Merle, Well, that depends on whether or not you are looking for relative truth or absolute Truth.
My opinions reflect truth relative to me. I haven't found any absolute Truth yet, but then again I'm not looking for it. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > > Â bill ,,i was under the impression we were searching for the truth not your > opinion.... merle > Â > Compassion is much simpler and more effective. > > KG > > On 9/8/2012 5:59 AM, Bill! wrote: > > Â > >I make exceptions for everyone...Bill! > > > >--- In [email protected], Kristopher Grey <kris@> wrote: > >> > >> Yes, I am aware of your habit of making exceptions > for yourself. ;) > >> > >> KG > >> > >> > >> > >> On 9/8/2012 5:30 AM, Bill! wrote: > >> > > >> > Kris, > >> > > >> > I guess it's time I published another 'Bill! > Caveat'. > >> > > >> > EVERYTHING I post is just my opinion. I'd think > all of you would know > >> > that, but every so often I have to remind people > of that. I'm not > >> > claiming to be 'right' or 'wrong', it's just my > opinion. > >> > > >> > Yes, it is my opinion based on my experience and > translated into a > >> > logically-constructed text-based communication. > Yes, I do state my > >> > opinions very confidently and openly. No, I > don't throw in 'IMO' or > >> > 'but I could be wrong' or 'I hope this doesn't > upset you' on every post. > >> > > >> > So again, EVERYTHING I POST IS MY OPINION. > You're absolutely entitled > >> > to have yours and it can certainly be different > than mine. In fact if > >> > it wasn't, and everyone on this forum thought > exactly alike I wouldn't > >> > care to participate in it. > >> > > >> > Of course that's just my opinion also and maybe > you'd like to > >> > participate in a forum that everyone agreed with > everyone else. > >> > > >> > ...Bill! > >> > > >> > --- In [email protected] <mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com>, > >> > Kristopher Grey <kris@> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > Bill!, your certainty about the nature of > these people's wrongs arises > >> > > from the same source as the sins of those > you point to. They too > >> > believe > >> > > themselves right and others wrong. The > 'right' I was speaking of - is > >> > > this blind self-righteousness - driven by > grasping and rejecting arsing > >> > > from ignorance of our true nature. The > wrong in this, already clear. > >> > > > >> > > There is a reason such things stick out in > your mind - and it's not > >> > > about anyone but you. > >> > > > >> > > KG > >> > > > >> > > On 9/8/2012 4:35 AM, billsmart wrote: > >> > > > > >> > > > Merle, > >> > > > > >> > > > I don't know why what I wrote below is > not clear. The religions of > >> > > > Christianity and Islam are responsible > for inciting and encouraging > >> > > > people to commit atrocities. And that > fact continues to this day. > >> > > > > >> > > > You close your post below with "Right > marches on". I am just > >> > adding so > >> > > > does Wrong. 'Right' does not exist > without 'Wrong'. > >> > > > > >> > > > ...Bill! > >> > > > > >> > > > --- In [email protected] > >> > <mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com> > >> > <mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com>, > >> > > > Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> > wrote: > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Ã meaning what?..clarify > please..merle > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > Ã > >> > > > > KG and Merle, > >> > > > > > >> > > > > I agree it's people that commit > the horrors, but in the case I was > >> > > > talking about it's at the behest and > support of their religions > >> > > > (Christianity and Islam in this case). > >> > > > > > >> > > > > ...Bill! > >> > > > > > >> > > > > --- In [email protected] > >> > <mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com> > >> > > > <mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com>, Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> > >> > wrote: > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Ã,Ã you betcha KG..that's > it..people do the "dirty work"..merle > >> > > > > > Ã,Ã > >> > > > > > Ã,Ã 'Christianity' doesn't > commit atrocities, or kindnesses. > >> > > > People do. Regardless of what they > call themselves, the ones who > >> > > > commit atrocities are the one who > think as divisively and with as > >> > much > >> > > > certainty regarding others as as you > do below. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Right marches on. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > KG > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > On 9/8/2012 12:32 AM, Bill! > wrote: > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Ã,Ã > >> > > > > > >Merle, > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >Christianity also > conducted 20 or more crusades into the > >> > > > > > lands controlled by Islamic > people that were responsible > >> > > > > > for countless horrors in the > name of Jesus and 'universal > >> > > > > > love'. > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >...Bill! > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >--- In [email protected] > >> > <mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com> > >> > > > <mailto:Zen_Forum%40yahoogroups.com>, Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> > >> > wrote: > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> Ã,Ã christianity > delivers hope and Ã,Ã universal love. > >> > > > > > >> the teachings are > profound and deep > >> > > > > > >> open your > heart..and let the sun shine in! > >> > > > > > >> Ã,Ã merle > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> On 9/7/2012 6:57 > AM, Edgar Owen wrote: > >> > > > > > >> > Christianity > is the biggest scam on the planet > >> > > > > > because it promises > >> > > > > > >> > everything and > delivers nothing! > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> All appears so, > when one seeks from other. > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> KG > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> > ------------------------------------ > >> > > > > > >> > >> > > > > > >> Current Book > Discussion: any Zen book that you > >> > > > > > recently have read or are > reading! 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