praxis

I’ve attended zen pomp and ceremony, just like in the picture that I posted. It’s actually far stricter and elaborate than a typical church service. Y...

That you’re very hard to impress when it comes to ceremony, I guess. It’s Vatican level or your puny “ceremony” is meaningless and don’t count.

Does this count? https://www.irishnews.com/picturesarchive/irishnews/irishnews/2019/05/12/154523307-32c3df6f-b240-4ddc-a61a-a5f60ea89bac.jpg

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bea117ea9e02864942e883e/1572325339482-4RUR3SC9XR49UDLS8UDF/image.png https://www.tampabay.com/resizer//...

Some seem to think that the development of the state, capitalism, etc., lead to this nihilism. Not the other way around. I don’t think there’s any def...

Many don’t realize the nature of religion.

Well, for instance, and to put it as simply as possible, I think that we're like fish in a fishbowl, limited and unable to see reality beyond the fish...

The AI I use wouldn't allow that prompt, saying: :halo: Were you deliberately trying to get me in trouble?

Another reason to not Tiktok, thanks!

Obviously, people can believe in something transcendent without belonging to a religion, without knowing anything about any religion. I suppose you wo...

An AI visualization, just for fun. https://designpraxis.biz/img/clarky.jpg

You need to explain why religion is needed to believe in something transcendent.

I used drug as an analogy but it could have been anything. If we’ve never known something then we can’t miss it. The point being that religion is not ...

That’s like saying that if the need for a drug is felt humanity will not be better off without it. If the drug was never know it would not be missed. ...

No loss then. :up:

Yes, from the prompt: Write a poem about a parking lot, in the style of Oscar Wilde and Reading Gaol. If I recall the series correctly it's Duncan Ida...

How can a normal horny man like Hanover can improve his game when it comes to the opposite sex, specifically chat up lines, demeanour, appeal and aver...

No, I copied and pasted a couple of sentences from the preceding post from hanover to an AI and it generated the image from that prompt.

https://designpraxis.biz/img/creepy_clown.jpg

There once was a man named Hanover, Whose jokes always verged on the absurd, He thought he was funny, But his puns were quite runny, And the punchline...

Amidst the concrete and the dust, Lies a space for cars to rust, Where once the grass grew tall and green, Now stands a desolate scene. Oh, how the ma...

With a little help from the search function I've traced the phrase back to Clark and his toxic tough-guy masculinity.

Of course you can, simply eliminate every trace of it, and that would include its adherents. Not that that would be easy, especially if it were a popu...

I’m curious about your reasoning that humanity wouldn’t be better off without religion. Can you explain why?

:up:

I honestly don't see the point of that, other than control, and control is the basic point of religion. It would essentially be replacing religion. I ...

How else would one go about killing a religion?

Killing people because of their beliefs is what religious folks do.

You think it would be a good thing if ethics were based on faith and a social hierarchy? I say let religion die.

The revised AI prompt appears to predict a somewhat less than successful transition. https://designpraxis.biz/img/jamal2.jpg

I suppose it felt that a handbag is inhospitable. I can't disagree.

I asked an AI to put you in a more hospitable environment and it came up with this... https://designpraxis.biz/img/jamal.jpg Nice glutes. You must be ...

It’s like God, where people claim to know God but if you ask them about it they’ll eventually say that God is incomprehensible.

Midjourney

They have an intimate relationship but are not one and the same, I think. https://designpraxis.biz/img/praxis_Jordan_Peterson_hugging_Kermit_the_frog_...

Oddly, transcendent beauty transcends faith or any particular value system. Even “ghastly nihilism” can be seen aesthetically.

Traditions.

Yup, plus some crushed tomatoes with garlic & onion powder, basil, oregano, pepper, and a dash of sugar.

New York style from a humble home kitchen on the West coast. https://designpraxis.biz/img/pizza_NY.jpg

https://designpraxis.biz/img/praxis_kermit_the_frog_protesting_and_holding_a_sign_on_a_New_Y_ca463ad9-ec37-4914-ad0e-6260103afba9.jpg

https://designpraxis.biz/img/praxis_kermit_the_frog_with_thumbs_up_and_white_background_3b1c2b0a-2b16-44dc-aaed-362e8a133dfd.png

https://designpraxis.biz/img/praxis_kermit_the_frog_raising_a_glass_of_red_wine_and_white_ba_c66050c1-8994-4f98-93b9-6b47143087c6.png

https://designpraxis.biz/img/praxis_kermit_the_frog_showing_middle_finger_8babe24f-bb92-4bc2-b4e9-68a86e7d04ce.png

Feels a bit like Christmas Eve. https://designpraxis.biz/img/praxis_Donald_Trump_police_booking_mugshot_26a71bd6-7b9c-4e8c-b397-1918edf60d48.jpg

There’s abundant food for the ego in places like this. Meaning, on the other hand, is found in purpose and losing oneself in places and peoples larger...

Nice. https://designpraxis.biz/img/praxis_comic_book_style_Donald_Trump_testifying_in_court_2b8e2bb1-eebb-4bff-b843-ffdc22506a76.png

On a swing... https://designpraxis.biz/img/praxis_realist_gold_statue_of_Julia_the_Elder_on_a_swing_de940e7f-fc6b-47fd-b19b-020a4e3521a5.png

Same for Midjourney https://designpraxis.biz/img/praxis_realist_gold_statue_of_Julia_the_Elder_739aaadf-1908-4792-a7b8-d4d0eeed2140.png

https://designpraxis.biz/img/praxis_Donald_Trump_portrait_surounded_by_Cheri_blossom_branche_2e19205a-bdcc-45d5-a0bc-df1b6ba97ae3.png

The application suggests that the forum should not be let loose on someone so hungry for meaning, actually. You will not find it here.