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Cinorjer Veteran
Hey Tom. I'm poking around, and realized there is this private activity thing here that I missed. If you're still interested in trying to self publish something, I can answer a few questions. How ya doing, anyway? It's hot, hot summertime here and global warming has people over 100 degrees now with bad storms.
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The Enlightened Dog Barks
(Image) My Teacher, the Enlightened Dog, was sitting in quiet meditation when he was once again pestered by the many seekers of truth who insisted on poking his mind to see what words of wisdom would… (View Post)
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Re: Tolerance of crime in the Sangha: idiot compassion?
@ESZ123 I'd like to ask you, what do you want to do now? The Sangha is just a family, like families anywhere. Some are more dysfunctional than others, but none are anywhere approaching perfect. It's … (View Post)2 -
Re: Fish for thought.
Are they sentient beings? For a machine to be sentient in the general meaning of the term, it would have to be self-aware. No, I don't think fish are self-aware. I don't think evolution has graced th… (View Post)1 -
Re: Fish for thought.
@federica I always have a problem articulating my view on the precepts, especially the "avoid killing sentient beings" one. My point isn't that killing a fish is fine, but that there's no m… (View Post)
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Re: Fish for thought.
(Quote) I know the empathy is there, but the problem with that argument is, the fish aren't humans and we're not fish. We experience the world in different ways. If the question is, are fish sentient… (View Post)
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