https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o92maBNOz_k They’re dogs... and they’re playing poker!!! :scream: We had a story to go with this painting, but it was wa...
Made me laugh. Nice joke and story, and a welcome change of pace! :up: And @"Amity"’s in-depth literary criticism is as entertaining as the stories. K...
Love it! :sparkle: It’s an enjoyable hot mess, like one of those dreams where you can’t find a bathroom, and you really gotta go! And you’re late for ...
Excellent! Reminds me of a Harry Chapin or Jim Croce song, in a good way! (Not that I’m old enough to have actually listened to them in the 70s.... er...
Fascinating. The fact that I’m still trying to completely grasp the ending is probably because of my frozen brain. Will try again after soaking my bra...
Haha! Good stuff. Like an Aesop’s fable. Moral(?): be wary of collaborating with killers, even to save your skin... ??? (Or always carry your cat-hunt...
Haha... i get it now. Was expecting a sex worker and her “john”. Great stuff!! Satisfying ending. Pulling off something interesting and coherent in 20...
Ok... the owners of the pig and cow are engaging them in rough sports contact for their future job as a pigskin football and a leather baseball mitt. ...
What, if anything, would you say about it? Personally, I find it harsh, pompous, schizophrenic, self-righteous, horrifying, dystopian, dyspeptic... A ...
Wow, sorry to hear that! Well sometimes you have to experiment... I have not tried magic mushrooms, but I would probably try a small dose. LSD scares ...
Number one addiction in terms of number of people? Sugar. I think a huge health problem in “developed nations” is diabetes, and related blood sugar co...
Definitely! :up: Monoculture / McWorld has been spreading around the globe for many years. There’s only a couple hundred square miles yet to be conque...
The unexamined life is worth a pile of jack-squat, said Emerson. (Or maybe it was Matt Foley, motivational speaker?) But seriously, I usually get thes...
The one thing each of us knows most about is ourselves and our lives. But I suspect that the even most aware of us is only skimming the surface of our...
We humans along with all living beings on this Earth are firmly rooted in duality. Ups and downs, pleasure and pain, hot and cold... Some have discove...
Hmmm... sounds like a good idea for a movie. Oh wait... :grin: Excellent movie. This scene is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. https://m.you...
Health and beauty tip: for muscle cramps and soreness, rub magnesium oil over the area. The oil also acts as a deodorant, and is not actually oily. Ch...
An attempt at pointed humor aimed at the ruling “elite”. They wanted powerless, mindless, addicted sheep that they could control. Mission accomplished...
About UBI, States, Governments, and people looking for a free handout... parasites! All of them are bloodsuckers. No more! There is only one way to ge...
The OP (seems to me) to reflect an influence of writers like Daniel Quinn, who dealt with the intertwined subjects of “totalitarian agriculture” (farm...
Could you give a summary of the video perhaps? The highlights or most relevant to your post... thanks. But just the thread title makes me nod in agree...
Wow, didn’t know there was a growing awareness of “hearing voices”. Thanks for sharing that! :pray: It’s a good thing IMHO specifically for those actu...
A fair point, thanks. Ethics are of supreme importance. Otherwise, one seems to be a ship drifting with no one steering and no anchor, at the mercy of...
I think that there are limits to every thing in our relative world. Including wonderful science. But that is not really a problem, unless we make it o...
Interesting... thanks! I think it is unscientific to believe any idea just because it might appeal to us for some reason. But it’s equally unscientifi...
Sorry? I’m not understanding where I said anything about the supernatural? I don’t think the word “metaphysical” necessarily refers to anything like t...
I was quoting Joseph Campbell in another thread, might be appropriate here in a discussion of myth: “Myth is what we call other people's religion.” ? ...
I’ll look into that. Thanks for the suggestion! Yes, individual specifics aside, it seems that we are talking about the same thing. It’s always a nice...
Along with the expanded description of “guidance”, I added some relevant quotes at the end of the OP in the hopes of illustrating the general directio...
Hmm, good point. I didn’t mean to designate self or will as “transcendent entities”. Mostly because I’m fuzzy on what that term might entail, and coul...
It’s a comprehensive (but mercifully concise) written guide. (As you undoubtedly know quite well.) It’s only one, yes. One needs only one bridge to tr...
That reminds me of the movie Spartacus. He was in charge of an army of gladiators and escaped slaves. (Spoiler alert in case someone hasn’t seen the o...
Your long-running thread about the Tao Te Ching is full of its guidance and inspiration. I have tried to internalize it so that it helps on a subconsc...
You mean hints on how to play characters in video games as a possible metaphor for guidance? (If I’m understanding correctly?) Yes, I could definitely...
Maybe if I quietly copy and paste your post into the OP, people will think I came up with something very poetic... lol :blush: j/k Very nicely put. Mu...
Well, a subtle difference of words. I didn’t see any recent threads on conscience or guidance. But to me... the word conscience has a connotation of c...
Yes... I see what you are referring to, I think. An attempt to map some territory (however comprehensive) is potentially helpful. Even when the “terri...
I have several Tao Te Ching audiobooks / tapes (remember those?). Read by Jacob Needleman, Ursula LeGuin, Steven Mitchell, etc. I listen to them in th...
Question: Why don’t animals have any shame or modesty? Answer from a moralist: Because they don’t know any better. Answer from an anarchist: Because t...
Excellent points, thanks very much for the thoughtful reply. Yes... clothing and identity. Clothing is the house that travels with us. Protection and ...
On our roots, and the roots of our problems... There seems to be an accepted hierarchy of behavior and being (partially subconscious) reflected by the...
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