How far from natural and normal can we go and still come to credible conclusions? Are the posts I write all wrong because I'm usually typing them whil...
Not by "thoughts", but by thought. Not the contents of the medium, the medium itself. Option 1: If we diagnose the source of the non-acceptance as tho...
I would agree that "enlightenment" is certainly not common, and that there is often considerable self delusion involved in those who explore such thin...
Or maybe not? What is the mechanism of "not accepting"? What is "not accepting" literally made of? Thought. To the degree we turn down the volume of t...
All members should be replaced with cute red headed college coeds who think I'm a genius. I can't believe this feature STILL hasn't been implemented, ...
Yes, I can vote for that. This is a philosophy forum so your challenge is appropriate. I do stuff like this all the time myself. It's ultimately a lar...
Yes, if we just look at these guys (and they're almost always guys, which might be enough to make one at least a bit suspicious) as philosophers, spea...
Some of them clearly are, but the bigger picture seems more complicated, as is typical of all human affairs. JK and many other such teachers may be en...
This seems a reasonable question to me, but perhaps not one that will be effective. People chase the awakening dream for emotional reasons that are no...
In every field of endeavor there are people with rare talent way out at the end of the bell curve. Mozart could write many books on music which might ...
Imho, this is fundamentally a mechanical issue. Thought operates by division, so while focused on thought we feel divided. To the degree we turn down ...
Yes. In fact, those of us who explore such topics are likely to be, on average, a bit nuttier than the norm because those seeking solutions of any kin...
I contacted the developers and discovered I wouldn't have direct access to the data, and that killed the sale for me. Still, I do like this forum soft...
Yes, I think what JK is referring to is not something one understands, but something one experiences. If true, this premise is somewhat undermined by ...
Yea, a Krishnamurti thread, thanks for that. It's cool to see how many of us are already interested in his work. I think I should leave JK to explain ...
Perhaps it would be helpful to say that the real world beyond our minds, and the symbolic world between our ears, are continually competing for our at...
Perhaps what you're not considering is the speed at which the Internet evolves. In it's current form, the Net may indeed not be a problem for you pers...
Well, for one thing, the design of the Internet needs to be reconsidered. It doesn't make such sense to use such an insecure technology that hackers c...
Is there a "you" that is separate from the "thinking"? The expression "I am thinking XYZ" certainly describes the experience, but does it describe wha...
Every ideology ever invented both divides itself from other ideologies, and more telling, sub-divides in to competing internal factions. The universal...
Pope Francis says he's the head of the Church, but only the head, apparently God never got around to creating the rest of him. No penis, it's a huge c...
Well, it seems it's not just a definition problem, as it's pretty fundamental to our varied views. Understood, and a certain collection of assumptions...
Which of these disciplines focus on falling in love with reality? Emotions Karl. Human emotions. Note how your list of nerd disciplines has little to ...
And yet, these people whose intelligence is supposedly impaired have dominated human culture for at least thousands of years. This consistent record o...
That is the belief of SOME in the Church. While I appreciate that you're trying not to be argumentative, the language you use suggests that you believ...
Based on what exactly? I don't know, I'm clearly not objective on this, but it just doesn't pass the smell test for me. The male clergy reports that G...
As usual, a ridiculously sensible analysis from Monsignor Crank. This theory would explain why child rape has so afflicted one particular institution ...
Ok, agreed. What I'm reacting to in part are thousands of Catholic websites which focus almost exclusively on ideology, with barely a mention of say, ...
Another example... As I've mentioned my wife is an AVID wildlife rehabber, she spends hours every day working on that. Being a nerdman philosopher guy...
Ok, it's time to do something truly revolutionary. Yes, believe it or don't, I'm going to say something nice about Catholicism!! Here's my favorite Ca...
Putting more folks in the pews is not the ideal goal, that's the old thinking, imho. Putting more folks in the homeless shelter should be the goal. It...
Great points Crank. Hey, let's make the pool of candidates larger yet. Women are over 50% of the population. Thus we see the priest shortage is yet an...
It's the reality of the situation, in every religion. One need only spend a little time on the Catholic web and observe all the endless ideological in...
I understand. To the best of my imperfect memory you are stating the doctrines correctly. No Catholic is required to believe anything just because the...
Can you understand why others might not be indifferent to what you choose to believe on the homosexuality issue, given that Church teachings on the su...
The homosexuality issue illustrates my perspective. I'm advocating the Church align itself more with Christian values. Generally speaking, the culture...
As I stated earlier, 19 is too young to declare things impossible. Maybe you can't help it because you haven't tried. Maybe you can't help it because ...
Here's an example from Florida (now 7 times more people than when I was born). Along the coasts especially the roads are clogged and there's no way to...
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