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Re: A victory in the fight for equal rights: DOMA and Prop. 8 take it on the chin
(Quote) Agreed and well said! As for the correlatives, it seems to me to be unnecessary to even bother trying to equate this and that. As we grow as a people, we break timbers and work with the splin… (View Post)
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Re: A victory in the fight for equal rights: DOMA and Prop. 8 take it on the chin
(Quote) Then perhaps "accept" was the wrong finger, pointing toward a different moon. The ruling will inevitably bring up value conflict as those who saw the law in line with their values n… (View Post)
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Re: Charnel Ground
(Quote) His words seem to me to be aimed at people who strive for bliss, oneness, etc from a place of materialism, such as surrounding ourselves with beauty in the hope that it will rub off on us. In… (View Post)
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Re: No self........ But do you believe in MORALLY right and wrong???
(Quote) This reminds me of Maimonides' consideration of the Adam/eve/apple mythos. Prior to the apple, he said, there was truth and false. The apple brought good and bad, which are political/social i… (View Post)
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Re: No self........ But do you believe in MORALLY right and wrong???
(Quote) Sometimes we argue when we feel the need to defend our solid views. Do you think favorable mental states arise from unskillful actions and speech? Do destructive actions lead toward freedom a… (View Post)1