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No Political Zone Reminder
For our newbies, and our old-bies as well, just a quick reminder to read the two Sticky posts with regards to our focus and posting guidelines.
This is a No Politics Zone - by that I mean no partisan politics. Please control your urge to share your thoughts about the current administration, the upcoming administration, the two major parties, and all politicos, with this group.
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It is against copyright laws to copy articles you find on the internet and then post them in this group or anywhere else - without attribution. It is against Eons TOU.
Again -- If you wish to copy and paste something, YOU MUST GIVE THE ATTRIBUTION. YOU MUST CITE THE AUTHOR AND WHERE YOU FOUND IT.
Any posts of this nature without attribution will be immediately deleted. Don't think for a minute that I can't google your article and find it.
And let me say this again - when you copy and post something without attribution, it is STEALING. It is PLAGARISM to post something as if you had written it yourself. Is this concept too difficult for people to grasp?
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Again -- If you wish to copy and paste something, YOU MUST GIVE THE ATTRIBUTION. YOU MUST CITE THE AUTHOR AND WHERE YOU FOUND IT.
Any posts of this nature without attribution will be immediately deleted. Don't think for a minute that I can't google your article and find it.
And let me say this again - when you copy and post something without attribution, it is STEALING. It is PLAGARISM to post something as if you had written it yourself. Is this concept too difficult for people to grasp?
FURTHERMORE - (can you tell I'm irked?), do not post articles verbatim from the internet - or your email - without SUBSTANTIAL commentary from you. This is The Deeper THINKERS group, not The Shallow Copy and Paste Because I Am Too Damn Lazy to Come Up With My Own Thoughts On A Subject group.
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Disparaging and denigrating remarks of any kind will be removed by the group administration without PM'ing the writer. We will not tolerate diatribes or name-calling. You may attack the idea, but not the poster.
While we will discuss most topics, this is NOT an anything-goes group. We will enforce the rules for civil discussion and maintain the peace so that all people feel comfortable in joining the discussion without fear of attack.
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The Cliche
Much maligned, criticized and looked at with disdain, the cliche is a fundamental part not only of our language, but of our thought processes.
How long can you go without using a cliche?
And, while we are at it, define cliche.
How long can you go without using a cliche?
And, while we are at it, define cliche.
It's Un American to Dismiss Newborn Babies
Few seem psychologically ready for the 21st Century. It's hardly born and already people behave as if it's a failure. Take heed of Ben Franklin's words, "What is the worth of a newborn baby."
Are We God??
Someone once said that a grain of "faith" can move a mountain. Jesus said he could walk on water because of his "faith". Are we missing the message here? Are we failing to use our minds to their fullest advantage? Maybe it's not God that makes things happen. Maybe it's merely a belief in a god that does the trick.
It has been shown that when someone under hypnosis believes they have been burned, they sometimes show physical reactions like someone who has actually been burned.
That tells me that there is a direct link between what is imagined in the mind, and the physical world. Perhaps a belief in an external God or gods is our link to the inner mind. If the mind can burn you, why couldn't it heal you? Levitate you? Are what we call "Miracles", "Prophecies", "Visions" actually products of the 80-some percent of the mind we don't understand? What are the possibilities??
It has been shown that when someone under hypnosis believes they have been burned, they sometimes show physical reactions like someone who has actually been burned.
That tells me that there is a direct link between what is imagined in the mind, and the physical world. Perhaps a belief in an external God or gods is our link to the inner mind. If the mind can burn you, why couldn't it heal you? Levitate you? Are what we call "Miracles", "Prophecies", "Visions" actually products of the 80-some percent of the mind we don't understand? What are the possibilities??
Charity Begins ...... Where?
I read a blog account of a person meeting and talking in the drizzling rain with a homeless woman. The writer talked about how she stifled an impulse to invite the homeless woman to sleep on the couch in her home.
It got me thinking about charity. Just how much responsibility do we have, individually, for the well being of others?
Should she have extended that invitation to the homeless woman? For one rainy night? And the next rainy night? For forever?
And then what .... put her out to forage as usual in the dumpsters and trash cans for food before returning to the couch to sleep? Or should she feed this woman, also?
Angels in disguise, we are warned. We never know, we are told. Should we offer charity because it might be an angel or really nice person under all that filth and 14 layers of clothes? Or because simply, it is the right thing to do? Or do nothing?
In another group, someone posted asking for help with a charity that helps the truly destitute in India. And most responses said, 'Yeah, that is fine, but how about starting and doing all these good works here in the USA."
Should all our charitable activities take place only in our own neighborhoods and towns, and cities?
Just where .... and how far ..... should charity begin and go?
It got me thinking about charity. Just how much responsibility do we have, individually, for the well being of others?
Should she have extended that invitation to the homeless woman? For one rainy night? And the next rainy night? For forever?
And then what .... put her out to forage as usual in the dumpsters and trash cans for food before returning to the couch to sleep? Or should she feed this woman, also?
Angels in disguise, we are warned. We never know, we are told. Should we offer charity because it might be an angel or really nice person under all that filth and 14 layers of clothes? Or because simply, it is the right thing to do? Or do nothing?
In another group, someone posted asking for help with a charity that helps the truly destitute in India. And most responses said, 'Yeah, that is fine, but how about starting and doing all these good works here in the USA."
Should all our charitable activities take place only in our own neighborhoods and towns, and cities?
Just where .... and how far ..... should charity begin and go?
Vin Diesel in Fast and Furious (alternate scene)
The future races at us at warp speed. In this case, electric autos. Europe is going nuts coming up with new ways to harness electric motors. The Tesla's lithium batteries are apparently fueling the experimentation. One is an Audi A 10 with four electric motors with a total of 3319 ft lbs of torque. The other is a Smart car. The Smart has a single electric motor that accelerates it to 60mph in 3.7 seconds. To put that in perspective, a ZR-1 Corvette with 639 hp reaches 60 in 3.6 seconds. Next time you see a Smart car, imagine it running side by side with a Corvette to 60 miles an hour. Apparently, they have the Smart speed limited to 80 miles per hour, but it gets there in a blur.
Back to Audi.
I watched for the second time the original Fast and Furious movie. In one scene, Vin Diesel tells the cop to smoke a Ferrari driven by a loud mouthed rich kid.
I see an alternative scene, Vin Diesel is reving up his ten second car in a rerun of the race with the rich kid when a white haired lady pulls alongside in her Prius. "What are you doing?" she asks innocently.
"Business," Diesel laughs.
"Are you two going to race?"
Both Diesel and the rich kid laugh.
"Can I race, too?"
"Sure," they both laugh so hard they almost can't drive their cars. "For pink slips," Diesel gasps.
"When?"
"When the light turns green."
"Okay," the white haired lady says.
A moment later, Diesel and the rich kid have eyes only for each other as they explode from the light. They are so occupied with each other they only notice the Prius is well ahead of them and becoming a dot in the distance. The Prius accelerates like nothing they have ever seen, smoke billowing from all four wheel wells.
The Prius is by the side of the road and the while haired lady stands beside it removing her driving gloves as Diesel and the rich kid reach her.
"What the hell?" Diesel shouts.
The white haired lady points to Diesel and the rich kid. "Pink slips, boys. Let's see your pink slips."
"I'm not giving you my pink slip," the rich kid screams. "My dad will never give me another one."
Diesel hoists the rich kid by the front of his shirt. "Pink slip. Give it up, just like I'm giving the lady mine. Lady, where are you from?"
"Pasadena."
Diesel grins. "Beaten by a little old lady from Pasadena. Somehow, that makes sense. I think I'm buying a Prius in Pasadena.
Back to Audi.
I watched for the second time the original Fast and Furious movie. In one scene, Vin Diesel tells the cop to smoke a Ferrari driven by a loud mouthed rich kid.
I see an alternative scene, Vin Diesel is reving up his ten second car in a rerun of the race with the rich kid when a white haired lady pulls alongside in her Prius. "What are you doing?" she asks innocently.
"Business," Diesel laughs.
"Are you two going to race?"
Both Diesel and the rich kid laugh.
"Can I race, too?"
"Sure," they both laugh so hard they almost can't drive their cars. "For pink slips," Diesel gasps.
"When?"
"When the light turns green."
"Okay," the white haired lady says.
A moment later, Diesel and the rich kid have eyes only for each other as they explode from the light. They are so occupied with each other they only notice the Prius is well ahead of them and becoming a dot in the distance. The Prius accelerates like nothing they have ever seen, smoke billowing from all four wheel wells.
The Prius is by the side of the road and the while haired lady stands beside it removing her driving gloves as Diesel and the rich kid reach her.
"What the hell?" Diesel shouts.
The white haired lady points to Diesel and the rich kid. "Pink slips, boys. Let's see your pink slips."
"I'm not giving you my pink slip," the rich kid screams. "My dad will never give me another one."
Diesel hoists the rich kid by the front of his shirt. "Pink slip. Give it up, just like I'm giving the lady mine. Lady, where are you from?"
"Pasadena."
Diesel grins. "Beaten by a little old lady from Pasadena. Somehow, that makes sense. I think I'm buying a Prius in Pasadena.
The Mysterious Pull of Sychonicity
I was talking to someone about the shooting at Fort Hood. This person was stunned by the fact that a family member was 'just there, at a nearby town, yesterday.'
I have noticed this phenomenon before. When something occurs, people's first reaction is to take note of having been coincidentally in that vicinity, days before the occurrence.
Of if someone not particularly close to them dies, they will say, I just saw that person two weeks ago. Or if it was a celebrity who died, they might say, I just saw their movie two night ago.
None of these things have any connection to the event. They were not involved in the event in any way. But we somehow have a need to make note of these seeming coincidences.
I wonder why.
I have noticed this phenomenon before. When something occurs, people's first reaction is to take note of having been coincidentally in that vicinity, days before the occurrence.
Of if someone not particularly close to them dies, they will say, I just saw that person two weeks ago. Or if it was a celebrity who died, they might say, I just saw their movie two night ago.
None of these things have any connection to the event. They were not involved in the event in any way. But we somehow have a need to make note of these seeming coincidences.
I wonder why.
