Please stick to the matter that I have raised. Your discourse on nothingness, etc. is irrelevant to it. "just like i said "God is dead" how can he dead..because he never born" If, as you said above, God is dead, once again, why did you state in the first line of this blog: "There is only one God,"? Once again, the contradiction is obvious. If you cannot deal with it, let us leave the matter there. Thank you for your time.
Stick to your statements, which clearly reflect a logical contradiction. This is what I am focusing on. The Law of Contradiction states: A is not non-A
Your statement: GOD IS DEAD -(A)
GOD IS NOT DEAD - (non-A) Therefore God cannot be both DEAD and NOT DEAD
It is either GOD IS DEAD or NOT DEAD. Your other statement THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD implies that there is a GOD. For there to be a GOD, he must exist, that is, GOD IS NOT DEAD.
There is a clear contradiction between your two statements according to the Aristotelian Laws of Logic.
If you are using some other logic, then please say so and define it.
Whether you or I or anyone else is a theist or an atheist, or your reference to ecstasy within oneself is irrelevant.
You just posted 11 blogs, titled GOD IS DEAD, and now in the first line of this blog, you are contradicting yourself, saying "THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD". Is that the same dead GOD? Did he suddenly come back to life? Do you really expect people to take you seriously???
Thanks for your comment. I can see that you are a person of depth. I agree that when we are fully cognizant of our duality(male/female), then we can experience real love.
"Bein' exposed to Certain lifestyles and experiance's cause a womans femininity to disappear or fade away" You did not give an example of such experiences. I may be incorrect but I suspect those experiences are probably what are considered "tough", and traditionally have been viewed as a man's role. However, don't you think that some women are capable of dealing with such experiences and still maintaining their femininity?
I love your last sentence: "A womans femininity is her magic and her strength and femininity at it s best is as natural and effortless as watching daffodils blowing in the breeze." It is very poetic. Perhaps you can write a poem on "Femininity" and post it on Poetry Corner.
butterflies nice to hear from you! I read in one of your comments on another blog that you have been over 8 months free. I am very happy for you. Just stick with it. I was looking forward to hearing from you again in my last brain teaser. I even gave some clues to the answers just for you. Perhaps you can look at the information I gave. I expect to post another "teaser" soon. I believe it is not an easy task to be raising your girls alone. Whether you settle on the identity of a male or female wolf, I see you as an alpha.
Thanks for your input. I am surprised by what you have stated re the identical twins. I always viewed identical twins as having identical genes that determined their identical characteristics. However, a research article from "Psychology Today" indicates that this is not necessarily so due to genetic mutations or copy errors. It says: "During early fetal development, however, identical twins undergo more than 300 genetic mutations, or copy errors, on average. As human cells divide trillions of times during their lifespan, a few hundred genetic mutations could lead to millions or trillions of genetic differences in the DNA of identical twins over the years."
I must say that I am happy to see a lot of new fathers holding and carrying their babies in public with the mothers walking alongside. This was very unlikely to be seen a generation ago.
Fly A most interesting blog! I have read a lot of Krishnamurti's books, including "The Awakening of Intelligence" that you have mentioned. The main theme in his books is to free the mind from all conditioning which you have very nicely described as getting rid of the box, a state which is described as total freedom. You also mentioned Steppenwolf. This is a book by Herman Hesse who is one of my favourite authors. To spiritual seekers, I recommend his book, "Siddharta", It is about the attainment of Enlightenment by the Buddha. Here is an extract from it:
"From that hour Siddharta ceased to fight against his destiny There shone in his face the serenity of knowledge of one who is no longer confronted with the conflict of desires who has found salvation who is in harmony with the stream of events with the stream of life full of sympathy and compassion surrendering himself to the stream belonging to the UNITY of all things"
IMO, peacefulness( I assume you are referring to what is normally termed "peace of mind") is a deeper emotion than happiness. Peacefulness tends to be more long lasting than happiness. One may feel happy if one has a pleasant experience, including a pleasant thought such as contained in your statement that you can get and buy any thing you wanted. However, such happiness may not be long lasting. Peace of mind goes deeper. In fact, being able to maintain a state of peacefulness (or peace of mind), even in adverse circumstances, may help one to cope with a situation that may normally tend to make one "not happy" or unhappy. As I said, this is just my opinion.
Are those your words or are they from someone else? If they are, please state whose. Otherwise, you are plagiarising.
I hope you respond to the comments posted. If not, your blog may be viewed as an aberration by others, especially judging by some of the comments posted.
I know that you mentioned on a blog that there are people here who are itching to make snide remarks at what you say in your blogs and as a result, you may be wary of allowing comments on your blogs. However, I want to take this opportunity to compliment you for your comment on another blog. I posted a comment there which I wish to repeat:
"I salute you, Sir, for your knowledge of the historical background of the Israeli Palestine conflict, and your objective perspective on the issue, especially since you are an American citizen. I have learned a lot from your input. Thank You!"
Nam I salute you, Sir, for your knowledge of the historical background of the Israeli Palestine conflict, and your objective perspective on the issue, especially since you are an American citizen. I have learned a lot from your input. Thank You!
Your writing style reflects your mastery and command of the English language. Your skilful use of short sentences conveys a sense of briskness of movement. It keeps the reader's attention constantly focused on the action as it unfolds.
The descriptive quality of your writing is excellent. I love your opening sentence: "The air was warm and drenched, singed with the scent of ozone sintering in distant thunder-heads", especially the phrase "singed with the scent of ozone". I can feel it in my nostrils.
In my opinion, the work has the mark of a bestseller. I wish you all the best with the publication.
This story reminds us that sometimes, in order for something desirable to happen, it may mean having to put it with other consequences that may not be desirable.
Wishing seems to be a part of everyday life. As adults, we encourage children to wish for things, such as when we ask them to blow out the candles on their birthday cake. Many people make a wish when they see a "shooting" or falling star. Perhaps, there is a sense of magic in the act of wishing, almost like in fairy tales. Maybe that is why, as you said, "some still need to believe in something that wont happen".
Anyway, as you stated, such wishes are not likely to come true by themselves. We usually have to work towards the actualisation of those wishes.
I appreciate your reference to the negative effects of strong magnetic fields on the body.
The magnets used in these magnetic therapy devices are permanent magnets with a static magnetic field of much lower strength. From a scientific perspective, the strength of such magnetic fields seem to be insufficient to have any healing effect.
WebMD, a website managed by medical doctors, states: "There isn’t enough information to know exactly how magnets might work in the body to treat disease or pain."
I appreciate the point you made about the importance of belief in the process of healing.
However, with regard to your statement:
"If you believe it, it will work!"
I do not think that the situation is so simple.
Are you saying that once a person believes that something will take place, it will certainly and definitely take place purely on the basis of the belief itself, regardless of what it is, and irrespective of other factors?
I agree with you that good marketing is a significant factor in popularising interest in these products as being helpful in treating certain health problems.
If your aunt used it and loved it, then she must have found it was helpful. I think that some persons who use some of these devices, may have resorted to their use because they may have tried Western medical science treatment and found that it was not effective for them.
Although I personally think that the use of these devices may be a waste of time and money for perhaps the majority of persons, I remain open to the possibility, just like you, that they may be beneficial to some.
The following is an extract from WebMD, a site managed by medical doctors, on the topic:
"There is interest in magnet therapy for medical conditions due to the variety of electromagnetic fields that naturally occur within the body. For example, nervous system transmissions and related muscle contractions are associated with magnetic activity. The heart generates the largest magnetic field in the body. Several other activities in the body are associated with magnetic activity. There isn’t enough information to know exactly how magnets might work in the body to treat disease or pain."
It is recognised that magnetic fields play an integral role in the functioning of the human body, including the brain and the process of thought.
The magnets used in these magnetic therapy devices are permanent magnets with a static magnetic field. From a scientific perspective, the strength of such magnetic fields are insufficient to have any healing effect.
I think the last sentence in the quote from WebMD does not give a point blank dismissal of the possibility that that they may contribute to healing. Rather, it says that "there isn't enough information to know how magnets might work..."
The issue of belief is a general issue that may apply in any procedure for healing. I think that in almost any situation where a person seeks healing, he/she will have some degree of belief in the healing technique.
bhadra, I do not think that human actions responsible for the current environmental problems in Nepal, which I have mentioned, can be said to be in harmony with nature, and that overall, human actions are always in harmony with nature,
Val I think this is a lovely piece of writing which will fit in well on Poetry Corner. I am a Nature lover myself so I soon recognised you were referring to some aspect of Nature. You have painted a beautiful picture of the sea colour changing like that of the human eye. I enjoyed it very much. Thank you.
bhadra I agree with the example you gave about living in harmony with nature. However, my focus is on the word "always" in your comment which states: whether one knows or does not know, s/he always lives in harmony with nature.[/i
Do you mean that a person always lives in harmony with nature regardless of the nature of his/her actions? What about those who engage in widescale destruction of the environment for economic greed? What about poachers who kill elephants only for their ivory tusks? Are they living in harmony with nature?
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Mr OwlPlease stick to the matter that I have raised. Your discourse on nothingness, etc. is irrelevant to it.
"just like i said "God is dead" how can he dead..because he never born"
If, as you said above, God is dead, once again, why did you state in the first line of this blog:
"There is only one God,"?
Once again, the contradiction is obvious.
If you cannot deal with it, let us leave the matter there.
Thank you for your time.