I don't want to get into any of the knee-jerk defenses
of faith vs. reason or God vs. things-just-happening;
there is a place for both points of view in the world.
I'm merely reacting to the oft-repeated-as-if-it-were-
true claim that Einstein was a religionist or believed
in God, almost always
The phrase in the Subject line, besides being the
name of a pretty good Van Morrison album, defines
for me the essence of the spiritual life.
Some, like Van the Man, take the sense of wonder
they feel about life and turn it into an appreciation
for their personal notion of God. Others, like
The intent of the first photo, IMO, is to make money (by selling
magazines).
The intent of the second is merely to make people think.
[http://funmeme.com/image.axd?picture=Fascism-in-America.jpg]
Jesus. And yet look how his followers honor his memory.
Re my suggestion in
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/249747
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/249747 that the
way people of faith react to someone poking fun at that faith says a
great deal more about
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Buck dhamiltony...@... wrote:
Spiritually, the duping, conning and wasting of time of unsuspecting
practicing spiritual people, that would be really bad.
Much like the Turq is doing on this forum.
In its own category. Particularly bad on principle.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote:
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of seventhray1
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 6:50 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count
--- In
Dash, a polygamist with three wives, is father to three
sons: Ram, Lak, and Shat. When a witch doctor comes to
town complaining that demons are disturbing his ceremonies,
Ram and Lak help out by telling him they've kicked the
demons' asses. The witch doctor feels better, and all
is well.
But
I rarely respond to a Dick Mays post, but I'll make an
exception for this post, for several reasons.
First, like geezerfreak I used to know Bill Witherspoon,
and think it's wonderful that he's doing well.
Second, I think it's worth pointing out that the admirable
structure he's come up with
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB no_re...@... wrote:
Third, I suggest that the question of where Nabby's holy
crop circles come from is now settled. Bill made them:
In 1990 came a brush with notoriety when Witherspoon
carved the Hindu symbol for the forces of nature into
Cool. I restored her posting privileges. I do think that because she posted 51
times last week, she should only post 49 this week.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote:
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of
If they are my definitions of the words being used by Einstein in the quotes
you've linked to, then he and I exactly agree -- exactly. He speaks pure
Advaita.
You anti-God-ists refuse to have a legitimate debate and insist on strawdogging
by this easily thrashed dead-horse meme of personal
TurquoiseB:
This morning I'm pondering the notion of faith, which
I define as believing that one knows the truth about
something (or more likely in spiritual circles...
You didn't define the word 'spiritual'. Is that a belief
in 'spirits'? Do you really believe in the spirits of the
dead?
Joe sounds really scared of Judy.
Joe:
You're right Silly Willy. I am SO scared.
So, Joe is scared of Judy.
Damn boy, how'd you get to be so smart?
By going to school?
Must've been all that Texas skoolin!
So, you're scared of people that have been
to school? Go figure.
Alex Stanley:
I restored her posting privileges...
So, there are exceptions to the posting rules.
But, the rule is just another example of the
TMO mindset - a way to limit the free flow of
information.
We see this in the TMO all the time - lost Dome
privileges, banning, and making all
Sal Sunshine:
Everyone here *must* be apprised of
Judy's state of mind, and just *why* she
went over...
Unlike yourself, Judy has some insightful
things to say. Most of your messages begin
and end on one line. You just don't seem to
have the intelligence to respond, so Judy
calls you
It's up to Rick, of course, but on reflection I have no
problem with removing the posting limit. On one condition.
Leave the Post Count program in place, and allow it to post
its daily and weekly totals.
I'm not likely to ever go over 50 posts per week, posting
limits or not. I like the
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anatol_zinc anatol_z...@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Hugo fintlewoodlewix@
wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anatol_zinc anatol_zinc@
wrote:
Einstein's theory of General Relativity predicted that light
The effects of the actions of a brief time are endured for a long time.
Consequently the actions of one lifetime cannot be finished and can result in
suffering in another lifetime...
Until such time as the heap of actions is finished then it will befall you to
return again and again inside a
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote:
Hugo, are you offering to be my student?
Thanks, but no.
The fact Einstein turned out to right about a lot of things
he thought to be obvious was never under discussion here.
In fact if you look at another
On Jun 12, 2010, at 2:54 AM, TurquoiseB wrote:
Carb, starchier than your average lobbyists, are particularly exercised by
the contrast with the way Comedy Central backed down on airing scenes
involving Muhammad in South Park, fearing violence. Does that indicate that
Christians then are
OK, Hugo,
You are entitled to your POV, just like the rest of us. If it makes you
happy, more power to you. If not, maybe go outside your fixed POV and
explore a little; that's what real scientist do; get a hug from
Amma or whatever.
Let me repeat myself from a previous post with a few
Because many here seem to believe pretty much any prediction
that someone makes, for no other reason than that they think
knowing the predicted thing ahead of time makes them special,
here is very, very special prediction right up your alley.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37599810/ns/disaster_in_the_gulf/
Love will swallow you, eat you up completely, until there is no `you,' only
love.
- Amma
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anatol_zinc anatol_z...@... wrote:
OK, Hugo,
You are entitled to your POV, just like the rest of us. If it
makes you happy, more power to you. If not, maybe go outside
your fixed POV and explore a little; that's what real scientist
do; get a hug
Science will win what ?
Quote from some previous post: science will win because it
works
What an absurd and meaningless thing to say. Doesn't everything
work? Everything that happens works, but not necessarily for good.
Mindless entertainment works to keep people mindless; does that mean it
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Alex Stanley
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 7:08 AM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count
Cool. I restored her posting privileges. I do think that because she posted
51
TurquoiseB wrote:
Because many here seem to believe pretty much any prediction
that someone makes, for no other reason than that they think
knowing the predicted thing ahead of time makes them special,
here is very, very special prediction right up your alley.
The scariest thing about this prediction is not, as one might
think, the guy himself and his way of speaking. It's not even
the possibility, however remote, that he might be right. Nope,
the scariest thing by far is the cult of disciples who would
form around him and become his
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote:
TurquoiseB wrote:
Because many here seem to believe pretty much any prediction
that someone makes, for no other reason than that they think
knowing the predicted thing ahead of time makes them special,
here is very,
Wow! Those nutty *religionists*! Just because leaders like mahatma Gandhi and
the Rev.Martin Luther King organized and participated in boycotts doesn't mean
anybody else should! How hypocritical to NOT spend your money on products from
sponsors intent on insulting you or even warning them that
Only Texas skools Willy.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willy...@... wrote:
Joe sounds really scared of Judy.
Joe:
You're right Silly Willy. I am SO scared.
So, Joe is scared of Judy.
Damn boy, how'd you get to be so smart?
By going to school?
TurquoiseB:
A Sense Of Wonder...
The process of meditation has as it's centralized
hypothesis implementing a way to understand and
correlate human consciousness with the 'Ultimate
Reality', or in Turq's words, to see the 'Wonder'
of reality, as an Absolute.
Those who experience the Wonder
Turq
I'm not opposed to posting limits since they have curbed the
over-posters on FFL. However, having a bank of 10 unused posts would
solve the problem of going over the limit from inadvertence.
I don't have a dog in the fight on most of these contentions between
people. I also don't
I saw the remake yesterday and was quite impressed. Jaden Smith is a chip off
the 'Ol block and will be a fine actor as he matures. His father shines through
him. Of course with Jackie Chan, it's not about Karate, but Kung Fu and he does
a marvelous job describing the philosophy behind it. This
Flight over the oil spill yesterday here: http://www.youtube.com/user/jamescfox
Flight over BP Oil disaster Day 52 with Marine Biologist, Dr. Carl Safina
From: jamescfox | June 11, 2010 | 3,225 views
James Fox flew over the BP Gulf oil disaster with Marine Biologist Dr. Carl
Safina who's
They weren't shot down?
From: brian64705 no_re...@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, June 12, 2010 11:48:36 AM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Lock-down on the Gulf
Flight over the oil spill yesterday here:
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of emptybill
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:33 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count -- For The Record
Turq
I'm not opposed to posting limits since they have curbed
Rick Archer wrote:
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of emptybill
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:33 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count -- For The Record
Turq
I'm not opposed to posting
There is a difference between Science and
Technology. the Technology is based on duality.
Science is pure abstract knowledge.
Nuclear bombs , gas chambers, dangerous
chemicals, nuclear plants, dangerous radiation
waste, suicidal processed foods, oil wells,
weapons for war
Latin American countries rising to invincibility through Yogic Flying groups
by Global Good News staff writer
Global Good News 11 June 2010
According to a recent report,* nine new projects representing expansion of
programmes of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi are under development in Latin America.
nablusoss1008 wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote:
TurquoiseB wrote:
Because many here seem to believe pretty much any prediction
that someone makes, for no other reason than that they think
knowing the predicted thing ahead of time makes them
I'd like to keep post limits in though I filter out the massive posters.
--
America always chooses to do the right thing. After it's tried everything
else. – Who else but Winston Churchill
For those of us who would like to end this madness of predatory
corporations BP has done us a big favor as they're showing the world how
incompetent big corporations can be. Hopefully this will spark interest
in banning the size of companies throughout the world. To just ban
them in the US
Ban BP here and it suddenly is drilling for oil for Mexico. Who says that
America owns all the oil in the gulf? No one.
Edg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote:
For those of us who would like to end this madness of predatory
corporations BP has done us a
Duvey assumes that advanced civilisations
that have mastered Warp speed would be highly
moral and ethical. Duvey assumes that there is
some kind of Cosmic 'prime directive'.
I think that this has something to do with
resources. If the availablity of resources dip
below a
Yeah, I do assume some sort of Prime Directive -- in that the universe is so
old and that civilizations so advanced are a gimme. All this snatch and grab
had to be regulated long ago. I can see the exceptions to my speculation
having remote possibility, but come on -- any imperialistic
Of all the proposals on the table that would
expand health insurance to more Americans, the
final health reform law included those that
covered the largest number of people at the lowest
cost to the federal government.
TUESDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- The new U.S. health care reform law
Here's a good summary of what the future civilizations (from Earth or beyond)
can look like from a Physics professor's point of view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4WXEO3Dmhc
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Jason jedi_sp...@... wrote:
Â
     Duvey assumes that
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Bhairitu
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 2:06 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count -- For The Record
All this talk is silly. Either keep the 50 post limit or no
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Duveyoung no_re...@... wrote:
Yeah, I do assume some sort of Prime Directive -- in that the
universe is so old and that civilizations so advanced are a
gimme. ll this snatch and grab had to be regulated long ago.
I can see the exceptions to my
A new depth in the tawdry department.
I never accused you of actually drugging young women or raping them thereafter
-- only that you have the personality to do so if, ahem, push comes to shove.
Anyone who doesn't throttle their ogling leers -- desires to hit it as you
freely admit to
There is talk on IA of going over the list of the banned and unbanning most
of the people. The problem is most of the people have graduated. There's
also a lot of talk about the years from 2008 to 2012. These are the years
of the Phase Transition.
You might want to look
Technology uses and misuses Science.
Science, technology, government, business and society are all
intertwined and not so
separate and abstract. Government and business grants have a lot to do
what scientists research that might be favorable to war technology for
instance.
Because the misuse is so
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote:
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Bhairitu
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 2:06 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count -- For The
She emailed me Friday so she's probably still in town. I'm wondering if Alex
has emailed her with an it's ok to post message?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer r...@... wrote:
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Bhairitu
Rick and Alex
No tracking, just me offering 10 posts per week. When someone
inadvertently hits 51-52 then just take off one of mine. No counting -
just following the already published totals. If someone consistently
goes over 50 posts then they are no longer going over inadvertently.
You can
I did email her. She has not responded to it.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill emptyb...@... wrote:
She emailed me Friday so she's probably still in town. I'm wondering if Alex
has emailed her with an it's ok to post message?
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer
Well, for sure the Age of Enlightenment is going to dawn again. Jerry
Brown has announced his candidacy for governor of California. I caught the
rerun announcement on C SPAN today.
--
America always choose to do the right thing -- after it's tried everything
else-- Winston Churchill
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of It's just a ride
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 5:12 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Things are changing
There is talk on IA of going over the list of the banned and unbanning
On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 6:48 PM, Rick Archer r...@searchsummit.com wrote:
Who is talking this talk?
The citizens. But that's a start.
Are those proposing the idea authoritative in any way?
What and have their grants and badges lifted?
Are they being opposed by others in authority?
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