Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Hi Andre, [Andre previously in an attack on Marsha, most expletives removed, but caution!]: Let me put it another way: the inorganic level is a station through which the organic level is made possible ( yes, by all means use a railway station). The organic level is a station through which the

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread craigerb
[Steve] Mussolini's party was The Republican Fascist Party? does this mean that Republicans are fascists? I don't think it's disputed that Mussolini's Party was fascist. Craig Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread MarshaV
On Oct 22, 2010, at 12:44 PM, 118 wrote: On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 2:42 AM, MarshaV val...@att.net wrote: On Oct 22, 2010, at 1:44 AM, 118 wrote: On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 8:27 PM, MarshaV val...@att.net wrote: On Oct 21, 2010, at 8:03 PM, 118 wrote: Marsha: I never stated that the

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread MarshaV
On Oct 22, 2010, at 1:16 PM, 118 wrote: On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 7:09 AM, MarshaV val...@att.net wrote: On Oct 22, 2010, at 1:44 AM, 118 wrote: inferred that you were reasoning that Quality was analogous to not this, not that. Clearly I was mistaken. You were simply stating that

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread MarshaV
Correct interrupted to be interpreted. On Oct 22, 2010, at 1:16 PM, 118 wrote: On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 7:09 AM, MarshaV val...@att.net wrote: On Oct 22, 2010, at 1:44 AM, 118 wrote: inferred that you were reasoning that Quality was analogous to not this, not that. Clearly I was

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread Ian Glendinning
Mark said I do not have time to have a gripe with somebody who is different. So there ... That is the pragmatists life's too short defence one I use all the time. Looking for gripes is all too easy as you lot demonstrate. Looking for agreement is harder ie it requires effort to

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread ADRIE KINTZIGER
well, Mark, You seem to have mastered the decoherence away,and what is remaining is the intellect. You'r a bright guy Mark, bit of a loose gun sometimes, sometimes deviating to the edge of chaos , but if you master them, very intelligent,..i knew it! greetz , Adrie 2010/10/23 118

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread Steven Peterson
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 2:19 AM, craig...@comcast.net wrote: [Steve] Mussolini's party was The Republican Fascist Party?  does this mean that Republicans are fascists? I don't think it's disputed that Mussolini's Party was fascist. Craig and apparently Republican as well. Moq_Discuss

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread Horse
Hi Mark Have you never heard of the wolf in sheep's clothing or that politicians (and certain folk around here) tell lies? Horse On 23/10/2010 06:01, 118 wrote: Hi Horse, Now, I am not a historian but I have read a few books, The Rise and the Fall of the Third Reich being one of them. My

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread X Acto
Ron: Good point,and follows in the same vein with similar caution to Marks and Platt's arguement. Hitler and the National socialist movement lied about the Boon of Socialism, they made intellectual arguements for the benefit s of socialism and when they came into power to implement their promise

Re: [MD] The Moral Landscape

2010-10-23 Thread X Acto
Platt, you do it all the time.. guess that makes you a liar too, appearently not a problem for you also.   Platt: You deliberately left out important parts of  my statement. That's not bending. That's lying. For you, not a problem..   On 21 Oct 2010 at 16:34, X Acto wrote: what? I am

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread X Acto
And he is too nice a guy to point out that you are guilty of the same. but you pretty much admitted to being a liar so I guess it's to be expected   - Original Message From: platthol...@gmail.com platthol...@gmail.com To: moq_disc...@moqtalk.org Sent: Thu, October 21, 2010 8:53:46

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread X Acto
Apearently Arlo wants to enforce open mindedness on all of us, such hypocracy, typical of the liberial left.   - Original Message From: ARLO J BENSINGER JR ajb...@psu.edu To: moq_disc...@moqtalk.org Sent: Fri, October 22, 2010 12:51:53 AM Subject: Re: [MD] Tea Bagging [Mark] It

Re: [MD] The Moral Landscape

2010-10-23 Thread Horse
Sorry Mark, I didn't answer this one. While there are shortcomings with the NHS, as with any nationwide health system in any country, it is a system that very few would be without. It is part of a National Insurance scheme and there's the clue. National Insurance. Everybody (more or less)

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread X Acto
[Mark] Tyranny of the minority can be seen in many ways, like the abolition of prayer in schools. Ron:  stuff like abolition and literacy, too...such atrocities.. we should have the freedom to hold slaves and be illiterate if we choose to in our community. Moq_Discuss mailing list

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread plattholden
On 23 Oct 2010 at 4:13, Horse wrote: On 23/10/2010 02:17, platthol...@gmail.com wrote: Q: What does NAZI stand for? A. It is short nickname for Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (National Socialist German Workers' Party). Source:

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread plattholden
Instead of addressing what I wrote, Horse, you take the tactic so often used by the left -- demonizing (Platteral shift, propaganda, bluster) The only attempt you made to argue reasonably was to claim that capitalists and corporatists fit the description I gave, an obvious error since both

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread X Acto
As a youngman and recently of legal drinking age, instead of going to clubs I prefered old stinky holes in the wall. I'd strike up conversations with bar fly's, bar tenders and just your local average everyday regular.   Well the neatest conversations were with the owner of a bar in Lancaster P.A.

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread Horse
Sorry Platt, I'm not going to get involved in one of your attempts to twist the meaning of everything that doesn't fit your political bias. If anyone is naive enough to believe you that's their problem. Horse On 23/10/2010 13:36, platthol...@gmail.com wrote: On 23 Oct 2010 at 4:13, Horse

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread Horse
Again with the twisting and distortion. You twist and distort, others call you on it and you come back with more twisting and distortion. Platt-onic discourse. Horse On 23/10/2010 13:55, platthol...@gmail.com wrote: Instead of addressing what I wrote, Horse, you take the tactic so often

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread plattholden
OK, Horse. Of course, you have no bias, and those who believe in liberty and the free market are naive. I get it. On 23 Oct 2010 at 14:08, Horse wrote: Sorry Platt, I'm not going to get involved in one of your attempts to twist the meaning of everything that doesn't fit your political

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread plattholden
Again, more demonizing to avoid debate. On 23 Oct 2010 at 14:12, Horse wrote: Again with the twisting and distortion. You twist and distort, others call you on it and you come back with more twisting and distortion. Platt-onic discourse. Horse On 23/10/2010 13:55, platthol...@gmail.com

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread Horse
Twist and distort, twist and distort. On 23/10/2010 15:34, platthol...@gmail.com wrote: OK, Horse. Of course, you have no bias, and those who believe in liberty and the free market are naive. I get it. On 23 Oct 2010 at 14:08, Horse wrote: Sorry Platt, I'm not going to get involved in

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread Horse
Twist and distort, twist and distort. On 23/10/2010 15:34, platthol...@gmail.com wrote: Again, more demonizing to avoid debate. On 23 Oct 2010 at 14:12, Horse wrote: Again with the twisting and distortion. You twist and distort, others call you on it and you come back with more twisting

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread Andre Broersen
Mark to Andre: Yes, Andre, this is a bottoms up approach. I am not sure I agree with it. How is flux stable? Andre: Yes Mark, you did well to place loads of question marks to this post as, having re-read, it is very poorly written. Please just disregard it as I think that similar issues

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread MarshaV
Hi Mark, Here is how I interpret, based on how they function, the Intellectual (SOM) Level: The Intellectual Level, the fourth level, is comprised of static patterns of value such as theology, mathematics, science and philosophy. The way that these patterns function is as reified concepts

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Republicans do not believe in a government controlled economy, so no. At its root, Democrats have more fascist principles, look it up. This Republican and Democrat analogy does not extend to the parties of the '30s. Many left-wing positions can be considered very conservative and visa-versa.

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Hi Horse, No, really, not intentionally I hope! These politicians are here to ride in on their shining horses and save us. What other purpose could they have in mind. The internet is a great source for lies, just take a look at Wikipedia. Mark On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 3:53 AM, Horse

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread ADRIE KINTZIGER
Yes, ! 'Quality is not a thing. It is an event...Quality is the event at which awareness of both subjects and objects is made possible. Thx for rolling this one in, Andre, will make me feel better again, I had a bad day. Adrie. 2010/10/23 Andre Broersen andrebroer...@gmail.com Mark to Andre:

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread david buchanan
Horse said to Platt: ...When will you stop with the propaganda and bluster? The Nazis, whatever the nickname, were right-wing, not left-wing and all your blustering to avoid your own right-wing bias won't hide that fact. A couple of groups you conveniently left out below are the capitalists

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Hi Andre, Some comments below for discussion. On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 8:00 AM, Andre Broersen andrebroer...@gmail.comwrote: Mark to Andre: Yes, Andre, this is a bottoms up approach. I am not sure I agree with it. How is flux stable? Andre: Yes Mark, you did well to place loads of

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Hi Marsha, Thanks for your help in my search. I found the following web page on decontexualization. http://www.unm.edu/~devalenz/handouts/decontext2.html Let me know what you think. Cheers, Mark On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 8:20 AM, MarshaV val...@att.net wrote: Hi Mark, Here is how I

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread david buchanan
Howdy MOQers: As an antidote to the political tone-deafness and the confusion over who should be labeled what, I thought it would be good to get specific. Thanks to a researcher named Altemeyer, we can discuss the particular attitudes and positions held by right-wingers. It seems quite

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Hi dmb, Right wing, left wing. Hitler was considered left-wing at the time. He brought is many social changes such as shorter work days. I do not think you would consider that right wing even with today's interpretation. If your intent is to polarize, you are not being factual. Wiki is a

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread MarshaV
On Oct 23, 2010, at 12:55 PM, 118 wrote: Hi Marsha, Thanks for your help in my search. I found the following web page on decontexualization. http://www.unm.edu/~devalenz/handouts/decontext2.html Let me know what you think. Cheers, Mark On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 8:20 AM, MarshaV

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Hi David, You present the so called right wing, what does Altemeyer say about the left wing? In your opinion, who is more authoritarian, Obama or Bush Jr.? Just wondering. Who is more competitive and destructive? Obama has only had two years to far. Harry Truman was a Democrat, we he left

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread MarshaV
Hi Mark, I didn't think much of of the web pages. For me decontextualize means removing and isolating a process from it's interdependencies to make it an object of analysis. Marsha On Oct 23, 2010, at 12:55 PM, 118 wrote: Hi Marsha, Thanks for your help in my search. I found

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread Andre Broersen
Marsha to Mark: The Intellectual Level, the fourth level, is comprised of static patterns of value such as theology, mathematics, science and philosophy. The way that these patterns function is as reified concepts and the rules for their rational analysis and manipulation. Reification

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread david buchanan
This threefold dependence is not intuitively obvious, for it is concealed by the appearance of phenomena as being self-sufficient and independent of conceptual designation. On the basis of these misleading appearances it is quite natural to think of, or conceptually apprehend, phenomena as

[MD] a better DMB

2010-10-23 Thread MarshaV
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/dave+matthews+band/what+would+you+say_20036576.html ___ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread MarshaV
Anthony writes: “Intellectual values include truth, justice, freedom, democracy and, trial by jury. It’s worth noting that the MOQ follows a pragmatic notion of truth so truth is seen as relative in his system while Quality is seen as absolute. In consequence, the truth is defined as the

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread MarshaV
Greetings, Here is how I interpret, based on how the patterns function, the Intellectual (SOM) Level: The Intellectual Level, the fourth level, is comprised of static patterns of value such as theology, mathematics, science and philosophy. The way that these patterns function is as reified

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread Horse
Hi Mark On 23/10/2010 16:35, 118 wrote: Hi Horse, No, really, not intentionally I hope! 'Fraid so - pretty much the lot of them. When they can find time to get their snouts out of the trough! These politicians are here to ride in on their shining horses and save us. What other purpose

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread Horse
Marsha, I think you've had more than your two posts a day regarding the SOL. As a reminder to folks on this list, SOM as the Intellectual Level (SOL) is restricted to a maximum of two posts per day per member. Please bear this in mind. Horse On 23/10/2010 18:52, MarshaV wrote: Greetings,

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread MarshaV
Greetings Horse, I am not discussing the SOL, it my view of the Intellectual Level based on reification. I don't believe Bo ever used the word reification. Marsha On Oct 23, 2010, at 1:56 PM, Horse wrote: Marsha, I think you've had more than your two posts a day regarding the SOL.

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread ARLO J BENSINGER JR
[Mark] However, certain modes of teaching such as creationism are banned from the classroom. [Arlo] This kinda gets into another issue, to recap though, comparative mythology courses are in many high school curriculae, we have it here (it is an elective). So its not that creationism is not in

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread Horse
However you word it Marsha, SOM as the Intellectual level is SOL. Whether it's by the front or the back door. Two posts a day. That's the limit, please observe it. Horse On 23/10/2010 19:00, MarshaV wrote: Greetings Horse, I am not discussing the SOL, it my view of the Intellectual Level

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread Andre Broersen
Mark to Andre: Sorry if my command of grammar is not up to snuff. I wouldn't get into a grammar debate if I were you. Yes, it did just come up, you brought it up. I was discussing it, you do not have to discuss it if you care not to, I understand. So, how is flux stable? Andre: Nothing

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread david buchanan
Marsha said: ... Reification decontextualizes. [and] For me decontextualize means removing and isolating a process from it's interdependencies to make it an object of analysis. dmb says: Your use of these terms is very confusing. In fact, it seems you don't really understand what they mean

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread MarshaV
Sure Horse, as moderator it is you setting the rules.:-) On Oct 23, 2010, at 2:28 PM, Horse wrote: However you word it Marsha, SOM as the Intellectual level is SOL. Whether it's by the front or the back door. Two posts a day. That's the limit, please observe it. Horse On

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread MarshaV
dmb, Yawn... Alan Wallace uses it. He understand. You, I don't expect to understand. Marsha On Oct 23, 2010, at 2:38 PM, david buchanan wrote: Marsha said: ... Reification decontextualizes. [and] For me decontextualize means removing and isolating a process from it's

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread ADRIE KINTZIGER
woeha!, Andre this was a program brought to you by.. WOEHA! Strange that Mark's Dutch apparently is still sharp enough for 'gebeurtenis' als event,probably he is still having the look and feel in his fingers. stunning quality in your postings , Andre,--quality-driven? 2010/10/23 Andre

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread david buchanan
Mark said to dmb: ... In your opinion, who is more authoritarian, Obama or Bush Jr.? Just wondering. Who is more competitive and destructive? Obama has only had two years to far. .. I do not agree that the right wing is more likely to suspend the bill of rights. dmb says: What color is

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread Andre Broersen
Adrie to Andre: woeha!, Andre this was a program brought to you by.. WOEHA! Strange that Mark's Dutch apparently is still sharp enough for 'gebeurtenis' als event,probably he is still having the look and feel in his fingers. stunning quality in your postings , Andre,--quality-driven?

Re: [MD] Reifying carrots

2010-10-23 Thread MarshaV
I’ll review the principle of emptiness within the Middle Way Consequence School (Prasangika Madhyamika, which I abbreviate by Middle Way) through a little story. Nearly thirty years ago a very holy man gave me some fresh carrot juice to drink. What a tasty elixir! I returned home

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Hi Horse, I know something about science. Those things that I am somewhat of an expert in, that is I have made discoveries and contributions in, I also find Wiki to be often incorrect. I am sure you find the same in your field of expertise. The trick is sorting out the lies. Of course there is

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Wow, have you tried immodium? Please remember the context of your issues. People can spy on me all they want, I have nothing to hide. Do You? How about economic authoritarianism then? Keep it short. Cheers, Mark On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 12:26 PM, david buchanan dmbucha...@hotmail.comwrote:

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread 118
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Andre Broersen andrebroer...@gmail.comwrote: Mark to Andre: Sorry if my command of grammar is not up to snuff. I wouldn't get into a grammar debate if I were you. Yes, it did just come up, you brought it up. I was discussing it, you do not have to

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread Platt Holden
In 1934 the Volkischer Beobachter, the Nazi Party official newspaper, described Roosevelt as a man of 'irreproachable, extremely responsible character and immovable will' and a 'warmhearted leader of the people with a profound understanding of social needs.' The paper emphasized that Roosevelt,

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread Platt Holden
Hi Mark, It certainly is refreshing to have on this site someone who is willing to challenge the politically correct party line. Pirsig did the same in preferring capitalism to socialism, a position many here still can't stomach. Best, Platt - Original Message - From: 118

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread Steven Peterson
I heard the NAZIs not only recognized the advances that the common man made under Roosevelt's New Deal but also thought Einstein was smart. If true, that must mean that Eisenstein was a NAZI and the theory of relativity is pure fascism. I also heard that some NAZIs liked dogs, therefore, liking

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread Steven Peterson
Platt, can you point to where Pirsig says that there should be no government sponsored social programs at all and no regulation of markets whatsoever? You do realize that you and Pirsig are at opposite ends of the political spectrum in the US? http://robertpirsig.org/Observer%20Interview.htm

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread Platt Holden
Hi Steve, Your logic is a bit strained don't you think? We're talking politics here, not scientific theories or personal tastes in pets. On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Steven Peterson peterson.st...@gmail.comwrote: I heard the NAZIs not only recognized the advances that the common man made

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread Dan Glover
Just what we need... another Platt... On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 3:05 PM, 118 ununocti...@gmail.com wrote: Wow, have you tried immodium?  Please remember the context of your issues.  People can spy on me all they want, I have nothing to hide.  Do You? How about economic authoritarianism then?

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread Horse
Hi Mark So in those parts where you have found inaccuracies what have you done about it? If you look to the right-hand side of most wiki entries there is an edit link so I would assume you've corrected the incorrect entries that you have found. Have you done so? The whole point of wikipedia

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Hi Horse, Thanks, I am fully aware of the flexibility of Wiki. There is indeed a board which determines eligibility and accuracy. It must be a huge board. If I had the time I could annotate, but it could then be annotated once again. As you say, it is a living document. I have corrected

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Like I said: Platt, You Rock! Mark On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Dan Glover daneglo...@gmail.com wrote: Just what we need... another Platt... On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 3:05 PM, 118 ununocti...@gmail.com wrote: Wow, have you tried immodium? Please remember the context of your issues.

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Hi Marsha, OK, got it. Thanks. The reason I ask into process is that as a scientist I am interested in forming a concept based on transcription, translation, and assembly. As you probably know, this is the genetic model, and, as above so below. That is, DNA to RNA (transcription), RNA to

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Yes, Steve, And don't forget that Nazis were big proponents of Darwinism, loved the insinuations of Hegel, and thought Wagner was wonderful. (Oops, didn't mean to bring you in, Marsha, just ignore that last one). Mr. Heidegger was also a big fan of the Nazis (that is for all you that like to

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Hey Andrie, Wish I could take credit, but had to ask my Dad. Mark On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 11:54 AM, ADRIE KINTZIGER parser...@gmail.comwrote: woeha!, Andre this was a program brought to you by.. WOEHA! Strange that Mark's Dutch apparently is still sharp enough for 'gebeurtenis' als

Re: [MD] The Moral Landscape

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Thanks Horse, I hear both sides. I'm glad there is not a committee any more than there is in the private sector. Healthcare is kind of like religion, it is based on a lot of fear. We'll see what happens here on the other side of the pond. Hopefully we can still go private. Does the UK

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread Platt Holden
Not my position Steve. I'm not an anarchist. As for social programs, please be more specific. Pirsig has come out explicitly against big government programs. Nor do I think we are on opposite ends of the political spectrum. I assume he supported Kennedy when he reduced taxes. So did I I know he

Re: [MD] Tea Bagging

2010-10-23 Thread 118
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 11:02 AM, ARLO J BENSINGER JR ajb...@psu.eduwrote: [Mark] However, certain modes of teaching such as creationism are banned from the classroom. [Arlo] This kinda gets into another issue, to recap though, comparative mythology courses are in many high school

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread MarshaV
Horse, Do you ever post on the MD using a different name, an alias name? Marsha On Oct 23, 2010, at 2:28 PM, Horse wrote: However you word it Marsha, SOM as the Intellectual level is SOL. Whether it's by the front or the back door. Two posts a day. That's the limit, please observe

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread Dan Glover
Hello everyone On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 1:09 PM, david buchanan dmbucha...@hotmail.com wrote: You still don't see why your equation doesn't add up? You still don't see the problem with your reasoning? I thought I'd made it impossible to miss, even for you. And what I did was neither a

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Hi David, I like the post below, except the part where you question another's understanding. (I do it all the time). What is the article you are quoting from? I haven't followed this whole string. I find the paradigm of the absence of inherent existence to be subtle. The four noble truths

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Hi Dan, Yes, the definition, always good to have in a discussion. The angle that I have been pursuing is one of boundary. We know what SOM is by definition. When is it that something enters into the SOM realm? There seems to be a lot of grey area which you are not describing. When are we

[MD] Knots

2010-10-23 Thread 118
Hey Marsha, Does this sound familiar to you (him and her are interchangeable)? Cheers, Mark There must be something the matter with him because he would not be acting as he does unless there was therefore he is acting as he is because there is something the matter with him He does not

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread MarshaV
On Oct 24, 2010, at 12:00 AM, Dan Glover wrote: Hello everyone On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 1:09 PM, david buchanan dmbucha...@hotmail.com wrote: You still don't see why your equation doesn't add up? You still don't see the problem with your reasoning? I thought I'd made it impossible to

Re: [MD] Step One

2010-10-23 Thread MarshaV
On Oct 23, 2010, at 2:38 PM, david buchanan wrote: Marsha said: ... Reification decontextualizes. [and] For me decontextualize means removing and isolating a process from it's interdependencies to make it an object of analysis. dmb says: blah... blah... blah. For you

Re: [MD] Knots

2010-10-23 Thread MarshaV
Hi Mark, Wonderful! I have KNOTS packed away somewhere, and have forgotten hows insightful was Laing. I bet you are a good dancer... Who are you cooking for? I have a cousin coming to visit from Michigan next week so I just assembled two small lasagnas. I was once an excellent cook,