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Original Sin?
| March 2nd, 2017 at 7:54:55 PM permalink | |
| FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 |
I continue to fail to see the significance of this line of thought to our conversation but almost all the cells that make you up as a person do split in one of the two ways we both know of. I think the main point here is that you are a dependent creature, you did not create your cells or order them to replicate, ifferentiate, or divide. You are greater than your parts, but you are not neccessary nor do you possess the reason for your being. Neither does the universe, so you are in good company. “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |
| March 2nd, 2017 at 8:44:58 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Tell me a profound truth, I never heard one before. Go ahead, lay one on me. I dare you. "The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." - Niels Bohr Or to paraphrase Heinlein, "One mans profound truth is another mans belly laugh."
Not at all. It's why the popularity of myths has died out, ignorant minds were gradually replaced by educated minds. Science took over and myth has no place in science. To use the example in the video, we know why there are 4 seasons, we don't need a quaint story to fill in the blanks while we wait for the truth. Myths serve a purpose, until enlightenment comes along and blows them out of the water. Studying them can show how we got to where we are today, comparing myths from different cultures is entertaining. But in the end science triumphs every myth every time. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| March 2nd, 2017 at 8:57:08 PM permalink | |
| FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 |
It is not good for man to be alone.
Nope, even the myths that purport to explain why we have the seasons are not just about that. They tell so much more that science doesn't and can't speak to. For example the pain and often unreasonable and long lasting response we have to grief. By the way be careful about painting with broad strokes here. You to this very day still believe in the debunked myths surrounding things like the Inquisition. Science and history have triumphed over the anti-Catholic myths that you still hold. “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |
| March 2nd, 2017 at 10:30:11 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Which men, certainly not all men. Some men very much prefer to be alone. For every profound truth, there is always a profound rebuttal. Profound truths are myths.
Yeah, they pretty much are. They were invented to make people feel good about what was then unexplainable. You can always find more in something than is actually there if you go looking for it. The trick is, don't go looking. It always gets you in trouble. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| March 3rd, 2017 at 6:39:32 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
Fine. Go split in half and prove me wrong. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| March 3rd, 2017 at 6:46:32 PM permalink | |
| rainman Member since: Feb 10, 2017 Threads: 0 Posts: 7 |
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| March 3rd, 2017 at 6:48:46 PM permalink | |
| rainman Member since: Feb 10, 2017 Threads: 0 Posts: 7 | ^The past and future don’t exist ^ You may have laid one on yourself. :) |
| March 4th, 2017 at 12:09:34 PM permalink | |
| FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 |
Again you sometimes say very true things. This could be a good definition of myth. They pass on profound truths often through stories. “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |
| March 4th, 2017 at 12:20:45 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Uh huh. Let me say it another way: Profound truths are not truth, they are opinions. Again, name just one so called profound 'truth'. The first one you tried isn't true at all. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| March 4th, 2017 at 12:43:05 PM permalink | |
| FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 |
No it is true a lot. It is not good for man to be alone. Sometimes there are exceptions of course when we desire or need to be alone, but that is not a permanent state. We need friendship and companionship, that is a truth. Some guys are tough and individualistic and don't need much in the way of fellowship, but that does not make it just an opinion. Let's take a few more though shall we: What about as someone posted your statement about the eternal being now. Wow! You can think about that for awhile and it has truth to it for sure. Here is another one: "Profound truths are not truth, they are opinions." This one I disagree with completely but you would be surprised to hear that the gentleman who came up with that nugget of wisdom doesn't even believe in profound truths. To prove his point he presented a type of profound truth, pretty neat huh? No one can know the depths and mystery of the human heart. “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |