[FairfieldLife] Re: Brahma Sutra Commentaries

2015-06-28 Thread he...@hotmail.com [FairfieldLife]
Teaser: For instance practicing drum rudiments is primarily repeating them over and over again. Alistair Shearer commentarily translates abhyaasa-vairaagyaabhyaaM tan-nirodhaH like this: The five types of mental activity are settled through the practice of yoga and the freedom

[FairfieldLife] Re: Uncle Tantra an enigma, a paradox (Reaffirming The Yahoo-Groups Guidelines)

2015-06-28 Thread jason_gre...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
--- jason_green2@... wrote : Uncle Tantra was really a complex character. One of the reasons you guy were so pissed with him is because, he constantly brags about how fantastic his life is, how much he is really enjoying is life, and how dull and drab are the lives of other members

[FairfieldLife] Re: Glastonbury

2015-06-28 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater@... wrote : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/glastonbury/11696179/Glastonbury-Festival-Happy-campers-prepare-for-music-and-mud-in-pictures.html?frame=3357108

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread salyavin808
Why can't people click on the show message history at the bottom of the post they are responding to? It's not difficult and it renders your posts readable when they are seen in the context of the discussion. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill@... wrote : F*ck that obsessively

[FairfieldLife] Glastonbury

2015-06-28 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]

[FairfieldLife] Spying in Guru Land...

2015-06-28 Thread salyavin808
Was just going through my book shelves with a view to clearing some space with a trip to the charity shops down town, when I came upon my copy of journalist William Shaw's mini-masterpiece Spying in Guru Land - inside Britain's cults. What a great book. It was written after the Branch Davidian

[FairfieldLife] Re: Kill The Semite Tyrant

2015-06-28 Thread dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
..bent upon samâdhi and liberation had direct experience with a cosmic intelligence that was accessible for receiving teachings and grace. Great FFL thread, Empty. I appreciate your taking the time to post it here. Yes, evidently these experiences seem way more than just some fluctuations of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Spying in Guru Land...

2015-06-28 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Hard to believe Shaw didn't have a go at the Movement guys. From: salyavin808 no_re...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2015 11:47 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Spying in Guru Land...   Was just going through my book shelves with a view to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
The intellect is binary so not that hard to model. It is yes or no. A US Berkeley student did a graduate paper which I read back in the 1990s. I had suggested this to our development team before the paper was published and one of the project leads came across it. I recall the student got

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread Xenophaneros Anartaxius anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Empty seems to be replying to the digest version of FFL. This does not supply a means to duplicate the message you are responding to. To do that you have to manually copy the content of the message and paste it into the response, which otherwise starts as a blank slate with just the title of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
which akashic record you talkin' about? there are quite a few depending on which new age whacko you consult for your records From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2015 5:06 PM

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spying in Guru Land...

2015-06-28 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote : The thought I had today, as I was driving around doing errands, was that I feel my enlightenment took off after I left the movement as full time participant, (also as an MIU student). It was the process of breaking out of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Kill The Semite Tyrant

2015-06-28 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, dhamiltony2k5@... wrote : ..bent upon samâdhi and liberation had direct experience with a cosmic intelligence that was accessible for receiving teachings and grace. Great FFL thread, Empty. I appreciate your taking the time to post it here. Yes,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Charlie Lutes liked to talk a lot of about it but I've read a number of others on the subject. I didn't find them varying much in the description. Scientifically, if we radiate electrical impulses those might get caught in some kind of ether or celestial realms. This is something that has

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Might you be willing to entertain the idea that the akashic records are just some esoteric bullshit that well meaning new age bullshiters made up, even if they really believed in their existence? I definitely include C Lutes in the ranks of esoteric new age bullshiters -for all his connections

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Everything is debatable. In an ironic sort of way, artificial intelligence does apply to humans. I often think of you as having artificial intelligence. Attempting to replicate human intelligence has so far failed because the human neural network of connexions is so complex. Many researchers

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread emptyb...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
This msg was a reply to Duveyoung's post on the thread : Can AI Machines Know Ethics? Msg 8 of 11 June 27, 6:27pm

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill@... wrote : This msg was a reply to Duveyoung's post on the thread : Can AI Machines Know Ethics? Msg 8 of 11 June 27, 6:27pm So you aren't going to click on show message history? It's a lot easier

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spying in Guru Land...

2015-06-28 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
The thought I had today, as I was driving around doing errands, was that I feel my enlightenment took off after I left the movement as full time participant, (also as an MIU student). It was the process of breaking out of that mindset that caused a breakthrough for me. It allowed me to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Spying in Guru Land...

2015-06-28 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
No, that' not what I mean't. No importa. Let it go. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : snip Er, what are you talking about? Did you respond to the wrong post or something? But we seem to have heard this theme a lot from you; you've moved on but

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
As usual, you are pretty funny Michael. Of course there have been numerous references to the Akashic Records before Madame Blavatsky, they just didn't call them, the Akashic Records. Does that mean they are real? I don't hear anyone claiming they are, do you? But, with your

Fwd: [FairfieldLife] Fwd: Unintended Consequence of SCOTUS Gay Marriage Ruling Will Have Conservatives Cheering

2015-06-28 Thread William Leed wle...@aol.com [FairfieldLife]
-Original Message- From: William Leed wle...@aol.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, Jun 28, 2015 6:23 pm Subject: [FairfieldLife] Fwd: Unintended Consequence of SCOTUS Gay Marriage Ruling Will Have

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
At the risk of engendering some blowback from MJ, I feel we could have done worse with the first major Russian immigrant to these United States. Trotskies Unfiltered, maybe. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : Does anyone know the brand of cigars or cigarettes that

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
There are a number of people here in SC that are convinced the end of humanity is nigh because of the gay marriage ruling and the removal of the flag movements. From: Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote : There are a number of people here in SC that are convinced the end of humanity is nigh because of the gay marriage ruling and the removal of the flag movements. It's certainly the beginning of something and the end of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
The conversation looks logical. But apparently it's still lacking something that would convince everyone that the machine has achieved human sentience. Otherwise we would have heard elaborate news coverage to proclaim the birth of true AI. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I have read some interesting postulations of how the Akashic Records underlie our memory, and make memory possible, but I cannot recall the mechanics. From: Bhairitu noozguru@... [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2015

[FairfieldLife] Fwd: Unintended Consequence of SCOTUS Gay Marriage Ruling Will Have Conservatives Cheering

2015-06-28 Thread William Leed wle...@aol.com [FairfieldLife]
-Original Message- From: Tea Party News Network i...@tpnn.com To: wleed3 wle...@aol.com Sent: Sun, Jun 28, 2015 5:13 pm Subject: Unintended Consequence of SCOTUS Gay Marriage Ruling Will Have Conservatives Cheering

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Does anyone know the brand of cigars or cigarettes that Helena Blavatsky smoked? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote : As usual, you are pretty funny Michael. Of course there have been numerous references to the Akashic Records before Madame Blavatsky, they just

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Yup, it's just a theory for now. But there's a lot we don't know about our universe and how things work. People who might discount the notion might be the same kind of soul at one time who wouldn't believe that the world was round. There are a probably a lot of surprises coming that is if

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
List 'em Steve, then we''ll talk. Dunno what kind of fags she smoked, proly some European brand, or maybe since she was so enamored of India she got those bidis. From: anartax...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday,

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I was never a religious Jew, Michael, but at least once a year I would attend Yom Kippur services with my family when we would hear all about be written in the Book of Life for all our past year deeds. That is one example that comes to mind. I would be surprised if there were not more.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Fwd: Unintended Consequence of SCOTUS Gay Marriage Ruling Will Have Conservatives Cheering

2015-06-28 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
The Irish have just legalised same-sex marriage after a referendum (over 60 per cent supported the amendment). The US legalised same-sex marriage after five out of eight judges on the Supreme Court interpreted the Constitution with gay abandon. The Irish did it the right way! Opinion polls

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
well, you keep peeling back the layers of the onion, there's bound to be some surprises. how could there not be? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : Yup, it's just a theory for now. But there's a lot we don't know about our universe and how things work. People who

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Mon 29-Jun-15 00:15:06 UTC

2015-06-28 Thread FFL PostCount ffl.postco...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 06/27/15 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 07/04/15 00:00:00 90 messages as of (UTC) 06/29/15 00:09:04 11 steve.sundur 9 awoelflebater 9 Michael Jackson mjackson74 9 Bhairitu noozguru 8 emptybill 7 jr_esq 5 salyavin808

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, anartaxius@... wrote : Does anyone know the brand of cigars or cigarettes that Helena Blavatsky smoked? No but it looks hand rolled. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, steve.sundur@... wrote : As usual, you are pretty

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
I'm not talking about the end of humanity as the feeble minded may believe but in reference to the article I posted a few days ago about the extinction event. Only very stupid people would think that gay marriage is the end of humanity. On 06/28/2015 05:09 PM, Michael Jackson

[FairfieldLife] Beatnik Shindig

2015-06-28 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I attended the first annual event at the Fort Mason Center here in SF. It was celebrating the poetry of women's poetry during the Beatnik era which produced poets like Keroac and Ginsberg. Also, I learned something about the proper way of reading poetry. You're supposed to read poetry

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : The conversation looks logical. But apparently it's still lacking something that would convince everyone that the machine has achieved human sentience. Otherwise we would have heard elaborate news coverage to proclaim the birth of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : I'm not talking about the end of humanity as the feeble minded may believe but in reference to the article I posted a few days ago about the extinction event. Only very stupid people would think that gay marriage is the end of

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Anne, I don't believe the computer was writing anything it understands. The words were probably taken out of a database of conversations relating to philosophy or movie scripts. The conversation merely mimicked human conversation. The sign of sentience would be if the computer knows

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread awoelfleba...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote : Anne, I don't believe the computer was writing anything it understands. The words were probably taken out of a database of conversations relating to philosophy or movie scripts. The conversation merely mimicked human

[FairfieldLife] Re: Can AI Machines Know Ethics?

2015-06-28 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
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