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Archer Opteryx
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Message 7 of 124 (416848)
08-18-2007 5:37 AM
Reply to: Message 2 by Adminastasia
08-17-2007 10:06 AM


It's off topic, but I just got the news.
Congratulations, ana, on being an admin. You'll rock.

Archer
All species are transitional.

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Archer Opteryx
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Message 28 of 124 (416935)
08-18-2007 5:13 PM
Reply to: Message 18 by Jaderis
08-18-2007 7:53 AM


Re: Is faith and belief manifesting god?
Jaderis:
If we can positively affect our lives through our thoughts then it logically follows that people with cancer or AIDS or even genetic disorders like cyctic fibrosis or Down's syndrome are either to blame for their diseases and/or can simply change them through positive thinking.
So often we see this, don't we?
People who are merely lucky wish to think of themselves as deserving.
___

Archer
All species are transitional.

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Archer Opteryx
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Message 57 of 124 (417580)
08-23-2007 10:36 AM
Reply to: Message 9 by pelican
08-18-2007 6:12 AM


Re: Is faith and belief manifesting god?
Reality is under no obligation to conform to anyone's faith or belief.
Bite into a big biscuit packed with horseradish, and grow wise.
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Archer
All species are transitional.

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Archer Opteryx
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Message 98 of 124 (418039)
08-26-2007 1:21 AM
Reply to: Message 96 by ringo
08-26-2007 12:00 AM


Re: choices, choices
Ringo: There's just no escaping the relative nature of all decisions.
An observation Rob was kind enough to illustrate.
Rob: Ed Zachary
Given a choice between making or not making a joke guaranteed to cast its teller in a bad light, Rob chose self-sabotage.
Not everyone would choose this.
Which just goes to show you the individual nature of all decisions.
If obvious self-sabotage is a priority for you, as it seems to be for Rob, you will choose your actions on that basis, as Rob has. If self-sabotage is not something you value, you will choose your actions based on other things you regard as more important.

Archer
All species are transitional.

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Archer Opteryx
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Message 99 of 124 (418040)
08-26-2007 1:44 AM
Reply to: Message 33 by pelican
08-18-2007 11:33 PM


Re: What the bleep is truth?
dameeva:
The spiritual age is upon us. I have experienced quite a few eras and there has been nothing like it before, causing much angst and confusion. We have to keep our eye on the ball and it is our potential as a human race that is emerging. This potential within us all manifests through faith and beliefs, of that I have no doubt. The most concentrated belief system is the one surrounding god. So will god manifest or are we messing it up with all the contraversy and disagreements?
Why worry?
If the 'spiritual age is upon us' and God intends to 'manifest,' the 'controversy and disagreements' are either:
1. a short-term phenomenon, or
2. a feature of the new age
Either way, you can relax.
Reality. It's what's for dinner.

Archer
All species are transitional.

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Archer Opteryx
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Message 100 of 124 (418042)
08-26-2007 2:10 AM
Reply to: Message 59 by pelican
08-23-2007 12:17 PM


Re: Is faith and belief manifesting god?
dameeva:
Who said anything about obligation? It is the NATURE of change.
It is the nature of reality to conform to your beliefs?
How else do you think we got into this mess?
Why do you call it a mess? Because it does not conform to your beliefs?

Archer
All species are transitional.

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Archer Opteryx
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Posts: 1811
From: East Asia
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Message 108 of 124 (418193)
08-26-2007 9:47 PM
Reply to: Message 103 by pelican
08-26-2007 4:34 AM


Re: This takes the biscuit
dameeva saith:
All of this is directly connected to our belief systems and faith in those belief systems.
You are doing well, child. You have begun to see that beliefs themselves cause the trouble. Beliefs are indeed a very bad thing to have and must be overcome.
Do you believe that we have got it right and to leave the rest to providence?
I don't believe anything. I have overcome childish reliance on beliefs. As all people must.
Avoidance of the inhumanity is like a damn. It will fill up and overflow. It is already.
Or so you believe. hahahahahaha
It is difficult, I know, still to be trapped as you are inside the veneer of your beliefs. But be patient.
Eat the Biscuit of Being. Let the Jalapeo of Healing scorch thy soul and purify thy speech. Let the Horseradish of Reality light thine eyes and clear thy head.
All will be well.
_____
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Archer
All species are transitional.

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