Forget what I said, if I had seen it the first time I would have flagged it. Saying shit like that is disgusting, and I personally don’t want to see it. I apologise for the response.
You have a beautiful cat by the way. Is she yours? Or did you steal it from a cat rating website?
No, she’s mine. She is quite beautiful, but also a wee shit. My apartment has many scars to prove it. She likes to destroy stuff.
@formeruser12 @Vince
Unusual beliefs are all around us, and even some of the most rational have irrational habits. I think that we make sense out of what we see, and as long as we are contributing or have contributed to society as best we can, there’s no problem.
We have a general problem in our world: some acknowledge their search, while others will tell you they no longer need to search because they “know”. Those who “know,” according to them, are very often those who condemn people who are searching. They are often oppressive and try to mess with other people’s lives.
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Aw the lirrel cutie just wanna murder but can’t find any small mammals to rip to shreds. I used to own a gorgeous tabby cat, she was the most beautiful creature with amazing colours, silver and gold and dark browns, but had to sell her when l moved into a flat. I still to this day find myself stroking thin air, l’m not joking it’s the heroin of cat ownership, l can put it out of my mind but then something reminds me and the craving returns. Funny thing is, cats are actually pretty boring. After the first 10-15 mins of ownership, you’ve gone through the full range of their responses and behaviours. All else is repetition. They say that about hard drugs too, apparently it’s no longer interesting after the first 1 or 2 hits but the addict is hooked all the same.
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Trust me, this one is not boring or predictable. Always hungry, steals food. Pretends to want attention, then goes on the attack. Loud crashes throughout the night. I’m not kidding, this isn’t a cat, it’s a demon from another dimension in cat form. I love her anyway though.
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Maybe she’s making sure nothing is creeping around the house, like pests or whatnot. Cats are very houseproud, they won’t let pests share their home.
I’ve noticed that the people who make me feel most uncomfortable, are those who are completely rigid in their dialogue (which is more like a monologue). They give no concession whatsoever but expect full acquiescence from you instead. I do try to be patient with them, and to use logic to at least find some common ground, but sometimes that’s just impossible and the only sensible thing to do is give up.
I can’t understand what it must be like to be locked into that way of thinking and I don’t understand their motives, at all. Are they bitter? Damaged? Angry? Emboldened? Vengeful? Ignorant?
If I arrive in a place like this and I’m normally the one being reasonable, then I would say something has gone quite wrong, as I spend most of my time mocking or making light of proceedings. I have lost my “temper” on here a couple of times, but no more. I’m not going to get wound up about things anymore, or people’s reactions.
I decided a while back not to become polarised, or to join in the mudslinging match, and I need to stick to that. My search is for balance and reason, and I need to remember that.
But having said all that, I have met some great people, read some great posts, and that makes it all worth it. Let the shit-slingers have their day I now say, I can always just ignore them. I decided not to yesterday evening, but now wish I had.
Sorry Bob, probably too much detail there, but that’s what happens to me sometimes when a sane man shows up. Thanks for the link, I’ll take a look.
I’ve read that Satan’s dad had a lion’s face and his mother had a tiger’s face, l guess Satan’s face would therefore look like … well … your cat. And mine. That’d explain a few evil things they do. I taught my cat Unitarianism (Monotheism). But see, Satan is Unitarian Universalist, not many people realise this. He knew God is one but wanted to create his own niche within that, behind a smokescreen of “all religions are freaking great!” (theosophy). Thus it came to be that my cat accepted my teachings but immediately apostasised and walked across my prayer mat.
If you can afford it maybe you could machine tempered steel armour plating for your upholstery or just find a YouTube video tutorial on cat nail clipping (l wouldn’t dare). Failing all else, nuke the site from orbit.
I’m sure all that was rife with meaning. There is an easier way to say what you mean though, instead of engaging in sophistry?
Sophistry where
Well this, what does it mean?
I agree Bob…. I don’t know if you’ve ever heard “Ram Dass” more formally known as Richard Alpert speak. That was one of his big discoveries. He said once you think you’ve got it you experience something else and all of the sudden you realize you’re still on the path. If there was an end or an absolute knowing I’m sure with the bazillion people that have come and gone someone would have surely found it out by now. The ego likes to cling and when it’s found what it believes to be the absolute truth it clings to it and feels the need and more so the desire to push its findings onto others. There’s probably a logical reason to this and I’m sure it has a lot to do with it believing it’s the authority of the life it experiences. We are in complete belief that we are in charge of what we do. If you can see past the ego you can see that statement as not exactly true. Wue Wei, effortless action… there is a force that flows through all of us and when we learn to let go of who we think we are we get closer to allowing that flow to happen… for me I experience this often in discussions like this and when I produce music on the “puter.” I like to arrange music in Logic Pro and I got into using an MPC to build 4-8 bar beats. When I’m doing it I’m there in the space creating and nothing else is observed just the process itself. Same with talking. That’s what I understand through the Chinese concept is the flow of life aligning. I’m sure this is what happens to you Bob when you write. It is wonderful to read. Niall posted a link to your book and I’ve began to read it while I get back into studying Buddhism again. I would dive into Christianity but I just choose the Buddhas teachings because for me they resonate with the life I’ve experienced to this point.
also, I’m sorry that the young man Silenus has to use profane language in such a disturbing way. I did my best to help deescalate but he is determined. I apologize for my rhetoric and hope that doesn’t portray a lack of compassion or intellect. Anyway, I’ll be the first to say I have not a clue to what any of this life or existence is about. I have had some profound experiences that have pushed me to seek not the truth but an understanding. I am certain the truth is not available to us until that last moment when it’s finally revealed. Your book out of the wild reminds me of my youth living in the bush Alaska. That was quite the adventure so you hooked me for sure lol.
And just so I can make it clear to all.. I am no scholar…. I barely have the equivalent of a middle school education lol. I dropped out of school when I could and then joined the service. After that I learned to work on mechanical devices. Diesel engines, cars, hydrogen powered generators and really anything. I tried to go back to school but I’m 40 now and it’s just not for me. I get more out of reading books and personally don’t see a point in sharpening my grammatical skills when I could honestly get the AI to just write for me even though I feel like a cheat doing that lol.
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I’ve was mucking about with Bitwig studio and a cheap MPC a while back. I forgot how fun it was.. Going to dig it out again when I get back home.
Might as well, I paid for the full version of bitwig, but it is amazing software.
Yea man. The DAW’s are all ultimately the same just different packages… like humans lol. It is fun. I can loose some serious track of time… I would loose track of time when I was on those mushroom trips and that’s when I would experience the ego dissolution.. that’s when I made the 2+2 discovery of the ego and it’s need to be in control of the the experience of life. When you get into that state where your basically radiating joy you, the ego part, has officially stepped out of the way so the other more fundamental part of you can do what it came here to do… have fun and learn why. If you ever get a chance check out Ram Dass. Wonderful speaker. Well educated. He was Timothy Leary’s right hand back during the Harvard experiments with psilocybin. Tim went a little bonkers but I can understand why. There was a moment when I was on that edge. That’s why I don’t advocate for the use but I don’t dismiss it either
I did my own experiments a while back and reached my own conclusions 
Last thing I read about it was a few years ago, Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley, that was a good read as well.
Nowadays I don’t bother at all, although I do think a trip can recalibrate the brain somewhat. But what if my brain is already in tune? Don’t want to end up even more off balance. I already walk in circles..
100…. I’m right there too man…. I stopped reaching for the compounds maybe 6 months ago and decided I wasn’t in need of them anymore. I finally came to that same fork in the road with cannabis. It was a great way for me to cope daily until it wasn’t anymore… I just read an article about the trump administration touting the boat strikes down south as part of their campaign to fight addiction… I laughed…. These guys think killing people and “stopping the flow” is a big win… they don’t get that addiction is a mind problem not a substance problem… get rid of all the drugs you want people will still find a way to be addicted to something… right now I see a rise in gambling addiction here and there’s even talk about it on the news regarding the youth… I wonder if thy will start blowing up casinos and football stadiums
Honestly this is a good topic that I think sort of weaves in and out of the title.
“Philosophy on addiction explores whether it is a disease (medical model), a moral failure (moral model), or a complex, emergent phenomenon, analyzing themes of free will, rationality, and compulsion
. It moves beyond simple character flaws to examine how desires, brain function, and environmental influences, such as “shadows” on a wall, can trap individuals.” Per the google
What say you Niall. I’ll show you Mine if you show me yours…… thoughts on a addiction I mean… lol