Re: [philosophy-254] The Ball Is Rolling!!

To   All   Members  :

      Just   a  few   comments   on  your  topics   of  discussion  .
     The  Nature  of  Authenticity   is  a  revelation   born   of
time   ,  experience   ,   and   wisdom    about   the   nature   of
that   which   one   is   observing   .   All   authentic   things
are   a   manifestation   of  truth   .   It   is   not    the    meaning
of  truth  ,   but   truth   has   all   the   same   characteristics
of  authenticity   ,   and  then  some  .
      Truth  ,  by  the  way   ,  is   one  of  the  four   eternal   rings
that   circle   the   Universe   .   It   controls    all   the   laws  of
of   the   Universe   and  the   realms   of   mankind   into  which
everything    which    exists   is  placed  .   It   controls    all   the
interactions   between    existing   things  .   And  ,  in  the  end  ,
it  shall   decide   when   each   existing    thing    ceases   to   exist  .
      Cultural   Conditiong
     This  is   a  topic    more   relevant   to  the   past   than    either
the  present  or  future  .     It   was   one   of   the   main   sources
of  the   first   of  the   Four   Great   Conflicts   of   Mankind  .
      With  the   passage   of  time  ,   and   given   the   natural
evolutions    in   every   aspect  of  culture   which  now  exists  ;
There    will   eventually   be  a   singular   world    culture  .
My   own  estimate   is   5  to  7   hundred   years  ,   but   who
really   knows  .
       SOCIETAL    ILLS
       The  above    comments   made  on  culture   must  occur
if   societies   ills  are   to  be  addressed  .   Once  a  singular
world  culture  is  established  ,   a  singular   world   government
becomes  possible  .  It  is  only  then   that   social    problems
can  be  effectively  addressed  .
       I  am  an  optimist   on  these   things  because  I   believe
we  may  be  able  to  do  this  in  just  over  a  thousand   years  .
No  one   should   underestimate  the   challenge  in  the   best
of  these   circumstances  .
        Spirituality    and    Care
      Because  I  do  not  know  the   context  in  which  you
discussed  these   things   ,    I   cannot  make  a  useful   comment  .
       I  wish   I  could   have   been  there   but   I  live   in   West
Virginia    and  I  never  can  .
       I  started   my  search   for  the  truth   when  I  was   9   years
old  .    My   parents   never   indoctrinated   me  into    any
philosophy   ,   this  is  because    only   my    mother    finished
high  school  .   They  never  took  me   to   any   church   or
gave   me  any   advice   on  what   to  think   about   anything  .
They   were  simple   people  .   They   also  did  one  other
thing  ,   they   bought  me  books   on  history    ,  philosophy  ,
nations  ,   and   let   me   have   whatever  I  needed  to go
to  school  .   After  school  ,   they   let  me  live   a  solitary
life   so  I  would   have  the   time  to   answer   the   great
questions   which   mankind   has   sought  to  answer  .
They  gave  me  what  no  other  child   has   had  ,  the   time
to  think  .   That  is  why   my   search   for   most   answers
is  now  over .
       I   hope   to  hear   from  each  of  you   on  my   comments
about   the   meeting  .   If  you  have   any  questions  at  all
feel  free  to   ask  .   If  you   don't   ,  I  may  have   wasted
my  life  .


Ledraychere

On 12/8/07, Joshua Thompson <[address removed]> wrote:
> Hooray!!
>
> I just wanted to let everybody know that the Deep and Meaningful
> Conversation Meetup Group has had their first successful conversation!
>
> On Wed, Dec. 5th, three wonderful individuals gathered together over a cup
> of excellent tea at the Dobra Tea House. Together, MMF, Luella, and I broke
> the ice and had a delightful conversation. We primarily focused on the
> Bohmian Dialogue piece and discussed the concepts and implications of
> conversing with a shared intention of finding depth and meaning in our
> interaction. However, as all good conversations go, we also drifted into
> some other fascinating topics such as, the nature of authenticity, cultural
> conditioning, societal ills, spirituality, care, and the meaning of truth.
> All together, I think that we had a great time and did an excellent job at
> getting the ball rolling. If we could have such a great conversation in our
> first meeting, I can only imagine what depth and meaning the future will
> bring. . . . . . . . . .
>
> When we met we also decided that an every other week meetup might be a
> better idea, at least for a while. It would allow us more time to plan for
> the meetups, decide topics, arrange times and locations, etc. So, keep your
> eyes open for meetup updates. Our next one will be on Dec. 19th. I would
> love for all of you to be there. As we discovered in our last meetup, the
> more perspectives that are brought to the conversation, the deeper and more
> meaningful it becomes. We all have a perspective to offer and we all have
> something to learn from others' perspectives . . . . . . . . .
>
> Sincerely,
> Josh
>
>
>
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