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St. Robert · 06-13-2002, 01:41 PM

Philosoft,

Do you like or dislike being human?

Mageth · 06-13-2002, 01:51 PM

That's got to be one of the strangest questions I've seen posed on these boards.

To paraphrase Wiiliam Munny in Unforgiven, "Like's got nothin' to do with it."

Where the hell are you going with it?

daemon · 06-13-2002, 02:28 PM

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Originally posted by LadyShea:
I have done that....many times...never got an answer and it broke my heart for awhile. Then I realized there is nobody there to answer.

Same with me.

John Page · 06-13-2002, 03:18 PM

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Originally posted by tergiversant:
Define "God" coherently, if you can. That is, define "God" such that "God exists" is a thinkable and coherent proposition.

We are pleased to submit our proposal, indeed, proposition, for this divine product and market development challenge as per your RFP. We recognize that all religions need to create the right image in today's competitive environment.

To develop our proposal, we commission a special Gartner study to quantify those values which most appealed to a cross section of materialsts and idealists of all ages. We do not believe such comprehensive polling work has been undertaken since the development of the Nicene Creed, although further inspiration has been taken from the works of Mohammed and Monty Python.

The overall definiton most appealing was "An eternal ideal that one can respect, admire and aspire to. A moral compass for humanity feeding the need for the common values needed to create a better future for all beings."

This definition is, of course, a little vague and very generalized as mass opinions are. Critically important, therefore, to promote this definition is the customary cult symbol, a visual representation of the essence of its god's meaning. The dead git on a stick has done well but this symbol of the ultimate sacrifice is age inappropriate and suffering has become a thing of the past with the advent of Mylanta (the effusive goddess). Animals are too specific, god should not need to be associated with a lion, horse or outline of a fish with DARWIN inside. No, our campaign features the more abstract symbol of two circles, one inside the other. At a spiritual level the outer circle is the protecting god and the inner circle is the beings with whom god belongs. At a physical level, and with the right lighting, the symbol subliminally conveys the idea "donut" which, as every Homerian knows, is universally popular.

This concludes our proposal, we pray that you like it. If you don't, we'll adopt it for our own and screw the fees. BTW, we've patented and trade marked everything in this proposal, even god doesn't have a monopoly.

Cheers

Autonemesis · 06-13-2002, 03:31 PM

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Originally posted by St. Robert:
Kind Bud,

I suppose it's usefulness is similar to dividing humans into the categories of male and female. It helps distinguish the two as being different.

The term "knowledge" when it is applied to spiritual feelings does no such thing. Conflating spiritual emotions with empirically gained knowledge only serves to elevate spirituality undeservedly from the arena of opinion to the arena of fact. It causes confusion when you employ this word this way, and does not help to distinguish anything. Please stop using the word "knowledge" in this way. Pick another term like intuition or apprehension.

[ June 13, 2002: Message edited by: Kind Bud ]

Philosoft · 06-13-2002, 03:42 PM

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Originally posted by St. Robert:
Philosoft,

Do you like or dislike being human?

Yes.

Wizardry · 06-13-2002, 06:37 PM

But how much?

St. Robert · 06-13-2002, 06:45 PM

Very clever, Philosoft. It is strange how being human is sometimes a blessing and at other times a curse.

St. Robert · 06-13-2002, 06:52 PM

Kind Bud,

Do you only believe what you can be certain of?

Philosoft · 06-13-2002, 07:04 PM

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Originally posted by St. Robert:
Very clever, Philosoft. It is strange how being human is sometimes a blessing and at other times a curse.

Strange compared to what?

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St. Robert Regular Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 170	Philosoft, Do you like or dislike being human?

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Mageth Contributor Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Deep in the heart of mother-lovin' Texas Posts: 29,689	That's got to be one of the strangest questions I've seen posed on these boards. To paraphrase Wiiliam Munny in Unforgiven, "Like's got nothin' to do with it." Where the hell are you going with it?

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Wizardry Regular Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 363	But how much?

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St. Robert Regular Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 170	Very clever, Philosoft. It is strange how being human is sometimes a blessing and at other times a curse.

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