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  1. osgart

    Romance is a childish invention of poets and writers

    It's like we speak totally different languages. Sperm and the egg. Lol
  2. osgart

    Romance is a childish invention of poets and writers

    Romance is intimate appreciation not sexual desire. Sex and romance are not the same thing. My sexual desire has nothing to do with wanting to reproduce nor is it romance. I understand those feelings. But romance is intimate appreciation between two people. Not to pass on my genetics. This...
  3. osgart

    Romance is a childish invention of poets and writers

    How is that all biological? That's just your preferred way of looking at it. I was referring to people who think love and belonging is a passing feeling, or nothing at all. Instinctual urges is not my language. I think of love and romance as the ability to care deeply for someone. It's a...
  4. osgart

    What Is “Heaven”?

    I think it's highly important to take life as it is and little by little make better possible. It's nice to have fantasies and dreams that inspire one to make this place better. People get into trouble when they live this life as if it's not as important as their afterlife. Reality is always...
  5. osgart

    What Is “Heaven”?

    Heaven is a metaphor for an existence absent evil, and only having all the qualities of being that are admirable and worthwhile. Heaven is in the imagination. For me the goal is love, joy, and peace found in all virtues being fulfilled. I only use terms like heaven, and hell metaphorically...
  6. osgart

    The last post is the WINNER!

    On that like a hawk! Not to be denied.
  7. osgart

    The last post is the WINNER!

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  8. osgart

    Romance is a childish invention of poets and writers

    Sounds like they live in a cold, mechanical world. Maybe I should pity them for not knowing love of any kind. I suppose I could be angry that they think its all animal instinct. Maybe they bring it upon themselves. Maybe they are a product of the times. Maybe they are full of it. Some people...
  9. osgart

    Entertainment/media devoid of violence?

    I always wanted to try creative writing. With movies conflict drives the story 100% of the time as a rule. Just once I'd like to see a story driven by harmony and balance. What might that look like?
  10. osgart

    Spirit Realm

    I see life as the fourth or fifth dimension if you add time. The qualities of being don't fit into a physical process. The abilities to remember, and reason is something that can never be understood that way. Rocks don't experience, love, or reason; why do we do so? Also the unity of...
  11. osgart

    Spirit Realm

    I associate the spirit realm with qualitative existence. The existence of qualities that can be experienced. The dimension of life is very much mysterious. Not a lot can be known of it outside of experience. Yet we exist somehow.
  12. osgart

    Who can fathom the infinite?

    Infinity is without end. Finitude is that which has ends. An existence that is finite has ends, and only non existence is beyond that. But non existence has absolutely no existence. Therefore existence is infinite if anything exists at all, which of course it does. Who's to say that in...
  13. osgart

    Do You Think For Yourself Or No?

    No. There are things you can't see that are self evident that are based on experience in relation to existence. I'm also introspective about spirituality. I don't think science can explain the all of reality. Science isn't everything. I don't think science has all the tools to discover...
  14. osgart

    Do You Think For Yourself Or No?

    If a person has time, and patience, as well as honesty about self and others then thinking for yourself will lead to spiritual understanding. It does not take gurus, nor any religion to achieve an effective, productive spiritual value system. Just list all the virtues that are positive...
  15. osgart

    (US citizens) Who are you voting for in the 2024 US Presidential Election?

    I voted against Trump for many obvious reasons. I voted Democrat across the board because the current Republicans are dangerous to what makes America worth living in. It's bad enough that Trump is an obvious criminal. It's even worse that he directly undermines The Constitution. I hope a...
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    (US citizens) Who are you voting for in the 2024 US Presidential Election?

    I voted against Trump for many obvious reasons. I voted Democrat across the board because the current Republicans are dangerous to what makes America worth living in. It's bad enough that Trump is an obvious criminal. It's even worse that he directly undermines The Constitution. I hope a...
  17. osgart

    Tell me your thoughts on God

    Where do ideals come from such as: The Laws of Logic, Mathematical Truths, Music, and Objective Moral Values and Truths? Why are they so powerful and effective? If there was a full embodiment of ideals in eternal being(s) then that would be God(s). But looking at nature and existence...
  18. osgart

    What are your spiritual needs and how do you meet them?

    My spiritual need is that the world learns to know the importance, value, and necessity of charity. Money, and economy doesn't reward those who seek to help those whom are poor, and disadvantaged. That is the greatest evil of humanity on the whole. An actual civilization has charity as it's...
  19. osgart

    Is loving your enemies a good thing ?

    I'm talking about character traits and not behavior. Those that possess virtuous character traits deserve unconditional love because they do not do things of an evil nature. It's evil that creates conditions whereas the virtuous need not worry about conditions. Lacking evil qualities...
  20. osgart

    Is loving your enemies a good thing ?

    What I said has no attitude of self interest. You read from me what was not there. As I see virtues they are about selflessness. If you think you can love those whom are dead set against your well being and existence go ahead. I haven't seen anyone who can do it. If you think you can love...
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