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Veritas

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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: BlueCoyote]
#7448450 - 09/24/07 05:33 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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For entertainment purposes only. If you mean literally, no I don't like cotton candy. Too sweet and sticky for me.
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: Veritas]
#7448469 - 09/24/07 05:40 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Veritas said: For entertainment purposes only. If you mean literally, no I don't like cotton candy. Too sweet and sticky for me.
Your rationality must have confused your mind !
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: BlueCoyote]
#7449148 - 09/24/07 08:32 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Fluff is something that has the potential to be a bridge, or it can be a terrible distraction. Some people, when offered cotton candy will take a bite in absence of anything else to eat, the sugar rush will give them the energy burst necessary to look for something more substantial. Other people will just gorge themselves on the sugary fluff as though it's a replacement for steak and potatoes (or tofu curry, whatever.) They'll have thier incredible rush for a few moments and crash hard. They will repeat the cycle over and over again, rush/crash/rush/crash and eventually be so malnourished that they will be unable to function.
Who hasn't started thier day with a cup of coffee than went to the important work of cooking up a solid meal? Who, also, hasn't grabbed a cup of coffee and hoped to coast on it as long as possible, crashing painfully an hour before lunchbreak?
Have I extended and shifted this metaphor way further than I should have? Yes. Point made, anyhow.
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: NiamhNyx]
#7449275 - 09/24/07 08:58 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Incidentally, tofu curry is one of the only things I know how to cook! Still gotta killer sweet tooth, though.
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: NiamhNyx]
#7451151 - 09/25/07 09:57 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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So how often is cotton candy really the only thing available to eat? When one is locked into a carnival ground overnight? There are nearly always more nutritious, solid, growth-supporting options, yet some are so focused on the momentary sensations that they pretend no other options exist.
Over time, a steady diet of sugary treats interferes with our ability to "taste" other flavors--philosophically-speaking, the bitterness of nihilism, the relatively bland taste of personal responsibilty, the astringent tang of self-confrontation and disillusionment. The cotton-candyist will turn up their nose at these alternative flavors, preferring the fluffy sweetness of their dogma.
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: NiamhNyx]
#7451186 - 09/25/07 10:09 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Very good analogies all around  Of course it needs skills to 'fruitfully' handle the fluffy things, but they surely are not all bad. Especially children like this  Now add a little parenthood and not loosing the inner child while growing up and voila, wonderful useful fluffy stuff is back in town
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: dorkus]
#7452134 - 09/25/07 02:51 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: Veritas]
#7452147 - 09/25/07 02:54 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Well, who really lives on only cotton candy?
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: Icelander]
#7452154 - 09/25/07 02:55 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Philosophically or physically?
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: Veritas]
#7452188 - 09/25/07 03:02 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Either. The most fluffy person on these boards have had solid things to say IMO, and I have found myself in agreement with them or in shared experience.
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: Icelander]
#7452194 - 09/25/07 03:03 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: Veritas]
#7452197 - 09/25/07 03:04 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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You are ignoring the point.
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: Icelander]
#7452219 - 09/25/07 03:10 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'm not ignoring it, I just don't agree. Addiction to cotton candy philosophy/religion is widespread, and many seem to live on fluff alone.
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: Veritas]
#7452234 - 09/25/07 03:14 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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The one area where the analogy falls short is when fluffy spiritually actually does sustain people. How do you know there are not people who do not live happy and fulfilling lives while never getting more philosophical than things like, "The secret to happiness is to love and be loved," or "God watches out for all his children"? To say that there are no people who find sustenance and joy in such concepts without ever delving deeper, would be judgemental and closed-minded.
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: Veritas]
#7452272 - 09/25/07 03:24 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Veritas said: I'm not ignoring it, I just don't agree. Addiction to cotton candy philosophy/religion is widespread, and many seem to live on fluff alone.
I just don't think it's that black and white. Especially when I look into my own belief system and as bug pointed out, lack of certainty.
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Edited by Icelander (09/25/07 03:25 PM)
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: Lion]
#7452278 - 09/25/07 03:27 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'll believe it when I see it. What I have seen is fluffy philosophy/religion breaking down whenever the going gets even a little bit rough. If you can't tolerate a 10 minute wait on line at the grocery store without changing your mind about "we're all one" or "the secret to happiness is love and be loved," then it is fluff.
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: Veritas]
#7452289 - 09/25/07 03:30 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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You and I have a friend that indulges in some "fluffy physolophy" (John S). I don't think he breaks down waiting in line.
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: Veritas]
#7452290 - 09/25/07 03:30 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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How is "we're all one" any more fluff than "I am a spiritual warrior!"?
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It's in ones acts. That's all that counts.
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Re: Spirituality And This Forum [Re: Veritas]
#7452295 - 09/25/07 03:32 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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I can easily identify the "We are all one" crowd by the negative ratings they hand out when their beliefs are challenged.
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