Philosophy For Us Dummies

…because that is all we have… everything else being conceptual or material and therefore likely to only create fleeting happiness… and how very positive of you Turtle to respond with that :slight_smile:

I have perceived that the long-term ill crack the most jokes… I guess what other choice but to make ones-self feel better rather than worse.

Turtle,
What rules do you have in mind that cannot foster happiness?

DO NOT KILL

hello us dummies…it is time to unite to improve the quality of posting on ilp---------------
I would like to start a discussion on the dangers and benefits of television…
I have noticed a dumbing down of tv programing…and the drug ads have to go…

Drug ads are the best. Images of happy people living life to the fullest… followed by a long list of the worst imaginable side effects. LOL

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How do you think this little guy feels?
Makes you want to cry, doesn’t it? Just so you know, you’re not alone in your fear.

thanks arc–we are in this together…

Did you tell him that?

the dummies need you arc…where are you…
we need some reasonable talk here…

These days, I see little in the forums worth comment. Where is Arc? Where is Voice Out of the Wilderness? All I see about are flamers and trolls. Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe it’s just my saturnine temperament talking.

Well the Internet (bless his connectivity) in in the eye of the beholder. What you are actually seeing, perhaps, is people not finding you so worthy of comment, as you expect or think you deserve.
People disagree with you and you denounce them as Trolls and Flamers. It all sounds a bit like “Burn the Heretic” to me.

Maybe you are wrong. Maybe it’s because you are dwelling on ‘depression’. Maybe you still have faith that there are answers out there to you mortality? It’s enough to test the patience of Job.

go away lev…you are angry and making personal attacks…I want evidence not opinions…

It’s ok, Turtle. Those who have little to say on topics argue personality.
So what good question do you have for us dummies today?

I am looking at the [horrible thoughts] post…that is an important topic…
maybe it will develop into a good thread…
you cant go to jail for what you are thinking…

The little reptile has said:

No, you can’t but if one continues to think about it and think about it, dwells on it to the point of rage and emplanting a seed within the brain, one may eventually end up in jail. :laughing:

of course arc…hello…that is what is always said and it may be wishful thinking…almost everyone has all kinds of bad thoughts…and we have been taught we are bad to think them or we are on the brink of being a bad person for thinking this stuff…

What part of it is “wishful thinking”?
Thoughts are neutral until they are “really” put into gear. But we do have to take responsibility for them. Relishing negative thouights, indulging in them can eventually lead to perdition. Observing them afterwards and questioning their roots, can lead to wisdom.

No, you can’t but if one continues to think about it and think about it, dwells on it to the point of rage and emplanting a seed within the brain, one may eventually end up in jail. :laughing:
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of course arc…hello…that is what is always said and it may be wishful thinking…almost everyone has all kinds of bad thoughts…and we have been taught we are bad to think them or we are on the brink of being a bad person for thinking this stuff…
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What part of it is “wishful thinking”?
Thoughts are neutral until they are “really” put into gear. But we do have to take responsibility for them. Relishing negative thouights, indulging in them can eventually lead to perdition. Observing them afterwards and questioning their roots, can lead to wisdom.
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perdition I don’t want to go there…please don’t send me…some people are terrified by their own thoughts…that is a danger also because they get pushed down and may cause trouble…I don’t believe in hell

I am seeing a lot of TRASH and TROLLS out there …I love philosophy but that stuff is trash…us dummies need to do better…

turtle

I don’t recognize an after-life hell, either - only a during-life one. We normally cause our own perdition and if someone brings us to it, best for us to get away from that person.