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  • C CaptainSeeSharp

    William Winner wrote:

    you do realize that The Matrix wasn't a documentary on what will happen right?

    Movies are irrelevant to the discussion. Slavery is a real problem, and without the ability to differentiate between good and evil slavery will remain a problem, and become an even bigger problem. We are headed towards a new type of slavery, a sophisticated system of slavery through a scientific financial dictatorship, pharmacological manipulation, psychological manipulation, and brute force. Technological and scientific advancements will allow a more thorough domination of the species.

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    CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

    without the ability to differentiate between good and evil slavery

    so there's good slavery? sorry, just couldn't not point out your dangling modifier.

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      Distind wrote:

      find creation and improvement of the software I work on to be quite fulfilling

      I do too but there is another level of fulfillment that you have not yet discovered.

      Distind wrote:

      Even what you describe isn't good vs evil

      It is, that is what it boils down to. Those without spiritual awakening generally cannot differentiate the difference between good and evil, and that is the major flaw that enables society to degenerate into hell on earth, and enables those who are willing and capable to commit crimes against humanity.

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      Ian Shlasko
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      You really are a piece of work... You know that?

      CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

      Those without spiritual awakening generally cannot differentiate the difference between good and evil

      The problem isn't differentiating between good and evil. The problem is oversimplifying and redefining them. There's no such thing as ABSOLUTE good or ABSOLUTE evil. Everything is a shade of gray, some darker and some lighter. Killing someone? Well, you might consider it evil, but what if someone is pointing an assault rifle at a bunch of innocents, and you put a bullet in his head? Is that still evil? Maybe it's the lesser of two evils, in which case you have to logically conclude that there are varying degrees of evil. Likewise, some "good" things are better than others, so there must also be varying degrees of good. Put them together, and there's your sliding scale. Now, you think only religious people can figure out where things lie on that scale? Personally, I think religions are the WORST at that particular task. The extremist Muslim sects are the popular targets these days, with their jihads on the western world. They think killing thousands of people is "good," kind of like the church thought the Crusaders were "good." To religion, good and evil are a matter of skin color and timing. How about atheists? Well, sure there are some immoral people among us, just like every other group, but being atheist doesn't make one incapable of recognizing "good" and "bad." It's called the golden rule. Do unto others, and all that... Don't need religion to follow that one. Just simple logic. So if you want to preach to us non-religious folks about morals, you better find a higher horse to sit on, because spirituality isn't going to win this argument.

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      • W William Winner

        CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

        without the ability to differentiate between good and evil slavery

        so there's good slavery? sorry, just couldn't not point out your dangling modifier.

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        William Winner wrote:

        so there's good slavery?

        Pathetic. You put words in my mouth because you have no valid counter argument. Here is my full quote "without the ability to differentiate between good and evil slavery will remain a problem, and become an even bigger problem."

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          because they were not being as intolerant, mediaeval* minded, puritanical, extremist idiots as they could be! *Media evil is the correct spelling.

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          RichardM1 wrote:

          mediaeval*

          MediƦval, actually. ;P

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            Josh Gray wrote:

            How about Australia and the US not allowing the money we give to Africa as aid to be spent on condoms?

            Well they're not very filling or nutricious Josh.

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            Michael Martin wrote:

            Well they're not very filling

            Depends what's in them Michael

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            • C CaptainSeeSharp

              William Winner wrote:

              so there's good slavery?

              Pathetic. You put words in my mouth because you have no valid counter argument. Here is my full quote "without the ability to differentiate between good and evil slavery will remain a problem, and become an even bigger problem."

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              no, I was just pointing out that what you should have said was "without the ability to differentiate between good and evil**,** slavery will remain a problem, and become an even bigger problem." And I wasn't trying to counter your argument because I didn't really care what you were saying. I just assumed it was nonsense and not worth a response. You do realize that in the Old Testament, the Jews had slaves. They had been provided with the 10 commandments from God and therefore knew the difference between good and evil and still had enslaved entire ethnic and religious groups. Being able to differentiate between good and evil does not remove slavery from society. Nor does the fact that you think you are currently enslaved mean that you actually are.

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              • C CaptainSeeSharp

                Distind wrote:

                find creation and improvement of the software I work on to be quite fulfilling

                I do too but there is another level of fulfillment that you have not yet discovered.

                Distind wrote:

                Even what you describe isn't good vs evil

                It is, that is what it boils down to. Those without spiritual awakening generally cannot differentiate the difference between good and evil, and that is the major flaw that enables society to degenerate into hell on earth, and enables those who are willing and capable to commit crimes against humanity.

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                CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

                Those without spiritual awakening generally cannot differentiate the difference between good and evil, and that is the major flaw that enables society to degenerate into hell on earth, and enables those who are willing and capable to commit crimes against humanity.

                Funny, the religious people seem more tied up about gays and abortion than anything else, and there is far worse than either in this world.

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                  RichardM1 wrote:

                  mediaeval*

                  MediƦval, actually. ;P

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                  Media Evil works, no matter what time period. :-D

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                  • I Ian Shlasko

                    You really are a piece of work... You know that?

                    CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

                    Those without spiritual awakening generally cannot differentiate the difference between good and evil

                    The problem isn't differentiating between good and evil. The problem is oversimplifying and redefining them. There's no such thing as ABSOLUTE good or ABSOLUTE evil. Everything is a shade of gray, some darker and some lighter. Killing someone? Well, you might consider it evil, but what if someone is pointing an assault rifle at a bunch of innocents, and you put a bullet in his head? Is that still evil? Maybe it's the lesser of two evils, in which case you have to logically conclude that there are varying degrees of evil. Likewise, some "good" things are better than others, so there must also be varying degrees of good. Put them together, and there's your sliding scale. Now, you think only religious people can figure out where things lie on that scale? Personally, I think religions are the WORST at that particular task. The extremist Muslim sects are the popular targets these days, with their jihads on the western world. They think killing thousands of people is "good," kind of like the church thought the Crusaders were "good." To religion, good and evil are a matter of skin color and timing. How about atheists? Well, sure there are some immoral people among us, just like every other group, but being atheist doesn't make one incapable of recognizing "good" and "bad." It's called the golden rule. Do unto others, and all that... Don't need religion to follow that one. Just simple logic. So if you want to preach to us non-religious folks about morals, you better find a higher horse to sit on, because spirituality isn't going to win this argument.

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                    Ian Shlasko wrote:

                    The problem isn't differentiating between good and evil. The problem is oversimplifying and redefining them. There's no such thing as ABSOLUTE good or ABSOLUTE evil. Everything is a shade of gray, some darker and some lighter.

                    This is exactly the type of flawed mindset I am talking about. The inability to differentiate between good and evil. Again, without a spiritual awaking, you cannot differentiate between good and evil.

                    Ian Shlasko wrote:

                    Well, you might consider it evil, but what if someone is pointing an assault rifle at a bunch of innocents, and you put a bullet in his head? Is that still evil?

                    Why was the person pointing the gun? What did the sniper know about the person and the people that person was pointing the gun at? Absolute full details are required to make proper judgment.

                    Ian Shlasko wrote:

                    Now, you think only religious people can figure out where things lie on that scale?

                    People claim to be religious because they go to some church or read a bible. That doesn't mean the person is spiritually awakened. A strong sense of morality and a strong connection with the creator and the greater universe might mean you are spiritually awakened. It is a channel of consciousness that cannot be described with words, it can only be experienced. You will never understand what it means to be spiritually awakened and that is something to be pittied.

                    Ian Shlasko wrote:

                    How about atheists? Well, sure there are some immoral people among us, just like every other group, but being atheist doesn't make one incapable of recognizing "good" and "bad."

                    Again, you don't have to belong to any particular group or read some particular texts to be spiritually awakened.

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                      Michael Martin wrote:

                      Well they're not very filling

                      Depends what's in them Michael

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                      • C CaptainSeeSharp

                        Ian Shlasko wrote:

                        The problem isn't differentiating between good and evil. The problem is oversimplifying and redefining them. There's no such thing as ABSOLUTE good or ABSOLUTE evil. Everything is a shade of gray, some darker and some lighter.

                        This is exactly the type of flawed mindset I am talking about. The inability to differentiate between good and evil. Again, without a spiritual awaking, you cannot differentiate between good and evil.

                        Ian Shlasko wrote:

                        Well, you might consider it evil, but what if someone is pointing an assault rifle at a bunch of innocents, and you put a bullet in his head? Is that still evil?

                        Why was the person pointing the gun? What did the sniper know about the person and the people that person was pointing the gun at? Absolute full details are required to make proper judgment.

                        Ian Shlasko wrote:

                        Now, you think only religious people can figure out where things lie on that scale?

                        People claim to be religious because they go to some church or read a bible. That doesn't mean the person is spiritually awakened. A strong sense of morality and a strong connection with the creator and the greater universe might mean you are spiritually awakened. It is a channel of consciousness that cannot be described with words, it can only be experienced. You will never understand what it means to be spiritually awakened and that is something to be pittied.

                        Ian Shlasko wrote:

                        How about atheists? Well, sure there are some immoral people among us, just like every other group, but being atheist doesn't make one incapable of recognizing "good" and "bad."

                        Again, you don't have to belong to any particular group or read some particular texts to be spiritually awakened.

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                        CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

                        Why was the person pointing the gun? What did the sniper know about the person and the people that person was pointing the gun at? Absolute full details are required to make proper judgment.

                        You just proved my point. Thanks.

                        CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

                        People claim to be religious because they go to some church or read a bible. That doesn't mean the person is spiritually awakened. A strong sense of morality and a strong connection with the creator and the greater universe might mean you are spiritually awakened. It is a channel of consciousness that cannot be described with words, it can only be experienced. You will never understand what it means to be spiritually awakened and that is something to be pittied.

                        That's a specious argument. If you can't define this "channel of consciousness," you can't actually determine whether someone has experienced it. For all you know, I HAVE experienced it, without any sort of theistic belief. And if you define the experience itself as belief in a higher power, then it's circular reasoning and equally invalid. If I was formerly religious and "lost my faith," as they call it, you would have just argued that i wasn't really spiritual in the first place. If you want to convince a programmer, try a logical argument instead of an unfalsifiable statement.

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                        • I Ian Shlasko

                          You really are a piece of work... You know that?

                          CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

                          Those without spiritual awakening generally cannot differentiate the difference between good and evil

                          The problem isn't differentiating between good and evil. The problem is oversimplifying and redefining them. There's no such thing as ABSOLUTE good or ABSOLUTE evil. Everything is a shade of gray, some darker and some lighter. Killing someone? Well, you might consider it evil, but what if someone is pointing an assault rifle at a bunch of innocents, and you put a bullet in his head? Is that still evil? Maybe it's the lesser of two evils, in which case you have to logically conclude that there are varying degrees of evil. Likewise, some "good" things are better than others, so there must also be varying degrees of good. Put them together, and there's your sliding scale. Now, you think only religious people can figure out where things lie on that scale? Personally, I think religions are the WORST at that particular task. The extremist Muslim sects are the popular targets these days, with their jihads on the western world. They think killing thousands of people is "good," kind of like the church thought the Crusaders were "good." To religion, good and evil are a matter of skin color and timing. How about atheists? Well, sure there are some immoral people among us, just like every other group, but being atheist doesn't make one incapable of recognizing "good" and "bad." It's called the golden rule. Do unto others, and all that... Don't need religion to follow that one. Just simple logic. So if you want to preach to us non-religious folks about morals, you better find a higher horse to sit on, because spirituality isn't going to win this argument.

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                          Ian Shlasko wrote:

                          There's no such thing as ABSOLUTE good or ABSOLUTE evil. Everything is a shade of gray, some darker and some lighter. Killing someone? Well, you might consider it evil, but what if someone is pointing an assault rifle at a bunch of innocents, and you put a bullet in his head? Is that still evil? Maybe it's the lesser of two evils, in which case you have to logically conclude that there are varying degrees of evil. Likewise, some "good" things are better than others, so there must also be varying degrees of good. Put them together, and there's your sliding scale.

                          That's the kind of argument I hear for people who want to torture or hold people indefinitely. It's one or the other. Doing bad things doesn't absolve you of the consequences to your mind. Getting the okay from your society to kill people of another society doesn't make it okay, it just removes the punishment from your society. That's supposed to make it okay, but it doesn't. I can accept that I did something wrong, accept the consequences of it both personally and from society. There is of course a difference between breaking the law and what is moral and just. The law is not a substitute for morality or justice. Laws just provide a way for society to punish people for breaking societal rules. They don't have to be mine or yours for the action to be good or bad. There of course is a rub between society and the individual.

                          Ian Shlasko wrote:

                          So if you want to preach to us non-religious folks about morals, you better find a higher horse to sit on, because spirituality isn't going to win this argument.

                          His morals are based on what he can get from other people. The points of view he subscribes to are just his ways to justify his taking of what he perceives he's earned. It's a lot of complaining for not a whole lot of earning. He talks a lot about how we all need to wake up about the elitists and the conspiracies that abound in his view of the world, but not a single time does he pause for doubt and humility before telling us off. Some how he must posses some form of intellect that we don't for why else would we just not get it. If anyone here thinks he's better than anyone it is CSS.

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                            CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

                            Those without spiritual awakening generally cannot differentiate the difference between good and evil, and that is the major flaw that enables society to degenerate into hell on earth, and enables those who are willing and capable to commit crimes against humanity.

                            Funny, the religious people seem more tied up about gays and abortion than anything else, and there is far worse than either in this world.

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                            Well, those are relevant topics. It is considered immoral to kill a baby. The majority of homosexuals are not born, they make the choice to be sexually deviant. If you look at the facts most homosexuals tend to have STDs, support corrupt government. This is immoral. A real homosexual is born with hormonal imbalances that make the body feel as if it is of the opposite sex, and therfore naturally that person becomes attracted to what the body and mind feels is the opposite sex when in fact it is the same sex. This is not immoral.

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                              no, I was just pointing out that what you should have said was "without the ability to differentiate between good and evil**,** slavery will remain a problem, and become an even bigger problem." And I wasn't trying to counter your argument because I didn't really care what you were saying. I just assumed it was nonsense and not worth a response. You do realize that in the Old Testament, the Jews had slaves. They had been provided with the 10 commandments from God and therefore knew the difference between good and evil and still had enslaved entire ethnic and religious groups. Being able to differentiate between good and evil does not remove slavery from society. Nor does the fact that you think you are currently enslaved mean that you actually are.

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                              William Winner wrote:

                              You do realize that in the Old Testament, the Jews had slaves. They had been provided with the 10 commandments from God and therefore knew the difference between good and evil and still had enslaved entire ethnic and religious groups.

                              Stop! Blasphemer! :laugh:

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                              • I Ian Shlasko

                                CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

                                Why was the person pointing the gun? What did the sniper know about the person and the people that person was pointing the gun at? Absolute full details are required to make proper judgment.

                                You just proved my point. Thanks.

                                CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

                                People claim to be religious because they go to some church or read a bible. That doesn't mean the person is spiritually awakened. A strong sense of morality and a strong connection with the creator and the greater universe might mean you are spiritually awakened. It is a channel of consciousness that cannot be described with words, it can only be experienced. You will never understand what it means to be spiritually awakened and that is something to be pittied.

                                That's a specious argument. If you can't define this "channel of consciousness," you can't actually determine whether someone has experienced it. For all you know, I HAVE experienced it, without any sort of theistic belief. And if you define the experience itself as belief in a higher power, then it's circular reasoning and equally invalid. If I was formerly religious and "lost my faith," as they call it, you would have just argued that i wasn't really spiritual in the first place. If you want to convince a programmer, try a logical argument instead of an unfalsifiable statement.

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                                Ian Shlasko wrote:

                                If you can't define this "channel of consciousness," you can't actually determine whether someone has experienced it.

                                You know if you have experienced it. You can't miss it, and you will remember it, and if you exercise it you will continue to experience it. I find it when I take a long walk in the large natural forest and spend time with nature, alone. I also find it when I look up at the stars and study the universe. You really can't do either in New York, the light pollution drowns out all the stars and there are no forests near by. Take a trip to a national forest and walk the trails alone, or go somewhere where you can see all of the stars in the sky and just sit there looking up at the sky for a few hours. Have you ever seen the sky full of stars? I doubt you have, the entire sky is bright with stars, millions of them.

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                                • I Ian Shlasko

                                  CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

                                  Why was the person pointing the gun? What did the sniper know about the person and the people that person was pointing the gun at? Absolute full details are required to make proper judgment.

                                  You just proved my point. Thanks.

                                  CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

                                  People claim to be religious because they go to some church or read a bible. That doesn't mean the person is spiritually awakened. A strong sense of morality and a strong connection with the creator and the greater universe might mean you are spiritually awakened. It is a channel of consciousness that cannot be described with words, it can only be experienced. You will never understand what it means to be spiritually awakened and that is something to be pittied.

                                  That's a specious argument. If you can't define this "channel of consciousness," you can't actually determine whether someone has experienced it. For all you know, I HAVE experienced it, without any sort of theistic belief. And if you define the experience itself as belief in a higher power, then it's circular reasoning and equally invalid. If I was formerly religious and "lost my faith," as they call it, you would have just argued that i wasn't really spiritual in the first place. If you want to convince a programmer, try a logical argument instead of an unfalsifiable statement.

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                                  Ian Shlasko wrote:

                                  That's a specious argument. If you can't define this "channel of consciousness," you can't actually determine whether someone has experienced it.

                                  Unless you've gotten high I doubt this is possible for anyone. :laugh:

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                                    no, I was just pointing out that what you should have said was "without the ability to differentiate between good and evil**,** slavery will remain a problem, and become an even bigger problem." And I wasn't trying to counter your argument because I didn't really care what you were saying. I just assumed it was nonsense and not worth a response. You do realize that in the Old Testament, the Jews had slaves. They had been provided with the 10 commandments from God and therefore knew the difference between good and evil and still had enslaved entire ethnic and religious groups. Being able to differentiate between good and evil does not remove slavery from society. Nor does the fact that you think you are currently enslaved mean that you actually are.

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                                    William Winner wrote:

                                    You do realize that in the Old Testament, the Jews had slaves. They had been provided with the 10 commandments from God and therefore knew the difference between good and evil and still had enslaved entire ethnic and religious groups.

                                    Again, you don't find spiritual awakening for a damn book. The bibles of the world are irrelevent to this discussion. You can't learn right from wrong by being told or taught, it comes from within.

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                                      Ian Shlasko wrote:

                                      That's a specious argument. If you can't define this "channel of consciousness," you can't actually determine whether someone has experienced it.

                                      Unless you've gotten high I doubt this is possible for anyone. :laugh:

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                                      :laugh:

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                                        Ian Shlasko wrote:

                                        If you can't define this "channel of consciousness," you can't actually determine whether someone has experienced it.

                                        You know if you have experienced it. You can't miss it, and you will remember it, and if you exercise it you will continue to experience it. I find it when I take a long walk in the large natural forest and spend time with nature, alone. I also find it when I look up at the stars and study the universe. You really can't do either in New York, the light pollution drowns out all the stars and there are no forests near by. Take a trip to a national forest and walk the trails alone, or go somewhere where you can see all of the stars in the sky and just sit there looking up at the sky for a few hours. Have you ever seen the sky full of stars? I doubt you have, the entire sky is bright with stars, millions of them.

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                                        CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

                                        You know if you have experienced it. You can't miss it, and you will remember it, and if you exercise it you will continue to experience it.

                                        How do you know I haven't experienced it?

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                                        Take a trip to a national forest and walk the trails alone, or go somewhere where you can see all of the stars in the sky and just sit there looking up at the sky for a few hours. Have you ever seen the sky full of stars? I doubt you have, the entire sky is bright with stars, millions of them.

                                        Save your doubts, pizza boy. Living in NYC doesn't mean I've spent my entire life here. Hell, I didn't even grow up in the city. Anyway, you want a sky full of stars, take a trip way up north, say to Alaska... Get out of the major cities, pitch a tent by a lake, and look up. Millions of stars, the faint white blur of the milky way drawing a stripe across the sky, and if you go up at the right time, a colorful glow on the horizon from the aurora borealis. Yes, it's breathtaking, but it has nothing to do with spirituality. Then again, that was nothing compared to what I felt when I finished my first novel. That's a feeling I haven't been able to duplicate since, such a rush that I don't think any amount of sex, drugs, or rock 'n roll could even come close to simulating it. Again, nothing to do with spirituality. So like I said... Get off your high horse and try a sensible argument, because this isn't going to cut it.

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                                        Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

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                                          CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

                                          You know if you have experienced it. You can't miss it, and you will remember it, and if you exercise it you will continue to experience it.

                                          How do you know I haven't experienced it?

                                          CaptainSeeSharp wrote:

                                          Take a trip to a national forest and walk the trails alone, or go somewhere where you can see all of the stars in the sky and just sit there looking up at the sky for a few hours. Have you ever seen the sky full of stars? I doubt you have, the entire sky is bright with stars, millions of them.

                                          Save your doubts, pizza boy. Living in NYC doesn't mean I've spent my entire life here. Hell, I didn't even grow up in the city. Anyway, you want a sky full of stars, take a trip way up north, say to Alaska... Get out of the major cities, pitch a tent by a lake, and look up. Millions of stars, the faint white blur of the milky way drawing a stripe across the sky, and if you go up at the right time, a colorful glow on the horizon from the aurora borealis. Yes, it's breathtaking, but it has nothing to do with spirituality. Then again, that was nothing compared to what I felt when I finished my first novel. That's a feeling I haven't been able to duplicate since, such a rush that I don't think any amount of sex, drugs, or rock 'n roll could even come close to simulating it. Again, nothing to do with spirituality. So like I said... Get off your high horse and try a sensible argument, because this isn't going to cut it.

                                          Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
                                          Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

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                                          Rushes and highs do not compensate for a spiritual awakening. I suppose you will never experience that, I pity you.

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