A life without spirituality.

Are you saying we should be grateful what what we have? If so, toward whom should we direct that gratitude? Any suggestions?

Curios notion. Maybe spirituality isn't more on the plate, but just a bigger plate?

Frank Apisa wrote:

Setanta wrote:

I see that Frank is about his usual business of substituting personal invective for a cogent response.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Tsk, tsk indeed--you should learn to remove the vicious aspect from your response to criticism. You do yourself no favor by using personal attack as your response to having the flaws in your simplistic views pointed out to you.

"In your opinion, in order to feel and express gratitude, is spirituality required?"

To answer that question would be to get tangled in semantics, since definitions of spirituality vary wildly.

"In your opinion, in order to feel and express gratitude, is spirituality required?"

To answer that question would be to get tangled in semantics, since definitions of spirituality vary wildly.

. . . We can probably agree 'spirituality' has been ill-defined in this thread.

fresco wrote:

To all,

I have expressed the view here that "spirituality" constitutes a move away from "self". As a matter of interest, how many would agree or identify with this condition ?

I disagree. Spirituality appears to me to be egotistical in nature and in practice. It appears to be a pursuit of something more than what life is currently offering, and in that regard I feel sorry for those who need to go "there". My plate is full with both my eyes open and both my feet on the ground at all times.

I have the sneaking suspicion the term 'spirituality' is being used synonymously as 'religion', with the hope that the attendant baggage the latter word carries gets lost.

May I ask those with spirituality: Are there specific personalities who people your spiritual place? Do they look similar to Christian characters?

May I ask those with spirituality: Are there specific personalities who people your spiritual place? Do they look similar to Christian characters?

Setanta wrote:

Frank Apisa wrote:

Setanta wrote:

I see that Frank is about his usual business of substituting personal invective for a cogent response.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Tsk, tsk indeed--you should learn to remove the vicious aspect from your response to criticism. You do yourself no favor by using personal attack as your response to having the flaws in your simplistic views pointed out to you.

Yeah...but I'd pay more attention if it came from someone with a functioning brain.

And for you to lecture on "vicious aspect" in "response to criticism" is so goddam funny, I almost shyt my pants when I read it.

You are beautiful, Set. Simply beautiful!

Frank Apisa wrote:

Setanta wrote:

Frank Apisa wrote:

Setanta wrote:

I see that Frank is about his usual business of substituting personal invective for a cogent response.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Tsk, tsk indeed--you should learn to remove the vicious aspect from your response to criticism. You do yourself no favor by using personal attack as your response to having the flaws in your simplistic views pointed out to you.

Yeah...but I'd pay more attention if it came from someone with a functioning brain.

And for you to lecture on "vicious aspect" in "response to criticism" is so goddam funny, I almost shyt my pants when I read it.

You are beautiful, Set. Simply beautiful!

You, however, are an ugly piece of work, as the character of your reponses demonstrates.

(ritchie cordell)

Children behave
Thats what they say when were together
And watch how you play
They dont understand
And so were

Chorus:
Running just as fast as we can
Holdin on to one anothers hand
Tryin to get away into the night
And then you put your arms around me
And we tumble to the ground
And then you say

I think were alone now
There doesnt seem to be anyone around
I think were alone now
The beating of our hearts is the only sound

Look at the way
We gotta hide what were doin
cause what would they say
If they ever knew
And so were

Repeat chorus

I think were alone now
There doesnt seem to be anyone around
I think were alone now
The beating of our hearts is the only sound

Setanta wrote:

Frank Apisa wrote:

Setanta wrote:

Frank Apisa wrote:

Setanta wrote:

I see that Frank is about his usual business of substituting personal invective for a cogent response.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Tsk, tsk indeed--you should learn to remove the vicious aspect from your response to criticism. You do yourself no favor by using personal attack as your response to having the flaws in your simplistic views pointed out to you.

Yeah...but I'd pay more attention if it came from someone with a functioning brain.

And for you to lecture on "vicious aspect" in "response to criticism" is so goddam funny, I almost shyt my pants when I read it.

You are beautiful, Set. Simply beautiful!

You, however, are an ugly piece of work, as the character of your reponses demonstrates.

I've seen pictures of you. You ought not ever to call anyone else ugly. And as for the character of responses...I suggest you read all the slop you have used to pollute this forum.

You are a loser.

Frank Apisa wrote:

Setanta wrote:

Frank Apisa wrote:

Setanta wrote:

Frank Apisa wrote:

Setanta wrote:

I see that Frank is about his usual business of substituting personal invective for a cogent response.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Tsk, tsk indeed--you should learn to remove the vicious aspect from your response to criticism. You do yourself no favor by using personal attack as your response to having the flaws in your simplistic views pointed out to you.

Yeah...but I'd pay more attention if it came from someone with a functioning brain.

And for you to lecture on "vicious aspect" in "response to criticism" is so goddam funny, I almost shyt my pants when I read it.

You are beautiful, Set. Simply beautiful!

You, however, are an ugly piece of work, as the character of your reponses demonstrates.

I've seen pictures of you. You ought not ever to call anyone else ugly. And as for the character of responses...I suggest you read all the slop you have used to pollute this forum.

You are a loser.

You simply provide the more evidence that you have nothing to contribute once you've sung out your johnny-one-note mantra other than personal invective. You can't defend your position against any considered criticism because it is only a simple-minded, superficial correlation of terms. It lacks a logical underpinning. If your thesis were strongly founded, you'd have a basis to attempt to refute the criticism i've made of it. But you don't, so you just make increasingly nasty personal remarks--it's all you've got going for you once past your bankrupt thesis.

Chumly wrote:

Nope because unless or until you can demonstrate one theology to be merited beyond another all must be treated equally from the persptove of your open-minded pretext. It does not matter one iota what name you give them; "hypothetical" or any other moniker.

While I agree with lots of what you say...I certainly disagree with this thought thread.

It not only is possible to be open-minded and still give various "explanations for REALITY" different amounts of credence...it is almost incumbent upon an open-minded person to do so.