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MineralMan

(146,254 posts)
23. Ah, I see. You don't know me.
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 03:51 PM
Sep 2015

Truly you do not.

I am, however, an evidence-based thinker. That may be confusing you. As for the rotation of the planet, I understand that pretty well, actually. I understand celestial mechanics pretty well, too. All obey the laws of physics, and do so demonstrably.

I confess to not having an excess of knowledge of galactic or universal mechanics. The math is beyond my capabilities. I read in that area, though, and work to keep up with current theoretical thinking.

Beyond that, I have no real opinion at all. The evidence doesn't exist and can't be observed. Some people seem to think there are non-physical forces at work. I don't. I leave those people to their thinking, but don't bother with it, really.

Again, you don't know me. Please don't pretend that you do. Thanks.

"Better awake, even if in last hour, than in eternal slumber" darkangel218 Sep 2015 #1
In the Gnostic bible thought......... Jesus said we are all gods Ichingcarpenter Sep 2015 #2
+1 darkangel218 Sep 2015 #3
I guess Nirvana is possible. Ichingcarpenter Sep 2015 #4
Absolutely. darkangel218 Sep 2015 #5
I agree totally. In 2017, there will be a start of something awesome and it will roguevalley Sep 2015 #46
He said that in the Standard New Testament, too. Octafish Sep 2015 #7
John 10:38? Another John put it this way: markbark Sep 2015 #43
Once there was a monk who specialized in the Buddhist precepts, and he kept to them all his life. Octafish Sep 2015 #51
Great post! Octafish Sep 2015 #6
My best friend on DU.... you know me. Ichingcarpenter Sep 2015 #9
Friend and Brother in Spirit Octafish Sep 2015 #14
tchingcarpenter and octafish, I love you both today. I hug you tight. roguevalley Sep 2015 #48
Thanks, roguevalley! Octafish Sep 2015 #50
Thankyou. "No Half Measures" Ghost Dog Sep 2015 #29
My thoughts are with you tonight, on the passing of your Dad! LongTomH Sep 2015 #61
I get it. artislife Sep 2015 #67
Unfortunately, as I can both program my remote and name and locate eighty-eight constellations LanternWaste Sep 2015 #8
Do you see the change of those that you didn't think they would? Ichingcarpenter Sep 2015 #13
That's what we said back in the 60s Binkie The Clown Sep 2015 #10
You have to remember, these "ages" are 2,000 years long! robbob Sep 2015 #36
So things will improve by AD 3100? Well, that's something to look forward to anyway. Binkie The Clown Sep 2015 #59
I cant say that I agree there is an awakening. WDIM Sep 2015 #11
Wait, I thought the "Age of Aquarius" already happened. MineralMan Sep 2015 #12
You sir ........ where always a consciousness stops waiting to hpeen Ichingcarpenter Sep 2015 #19
Ah, I see. You don't know me. MineralMan Sep 2015 #23
I would suggest in the time you have left on this plane Ichingcarpenter Sep 2015 #26
Your op states to stay away from mind altering drugs? AuntPatsy Sep 2015 #33
Riders of the storm Ichingcarpenter Sep 2015 #37
The music lives forever AuntPatsy Sep 2015 #39
thinker? SoLeftIAmRight Sep 2015 #68
We are at the beginning of Age of Aquarius moonbeam23 Sep 2015 #22
There is only observation. MineralMan Sep 2015 #24
You have so much time left Ichingcarpenter Sep 2015 #40
I have only time to lose, and too little of it MineralMan Sep 2015 #60
Well, actually... Lots of things changed. sibelian Sep 2015 #57
We can either evolve along with the planet or get steam rolled by it. Rex Sep 2015 #15
Exactly. tecelote Sep 2015 #17
It should be of great concern how the planet feels about us and right now it cannot be a good Rex Sep 2015 #21
Ah. Drop a little acid and have a stream of conscious moment. erronis Sep 2015 #16
I hope so Android3.14 Sep 2015 #18
As Douglas Adams said, "the universe is big, really, really big." longship Sep 2015 #38
I contend that the old ways are the only ways that ARE working. Shandris Sep 2015 #20
The disciples asked Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2015 #25
This american song writer poet right now blows me away Ichingcarpenter Sep 2015 #32
Lovely! nt Mojorabbit Sep 2015 #62
Can you help me find the Aarhus study? Ilsa Sep 2015 #27
Its an academic thing in Danish Ichingcarpenter Sep 2015 #28
I'd like to see it, too. DFW Sep 2015 #41
I taught some software classes in Aarhus a while back, and I found that I could only say Aarhus djean111 Sep 2015 #52
That it is DFW Sep 2015 #53
I was working at the phone company - fantastic building! - and the atmosphere was so different. djean111 Sep 2015 #54
I don't get up there much any more either, though it's only an hour's flight DFW Sep 2015 #55
Now I am jealous. i used to support some software stuff at PTT in Den Haag. djean111 Sep 2015 #56
A few caveats DFW Sep 2015 #58
I trust you! This is too important, Ilsa Sep 2015 #42
What is amazing is that atoms have assembled Ichingcarpenter Sep 2015 #47
I'm assuming it's this, though it's not quite what the OP describes: arcane1 Sep 2015 #31
That's interesting enough by itself, Ilsa Sep 2015 #45
The EPA did but in the name of Capitalism it denied it.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2015 #30
"Something's happenin' here hifiguy Sep 2015 #34
"Open your eyes and look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?" Bob Marley Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #35
The great challenge is to know things as they really are. WheelWalker Sep 2015 #44
For your Dad and your thought Waiting For Everyman Sep 2015 #49
Are you due beer and travel money? n/t X_Digger Sep 2015 #63
The revolution will not be televised. cui bono Sep 2015 #64
New Age Twaddle...nt SidDithers Sep 2015 #65
"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. Zorra Sep 2015 #66
+1 million darkangel218 Sep 2015 #71
the advantage is, waking up is irreversible BelgianMadCow Sep 2015 #69
Higher consciousness is available to us all. Maxinedaily Sep 2015 #70
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