What to believe - Page 6

Shawnee123 · 03-18-2010, 01:27 PM

Then that perception IS reality.

classicman · 03-18-2010, 02:35 PM

but thats just your perception of the reality that isn't the real reality.

Shawnee123 · 03-18-2010, 02:39 PM

Your perception is your reality. I don't know that the color I call "red" looks the same to me as it does to you. However, humans have agreed to what "red" is. Therefore, it doesn't matter if your red is my green, the reality is that it is red. We can perceive this reality differently, but that doesn't make it less real.

Or, something.

classicman · 03-18-2010, 04:02 PM

lol - but your perception may not be reality. Try that analogy with a statement like "I can fly..."

Wait - don't try that. We'll all be overrun by the hobos.

Flint · 03-18-2010, 04:18 PM

Did anyone buy my book yet?

Well, I'll admit the cover pretty much gives it away...

Lamplighter · 07-29-2012, 02:00 PM

"Coincidence" is one of my favorite words.
So is it coincidence that the shelling of Aleppo, Syria is in the news
now along with this article in the NY Times about the "Aleppo Codex" ?

It's a long (9-pages) article, and I admit I didn't known anything about the Codex.
But it's an intriguing story... worth reading.

NY Times
RONEN BERGMAN
7/29/12

A High Holy Whodunit

Quote:

As a small group of us stood in a circle inside the vault in which the [Aleppo] codex now resides,
Michael Maggen, the head of the museum’s paper-conservation lab,
donned a pair of gloves and carefully lifted one of its unbound pages,
covered with three columns of beautiful calligraphy, for us to see.
The pages were made from animal hides that were stretched and bleached and cut to make parchment
the scribe’s ink was made of powdered tree galls mixed with iron sulfate and black soot.

“Considering the difficult conditions that the manuscript suffered over a great many years,” James Snyder,
the museum’s director, said, “it is in remarkably excellent condition.”
Snyder was happy to talk about how fortunate the museum was to be able to display the codex
alongside the 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls and about the painstaking restoration that has taken place.

But he refused to speculate on the sensitive question of where the missing pages,
which constitute about 40 percent of the codex and whose value is estimated to be
in the many millions of dollars, might be and how they might have disappeared.
<snip>

I did a simple search of Cellar postings for "codex" and found only one in 2004 that might have a connection

Griff · 07-29-2012, 02:23 PM

Coincidentally, I'm reading Warriors of God. Aleppo was the last independent fief Saladin conquered before opening a can o' whup ass on the Crusaders. I get nervous when the cultural elite start pimping the moral necessity of war.

JBKlyde · 07-29-2012, 08:01 PM

I believe I am a total fool.. but I try to make it fool for 'Christ' , I believe that people should act in a way that is good and holy and people who don't need to be taught how to. I believe that unlike the mafia; war is a necessary thing. And I don't never have never will believe in the God of Islam. I believe that faith will find it's way into someones heart if they stay true to themself. I don't believe in sex though It's fun to pretend. I believe Jesus will save my soul in the end.

Flint · 07-29-2012, 10:42 PM

JBKlyde, I totally dig the vibe of what you're layin' down; and I know, in my heart of hearts, that you need to buy my book, bro.

Griff · 07-30-2012, 05:54 AM

JB- You worship the same god as Islamists . They'd tell you your mistake is making him polytheistic.

Flint- You make me cry, in a good way.

ZenGum · 07-30-2012, 06:04 AM

Quote:

I don't believe in sex though It's fun to pretend.

Believe in it?? Mate, I've seen it!

footfootfoot · 07-30-2012, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

JBKlyde, I totally dig the vibe of what you're layin' down; and I know, in my heart of hearts, that you need to buy my book, bro.

I can't wait for the movie version!

Flint · 08-18-2012, 12:35 AM

Now casting for a balls double.

monster · 08-23-2012, 11:43 AM

I want the audio book narrated by clodfobble

Clodfobble · 08-23-2012, 04:16 PM

Right now I'm doing a long, dry course on pharmaceutical intellectual copyright law. I would put it on the back burner in favor one of Flint's books, in a heartbeat.

03-18-2010, 01:27 PM	#76
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Then that perception IS reality. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-18-2010, 02:35 PM	#77
classicman Chock full O' facts Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,171	but thats just your perception of the reality that isn't the real reality. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-18-2010, 02:39 PM	#78
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Your perception is your reality. I don't know that the color I call "red" looks the same to me as it does to you. However, humans have agreed to what "red" is. Therefore, it doesn't matter if your red is my green, the reality is that it is red. We can perceive this reality differently, but that doesn't make it less real. Or, something. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-18-2010, 04:02 PM	#79
classicman Chock full O' facts Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,171	lol - but your perception may not be reality. Try that analogy with a statement like "I can fly..." Wait - don't try that. We'll all be overrun by the hobos. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-18-2010, 04:18 PM	#80
Flint _______ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 11,185	Did anyone buy my book yet? Well, I'll admit the cover pretty much gives it away... __________________ ************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-29-2012, 02:23 PM	#82
Griff Hill-Biffy or HillWilliam Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 16,933	Coincidentally, I'm reading Warriors of God. Aleppo was the last independent fief Saladin conquered before opening a can o' whup ass on the Crusaders. I get nervous when the cultural elite start pimping the moral necessity of war. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis ...how easily the learned give up the evidence of their senses to preserve the coherence of ideas in their imagination. - Adam Smith

07-29-2012, 08:01 PM	#83
JBKlyde Poetic Justice is My Friend Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Encrypted Into an AmpitheaterWall Posts: 1,131	I believe I am a total fool.. but I try to make it fool for 'Christ' , I believe that people should act in a way that is good and holy and people who don't need to be taught how to. I believe that unlike the mafia; war is a necessary thing. And I don't never have never will believe in the God of Islam. I believe that faith will find it's way into someones heart if they stay true to themself. I don't believe in sex though It's fun to pretend. I believe Jesus will save my soul in the end. __________________ eXpectWaves ---32Love---

07-29-2012, 10:42 PM	#84
Flint _______ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 11,185	JBKlyde, I totally dig the vibe of what you're layin' down; and I know, in my heart of hearts, that you need to buy my book, bro. __________________ ************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-30-2012, 05:54 AM	#85
Griff Hill-Biffy or HillWilliam Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 16,933	JB- You worship the same god as Islamists . They'd tell you your mistake is making him polytheistic. Flint- You make me cry, in a good way. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis ...how easily the learned give up the evidence of their senses to preserve the coherence of ideas in their imagination. - Adam Smith

08-18-2012, 12:35 AM	#88
Flint _______ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 11,185	Now casting for a balls double. __________________ ************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-23-2012, 11:43 AM	#89
monster only 99c Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tena City Posts: 24,133	I want the audio book narrated by clodfobble __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-23-2012, 04:16 PM	#90
Clodfobble Bitchin' Tiny Unicorn Jockey Wannabe Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 14,058	Right now I'm doing a long, dry course on pharmaceutical intellectual copyright law. I would put it on the back burner in favor one of Flint's books, in a heartbeat. __________________ My cooking blog

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