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Arm: In 1975, as a guide and part of a tour guide, I made two trips to the Middle East.THE FUTURE
"I've seen the future, brother, it is murder."
-From Repent by Leonard Cohen
Arm: In 1975, as a guide and part of the tour, I made two trips to the Middle East.THE FUTURE
"I've seen the future, brother, it is murder."
-From Repent by Leonard Cohen
and this,I hear this every week, sometimes twice a day: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."
No, it isn't.
To be clear, insanity is a legal term pertaining to a defendant's ability to determine right from wrong when a crime is committed. Here's the first sentence of law.com's lengthy definition:
Insanity. n. mental illness of such a severe nature that a person cannot distinguish fantasy from reality, cannot conduct her/his affairs due to psychosis, or is subject to uncontrollable impulsive behavior.
This just for starters about this important concept--INSANITY?Insanity is a concept discussed in court to help distinguish guilt from innocence. It's informed by mental health professionals, but the term today is primarily legal, not psychological. There's no "insane" diagnosis listed in the DSM. There's no "nervous breakdown" either, but that's another blog.
Where did this saying come from? It's attributed to Albert Einstein (probably not ), Benjamin Franklin ( probably not ), Mark Twain (probably not) and mystery writer Rita Mae Brown (probably so) who used it in her novel Sudden Death. It's not clear who said it first, but according to at least one blogger it's "the dumbest thing a smart person ever said." The catchy saying has gathered steam in the past few years (example I, II, III), and regardless of the source, it's gotten a lot of mileage.
I'm not in the habit of slamming cute sayings (with one exception), but I think there's a dark underbelly to this one. I've started hearing people use it in the service of avoidance, which is a defence mechanism. Rather than facing their fears, they grab on to this saying for protection against possible failure, pain or rejection. Some examples:
- "I've asked out two women and been shot down both times, and you know the definition of insanity..."
- "I jogged for a week and actually gained weight. They say the definition of insanity is ..."
- "It's been a month and I'm still crying about his death. I'm living the definition of insanity."
Linds, if it wasn't for Tutor Turtle, it would just be you talking to yourself. Which it pretty much is for stretches.
Your threads seem to get views, but not much else. You link to them in places like Twitter and About.com I see. That will drive up views, and a lot of the views will be bot re-indexing the thread for search engines. Bragging about views like you do is pointless, as 8,000,000 views doesn't mean anything when you only have 2000 replies. That's 4000 views per reply, which is a nonsensical ratio. Either there is a bug in the counting system once it reaches a certain number, or Google had issues. One reply for every 4000 views is Nigerian email territory.
And for a subforum called "Not-Quite-Science", you're expanding the definition of "not quite". From what I've seen, I agree with Tutor Turtle, and I think he has been quite reasonable.
============================================Linds, if it wasn't for Tutor Turtle, it would just be you talking to yourself. Which it pretty much is for stretches.
Your threads seem to get views, but not much else. You link to them in places like Twitter and About.com I see. That will drive up views, and a lot of the views will be bot re-indexing the thread for search engines. Bragging about views like you do is pointless, as 8,000,000 views doesn't mean anything when you only have 2000 replies. That's 4000 views per reply, which is a nonsensical ratio. Either there is a bug in the counting system once it reaches a certain number, or Google had issues. One reply for every 4000 views is Nigerian email territory.
And for a subforum called "Not-Quite-Science", you're expanding the definition of "not quite". From what I've seen, I agree with Tutor Turtle, and I think he has been quite reasonable.
Revlgking said:Sam, I ask, what, for you, makes my definition of 'god' a 'transcendent' one?
... And you said,
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It refers to something beyond the material/dimensional, such as when you say,"not as a 'god' in any way shape or form--that is, an idol with dimensions--or even a supernatural being, with dimensions ...."
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Thanks, for that! Theologically speaking, I hope you can see what I have in mind. In my opinion, a 'god' that can be named and called 'God' is nothing more than a mentally created idol, not what I had in mind when the idea came to me to use an acronym like, GOD, G0D, G?D, or even the Jewish version, G-d.
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Originally Posted By: Revlgking
I also ask: What do the common terms 'religion','gods','god' and 'God'--as used in English Bibles, theological writings and by virtually all monotheists, non-theists and atheists--mean to you?
To which you responded,
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...save for later ...though I like the omni-definition for God ...as being omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient ...in a transcendent way, of course....
You say you like "the omni-definition for God". This is why I no longer find it easy to stick with the proper noun, 'God'. If you do, you have the right to do so.
Interestingly, the ancient Hebrews made no use of capital letters, as we do. Unlike modern Hebrew, all letters were upper case.
When the ancient Hebrews wished to make a word, or a noun "proper", or "majestic", they made it into what is called a "majestic plural". That is, they pluralized it by adding the suffix IM. So GOD became ELOHIM--power (EL) in its highest form--that from which, even now, all matter emanates.
The modern Greek for power is dynami, from which we get words like dynamic, dynamo--logically speaking, it is the noun they should have used for 'god'.
However, as your helpful exegesis makes clear, the Greeks called 'God', Theos--which, I assume, they thought of as the highest idea behind all forms of power.
I REALIZE THAT THE FOLLOWING IS SIMPLISTIC--but here goes:
When we Anglo-speakers came along, I speculate that we simply chose to think of 'God', not as a being, or as a power, but as the ONE, POWERFUL and GOOD IDEA--in through us--including all people of GOOD-will--and around all that IS.
Modern philosophers and theologians, like A.N. Whitehead, coined the word, 'panENtheism'. I like to use a doublet of this word--coined by Warren Farr and me--'unitheism'. Our group on FaceBook welcomes one and all. _________________________
GOD?--thank GOD which is the Gift Of Discernment & helps us be god-like
Hey! Be patient with me. And keep in mind that I am just catching on as to how WC2 operates.Personal blog by the good Rev & he's keen on promoting it :3
ABOUT THE CHURCHES IN THAT AREA: To those who, as I am, are interested in Church History, the History of Philosophy, of theological beliefs, especially the kind which led to Protestant denominationalism, one of my interests, take note of this: In my last comments, I mentioned Moravianism.FROM SQUATTER'S TOWN, OF 115 FAMILIES, TO WHAT IS NOW A LARGE TOWN--Happy Valley Goose Bay.
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THE INTERESTING STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED AT HAPPY VALLEY, 1953, AFTER THAT EXCITING PUBLIC MEETING, WHICH JEAN & I CALLED--As told in WIKIPEDIA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Valley-Goose_Bay
BTW, take note of the Goosebay, Lake Melville area, where Happy Valley is located. It now has nearly 8,000 people.