--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> 
> wrote:
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> 
wrote:
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <drpetersutphen@> 
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > MMY speaks with the voice of God, you just don't like
> > > > what the voice says!
> > > > -God
> > > 
> > > :-)
> > > 
> > > In a way, that's what I found amusing about one recent
> > > thread, in which (as I saw it) folks who thoroughly
> > > believe that no one is the "doer" and that the universe
> > > really does everything were nonetheless trying to 
> > > convince another person to change his behavior to
> > > something they consider "better."
> > 
> > Uh, no, that wasn't it at all.
> > 
> > > Seems to me that if you believe that the universe does
> > > everything, and that everything is perfect, you kinda
> > > give up your right to bitch.  :-)
> > 
> > Uh, no, because it's the universe doing the bitching,
> > so it's also perfect, as is what's being bitched about,
> > as is your utter confusion on this point.
> 
> Cool. I guess. :-)
> 
> In the future, when addressing you, I'll assume 
> that I am addressing my comments to the all-knowing,
> always-correct universe itself. That *is* what you've
> always wanted, is it not?  :-)

Cute, but a non sequitur devised to avoid the point,
given that I was responding to a statement from you
prefaced with "If you believe..."

In other words:

*If you believe* that the universe does everything
and that everything is perfect, you do *not* give
up your right to bitch, because it's the universe
doing the bitching, so it's also perfect, as is what's
being bitched about, as is your utter confusion on
this point.

Get it now?  I was addressing your confusion about
the implications of a particular belief, not telling
you that you should believe it too.

You've made the same mistake with Michael.  It's not
the case that when someone explains a belief (or an
experience) that therefore they must be trying to
tell you your belief or experience is wrong and that
you must believe or experience as they do.

As Michael just pointed out, you take this kind of
discussion *way* too personally.

What you're entitled to take personally, however, are
comments concerning your inability to understand what
the belief in question actually involves.






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