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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th July 2013, 12:31 PM
Replies: 231
Views: 11,563
Posted By zeggman
I'm not sure what any of this has to do with the...

I'm not sure what any of this has to do with the post you replied to.

Jamaicans, Haitians, and West Indians are obviously the descendants of slaves. If they're claiming otherwise, they're...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th July 2013, 10:18 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 11,563
Posted By zeggman
Did lots of people experience these things last...

Did lots of people experience these things last year? As I noted, surveillance is now done by cameras in the ceiling, so who is being followed in a department store? My experience is that car doors...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th July 2013, 09:09 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 6,967
Posted By zeggman
In all the art museums I've visited, the angle...

In all the art museums I've visited, the angle and intensity of light illuminating the paintings was constant. In most of them, flash photography was forbidden, though I suppose one could perhaps...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th July 2013, 08:49 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 11,563
Posted By zeggman
I don't believe "constantly and consistently" is...

I don't believe "constantly and consistently" is an accurate representation, any more than I've been "constantly and consistently" mugged by black people, or cursed at by strangers on the street, or...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th July 2013, 08:04 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 11,563
Posted By zeggman
I get along fine with most black people. The...

I get along fine with most black people.

The three times in my life I've been mugged, I didn't get along fine with those guys.

But I guess that can't compare with the lived experience of being...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th July 2013, 07:54 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 11,563
Posted By zeggman
What reality have I dismissed? Please quote...

What reality have I dismissed?

Please quote it.

Please.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th July 2013, 07:53 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 11,563
Posted By zeggman
Also, we'd like to be judged by the content of...

Also, we'd like to be judged by the content of our character and not the color of the skin we share with people who did bad things last year, or the day before yesterday, or five minutes ago.

I...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th July 2013, 07:36 AM
Replies: 231
Views: 11,563
Posted By zeggman
As the spokesmen for all white people everywhere,...

As the spokesmen for all white people everywhere, I really have to answer:

We'd just like to be judged by the content of our character, instead of the color of our skin, which we share with some...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th July 2013, 04:39 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 6,967
Posted By zeggman
I think it's kind of a big deal that original and...

I think it's kind of a big deal that original and celebrated works of art were destroyed. Not as bad as the passenger pigeon going extinct, about as bad as the destruction of the original...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th July 2013, 02:26 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 8,056
Posted By zeggman
Wait... He DIES at the end? Thanks a lot, pal.

Wait... He DIES at the end? Thanks a lot, pal.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th July 2013, 05:17 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 6,967
Posted By zeggman
Narcissistic navel gazers think about everything...

Narcissistic navel gazers think about everything a little differently. Their attempts to reduce the meaning of art to nothing more than a transient fluctuation of brain chemistry doesn't become any...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th July 2013, 04:44 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 6,967
Posted By zeggman
Anyone with 250 MB of disk space to spare can...

Anyone with 250 MB of disk space to spare can replicate the absorbing experience in the privacy of their own home.
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th July 2013, 04:16 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 6,967
Posted By zeggman
They won't miss them. I'm grateful that I...

They won't miss them.

I'm grateful that I have images of deceased loved ones, but images of my great grandparents (who I never knew) have no emotional value for me. They're no different than civil...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 19th July 2013, 03:36 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
I have no idea what you are intending to...

I have no idea what you are intending to communicate by comparing patronizing the library (one of the most worthwhile uses of time I could imagine) to writing on tissue paper (an activity which is...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th July 2013, 07:50 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
The Public Library contains more knowledge than...

The Public Library contains more knowledge than your subconsciousness and your consciousness put together, and it would be worth the effort to avail yourself of this resource which is neither elusive...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th July 2013, 04:03 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
True. The fact is, I'd been asking for it for...

True. The fact is, I'd been asking for it for weeks now. I had some work done on the car, which was supposed to improve my fuel economy, so I'd been driving on empty or close to it periodically for a...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th July 2013, 03:20 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
Amy ... Queen Bee ... Navigator's subconscious...

Amy ... Queen Bee ... Navigator's subconscious seems to favor feminine personas.

If the guy's a girl, I find the offers of a job and a place to stay even less extraordinary.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 18th July 2013, 03:08 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
I have foregone prayer for several decades. ...

I have foregone prayer for several decades.

Today, my car died as I was driving one of my children to an appointment. Fortunately, it died within easy walking distance of the appointment, so my...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th July 2013, 10:10 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
"Imperative stamping" seems to be a term which...

"Imperative stamping" seems to be a term which you invented, and which is meaningful only to you.

"Cognitive respite" seems to mean "relaxing".

I don't see why it would be necessary to add "a...
Forum: USA Politics 17th July 2013, 09:57 PM
Replies: 831
Views: 40,096
Posted By zeggman
I agree, they were just people, and people can be...

I agree, they were just people, and people can be mistaken.

The Constitution is still the gospel as far as the United States is concerned. The real good news, however, is that the Constitution can...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th July 2013, 09:45 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
There was a preacher in NYC in the 1950s by the...

There was a preacher in NYC in the 1950s by the name of Norman Vincent Peale, who advocated prayer.

The book he wrote was not called "The Power of Prayer", however, it was called "The Power of...
Forum: USA Politics 17th July 2013, 09:32 PM
Replies: 831
Views: 40,096
Posted By zeggman
They mostly didn't think it was okay, but they...

They mostly didn't think it was okay, but they were born into a world of de facto slavery, which often benefited them personally. They didn't write "Slavery is okay" into the Constitution.

They...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th July 2013, 09:16 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
No, it's not like that at all. The basket doesn't...

No, it's not like that at all. The basket doesn't choose whether or not to offer the inside track (i.e., a job) to the ball you throw.

Visualizing someone offering you a job doesn't make someone...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th July 2013, 09:09 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
I don't think you're making an effort to...

I don't think you're making an effort to communicate with me. If you were, you would clearly state what you wish to convey, instead of this "Prayer landed me a job, but not really, yes really,...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th July 2013, 08:25 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
A job in his mind would be an imaginary job,...

A job in his mind would be an imaginary job, would it not?

I can get fifty imaginary jobs in the next thirty seconds. Put me down for "whoop-te-doo" on that achievement.


I suspect it is true...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 17th July 2013, 08:03 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
So prayer got him a job in his mind, and a...

So prayer got him a job in his mind, and a night's stay with some guy and the missus in his mind.

I no longer care what Navigator agrees with. Mystical mumbling does not resonate with me. PM me if...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th July 2013, 10:23 AM
Replies: 150
Views: 6,783
Posted By zeggman
I thought the cover picture they used had him...

I thought the cover picture they used had him looking sufficiently like Dylan.

Going with a "this guy looks like Dylan" angle for the article would have been bizarre.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th July 2013, 10:06 AM
Replies: 150
Views: 6,783
Posted By zeggman
I don't consider it offensive. The last time I...

I don't consider it offensive. The last time I bought Rolling Stone, however, was when Lisa Bonet was on the cover, and I'm not likely to rush out and buy this one to read about Tsarnaev.

One...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th July 2013, 04:32 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
So his words can be as special as he is.

So his words can be as special as he is.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th July 2013, 04:29 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
I don't like that word, but I consider the...

I don't like that word, but I consider the arguments of delusional people because there's always the possibility I've overlooked something. The only delusions I expect I can eradicate are my own.
...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 16th July 2013, 04:21 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
Well, is that not special? Some years...

Well, is that not special?


Some years ago, I was vacationing with my in-laws in Hawaii. It was late in the day, and we were scheduled to fly from Kauai to Hawaii, where we had hotel reservations...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th July 2013, 10:33 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
And yet, for some reason, you aren't sharing...

And yet, for some reason, you aren't sharing them.

I went to the store today, to buy some blank DVDs. I found packs of 100 for $12.00 each, and carried two to the checkout counter. At the...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th July 2013, 04:07 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
Give me all you can.

Give me all you can.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th July 2013, 03:29 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
You have offered nothing to distinguish your...

You have offered nothing to distinguish your idiosyncratic view of prayer from the standard view of prayer, except an empty assertion that you have something else in mind.




I assumed you...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th July 2013, 03:15 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
Still, since that is what it is, one might as...

Still, since that is what it is, one might as well say so. Letting the delusions of the deluded dictate what can be stated is letting the inmates run my asylum.


You applied for a job, and you...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th July 2013, 02:52 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
I haven't watched the video. I'm sure the...

I haven't watched the video. I'm sure the ideomotor effect is what makes the ouija board work, so if that's what you got from the video, I think you understood.

I don't think even Navigator...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th July 2013, 02:44 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
And yet: "Prayer – making requests and...

And yet:

"Prayer – making requests and seeing them unfold in reality as if the mindless physical universe has a mind, can hear, understands, is intelligent and able to interact with the individual...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th July 2013, 02:27 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
The problem isn't the word. He's said prayer...

The problem isn't the word.

He's said prayer got him a job. The same objections would attach if he said meditation got him a job.

He also regards this as an as-yet-undiscovered principle of...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th July 2013, 02:12 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
Beef Satay.

Beef Satay.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th July 2013, 02:10 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
Prayer is powerful but not magical, because the...

Prayer is powerful but not magical, because the galaxy wants us to explore her for her mind, so the universe.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th July 2013, 02:05 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
QFT

QFT
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th July 2013, 01:52 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
"Prayer – making requests and seeing them unfold...

"Prayer – making requests and seeing them unfold in reality as if the mindless physical universe has a mind, can hear, understands, is intelligent and able to interact with the individual mind in...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 15th July 2013, 04:24 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
Explorer, you are correct: "Prayer – making...

Explorer, you are correct:

"Prayer – making requests and seeing them unfold in reality as if the mindless physical universe has a mind, can hear, understands, is intelligent and able to interact...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th July 2013, 10:33 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
I wouldn't consider breath awareness meditation...

I wouldn't consider breath awareness meditation to be prayer.

Was there something in that article that suggested to you that this was testing brain changes which resulted from prayer?

Your...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th July 2013, 10:10 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
I'm sure "a significant reduction in anxiety"...

I'm sure "a significant reduction in anxiety" could be observed in subjects reciting the lyrics to "Row, Row, Row your boat", or pounding plastic moles with a plastic mallet, or playing the kazoo.
...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th July 2013, 09:34 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
Which of the practices "increase the frontal lobe...

Which of the practices "increase the frontal lobe activity beyond normal ranges" and which publications on the page of publications discuss that claim?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th July 2013, 07:21 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
Would those other forms be considered "praying"?...

Would those other forms be considered "praying"? If so, what would these prayers typically consist of?


I didn't see anyone belittling the science of studying brains.


We could scientifically...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th July 2013, 04:33 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
"Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream ...

"Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream
It is not dying
It is not dying
Lay down all thought, surrender to the void
It is shining
It is shining"

So when you pray intently, your...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th July 2013, 12:57 PM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
When I quantified the memefication quotient with...

When I quantified the memefication quotient with the guanological constant in order to make it consistent with the conscious/subconscious interaction of the dupified, I came to embrace a similar...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th July 2013, 09:29 AM
Replies: 442
Views: 21,537
Posted By zeggman
Sure, that's what he was saying.

Sure, that's what he was saying.
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