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Drugs and the meaning of life by BuckGalaxy July 6, 2011 4:55 pm
  • "If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has ... by podrock 2011-07-07 20:37:26
    • I have never chosen that realm myself. From my perspective, as the door opens to all that is, it comes ... by Jody 2011-07-11 18:00:04
      • Ah, Blake... by podrock 2011-07-11 19:50:14
        • ...and his religion shall be called Podrock of Sages...and it was good. by Jody 2011-07-12 16:18:28
          • And lo, there was the Sermon on the podrock...and it was silly, man. by podrock 2011-07-12 17:22:10
            • I will never take what you have to say for granite. by Jody 2011-07-12 18:39:53
              • that's gneiss, by podrock 2011-07-12 18:49:37
                • I am a gneiss person, but I am tuff too! by Jody 2011-07-12 19:14:06
                  • No schist. by podrock 2011-07-12 19:51:08
    • I don't like him. by Jody 2011-07-06 19:39:14
      • I can't put my finger on it except to say he himself is not authentic. He is trying to make ... by Jody 2011-07-06 19:47:20
        • Well, agree with him or not, I checked him out enough to know that he's no dummy. by TB 2011-07-06 19:54:31
          • "As I will discuss in future essays, the form of transcendence that appears to link directly to ethical behavior and ... by Jody 2011-07-06 20:27:28
            • He is full of shit. And ego. Transcendence above all he says and we'd be transcended like Christ. We ... by Eri 2011-07-06 21:35:32
              • Good one. I've heard of a number of people who have gotten out of their own personal funks by ... by TB 2011-07-07 08:57:15
                • Yep. There's nothing like seeing someone who's worse off than you and helping them to make you feel better. Sometimes I'm ... by Eri 2011-07-08 02:58:02
                • Transcend to me means to surpass. For me he is saying that if we *surpass* our egos...in essence, let go ... by Jody 2011-07-07 08:28:32
                  • In Leviticus, Matthew and Mark and elsewhere in the Bible, we are told to "Love they neighbor as thyself." ... by Eri 2011-07-08 03:10:32
                    • Just beautiful Eri! by Jody 2011-07-08 07:21:56
                • You can tell he has a Stanford degree in philosophy can't you? I'm not quite sure what this says, ... by TB 2011-07-06 20:31:16
                  • that is probably true. by Eri 2011-07-06 21:36:16
          • There are some experiences that profoundly change you, but you really can't explain why or how to someone who has ... by ER 2011-07-06 18:45:22
            • Doesn't matter if drug use is "explicitly protected by the Constitution." That's not how it was supposed to work. ... by TB 2011-07-06 18:15:15
              Lego Middle Earth by TB July 5, 2011 10:57 am
                The Mysterious Minaret of Jam by TB July 5, 2011 9:47 am
                  I am mything something by Jody July 5, 2011 8:46 am
                  • Some myths do have a basis in reality. People may find explanations for events that they think is true ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-07 23:37:13
                    • People had to have something to believe in, to explain things. Also, storytelling is an ancient art and storytellers ... by Eri 2011-07-05 21:07:00
                      • Mythology is humanity's way of telling itself its own stories. In Neil Gaiman's "Dream Country," Puck is watching a ... by TB 2011-07-05 11:09:22
                        • Western mythology's never been particularly near or dear to my heart either, but imho you're probably not actually mything much. The ... by mcfly 2011-07-05 10:59:45
                          The Case of the Insulted Dog by Eri July 4, 2011 3:17 pm
                            Happy Independence Day! by Eri July 4, 2011 11:30 am
                            • *”˜˜”*°•.¸☆ ★ ☆¸.•°*”˜˜”*°•.¸☆ ╔╗╔╦══╦═╦═╦╗╔╗ ★ ★ ★ ║╚╝║══║═║═║╚╝║ ☆¸.•°*”˜˜”*°•.¸☆ ║╔╗║╔╗║╔╣╔╩╗╔╝ ★ 4th of July ☆ 2011 ╚╝╚╩╝╚╩╝╚╝═╚╝ ♥￥☆★☆★☆￥♥ ★☆ HAVE A HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! ... by Jody 2011-07-04 14:53:26
                              • Bah, Humbug!! by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-07 23:51:44
                              • I'm getting pretty used to my new Kindle. Currently reading Sherlock Holmes on it (old public domain books are ... by TB 2011-07-04 12:57:53
                                Baseball mascot fail by TB July 4, 2011 11:28 am
                                  What next, a spa? by Eri July 4, 2011 5:29 am
                                    Go get 'em, boy! by Eri July 4, 2011 5:22 am
                                    • I have a friend who earns a little extra money by giving historic graveyard tours. She dresses up in authentic Victorian ... by ER 2011-07-04 08:44:43
                                      Protest fail by TB July 3, 2011 8:23 pm
                                      • And another anti-regulation rally comes to a tragic end. Will people never learn? Some regulations are just GOOD ... by Eri 2011-07-04 05:10:59
                                        • If we're going to have the government control people solely to protect them from their own stupidity, there's no endpoint ... by TB 2011-07-04 07:17:21
                                        The Case of the Aging Detective by TB July 3, 2011 8:10 pm
                                        • My vote's for Travis McGee. He still haunts the bayous and the sloughs here, ageless, but world-weary. " ... by ER 2011-07-04 13:53:02
                                          • Nick & Nora were my favorite sluething duo. by Lee 2011-07-04 11:18:03
                                            • They were cool as was Asta! That was the original funny dog. by Eri 2011-07-04 11:27:30
                                            • ROFLMAO! Maybe they'll revisit Magnum PI when he is using a walker and armed with a stun gun and a cattle ... by Eri 2011-07-04 05:20:55
                                              Is anything working these days? Has it ever worked? by Jody July 2, 2011 3:49 pm
                                              • S.S.D.D. Same Shit Different Day, I guess. Thanks Zoners you have helped me put this into perspective. Still sucks. by Jody 2011-07-03 12:26:43
                                                • I can't remember a time when the country wasn't heading for disaster. No, I do believe we have serious ... by ER 2011-07-03 06:04:51
                                                  • Walking is the process of continually heading for a fall...and never quite falling. by Robert 2011-07-03 11:56:26
                                                    • Then again, maybe Americans are just whining crybabies who have never had to put up with hard times (or at ... by ER 2011-07-03 13:12:04
                                                      • Looking at all these replies, it seems pretty simple: The good old days were good because it was a young person ... by TB 2011-07-03 13:34:59
                                                        • I've read several convincing SF tales that have tackled the implications of longevity, both for individuals as well as implemented ... by ER 2011-07-03 14:32:21
                                                          • For an immortal, the "this too shall pass" attitude would definitely have to be accompanied by a serious network of ... by TB 2011-07-03 14:54:13
                                                            • Great premise for a novel there, if you don't want me to steal it, say so now, or forever hold ... by ER 2011-07-03 20:05:58
                                                              • Hardly original with me. Neil Gaiman had several such characters in his spectacular "Sandman" series, the most well known ... by TB 2011-07-03 20:15:06
                                                      • OK, I'm just going to go jump in the currently highly risen Missouri River. A girl named Logan in a more ... by Eri 2011-07-03 12:31:05
                                                        • Hang in there. Rivers rise, rivers fall. Don't build in a flood zone. I remember reading Michener's "Chesapeake" years ago. ... by TB 2011-07-03 13:24:16
                                                      • Good post. And sometimes I do wonder how much of this kind of thinking is just us getting old. My ... by TB 2011-07-03 07:27:24
                                                        • Yeah TB...I think you are right...it is my age. Plus the fact I am a melancholy baby. Being empathic doesn't help. ... by Jody 2011-07-03 12:30:16
                                                      • I get the "sinking ship" feeling sometimes too, though for reasons probably quite different from your own. But if we ... by mcfly 2011-07-02 22:27:13
                                                        • This country is not ticking. Unless you want to count the time bomb that is ticking. Worse times ... by Eri 2011-07-02 21:47:02
                                                          • We need to be vigilant, but don't overdo it. It's not "Mad Max," and not likely to be. Most everything ... by TB 2011-07-02 20:44:52
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