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SO what you seem to be doing is privaleging a certain type of organisation of matter. The ground, presumably the tree itself, millions of bacteria; but only things with an ear and neural matter to "interpret" that as sound. Waves of "energy"(I am avoiding "sound waves"...

Hi Gary, There is a lot of material here. I'll just touch base on a few things as I see it. Justice and fairness. If you believe in karma, then all will be fine. Justice and fairness on a universal scale will playout as it will. It is a byproduct of our being here. If everyone always did the right ...

There's certainly nothing special about a man in a frock. He doesn't even necessarily have any expertise at all...just a frock. So a man with a frock who has not read his Bible is no "expert," and has no "expertise." He's just a man in a frock. By contrast, an ordinary man who h...

Flannel Jesus wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 6:30 pm Get a grip.

Same to you.

Especially before they post about it. You'd think Gary would google something before he posts about it. Yes. I know it's also called the "Higgs boson". :roll: That's not the problem with your unresearched post, it's this: And when science gets sloppy in its naming conventions If you read ...

phyllo wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 6:14 pm

Because it's a fascinating topic and I happen to be agnostic in regard to such things.

Then you seem to share an interest in religion with AJ

Sure. There's little doubt about that.

The actual name is the Higgs boson. You should google it. There's a good reason why it's referred to as the 'god particle'. Every human owes it to themselves to at least try to have an awareness and basic understanding of these things. Especially before they post about it. You'd think Gary would go...

Who knows? He and I seem to have different philosophical interests. I don't know why some turn to religion and others don't. It probably depends upon what sort of education a person is exposed to. I had a more skeptical education. Skepticism was also the direction the Academy in Athens took some ti...

My studies of traditional Catholic Christianity has opened my eyes to a religio-metaphysical method of seeing this reality and living in it with a very dedicated and fine-tuned focus. To fulfill the requirements — ethically, morally, toward your family, your community, your nation, and toward the i...

Byt what is implied by "no one"? Well, "no one" would be no beings that convert waves of air particles in motion into the sensation of sound. Surely the ground is travelled through by the sound. I'm sure it's traveled through by the vibration of particles. I just don't see how t...

OK. What are you rebelling against? Who are you rebelling on behalf of? By "human rebellion" do you mean you're rebelling against non-humans? My studies of traditional Catholic Christianity has opened my eyes to a religio-metaphysical method of seeing this reality and living in it with a ...

BY THE SAME TOKEN... If there is no one to hear it, then it never happened. I'm not a radical idealist. I assume something happened, even without a human being present, it just wasn't what we experience when that something happens. Byt what is implied by "no one"? Well, "no one"...

I don't doubt that there are some very fine and knowledgeable priests and theologians out there. What I am a "rebel" toward are the charlatans and phonies. Our rebellion, human rebellion, is far more extensive than you seem aware. OK. What are you rebelling against? Who are you rebelling ...

Hurray, we agree on something!! :D It’s a rebel’s position though. You could hold priests or officiants in contempt if that is your predilection, and you could also value those men for a host of good reasons. The project of the undermining of hierarchy … is also one of a civilizational termite. I d...

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it fall, does the tree make a sound? My answer is: "No" BY THE SAME TOKEN... If there is no one to hear it, then it never happened. I'm not a radical idealist. I assume something happened, even without a human being present, it ju...