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romansh

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  1. Some would argue, wherever you are is exactly where you should be. If by 'fit in' you mean someone to affirm your position ... I am the wrong person for that I'd be happy to question your beliefs though. Welcome rom
  2. My brain experiences conflicting wants and those wants come from the greater environment. So I don't see different parts of the environment having different wants as a problem.
  3. From my perspective, separating "I" from the environment (and ultimately everything) is at best an illusion brought on by a lack of understanding and observation. This 'connectedness' is my religion in a semantic-literal way or perhaps my philosophy.
  4. Is this not all part of your environment?
  5. And here we see the beginnings of the infinite regress .. wanted to change wants. My point ... as expressed in the free will thread all too often, our wants are shaped by the environment, past present (and perhaps expected future). Using "age of consent" as proxy for marriage, it is a relatively new thing that children have to be older ... last two hundred years or so. Incidentally, Australia has a mish mash of consent ages.
  6. Using your 13 year old girl being given to marriage ... I suspect what changed was life slowly got less harsh and the age of being 'given' was raised as a result. I don't think people change their wants, at least not in the proactive sense.
  7. Saved from what? It does not matter anyway, we were not in danger from that. While self-imposed labels are useful (sometimes limiting or occasionally misleading) in describing "where we are coming from", I find it strange that we label ourselves in millennia-old doctrines albeit somewhat modified. Being a non-theist Buddhist does that make one a kind of atheist? From a personal point of views, it is does not hurt to take look at the past and see what conclusions people have come to. But also we should take a look around today. What might have passed as wisdom two thousand or more years ago just might not pass muster today.
  8. Or is it our wants have been reshaped?
  9. I came across this quote yesterday ... not sure what to make of it ... I think the notion that the species can be improved in some way, that everyone could live in harmony, is a really dangerous idea. Those who are afflicted with this notion are the first ones to give up their souls, their freedom. Your desire that it be that way will enslave you and make your life vacuous. -- Cormac McCarthy
  10. This is exactly what I think it [evil etc] is. Of course, I extend my wants on to my community. This leads to the question as to where our wants (will) come from. This leads of course to another topic from which I will refrain for the moment
  11. Evil (and the various associated dichotomies) is a useful concept to manipulate people and societies in general.
  12. From my experience, I would be even more sad if the friend had never come into your life or anyone else's. My "best man" passed away some ten years ago now. A combination of heart issues and excessive drinking. He was still living in England. He lived across the street from me, when I was three.
  13. I know everything is a big word, but I think it might help put Gen 2:19 and 3:22 into context a little bit. I am convinced Campbell himself did not actually believe in evil. I certainly don't. But Campbell is pointing to a way about thinking about this aspect of existence.
  14. This quote might be debatable ... but I think it is worth some thought. You yourself are participating in evil, or you are not alive. Whatever you do is evil to someone. This is one of the ironies of creation. Power of Myth Joseph Campbell
  15. Back in 2008 ... I was in the Andes, Peru. My colleague stopped at a cutting, where there were fossilized dyno footprints wandering across some muddy ancient shore. The footprints were 120 My old. It got me wondering what footprints will I leave. Two thoughts crossed my mind. I am leaving footprints all the time, some obvious and some not so obvious. Most probably won't be seen after millions of years. Wanting to have visible footprints is a vanity (which is OK if we are into that kind of thing).
  16. ✅ Whenever I find myself using the word "should" I am questioning what I really mean. Happy New Year to those in that time zone.
  17. I'll take that as a compliment. At least you did not suggest I was quarrelsome. Happy New Year etc. etc.
  18. Not if Santa is at the azimuth ... London will be closer.
  19. The etymology of the word religion comes from the Latin for re-connect. Only if we realized that all was not separate in the first place.
  20. Merry Christmas from north of the 49th Parallel.
  21. Your mistake or God's will, Paul?
  22. I filched this from Gus's Facebook
  23. This came into my youtube queue Might be of interest ... And Alex O'Connor is an excellent interviewer
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