Edward Pye
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Edward Pye commented on How should the Bible be interpreted? on January 21, 2008, 1:48 AM
ha its funny looking at this site - all the interviewees who are speaking against doctrine are nervous and shakey while the ones for it are the smoothest speakers on here - does that say something...? does it say that the message that is the most fallible must be delivered in the most proficient way to make it more believable?
Edward Pye commented on What do you believe? on January 21, 2008, 1:37 AM
beautiful - move around the circle and then step out...
The basis of all human nature is in fact - greed. Now, some people may think this is overly negative or cynical but I don't look at it that way - greed is only negative because people have an expectation of morality and fairness which has been built up by years of humankind trying to go against their inner instincts. It is because of this conflict that we get deception and decpetion has been the greatest tool against human development.I believe a more fluid society would be the one that accepted the reason for any action.Unfortunately, there is so much media saturation these days focusing on morality and fairness that no one has the time to look at the reality of any situation. People want more than they have - groups want to push their boundaries and countries want to take what may not be considered theirs.Ultimately, it doesnt matter - what will happen will happen - whether justified by morality, fairness or deception - selfish acts will always be a part of our existence - if we came to terms with that perhaps we could design a society that functioned a lot better. … Read More
January 21, 2008 |
Edward Pye commented on Do Animals have Souls? on January 21, 2008, 1:07 AM
Animals have no sense of time - they act purely out of instinctual process - this is not to say they have no memory because clearly they do - it is to say that their memory is related to their survival. A sense of time is an essential component in the process of questioning our existence and in so doing creating a creator and a link to that creator (a soul). The real problem here is not trying to argue over whether animals have souls or not (that is just a front for a fight between the religious and the not religious) - the problem is the definition of a soul - it has too many conflicting religious connotations for this question to be asked...
Edward Pye commented on How Ethical is Marijuana Prohibition? on January 21, 2008, 12:41 PM
bravo Amaterasu - its too bad pot smokers don't have the motivation to do something about it.