If energy were merely a numerical value, it would have no effect. There are several forms of energy, and some forms of energy can transition into a di...
Yes, the Greeks had a golden age, a silver age, and a bronze age. Today, we do the same thing, believing in a better past and the decline in the prese...
There have always been taboos. The reason for a taboo is to leave no doubt that something is wrong and should never be done. When it comes to prejudic...
I am sure Constantine regretted making Christianity an acceptable religion when the Christians began killing each other. The disagreement about Jesus ...
While reading the arguments, my mind drifted to the videos I have been watching about humans surviving an ice age and the flooding that followed. One ...
That is beautifully said, and it is not restricted to religious differences. It would be wonderful if all replies were about the subject and not the p...
Is the success of Christianity different from the success of any other religion or cultural mythology? Some Native Americans have maintained tribal be...
:snicker: What is wrong with that word? What is a better word? And what was parochial about all the political stuff I said? Why would you say our educ...
My conflict with Christians begins with loving the teachings of Jesus that I hold dear. I also enjoy the paganism that is a part of Christianity, and ...
OMG, I usually ignore you and should probably stick with that, but Cheney and Bush Junior were not restrained in their efforts to secure the US effort...
The states that have encouraged their citizens to report their friends, neighbors, and family to the police if an effort to abort an embryo was made, ...
1945 is when the world was in an economic collapse, and Franklin Roosevelt was the new president. At least one book warned of the dangers of the new p...
You said, "I had a laugh at the idea that the USA doesn't have a king. Those countries with titular kings managed to build limitations in to their pol...
Did you join that platform of discussion? I think of every form as a potential platform for discussing our problems, how we got here, and where we mig...
:grin: This is delicious, as I just opened the discussion to the spiritual and Roman conflict. That conflict became a power struggle that some think c...
I think that if we want to understand Jesus, we need to have an understanding of Buddhism, because I believe the Jesus perspective was more Eastern th...
I did not mean to say all atheists are opposed to spirituality. There are several books that use quantum physics to explain spirituality. Some of thes...
I am far from having a good understanding of Carl Jung, but I gather he thought we must unite our opposites if we are going to have peace. I learned o...
I do not know enough of any of those things to comment on them. I know my spiritual experience, and I am working on understanding quantum physics so I...
What does reality with a capital R mean? I could be wrong, but I think you are being culturally biased. Maybe there is no voiding that bias if we play...
I hope you read my reply to @I like sushi because I think my thinking and yours is more like mirror reflections than opposing thoughts. I wish I knew ...
I came to the forum this morning with something I want to say, and replying to what you said with my thought might work. My thought begins with lookin...
That is perfect, and I spent a couple of years lost in Hades, so I know trying to force positive thoughts can make matters worse. Looking for informat...
I think our cultural biases are interfering with a different understanding of our spirituality? We consider the assumed spirituality of others to be p...
I don't know how much good can come out of looking for the "truth within" until we have lived long enough to know much of anything. I think until rece...
The lack of spirituality is confined to religions and atheists, who oppose spirituality. There are people around the world who maintain their spiritua...
This video gives an explanation of our way out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KbxiKcSmTU Most of us have spent our lives with the Sumerian/Biblical...
:clap: I am 100% in agreement with finding constant background music unbearable. That is the biggest reason for turning off my TV and selecting less m...
This link gives us an explanation of the problem that some may like to use to argue against or in favor of AI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETQwiYQ...
I am sorry. :broken: We have achieved more in 300 years than non-scientific people achieved in thousands of years. This is where I stop arguing with y...
In order to form a more perfect union, that does seem to be required. It sure would be nice to use the AI explanation of ancient Greek politics and it...
Please! We did not keep handing our problems down to the next generation. Our democracy comes out of the Enlightenment, and a belief that, as we learn...
That is a different thread. :grin: I put a video about capitalism in this thread "What Capitalism is Not (specifically, it is not markets)." What you ...
:lol: I woke up this morning thinking of the young lady who is flying somewhere with her mother. A reporter was at the airport, checking out people's ...
Thank goodness! I was wondering what in hell went wrong with a great discussion. I will get back to you as soon as I can. I think I have a broken foot...
Whoo, those were some pretty strong words. I hope you keep sharing because I would like to know more. I dropped my interest in communism when I learne...
-Interesting. Perhaps we should ignore that this is an old thread? @"Mikie reactivated the thread by replying to @Moliere, whose last post was 2 years...
Very interesting subject. I have a question. In the systems of patronage or villeange, what would prevent exploiting others? I think I see in your thr...
That is agreeable. I have a question. Do the world's spiritual people have the same understanding of evil as the three God of Abraham religions? For t...
Okay, we have agreement. I hope someday we all become spiritual and care for our planet and each other. That would be so much better than what is happ...
:chin: As I read your post, and the relationship of the cat and mouse, I began thinking of all the different stories about animals making special pack...
Can you imagine life without a concept of evil? The bible presents evil as some kind of spirit that affects our lives and requires us to be saved by a...
We did not hire ICE to shoot people in the leg. In fact, some states what ICE to stay out and respect state sovereignty. Shooting people in the leg is...
If we focus on history, philosophy, and the concerns some people have today, the discussion could be much more interesting the pointing out my faults....
Would you please address the issues instead of attacking me? Here is a presentation of the Gestapo issue. Know I am passionate about the wrongs that h...
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