Agreed, "Enlightenment" or anything else, can be a boogeyman for a person suffering depression. Add that to Edg's insight, that Barry trolls, so that others will expose his brokenness, and we've got a diagnosis. Not a pretty one, either. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <steve.sundur@...> wrote :
Pearls of wisdom, here Richard. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <punditster@...> wrote : > The problem, Barry, isn't a belief or not, in "God", but whether or not you are in a state of depression and believe in nothing. This despair can lead to nihilism and even suicide - thinking there is no hope for yourself or for mankind. Try to think positive Barry - human-kind is our best hope for survival in a dangerous, uncertain materialistic world. You have to have faith in the goal of enlightenment, or there is no hope for the liberation of man from suffering.
