T_Clark

Find a technology that will counteract the effects of the mechanism.

I think a lot of the "skills" discussed here are not really skills. Perseverance, ability to adapt, open-mindedness, discipline, thinking well, resili...

I think the shock wave you are talking about is space. As for travelling faster than the speed of light - the universe is about 14 billion years old w...

Use your judgement about when you think it is useful. One thing it does for me is to make me think more about how I should be thinking about Tai Chi.

Sure. I know that my experience of my practice is connected very little with my understanding and experience of the Tao. Although I understand they ar...

As I said in an earlier post, I shouldn't have skipped this verse. I've never liked it, but your way of seeing it makes a lot of sense.

Your quote from the text you included in your post: Do you have a feel for what this means? Does "numinous pervasion" mean experience of the Tao? What...

I talk about my emotions, perceptions, and thoughts; but I also talk about my fingers, toes, and stomach. That doesn't keep me from thinking of my bod...

I agree.

I don't see any way to avoid understanding that the intention of Lao Tzu is as you describe. Although, if I want to quibble, I don't really think he h...

Are you saying logic is not a representation of reality? If it is, isn't failure to recognize the difference between reality and logic a logical failu...

I like the way you've set the post up, I remember that at the beginning of this thread I did line by line discussions when I posted the verses. I've g...

This thread pops back up every so often. It's probably my favorite one on the forum. Thanks for contributing.

As I told you, my brother and I went to Europe in 2014. One of the things that struck me was the large numbers of castles and other fortresses. It see...

To get a picture to show up, copy the URL into the post. Then highlight it and click on the icon of a picture at the top of the comment. That should w...

Yes. I think this is at the heart of this discussion. @"James Riley" - is the failure to recognize the difference between reality and a representation...

Maybe better examples would have been Northern Ireland and Palestine/Israel.

From up here I can see that insulting poor defenseless @"180 Proof" is not legitimate philosophy. I've had my say. Carry on.

I don't see the fundamental issues in physics as logical errors. Somebody tell me I'm wrong. Physics doesn't prove or disprove logical principles. I d...

I hope I didn't seem condescending. 180 Proof and Bartricks are two of our more... pugnacious rambunctious members. I was embarrassed. I try to be kin...

Either. Or both. Or they're the same. I do think a lot of hatred has fear mixed in.

Hatred leads to violence and discord, so, I guess it's reasonable to say it's not good. What I think is definitely true is that it is not useful. Hate...

Hows about you and @"180 Proof" act like adults in front of our new member. Give her a chance to get started before you start sniping at each other.

Do you know enough about physics to know whether the evaluation you are discussing is already being done? Do you know what the fundamental principles ...

Seven free will discussions have been active during the past five days. This is definitely evidence against the existence of free will.

I absolutely wasn't trying to make fun of you. I did try to be funny. The list of definitions I included is from a thread of philosophy jokes I starte...

What's the difference? At least under most circumstances. So, how do you demonstrate that an experiment is reliable. I can think of two ways.1) review...

I think you're right, but DeSade is way too much for me. I can never get through more than a couple of pages. Hurting children....I can't do it. On th...

To start off, this is an interesting subject and a very well written opening post. Here's a list of philosophical definitions I posted here a few year...

The standard by which I judge popular science writers is Stephen J. Gould. He's one of my favorite writers of any kind. He writes wonderfully and he t...

Six free will discussions have been active during the past four days. Is this evidence for or against the existence of free will?

I read "Seven Brief Lessons on Physics." I've also heard Rovelli being interviewed. Interesting guy and it sounds like his work is important. Seven Br...

I've been to Europe twice, three times if you count the time my family lived there in 1952 when I was one. Most recently my brother and I went there i...

My wave/particle duality reference related more to the state of mind it takes to accept an apparently impossible contradiction. There is no resolution...

I remember high school physics when we learned about the dual nature of light. Particle/wave. Wave/particle. Which is it? What do you mean both??? I r...

Ironically enough, the Who's recording of the song was used in a car commercial. Meet the new Nissan, same as the old Nissan.

I don't think Lao Tzu actually believed there was a Golden Age. He was a pretty smart guy and he understood human nature. I think the idea should be t...

Which allows us Americans to avoid learning foreign languages or cultures. We'll make the others learn our language. It's one of the big reasons so ma...

I think that's similar to what I meant when I said Lao Tzu didn't have a purpose in writing it. Sure. At the same time, I feel a relationship with Lao...

I have been thinking that I haven't been putting enough thought into the selection of translations and commentaries when I post a verse. Sometimes I'm...

I've been thinking about this. I have always thought that we can experience the Tao directly, but not with our conscious, verbal, rational minds. Abov...

Verse 16 Addis and Lombardo Attain complete emptiness, Hold fast to stillness. The ten thousand things stir about; I only watch for their going back. ...

I have said to my friends and family many times, "I don't see how anyone survives the American medical system without a nurse in the family." My wife ...

Does this have to do with the fact that we have been barking at each other the last couple of pages? I would be sorry to see you leave. Your thoughts ...

Your comments about the thread being disjointed were among those I was considering when I wrote that. I have thought about that more. I do believe tha...

I think you have contributed in a very useful way to this discussion. Sorry you're leaving.

I have no objection to this comparison, as long as it is clear that whatever connection there is between Taoism and QM is completely metaphorical. Som...

Therefore it is called the formless form, The image (hsiang) of nothing. Therefore it is said to be illusive and evasive (hu-huang). Come toward it on...

I think I've shown that I'm paying attention to what you say and trying to fit it into my way of seeing things. Can you say the same about what I've w...

When you first started using the language you use to discuss the TTC, I found it....well, I thought it distracted from the discussion. Since then, I'v...