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Jason · God Emperor · Moderator
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- Jason
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- Arrakis
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- Co-Founder, Moderator
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- Fish Speaker
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Re: Life creates order
(Quote) Technically, no theory can be proved. But as Stephen Hawking puts it, "if a theory is mathematically consistent and always gives predictions that agree with observations, we can be reaso… (View Post)
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Re: Life creates order
From the standpoint of physics and the uncertainty principle, life creates more disorder (entropy) than it does order. For example, the energy via heat given off of the human body (adding entropy) is… (View Post)1 -
Re: Aligning one’s views
(Quote) Even if they object, I think. Others may disagree and try to label others by their own criteria, but that doesn't make someone inherently any less of something they believe they are. If I con… (View Post)1 -
Re: How can someone practice no-self and improve his self at the same time?
I like Thanissaro Bhikkhu's take on anatta. See, for example, A Healthy Sense of Self, which is a part of his collection called Selves & Not-self. (View Post)
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Re: Aligning one’s views
(Quote) That's too much like a no true Scotsman view for my taste. Even within institutionalized religious structures, such as Catholicism, there's a wealth of opinions and views, many of them hotly … (View Post)1