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RE: Free Will

Hello Soc,

With how you explain things, which I do not find any discrepancies in it, something does not add up.

Is it possible that life is such a complex thing and our human brains operate on a much more simplistic level that our free will does seem intact from our conscious state? So, maybe from our human form, we actually do have free will. (maybe?)


Otherwise, we do not have free will (just a grand illusion of it).

or

God is not all knowing and our lives are not predestined.


I can imagine from a more "scientific" viewpoint, people would probably be more inclined to think the latter.

Don McLean American Pie

Hello Derty,

It looks like this song came out near the end or at the end of the Vietnam war. I was just born during this time. Given what I think I know, it seems like that was a very chaotic time. Maybe this song carried extra significant meaning during that time?

Thanks for your post.





Robert....as always, thanks for your post too.

Don McLean American Pie

Hey Robert,

I thought that was such a bold statement he made, "everyone is struggling to keep their sanity." After hearing his song was studied and books were written about it, I was wondering if there was possibly something to his philosophy.

I have seen some people in life that have appeared to be losing this struggle. But, I wonder if the people who appear completely grounded on their exterior, if they are not suffering from some sort of chaos inside?

Given your response, I am guessing you are losing your fight Robert. j/k...but I do understand what you are saying.

Don McLean American Pie

Hello Cat,

American Pie is the only song that I knew he sang. Maybe I should look into what other songs he has.

Thank you for your post.

Don McLean American Pie

Hello Derty,

For some reason, it really is a catchy tune. He also said in his interview that he wrote the song to only be played on a guitar. He did not want a band to be able to use the song.

Don McLean American Pie

Hello Guad,

I am not that tech savvy. Perhaps we can get somebody to do it.

RE: Would you buy this house...?

I agree with Pepps. Too much bad juju in that place.

RE: NO Means YES!

I am guessing that yes means no with you then? ...typical woman. j/k...women.

RE: lovely eyes

Geez Xi, now you got me wanting to see.

RE: westen madicine

I had Lymes Disease. Granted I caught it early enough, but it seems like I am cured so far.

RE: lovely eyes

What do you mean, do not look at your other parts?

RE: westen madicine

Hello NM,

I think some medicines do cure the illness, others will address the sympthoms of illnesses, while others will force you to take other medicines to combat the side effects of the initial medicine.

pondering

*what is so difficult. lol


For some reason, when I type responses to you, my typo ratio jumps astronomically. lol

pondering

CH....hopefully things work out in the end.



Robert...we are talking about crickets. What is some difficult to understand about that? Have a good one yourself. :)

pondering

Yeah CH....maybe a little too pessimistic. You better go to Micky D's. lol, that is the slang saying here in the states. ...see you just learned something.



On a serious note....parents do have a more difficult job these days monitoring what their children are doing on the internet. With smart phones, that is virtually impossible....I think. But, possible....I think. :)

pondering

Ummm....I am sorry if I gave you that impression.

pondering

In college, they teach you Mazlow's Hierarchy of Needs. On the top of the list is Self Actualization. With the internet, one can study self actualization and learn it fairly quickly. Just think, not too long ago, people would live a whole life time and not reach that level.

I almost wonder with the internet existing if Mazlow's (I think that is how you spell his name) Hierarchy of Needs might become somewhat obsolete.

pondering

Hello Umm....and I am sure glad to see you on tonight.

You bring many beautiful things to the blogs. Thank you.

pondering

Pay for something you say Pepps. Are you talking about paying for the cupcakes, or paying for the cupcakes?

pondering

I agree CH that something needs to be done. I can tell you countless stories about things...but, I am sure I would not be telling you anything new.

This might be a bold statement, but I think the internet is probably in the top 10 best discoveries/inventions of all time. Like I mentioned earlier, it is still a relatively new thing. As time goes on, we will see the good and bad in it and hopefully make corrections to prevent the bad.

Fortunately, we are alive to experience it....again, hopefully in all positive ways.

pondering

That is right, I am surprised many of you guys know the English language.

lol


The more I think of it, it really seems as if I crawled out from under a rock or something.

pondering

Pepps,

I will make sure they allow me to bring my checkbook into the afterlife.

pondering

CH,

That is the nice thing about the internet. As average people, we have things today that we did not have all that long ago. The internet is still fairly young if you consider all of history. A lot of knowledge that was available to the few is now available to the masses. Hopefully in time it will be enough to wake everyone up to the realities to the world and then we can make corrections as a whole where they are needed.




Believe it or not, I am fairly surprised that we as people of this globe have been watching many similar (if not the same) tv programs for years, read the same childrens stories, and I am sure other things I cannot think of right now.

But....that is how ignorant I was of the rest of the world. I am sure there are plenty of others things that I do not know yet. That is one of the reasons I like this site. I love learning things. :)

pondering

Hello Ser,

Very well said. In essence to what you said and also something I firmly believe, one will never find true eternal happiness from external things...be it money, relationships with people, etc.. It has to be discovered within and with what you said, something greater than yourself.

There are many who have posted on this blog and share the same sentiment. It might be something for some to consider carefully.

Thank you very much for your post.

pondering

Hello Um,

I wish there were many more people in this world like you. Can you imagine what sort of world that would be like? I think it would be almost like some sort of euphoric state we would all live in. What a true act of selflessness you have done there.


Thank you so much for sharing your story.

pondering

Pepps, I am guessing in my afterlife my purpose will be for paying for all the mistakes I made in this one. Hopefully though, by the time I get there I have reconciled all my mis-deeds here. If I manage to do that, I imagine my purpose would be to pay the tax collector ( ).


What is your purpose here Pepps?

pondering

Hello CH,

I thought about the "my" child statement in my initial portion of my blog. If a parent does raise them in a positive way, he/she will then make positive impressions on to others.

For me, with my ex-gf's son, I found it to being the most fulfilling thing in my life to have had a hand in raising him. While doing so, it helped me to realize there is more to life than just myself and my own selfish wants/needs.

I agree with many who say that society seems to be deteriorating. Maybe it is not too late to turn it around for all?

Anyway, thank you very much for your post.

pondering

Hello LFA,

Thank you very much for your insight on what you feel the purpose of life is. I think if somebody is looking to gain some sort of gratification from their "purpose", it might be mistaken for the stroking of one's ego. Don't get me wrong, it is a very fine line between the two.

I really like your story you shared. I often wonder if you give a complete stranger a sincere compliment (or something positive), how much it might stick with them down the path of their lives. In your case, you got the see the results of your help. To me, that just goes to show when you do good deeds the results could very well be life changing for others.

Thanks again for your post.

RE: Fluoride

I avoid drinking any tap water. It is bad enough I have to shower myself in that stuff....absorbs through your skin.


I heard the same thing, but I wondered how much reducing they were going to do. It sounds like Nidi answered that.

RE: welcome to india..part 2....

Teen,

Thank you. That is good information to know if I (or anyone for that matter) decides to visit there.