Recent content by olde drunk

Hey, for entertainment the Dune trilogy is fantastic. It includes the christ drama, etc And then, there's always Johnathan Livingston Seagull. The Source is a great piece of fiction to show how we evolved our beliefs (fictionalized, of course). love&peace, olde drunk

Perhaps an over-simplification, but most olde philosophers and prophets have said that we are 'one'. While we may have our unique qualities, we are still part of a universal consciousness. Our freewill allows us to explore areas of experience that expand the universal consciousness. Is the...

I will grant you that the 'movers' or 'leaders' are of better means. Unfortunately, 90% of the casualties of any violent act -war- are among the lower middle and low income strata. Yes, a wealthy fanatic may choose to be a martyr, but after that all volunteers are from the 'ignorant' masses...

I voted to turn off only because this is such a personal issue that everyone should have the choice to do as they see fit. If I was the husband and she had told me that she never wanted to be a vegetable then I would pull the plug. Period. The courts have no right to make decisions on this...

Good question! Most of us study philosophy so that we can develop our own philosophy. This would explore most ideas. If you are working for a post grad degree, etc this would only confuse the issue. This book helped me understand my role in the universe and this world. It is not religious...

The human brain can't understand because, if it did, it would ruin the value of being physical. We enter this world to experience being physical and yet, our unconscious mind knows that there is a broader reality. Personally, I suspect we use the physical experience to learn how to use...

This might get deleted, but try "The Nature of Personal Reality" by Jane Roberts. It was originally published by Prentice-Hall and copies are available on e-Bay. Not a run of the mill view and should open your mind to all possibilities. It is not for everyone. love&peace, olde drunk

I am sure that you and others will not like this answer, but, it was Europe's 'fear' of war that allowed Hitler to gain his power, etc. Keep in mind what has been said earlier or on another thread, if the Germans did not have a sense of hopeless, helplessness they would not have allowed Hitler...

The evil guy is always the 'udder guy', there is no real good and evil. it is a subjective exercise. Accept pacificism and you will understand. It isn't until you look at other ways of handling problems that you see the futility of any war or any violence. You are only killing or harming...

I come from the perspective that our physical reality is a valid illusion. This reality is to the broader reality what our dreams are to this reality. Motion can be said to be an illusion in so far as we might be focused in this reality in a very quick stop frame sequence. Meaning that our...

thread killer! there are no good or evil people. it's an olde saw, but all people, by nature, are good. unfortunately, some of their acts are considered evil or bad. within the theory of probable worlds/futures - you will have a victor based on your expectations, fears and beliefs. the...

nah, not fantasy. if you believe in jungle law then your world will be very simplistic and violent. i have spent my time in the army, in the city, etc so it's more than avoidance. the only way to improve on the future of our world is thru peaceful intelligent altruism. i've lived long...

everything about you is small? lol,

well now is the time for academia to do it's real job. the intellegensia is much more powerful than any army. you can imprison my body but not my mind or spirit. why fear marxists or neocons?? there is value in all disciplines. the academic community needs to get behind nader or the green...

Doctordick, thank you for your addition. Might I add that most people want an externalized god, much like having parents. there's always someone to fall back on. being olde, and now an orphan, it is easier to see. who the hell wants all the responsibility of being 100% responsible for their...