How do we grow?

[Eudaimonia]

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Peace....

Free Will is evil?

The fact that you say this in response to what I wrote evinces a comprehension problem on your part...

I did not write that...I wrote Free Will is the root of all evil and I also stated that it is the root of human divinity..There is a difference in the thing and its point of origin..This is where you tend to falter..you improperly reduce things which are often irreducible.

I even provided my definition of evil..which was stated as an imbalanced Will.

It is one thing to disagree..That happens but when you vehemently disagree with someone after failing to grasp their point it is annoying to both parties...

This "religious mind" crap that you keep vomiting is also unbecoming...Do you realize that many of the greatest minds in science are now and have been, men and women of religion? Perhaps you think aligning yourself with hopeless souls will somehow provide haven to you...No. They are already forgotten....Immaterial by their own admission.

You go to bed ...And then Wake up.



Whirling Moat

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I got your point.. I did not respect it..

I summarize because I have a disdain for the religious habit of utilizing red herrings within flowery or vague language in order to avoid dealing with a subject directly..


Hence:

Your initial statements laced with words/phrases like Free Will root of our Evil, divinity, manifest deformities, inordinate desires..etc.. I don't feel like reading your poetic longwinded schtick to get to your point..

A possible alternative would be to just say The root of all evil is our ability to make choices.. we choose to behave in what is culturally deemed as excess or not.. you were the one looking for the source to destroy it.. It is choice..

If the root of evil lies within our choices then the opposite of that would be no choice.. You are seeking to rid them of the abiliy to choose what is culturally unacceptable..





I'm also sure you are aware that what is considered excess is culturally subjective.. (Just a note - I'm also sure you're aware that so far the "God's" way of theophanies in remote desert tribes transmitted through ambiguous confusing language-barring text hasn't worked to elevate folx beyond whatever their culture deemed as excess.. )


This is also, I feel, an example of the point of the thread.. Why we have to go through all of this with the religious mind to progress.. It can be distracting.. The only way I see progress happening is if enough people are willing to teach those who wish to be taught.. and can open their minds beyond the dogma they tow or the defensive habit they seem to be looped in..