Displaying 331 To 360 Of 981 Comments Thanks, jk. It’s good to know that someone feels the same way about this idea. » Posted By Caru On August 13, 2011 @ 11:50 am *rant warning* Quote: I’ve always been perplexed by the view that Western philosophy and religion is somehow inferior to Eastern philosophy and religion. Firstly, Western philosophy is very diverse. From the teachings of Plato to those of St. Augustine to those of Nietzsche. To say that Western traditions are not diverse is laughable. There are dozens upon dozens of Western schools of thought. Many take the form of organised religions with dogma and many do not. Secondly, the same is true of Eastern philosophy. Sometimes it is organised with dogma, sometimes it is not. This is especially true of Buddhism, where it can either be a dogmatic way of life, a religious commitment or an interesting idea depending on who you ask. Lastly, the idea that Western traditions are not fluid is patently ridiculous. How many different versions of Christianity are there today? How many people have their own personal interpretations of the same texts? Furthermore, nearly all Western philosophies, even the organised religions, encourage self-reflection and a search for truth, even if only in an overarching context. But, then again, Buddhism does that too. The quote is from an article on HP *spit* about Karma : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-david-dubois/a-new-look-at-karma_b_920070.html#comments » Posted By Caru On August 13, 2011 @ 10:51 am My opinion and yours are roughly the same, though I haven’t seen Farenheit 9/11 – because I knew it would be bullshit – I have seen “Bowling for Columbine” and “Sicko”. While both of those had moments where they jumped the shark, I felt that “Capitalism” didn’t have that moment. Now, as I’ve said it did contain the same kind of emotional manipulation and bias as his other films do, but that it was, for lack of a better word, more true than they were. Also, thanks for the recommendations. I’ll have to look them up. » Posted By Caru On August 13, 2011 @ 10:11 am I’ve just finished watching “Capitalism: A Love Story,” by Micheal Moore. It was on RTE2 and I decided to give it a go. I found it to be very interesting. While it used emotional manipulation – who doesn’t? – and while the filmmaker is obviously completely biased, almost every single moment of the film rang true. That was what I found to be most interesting. » Posted By Caru On August 12, 2011 @ 3:24 pm He’s merely trying to perform his sacred duties and “expose” the gays that hide among us. » Posted By Caru On August 12, 2011 @ 11:22 am That was very well written. » Posted By Caru On August 12, 2011 @ 10:52 am [img]http://modified-pixels.net/geocache/dont-panic4.jpg[/img] » Posted By Caru On August 8, 2011 @ 9:01 am For those interested, this is a good overview of the debt crisis: » Posted By Caru On August 6, 2011 @ 10:45 am I agree. » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 6:07 pm That’s very interesting and kinda odd. » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 6:02 pm I definitely didn’t make myself clear when I wrote that. Sorry about that. My problem with their analysis is that they – generally: sometimes they’re just wrong – take things that are objectively demonstrable and then remove them from a proper context and place their own emotions and feelings on them, thus creating half-truths. That’s what I mean when I say that the main thrust of their arguments are terrible, because their main thrust is mostly their emotional reaction. » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 5:45 pm The only thing I knew that travelled as fast as light were radio waves. I honestly didn’t think that of gravity. » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 5:37 pm They both have their uses. One for our self-deprecating moments. » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 5:29 pm Ooh, interesting! » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 5:28 pm Thanks. » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 5:24 pm That’s interesting. How Western orientated are their music studies? » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 5:23 pm I agree. We have very little information about gravity really. A teacher explained it to me once, that because gravity is spread out over more dimensions that the other fundamental forces its effects are weaker in what we would consider normal space. » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 5:22 pm Gravity. The light from the sun takes around eight minutes to reach the earth, while the gravitational effects of both masses are always interacting. » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 5:19 pm Yeah, we’re the crap of the stars. 😉 » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 5:07 pm That’s a very interesting thought, KT. Though it does make me wonder about those who are truly tonedeaf. To them, music is just noise. » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 5:00 pm The rest of the matter is called dark matter and we don’t know where it is, or how many different forms of it their are. Or, we’ve missed a fundamental force that makes up for the gravitational effects, (Unlikely). 3.) Repulsion, either from electrons or positrons. It depends, though in all likelihood, both. » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 4:54 pm I would submit that they are only now timeless because of the amount of time that has passed between their lives and now. » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 4:49 pm Thanks. 🙂 My random information – or as my parents call it: junk information – accumulation abilities finally pay off! Now if only they worked on shopping lists. » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 4:47 pm Ask them about Mozart and Bach. They probably wouldn’t know much about them either. Their legacy was kept alive by music aficionados, which most of the human race, then and now, are not. I would assume that the same will happen to the Beatles. » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 4:43 pm Chemically speaking, yes. Solids have a lot of empty space in them. Anthropically speaking, yes, because I’m touching it. Quantum Mechanically speaking, it’s highly probable that the desk is a solid… at the moment. » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 4:27 pm I’m never still, though I am sitting. » Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 1:42 pm This is a terrible analysis of Congressman Emanuel Cleaver’s comments about President Obama from “The Young Turks”. They make one or two good minor points, but the main thrust of their arguments are terrible.
» Posted By Caru On July 31, 2011 @ 1:26 pm Wow… That’s very, very, very good, Buddy. » Posted By Caru On July 29, 2011 @ 4:03 pm Ah. Wait, has his show even aired yet? Even if it has, it would just be an episode or two. Nothing you could really form an opinion from. » Posted By Caru On July 28, 2011 @ 2:12 pm What’s she doing? » Posted By Caru On July 28, 2011 @ 1:55 pmComments Posted By Caru
“Not only is Buddhism itself very diverse, but unlike Western religious traditions, it also accepts a certain fluidity to its teaching by assuming that individuals and entire societies will grow in their knowledge and thus gradually move towards an increasingly sophisticated understanding of the truth.”
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