Aurora

Sounds divine :D

(Y) That is pretty much exactly what I meant by "idiots". I meant idiots in a far deeper sense than just IQ, which no one (except you) stopped to cons...

And I'm stuck in an ugly place called California :'(

You are more likely right than I am. I don't have all the answers. I have very few. I only said what I felt was the truth. I may be utterly wrong ... ...

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:) (Y)

That is friggin awesome. Yeah, red is rare.

:D Yes, I could do that. The lights are visible close to either pole, so they'd be visible from roughly the Southernmost 1/3rd of Argentina. Now, all ...

Thanks :) I would, but I'm afraid of sharks :D And I can't swim.

Cool ! Lucky you. May I ask where you're located ? Yes, I know about Aurora Australis :) I just don't know if I can make it to the Southern hemisphere...

Hi folks ! The only thing I want out of this life is to see the Aurora Borealis just once ... Norway, Canada, Alaska, Minnesota, Sweden, Iceland, ... ...

Well, sir/madam, you are entitled to your opinion as are all of us. Have a wonderful day/afternoon/evening/night :)

Yes, but I doubt that you or anyone else here will find my answers satisfactory :) I'll give it a try. The problem is that most of humanity is run by ...

Oh ok, I apologize, then. I just got to this thread, and I haven't gone through all the previous posts. I usually only read the very first one and a f...

Ok, let's get to the point. Were you offended by my claim that the majority (who survive and prosper) are idiots ? If so, I assume you disagree. Help ...

Well, I'm glad. It's all good. A little heat and friction is to be expected in a forum of this kind. I've been on a few. Back to the subject under scr...

I wish I were wrong about this :) Do you mean the governing ? Or the governed ?

I'm surprised to see an attack like this from you, honestly.

Do elaborate :)

I think that human idiocy is a virus. It's called HIV - Human Idiocy Virus. Nothing wrong with humans reproducing as long as they produce quality offs...

I like your view on this subject. But, I honestly think Darwin had it backwards. In this world, the idiots survive, the idiots prosper, and the idiots...

Oh cool, thanks :) Didn't know this forum was on Facebook.

How long will human beings last ? Not long if they decide to start reproducing over Facebook instead of in the flesh. Given the current rate of human ...

Well said (Y)

I guess my answer is based on my view of the current situation in the world. Given (my view of) how things currently are, I think it is worse for peop...

Blame is the natural result of human laziness, i.e. it is the easiest thing to do aka "path of least resistance" :) A laziness to investigate, a lazin...

Me too. I really hope that that is not the case, because if it is true (i.e. babies are making judgments from that tender age), it shows how far fucke...

I see. But, your question is a bit ambiguous. The answer depends on if the answerer (me) is the one making the decision for the masses or if I'm simpl...

I don't understand why you keep putting words in my mouth. For the last time, I'm not making any kind of choice for anyone else. Frankly, I don't give...

I just edited my post (the one you responded to). I added a paragraph about expectation/suffering. Maybe that will clarify what I said. The point is t...

My response about homicide had nothing to do with the OP advocating mass-murder. I just shared my opinion, in general, about homicide. By saying that ...

I agree that chaos would quickly ensue, without certain values. But, what I meant by those values being "guidelines" and nothing more, is a bit deeper...

:D

I respectfully, and completely, disagree :) Language is only required, in my opinion, when something needs to be communicated to another person ... be...

Haha. Will have to read some of his posts. Yes, I resurrected this thread because I found it worth a read and response.

Hmm ... I will take a second look at your responses to my inauthenticity thread and also what apokrisis has to say. And, I disagree that the part of u...

Oh no ... I don't think it's anyone else's responsibility (at least not any singular individual). I'm not pointing the finger of blame anywhere. Human...

Good question. Being mechanistic ... inauthenticity ... it's all directly related, in my view. A lot of my understanding of human behavior comes from ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98XRKr19jIE

It's not about my beliefs; I'm just telling you what I experienced (reality, not theory). I did put my open and sincere heart out there ... genuine in...

Hmm ... I think that people are puppets of/to their conditioning. It's almost like they're robots/machines on autopilot ... executing their instructio...

Oh no, you're fine. I didn't take it as you pulling rank on me. I meant what I said quite literally ... no sarcasm or innuendos. I respect experience,...

LOL. I'm assuming that the song is, in some form, a response to what I said ? If it is, do elaborate, because it flew over my head :D

I applaud you on your candor. This is not a subject that most people feel comfortable talking about as raw as you did. I think that human life, like a...

Thanks to observation, I realized what Jean-Paul Sartre said. "Hell is other people"

If you've been married for 40 years, then you've got 40 years on me :) I've had one relationship my whole life, which lasted a whopping 8 months. I'll...

I can't speak for the Buddha; only for myself :) I don't know what he experienced, but I will say this with almost absolute certainty ... if someone c...

I guess we will have to agree to disagree on this one :) The moment something is a "method", it is already an obstacle to awareness/presence. Now, the...

That is very well put :) "perpetual postponement of satisfaction". English is a beautiful language, isn't it ? At least it was, till the internet came...

This is a nice topic. I'll throw in my two cents. I never pondered this subject till I came across the book, "The Power of Now", by Eckhart Tolle. My ...