I'm no fan of Libertarian ideology, but I admire Ron Paul for defending civil
liberties. He is a true champion of freedom. So where are all the lefties who
passionately denounced Bush for the Patriot Act and Hillary for Authorization
for Use of Military Force but haven't handed Obama his ass
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon mdixon.6569@ wrote:
ooops, a gauntlet is thrown down.
I think Sal and Bhairitu imagine Iceland to be nothing
but desolate frozen wasteland with a few Eskimo igloos
and
I think the defacto criteria on whether or not a place officially exists is
whether or not it has 1)a Starbucks and 2)a McDonalds.:-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote:
On 05/30/2011 08:35 PM,
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, whynotnow7 whynotnow7@... wrote:
I think the defacto criteria on whether or not a place officially exists is
whether or not it has 1)a Starbucks and 2)a McDonalds.:-)
Very funny Jim, and not far from the truth.
see maharishi global family chat of April 27th, 2011
http://tinyurl.com/3c75sov
purchased: at a cost of $12 / sq. ft, the east campus group buildings; purchase
price includes 224 acres of the former 7K acres property. Apparently a great
deal of due diligence was applied by the purchasers
Well, come on all of you, big strong men,
Uncle Sam needs your help again.
He's got himself in a terrible jam
Way down yonder in Vietnam
[Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Russia, China, Iran]
So put down your books and pick up a gun,
We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.
And
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer rick@... wrote:
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of feste37
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 10:11 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Un-sustainable TM
Many people seem to believe that morality depends for its existence on a
metaphysical quantity called free will. This conviction is occasionally
expressed -- often with great impatience, smugness, or piety -- with the words,
ought, implies, can. Like much else in philosophy that is too easily
do.rflex:
Paranoid Fox News chief Roger Ailes
Don't you just hate those GOP 'teabaggers'!
Subject: S.C. Teabagger Rally Fizzles
Author: John Manning
Newsgroups: alt.religion.mormon,
alt.religion, soc.culture.jewish,
alt.atheism, alt.bible.prophecy
Date: May 23, 2011
Bhairitu:
Your tax dollars at work...
Oh my Gawd, a jet plane flew over and disturbed
the liberal hippies in the park on Memorial Day.
This is just outrageous!!!
Police said the gang members are part of a group
of more than 1,000 youths who have used social
media sites like Facebook to
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@ wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote:
This video is from 2008 back in BushCo days but there is no evidence
that the
Relativism sets out to reduce every element of absoluteness to a
relativity, while making a quite illogical exception in favor of this
reduction itself. In effect,
relativism consists in declaring it to be true that there is no such
thing as truth, or in declaring it to be absolutely true that
I have to admit to looking forward to...Gawd help me...a
remake of a European film that I loved. Although on some
levels it is difficult to imagine that anything could
surpass Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace in the lead roles,
the prospect of seeing Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara try,
as directed
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill emptybill@... wrote:
Relativism sets out to reduce every element of absoluteness to a
relativity, while making a quite illogical exception in favor of this
reduction itself. In effect, relativism consists in declaring it to be
true that there is no
On 05/31/2011 08:51 AM, turquoiseb wrote:
I have to admit to looking forward to...Gawd help me...a
remake of a European film that I loved. Although on some
levels it is difficult to imagine that anything could
surpass Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace in the lead roles,
the prospect of seeing
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, emptybill emptybill@... wrote:
[quoting Frithjof Schuon:]
Relativism sets out to reduce every element of
absoluteness to a relativity, while making a quite
illogical exception in favor of this reduction
itself. In effect, relativism consists in declaring
As one who leans toward determinism, I'm pleased to
see such a clear explanation from Harris of why the
standard notion of free will is untenable. I think
he's somewhat less clear, however, about the
ramifications and implications.
The assumption of free will is so deeply woven into
all our
Bhairitu:
On another forum someone posted about today
being a day to celebrate those who fought
for liberty. I replied wars are for profit
and revolutions for liberty...
You sound pretty hopeful, but in the U.S.,
unlike over in Europe, it's usually the taxpayers
who are behind the
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of nablusoss1008
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 8:40 AM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Un-sustainable TM organization
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
His argument is a form of Scientism and Rationalism dressed up as
philosophical discourse. It is one of the bastard unions of our era.
As far as Scientism, he offers no empirical proof to support his
contention that he is free enough to choose what to say in this article.
It therefore is
Beautifull news from Mongolia
http://www.maharishichannel.in/econtact_mailing/MAILING_OUT/2011_05/2011_05_28_raja_stanley.html
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
As one who leans toward determinism, I'm pleased to see such a clear
explanation from Harris of why the standard notion of free will is
untenable. I think he's somewhat less clear, however, about the
ramifications and
On May 31, 2011, at 1:00 PM, merlin wrote:
Beautifull news from Mongolia
It figures, since people in the developed nations
have long since lost interest in the horse manure
the TMO peddles, that they would then try
and hit-up some of the poorest countries.
To say these guys have no shame is an
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunshine@... wrote:
On May 31, 2011, at 1:00 PM, merlin wrote:
Beautifull news from Mongolia
It figures, since people in the developed nations
have long since lost interest in the horse manure
the TMO peddles, that they would then try
On May 31, 2011, at 2:10 PM, Sal Sunshine wrote:
On May 31, 2011, at 1:00 PM, merlin wrote:
Beautifull news from Mongolia
It figures, since people in the developed nations
have long since lost interest in the horse manure
the TMO peddles, that they would then try
and hit-up some of the
On 05/31/2011 09:48 AM, WillyTex wrote:
Bhairitu:
On another forum someone posted about today
being a day to celebrate those who fought
for liberty. I replied wars are for profit
and revolutions for liberty...
You sound pretty hopeful, but in the U.S.,
unlike over in Europe, it's usually
This guy could qualify as a member of FFL. Watch this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdgTxZOp3rUNR=1
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merlin vedamerlin@... wrote:
Beautifull news from Mongolia
http://www.maharishichannel.in/econtact_mailing/MAILING_OUT/2011_05/2011\
_05_28_raja_stanley.html
http://www.maharishichannel.in/econtact_mailing/MAILING_OUT/2011_05/201\
I have to admit, as a lifelong fan of the cinema, that
some of the best cinema I have been privileged to see
in recent years wasn't in movies per se, but on
television.
Having recently re-watched episodes of Spartacus: Blood
and Sand and Game Of Thrones, I come away from the
experience reminded
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote:
On another forum someone posted about today being a day to celebrate
those who fought for liberty. I replied wars are for profit and
revolutions for liberty. Today on my way to the waterfront park I
encountered a big
On another forum someone posted about today
being a day to celebrate those who fought
for liberty. I replied wars are for profit
and revolutions for liberty...
You sound pretty hopeful, but in the U.S.,
unlike over in Europe, it's usually the taxpayers
who are behind the
turquoiseb:
I have to admit, as a lifelong fan of the cinema, that
some of the best cinema I have been privileged to see
in recent years wasn't in movies per se, but on
television.
Stay away from most popular entertainment. Most of what
passes for legitimate entertainment is inferior or
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willytex@... wrote:
Stay away from most popular entertainment. Most of what
passes for legitimate entertainment is inferior or foolish
and only caters to or exploits people's weaknesses.
This sentence has just accurately described all of
the
Beautifull news from Mongolia
Vaj:
The Global Bad News? Other rajas will follow and
have sex with the best of the young women, as a
demonstration of the real Maharishi effect!
Is that a big deal? At least three of your own gurus
apparently had sex with young women. What's up with
that?
Stay away from most popular entertainment. Most
of what passes for legitimate entertainment is
inferior or foolish and only caters to or exploits
people's weaknesses.
turquoiseb:
This sentence has just accurately described all of
the works of William Shakespeare. Just sayin'. :-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Xenophaneros Anartaxius
anartaxius@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
As one who leans toward determinism, I'm pleased to see such
a clear explanation from Harris of why the standard notion
of free will is
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willytex@ wrote:
Stay away from most popular entertainment. Most of what
passes for legitimate entertainment is inferior or foolish
and only caters to or exploits
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunshine@ wrote:
On May 31, 2011, at 1:00 PM, merlin wrote:
Beautifull news from Mongolia
It figures, since people in the developed nations
have long since
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunshine@... wrote:
On May 31, 2011, at 1:00 PM, merlin wrote:
Beautifull news from Mongolia
It figures, since people in the developed nations
have long since lost interest in the horse manure
the TMO peddles, that they would then try
As one who leans toward determinism, I'm pleased to
see such a clear explanation from Harris of why the
standard notion of free will is untenable...
authfriend:
At any rate, terrific find...
Well, this is one thread we probably will not see
Barry responding to. I'm still laughing
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
Wonder what they're charging the Mongolians. It's
been said in the past that MMY insisted on soaking
folks in developed nations in order to finance
teaching TM in poorer nations for much less.
That's right. When
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote:
snip
Wonder what they're charging the Mongolians. It's
been said in the past that MMY insisted on soaking
folks in developed nations in order to
Mongolians practice Gelug Kadampa and Bön.
Are you a Buddhist? Are you a Bönpa?
Who are your gurus? Do you have any?
Did you ever learn tm tm-sidhi practice? Where?
You hide like the Oz magician. Are you afraid of being found out?
Why are you on FFL - other than to harass meditators
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, hermandan0 no_reply@ wrote:
Great. Love to see that. Maybe a youtube vid?
I'd thought of that at one point, but seriously, it's
not worth the trouble! It's something I do for my own
It has been clearly demonstrated that mental activity can change how the
brain(and other physical organs)function e.g biofeedback and placebo
research.The latter would appear to suggest that mental choices can affect
physical events.In fact a leading researcher on the question of free will and
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/02/science/02free.html?pagewanted=all
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/05/science/05askscience.html
The majority of people discussing the free will issue are materialists.This
would include the majority of people quoted in the New York Times article.Their
assumption is that everything that exists can be explained completely in terms
of physical matter and the laws that govern physical
right, about 3/4 of the interviewees in the article fit into that category. I'm
on the free will side, but don't see how the question can be resolved
logically. As to the experimental evidence, some recent experiments mentioned
in New Scientist test behavior on the basis of what they believe to
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, WillyTex willytex@... wrote:
On another forum someone posted about today
being a day to celebrate those who fought
for liberty. I replied wars are for profit
and revolutions for liberty...
You sound pretty hopeful, but in the
lucky you [:(]
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@... wrote:
On 05/31/2011 08:51 AM, turquoiseb wrote:
I have to admit to looking forward to...Gawd help me...a
remake of a European film that I loved. Although on some
levels it is difficult to imagine that anything
http://www.xitefuns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/tattoo_1386361c.jpg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merudanda no_reply@... wrote:
lucky you [:(]
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozguru@ wrote:
On 05/31/2011 08:51 AM, turquoiseb wrote:
I have to admit to
thanks I will pin it under my skin(!)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Yifu yifuxero@... wrote:
http://www.xitefuns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/tattoo_1386361c.jpg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merudanda no_reply@ wrote:
lucky you [:(]
--- In
They definitely ought to sell preferred Dome seating for program, a premium for
both front row hopping, and back corner sleeping spots, Backjack rentals, extra
blankets, Sama Veda tapes recorded in 5.1 Dolby, your own set of the Rig Veda
mandalas preloaded into a Kindle 3G, even authentic
http://designstattoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/tattoo-dragon1.jpg
Part I
The year 2002, I was the only one watching in disgust as my beloved
mother and my Guru Ammachi, a self-realized Guru received an award named
for the so-called icons of peace and non-violence MLK and Gandhi.
Ammachi is an embodiment of love and she accepted the award with
humility but I
Oops, the title was Pseudo Spiritual Icons and Enlightened Masters -
The Mob vs Individual dichotomy.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@... wrote:
Part I
The year 2002, I was the only one watching in disgust as my beloved
mother and my Guru Ammachi, a self-realized Guru
Oops, there seems to be a few grammatical mistakes as well, I typed it
while I was travelling.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Yogi raviyogi@... wrote:
Oops, the title was Pseudo Spiritual Icons and Enlightened Masters -
The Mob vs Individual dichotomy.
http://www.alchemyimageworks.com/images/strange_surreal/3d-artist-surrealism-art.jpg
Cornel West bitterly describes Obama as a black mascot of Wall Street
oligarchs and a black puppet of corporate plutocrats. And now he has become
head of the American killing machine and is proud of it.
http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/6/50134.jpg
1916
http://www.museumsyndicate.com/images/3/28023.jpg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Yifu yifuxero@... wrote:
...I'm on the free will side, but don't see how the question
can be resolved logically.
IMO only those indulging in confirmation bias believe
that ANY philosophical question can be resolved. :-)
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Yifu yifuxero@ wrote:
...I'm on the free will side, but don't see how the question
can be resolved logically.
IMO only those indulging in confirmation bias believe
that ANY
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