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  1. Balthazzar

    Why do most men shave?

    The trends we see as a result of our social conditioning, including those that involve hairstyles and beards, or none, etc. seem to be impressed upon us as things we ought to submit ourselves to, in light of the trends themselves. I agree this can give a boost in our mental states and sense of...
  2. Balthazzar

    Why do most men shave?

    Mostly to keep the food bits off my facial hair.
  3. Balthazzar

    Building Bridges to the Unity of Humanity

    How many works are attributed to your teacher and how do they bridge the divides existing between the many cultures? Does your teacher acknowledge other teachers like Newton, Plato, Aristotle, etc. and if so, aren't or rather didn't they contribute an equal portion as the many others who have...
  4. Balthazzar

    Evidence That the Absence of a God is Not Possible

    I am my father after my mother formed me from herself. I am a living soul. I existed as my dad before I became who I am though my mothers input and ability for the making, and baking, and birthing of. "remembering our definition for soul .. The "I AM" that I AM" That's your...
  5. Balthazzar

    Terms that require a dictionary referral to verify we used them correctly

    I will be required to better understand the definition. At face value, your previous post and usage seemed to imply something very different than it's true meaning. The usage itself, and in other words, implies what exactly ...as intended? This is why I prefer a concise dictionary over the...
  6. Balthazzar

    By the way -- if you claim to be a Christian...

    10 to the power of, maybe ... To balance the scale in practice: If we are to utilize 10 to the power of 0, and in the contrast between what we profess to be wrong and right, having them counted and numbered each, it begs the question: Between the two on the scale, which side would get the tip...
  7. Balthazzar

    By the way -- if you claim to be a Christian...

    So, how to know truth from error? 1 John 4 speaks of spirit, the spirit of truth specifically, indwelling within us as people, as those who know God through which we are better able to understand the difference between that which is true and that which isn't. An honest personality makes a huge...
  8. Balthazzar

    Evidence That the Absence of a God is Not Possible

    I have not, aside from viewing the universe and all the energy of as being ever present and in process of continual change.
  9. Balthazzar

    Terms that require a dictionary referral to verify we used them correctly

    Do you prefer concise or extensive? I still prefer a concise dictionary over a more extensive one. There are typically far less fumbles when we speak a more common language. "Adumbrate" to dim or dumb down or make something less than the true value it is imbued with?
  10. Balthazzar

    Terms that require a dictionary referral to verify we used them correctly

    I haven't, which is very likely why I make the effort now. If you've ever been grilled and resist stating an understanding of something being discussed as understood by you, when it wasn't, you will understand the why I now make practice of it. People who play nice are the worse. I've been...
  11. Balthazzar

    Terms that require a dictionary referral to verify we used them correctly

    I'm really good at using terms I think I know, then second guessing their implementation after posting. The last two requiring this effort were: 1. Imbued 2. Recompence I'm certain there will be more as I go. Then there are the standards people use in the discussions here that require like...
  12. Balthazzar

    Oklahoma schools in revolt over Bible mandate

    My stated opinion prior to my new would have been more so in line with common understanding of the 1st amendment, which would have been further validated by Stone Vs. Graham 1980, era KY. My clearer picture is based on stated purpose and possible legal loopholes that would enable the...
  13. Balthazzar

    My new (old) faith: the Collective Enlightenment.

    Perspectives matter, eh? At what point does difficulty become suffering? After 4 miles on a 40-mile run, maybe? I'd be walking before reaching the one-mile mark, and I might acknowledge suffering present a few miles down the road. Others might breeze through the entire 40 with some...
  14. Balthazzar

    Oklahoma schools in revolt over Bible mandate

    I'm an onlooker curious how this will unfold. It should make for a nice journalistic (free lance) assignment to effort in upcoming months, if not the next few years. 1980, Stone Vs. Graham happened in my home state at age 10. It is an appropriate assignment choice if I so choose to take it...
  15. Balthazzar

    My new (old) faith: the Collective Enlightenment.

    Yes, these coincide as an experiential reality, but the severity to which we suffer is broad and imposed upon us in many different ways, which is why many people choose to train themselves to become better able to endure that which might be imposed upon us in the future. Beyond this, is...
  16. Balthazzar

    Evidence That the Absence of a God is Not Possible

  17. Balthazzar

    My new (old) faith: the Collective Enlightenment.

    I won't argue the point, aside from those who choose endurance training for themselves as a way to increase capability. Mountain climbers, long distance runners, bicyclists, weightlifters, etc. the list goes on and on. Survival of the fittest applied in our everyday activities as people who...
  18. Balthazzar

    Oklahoma schools in revolt over Bible mandate

    I'm beginning to acknowledge a clearer understanding of what has been in play. A book is to be incorporated as an academic for its literary and historical significance, and to study the general impact it has had on human social structures and conduct. To view it as an academic would be much...
  19. Balthazzar

    Evidence That the Absence of a God is Not Possible

    Perspectives are us, (inc.) incorporated. Has a nice ring to it. The collective mind consisting of various individuals contributing to the totality of. What I acknowledge as true is not acknowledged as being true by everyone. I have my own little pool to which I belong, in the greater...
  20. Balthazzar

    My new (old) faith: the Collective Enlightenment.

    It can do many things. It helps guide us subjectively and in accordance with objective reality. To lessen it is preferential, knowing that it will still be part of our experiential knowing. The severity to which we cater to the suffering, in contrast to its opposite may or may not determine...
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