ember of the class of 'anyone', I want you to respond to
each point Curtis made below. Try not to make character assassination
and 'honesty' the main point. I think Curtis is the sharpest thinker
that has appeared on FFL since I have
On 4/18/2014 12:24 PM, curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com wrote:
> It is all intellectual smoke and mirrors.
>
Judy did a masterful job of sucking you guys down a theistic rabbit
hole. I can't recall a time when she was in better form. It was just
awesome! The question is why would you guys be so sugges
Standard Curtis context-shifting. He can't respond to my point, so he shifts
the context and claims it's a "straw man" (even though he had insisted on
precisely what I addressed).
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
-In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
For the record, Fe
If it's Earth's cousin, be sure not to tell anyone from Arkansas, or they'll
want Earth to marry it. :-)
From: "jr_...@yahoo.com"
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 7:51 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Earth Cousin Found
This i
This is another exoplanet that could host living beings, even humanoids. But
so far, SETI has not been able to trace any signs of communications data from
the planet. Even if we could send a greeting by radio, TV or digital
transmission, it would take 490 years to get there. So, we won't hear
On 4/18/2014 12:23 PM, TurquoiseBee wrote:
I don't think that the concept of human birth-death-rebirth requires
any more "organizing power" than the concept of annual plants
blooming, dying after producing seed, and then blooming again. There
is no need to supply a Woo Woo explanation for what
On 4/18/2014 11:38 AM, steve.sun...@yahoo.com wrote:
And yes, I don't think an atheist wants to go there, because it opens
the door to the notion that there is some sort of organizing power at
work.
What do you think?
>
Apparently Barry is not a true atheist, otherwise he wouldn't believe in
Is this it?
As I showed in my review of their book The Grand Design
http://nrd.nationalreview.com/?q=MjAxMDExMjk= for National Review, Stephen
Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow are no more philosophically competent than Siegel
is. Indeed, one of their errors is the same as Siegel’s: They tell us
-In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
For the record, Feser's "position on classical theism" is not significantly
different from that of the other philosophers of religion and thelogians who
espouse classical theism. To single his out as absurd is, well, absurd.
C: I already said his s
From: "steve.sun...@yahoo.com"
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What are the *benefits* of believing in God?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
And a little of mine. I'm an atheist for purely pragmatic, Occ
For the record, Feser's "position on classical theism" is not significantly
different from that of the other philosophers of religion and thelogians who
espouse classical theism. To single his out as absurd is, well, absurd.
Yes, you had a short ride this time. Sorry about that. As I said, I'v
If classical theism is wrong, the universe is no different, of course. Is that
what you really meant to ask?
Here's a question for you:
Try assuming that this classical god theory is wrong and whatever it is that
it does - or did - stops, or never started. In what way is the universe
For Judy: So I post my reasons for objecting to Feser's absurd position on
classical theism being the strongest version of the god idea that atheists need
to address, a statement you yourself have parroted giving no reasons...
you attack me personally and I ask you to stick to the topic as usual
Wow, all this chatter about God, Theism, etc yawn. The end must be
nigh. Oh wait, never mind, this is the Funny Farm Lounge. :-D
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
And a little of mine. I'm an atheist for purely pragmatic, Occam's Razor
reasons. "No need to postulate a God to explain existence" is a simpler and
more efficient explanation of the universe than "A God was/is required for it
to exist."
A
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
I can't find the Hawking post on Feser's blog. Do you perhaps have a link? He
did publish a review of Hawking's book on National Review Online; could that be
where you saw it? It was apparently for subscribers only. Are you a subscriber
to NRO?
From: salyavin808
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Is Classical Theism Really the Strongest Version
of the God Idea?
His books are full of little puns too, which is a nice touch considering the
effort it takes him to do
On 4/18/2014 3:37 AM, cardemais...@yahoo.com wrote:
FWIW, I seem to recall having seen tattvamasi (that's how it's
spelled in DN, that is, without
any spaces between the individual words)read as 'tattvam asi' ,
something like '(you) are
the truth'. Be it as it may, the personal pronoun (tvam) i
His books are full of little puns too, which is a nice touch considering the
effort it takes him to do anything!
I believe he is also the person with the most guest appearances on the
Simpsons.
I looked on youtube for a link but no deal, dang copyright. Where's the harm?
---In Fairfiel
On 4/18/2014 3:32 AM, TurquoiseBee wrote:
One of the things I've noticed over the years is how many long-term
TMers say things like, "I'd be dead if it weren't for TM," or "TM
saved my life," or "TM cured me of my depression/anxiety/suicidal
thoughts/mental illness/whatever."
>
That's funny -
This is an aside regarding Hawking. I was watching the sitcom 'The Big Bang
Theory' on Blu-ray last night, and in it the main character Dr Sheldon Cooper
is desperately trying to get a meeting with Stephen Hawking to discuss his
paper. He finally gets his meeting and the performer for Stephen Ha
Afterwords, out in the Dome entry area and on the sidewalks to the parking
areas as the meeting closed and people left: a big WTF reaction was, that they
actually came wearing the gold foil hats and robes and stuff. I can't say that
Alex's brother or some of those others following after Mahara
Ah Curtis yes, it's the fellow that with big letters proclaimed himself an
ARTIST, then posted videos to youtube where he screams like a badly hurt pig.
Vero Beach probably has it's advantages too, price is one. A 3 bedroom flat in
Nice could set you back 1,3 mill $
http://www.prestigeproperty.co.uk/property/168606/Apartment-Nice-France/
http://www.prestigeproperty.co.uk/property/168606/Apartment-Nice-France/
generally more than double that of
Lawson and Judy, good points. turq, to whom was Maharishi *marketing* TM when
he went on the Merv Giffin Show? TV watchers?! And in your opinion would those
folks be in an *at risk* group? Or a privileged, wealthy group? Or a mental
problem group? All of the above?!
I remember that a couple wee
http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2014/04/18/maharishi-university-management-w
ins-national-ethics-case-study-award
"For the record, you didn't attend classes at MIU - apparently you were
on staff in the kitchen, so you didn't get "booted from MIU" - you got
booted from your job as a waiter in the cafeteria. Who cares if was
Willie the Sandman? The important thing is they got you out of there
before you
Merely thinking about Him/Her and praying to a God you have never seen is a
waste of time. If a meditation doesn't land you at His/Her doorstep, if there
is no communication with speech, touch and visions in broad daylight you are
doing an inferior/too slow, effectless woo-woo meditation based
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Sorry, Curtis, I get it that you were looking forward to a big fight, but you
aren't going to get it from me. I've had more than enough of your dishonest
debating tactics.
Cops refer to other cops they know to be corrupt as "dirty." You're di
Curtis, yes, it's the fellow that with big letters proclaimed himself an
ARTIST, then posted videos to youtube where he screams like a badly hurt pig
claiming it is ART :-)
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote :
Sorry, Curtis, I get it that you were looking forward to a big fight, but
wayback, it's good to have you back (-:
You too Curtis but I have not yet read your main post. 104 emails this morning!
Oy!
On Friday, April 18, 2014 7:58 AM, "waybacki...@yahoo.com"
wrote:
Barry,
I did believe in God. Then did not, although always held out hope that there
was God. Then
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Michael Jackson
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 10:03 AM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What are the *benefits* of believing in God?
there must be limitations to the pra
Nablusoss, here in the states some FFers hie off in winter to a place in
Florida called Vero Beach. Probably not as nice as Nice (-:
Anyway, yes the meeting was good, though it went a little too late for my
preference. imo Dr. Nader embodies a loving heart and brilliant mind and down
to earth pr
there must be limitations to the practical function of faith in the real world.
There are a lot of folks who have faith that the Marshy Effect is real when in
fact it is not. The same group has faith that vastu ved is gonna straighten
their lives out when in fact it does not. Some few individual
Sorry, Curtis, I get it that you were looking forward to a big fight, but you
aren't going to get it from me. I've had more than enough of your dishonest
debating tactics.
Cops refer to other cops they know to be corrupt as "dirty." You're dirty,
Curtis.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
I can't find the Hawking post on Feser's blog. Do you perhaps have a link? He
did publish a review of Hawking's book on National Review Online; could that be
where you saw it? It was apparently for subscribers only. Are you a subscriber
to NRO?
Hawking's contention that philosophy is dead is
On 4/18/2014 3:27 AM, cardemais...@yahoo.com wrote:
> Strong buy! NYSE
>
> http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/NOK
>
> 7.34 USD...
>
So, I guess you'll be retiring in a year or two.
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On 4/18/2014 3:00 AM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote:
Don't worry - you needn't be.
>
As a TM teacher you should be worried. Shankara is just a re-statement
of Mahayana Buddhism with the added element of illusion or "maya" thrown
in to confuse people like you. Go figure.
Excerpt from Mahayana Sut
What our resident sage has just posted is a re-statement of the Mahayana
Buddhism. However, he failed to mention that the notion of "maya", a
Shankara invention, is NOT what underpins a TM teachers understanding
about meditation and reality. In fact, most of the TM teachers that I
know never me
No, he was not asked about that so did not get to that. Uptown that readily
gets asked by meditators but it was not asked last night for him to comment on.
Nobody spoke about that. That as a larger community question Is still
unresolved, as in not spoken to. -Buck
mjackson74 asks:
Perhaps Barry is waiting for someone to prove it FOR him!? Unfortunately Barry
will be waiting a long time if that's the case, as God can only be proved to
oneself since it is a subjective experience. I can't prove it for him, he can
only prove it for himself. God is an *experience* that transce
Er, Barry, this was one of the fallacies listed on your chart.
Oopsie again.
But it IS absurd, and *exactly* like believing in either Santa Claus or the
Tooth Fairy. If you disagree, produce either of these supposed beings. Or the
other one, for that matter. :-)
From: "authfriend@
But it's perfectly OK for atheists to try to get theists to believe what the
atheists do?
As I've said, people are free to believe whatever they bloody well choose to
believe that helps them get through the day. As I've also said, however, they
cross a line when they attempt to get me to bel
On 4/18/2014 1:53 AM, TurquoiseBee wrote:
Just imagine how Judy and Robin would get their buttons pushed if we
intentionally misspelled another supposed "authority" they love to
throw around,
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So, it's all about Judy. Go figure.
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