[FairfieldLife] Re: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bal_Gangadhar_Tilak > > Books > > In 1903, he wrote the book The Arctic Home in the Vedas. In it he argued that > the Vedas could only have been composed in the Arctics, and the Aryan bards > bro

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > I specifically asked her what she and her > > fellow scientists thought of the New Age attempt to > > co-opt her field, and was greeted by a level of disdain > > a

[FairfieldLife] File - FFL Acronyms

BC - Brahman Consciousness BN - Bliss Ninny or Bliss Nazi CC - Cosmic Consciousness GC - God Consciousness MMY - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi OTP - Off the Program - a phrase used in the TM movement meaning to do something (such as see another spiritual teacher) considered in violation of Maharishi's p

[FairfieldLife] The Missing Caveat Emptor

Lurk, your question was a good one, and one that I will follow up on because it still resonates with me after pressing the Send key once. :-) In college I was a combination Sociology and English major. One of the reasons I never went on to graduate work in either field was my innate distrust of o

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" wrote: > What is the hang up between trying to make a connection between > these two, and using the terms consciousness and quantum mechannics > in doing so? Yes! No, wait a minute... no? Thinking about this (and what,say Curtis b

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

IMO, one of the best "proofs" of the fact that individual consciousness is subjective experience of some quantum mechanical (or possibly "deeper") phenomena is that Erwin thought so? Wiki: Schrödinger stayed in Dublin until retiring in 1955. During this time he remained committed to his parti

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" steve.sundur@ wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > I specifically asked her what she and her > > > fellow scientists thought of the New

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

On Mar 31, 2010, at 11:25 PM, lurkernomore20002000 wrote: > Are you saying that you have not had experiences that would be best described > as operating at a subtler, or quantum level of awareness? If a true siddhi > has ever been performed in the history of human kind, would this not be an >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" > steve.sundur@ wrote: > > > > > > If a true siddhi has ever been performed in the history of > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > IMO, one of the best "proofs" of the fact that individual > consciousness is subjective experience of some quantum > mechanical (or possibly "deeper") phenomena is that Erwin thought so? > > Wiki: > > Schrödinger stayed in Dublin unt

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > *I* don't give a shit whether anyone agrees with > my POV or not; other do, and are emotionally attached > to people agreeing with them. > The second is that *I am not trying to sell you anything*. > I DON'T GIVE A SHIT what you believe.

[FairfieldLife] Bravo Dem Rep Hank Johnson!!!

You have turned science and geology on it's head yesterday (not April 1st) with your deep probing on the physical make up of the island- Guam and whether it can really hold up to the additional of 8,000 Marines and family that are going to be stationed there. I see a Nobel Prize in your future

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Missing Caveat Emptor

To follow up yet again :-), Lurk, here is an event that happened to me that -- to me -- is far more interesting and inexplicable than having witnessed levitation. And, as with the witnessing of levitation and other siddhis, I have *no* explanation for it. I don't even need one; it just happened. HO

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > What part of I DON'T GIVE A SHIT WHAT YOU BELIEVE > > or I AM NOT TRYING TO SELL YOU ANYTHING do > > you not get? > > The part where you feel the need to USE CAPITAL > LETT

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

A physicist, albeit a famous one, prescribed to a basic tenet of his religious beliefs and speculations -- and that proves consciousness is a quantum phenomenon. May I suggest someone has been sipping a bit too much Bushmills? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" wrote: > > --- In

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" wrote: > > > > (and I have no reason to believe he didn't), would this not be > > > due to manipulating laws at a quantum level. > > > > Absolutely not. He just fucking levitated, that's all. I see. >It's > the ol', "the universe

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > On Mar 31, 2010, at 11:25 PM, lurkernomore20002000 wrote: > > > Are you saying that you have not had experiences that would be best > > described as operating at a subtler, or quantum level of awareness? If a > > true siddhi has e

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" > wrote: > > > > > > (and I have no reason to believe he didn't), would this not be > > > > due to manipulating laws at a quantum level. > > > > > > Absolutely not. He jus

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > I specifically asked her what she and her > > fellow scientists thought of the New Age attempt to > > co-opt her field, and was greeted by a level of disdain > > a

[FairfieldLife] Re: The biggest difference between the US and Europe

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Says a fellow that jumped from teacher to teacher all his > > life... > > Says a fellow

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > I specifically asked her what she and her > > > fellow scientists thought of the New

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > I specifically asked her what she and her > > > fellow scientists thought of the New Age attem

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: ME Using the language of a non sensory world to sensory ones is a good way to conflate terms that shouldn't be together. > Tart> Sex and Love? Excellent! IMO these words should not be separated! But the difficulties that arise between

[FairfieldLife] Re: Top Ten Reasons Not to Buy an iPad

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Mar 31, 2010, at 2:57 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > > > Bet Vaj has already ordered his. ;-) > > > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36099232/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets > > > Nope, still haven't gotten over the sucky name. It has

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > > > IMO, one of the best "proofs" of the fact that individual > consciousness is subjective experience of some quantum > mechanical (or possibly "deeper") phenomena is that Erwin thought so? > > Wiki: > > Schrödinger stayed in

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > On Mar 31, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > The authors said that these findings shed light on the > > > common mistake of lumping meditations together. > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ban democracy to save the climate!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > Humanity has become like a disease to the planet and the planet > > will use it's immune system to free itself of the disease. > > Do you think we should report Gaia to th

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

TurquoiseB: > It makes more sense to me to spend more of my time being > open to *more* such mysteries than sitting around trying > to ponder the old ones and come up with some bogus > "explanation" for them... > This post of Turq's is a classic case of metaphysical obsfucation! I wonder if T

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > A physicist, albeit a famous one, prescribed to a basic > tenet of his religious beliefs and speculations -- and > that proves consciousness is a quantum phenomenon. May I > suggest someone has been sipping a bit too much Bushmills? Espec

[FairfieldLife] Re: Ban democracy to save the climate!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > Hugo wrote: > > James Lovelock: Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change > > In his first in-depth interview since the theft of UEA emails, the > > scientist blames inertia and democracy for lack of action > > Like capitalism demo

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > On Mar 31, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > > > The authors said that these findings shed lig

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > cardemaister wrote: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bal_Gangadhar_Tilak > > > > Books > > > > In 1903, he wrote the book The Arctic Home in the Vedas. In it he argued > > that the Vedas could only have been composed in the Arctics, and

[FairfieldLife] Re: Another source

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" wrote: > > The Origins of Yoga and Tantra: IndicReligions to the Thirteenth Century > GeoffreySamuel > 1> >

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > > IMO, one of the best "proofs" of the fact that individual > > consciousness is subjective experience of some quantum > > mechanical (or possibly "deeper") phenomena is that Er

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > > > On Mar 31, 2010, at 11:58 AM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation > > > > > > A study to be published in April use

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

Why do we need a study. Its totally clear there are good types of meditation and bad types. (Didn't anyone here listen to their intro lecture!!!???)

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

TurquoiseB: > I have *no earthly idea* how or why these things occurred. > Well, that pretty much sums it up: Turq has no idea what 'quantum mechanics' is, or even the general laws of physics! But, Turq sure does seem fond of those metaphysical terms like 'selves', 'spiritual', and 'enlighte

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Mar 31, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > The authors said that these findings shed light on the common > > mistake of lumping meditations together. > > > > "Meditations differ in both their ingredients and their effects,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" > wrote: > > > > And as reluctant as I am to use this example, if Rama > > > > levitated, (and I have no reason to believe he didn't), > > > > would this not be due to manip

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

> > > What part of I DON'T GIVE A SHIT WHAT YOU BELIEVE > > > or I AM NOT TRYING TO SELL YOU ANYTHING do > > > you not get? > > > > The part where you feel the need to USE CAPITAL > > LETTERS REPEATEDLY to insist that what Lurk > > believes doesn't affect you in any way? > > TurquoiseB: > fuck you,

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote: > > > > > > > > carde: > > > The Arctic Home in the Vedas... > > > > > The question is, did the Aryan speaking people > > come from outside India? > > > > > ...that

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > On Mar 31, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > The authors said that these findings shed light on the common > > > mistake of lumping meditations together. > > > > >

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > >The study doesn't tout TM, it > > merely makes distinctions among three types of > > meditation, TM being one. > > > > Also note the *automatic* assumption that no study > >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

On Apr 1, 2010, at 11:19 AM, tartbrain wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > On Mar 31, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > The authors said that these findings shed light on the common > > mistake of lumping meditations together. > > > > "Meditations differ i

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > The only interesting thing about the latest TM org employee > research is that a landmark independent study way back in > the 80's showed definitively that TM was not unique, but > these bozons still keep trying to tell us it is. Not in the stud

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > It seems to me that there are three options available > to someone who has in the past plunked his or her money > down to learn the TM siddhis: > > 1. Assume that they work (or will eventually, Real Soon > Now), and that there is no "reas

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > But taking your comment on its own terms, double-blind is > an appropriate method for some types of studies and not > for others. (For some studies it isn't even *possile*.) "Possible." Sometimes my "B" key sticks. Yeah, that's the tick

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

-- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" wrote: > Yep unitary is my experience. I feel sorry in a human way for Shirmer, Sam > Harris, Gina, Curtis and Turqs, the doubting Thomas' full with lots of > opinion, and denial, that It is not more of their experience too. They > wrestle working

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > On Mar 31, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Rick Archer wrote: > > > > > > > The authors said that these findings shed l

[FairfieldLife] Democrat congressman afraid Guam might *tip-over*!

Watch and this and BE afraid, be VERY afraid, these folks are making life and death decisions for us: http://digg.com/search?sort=newest&fltdigg=o50&s=site%3Ayoutube.com or, http://digg.com/world_news/Congressman_thinks_Guam_will_tip_over_and_capsize

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj wrote: > > > > > > > > On Mar 31, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Rick A

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > > > A physicist, albeit a famous one, prescribed to a basic > > tenet of his religious beliefs and speculations -- and > > that proves consciousness is a quantum phenomenon.

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > >The study doesn't tout TM, it > > > merely makes distinctions among three types of > > > meditation, T

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > >The study doesn't tout T

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

> > > "Meditations differ in both their ingredients and > > > their effects, just as medicines do, so lumping > > > them all together as 'essentially the same' is > > > simply a mistake,' Dr. Shear said... > > > Vaj: > > The only interesting thing about the latest TM org > > employee research

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

carde: > Tilak: > The Rig Veda describes the geography of Northern India, so, I wonder why the Vedas don't mention a migration from somewhere else. If the Aryan speakers came from Siberia, wouldn't they have said something about it? "Archaeology and Language: The Puzzle of Indo-European Origin

[FairfieldLife] Re: Democrat congressman afraid Guam might *tip-over*!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG" wrote: > > Watch and this and BE afraid, be VERY afraid, these folks are > making life and death decisions for us: > > http://digg.com/search?sort=newest&fltdigg=o50&s=site%3Ayoutube.com > > or, > http://digg.com/world_news/Congressman_thinks_Gua

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > Notice that Stupid Sal > > Sounds like a great new doll line, Betsy Wetsie, Tea-Party Barbie and Stupid > Sal. And to be fair and balanced we perhaps should als

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > > > A physicist, albeit a famous one, prescribed to a basic > > tenet of his religious beliefs and speculations -- and > > that proves consciousness is a quantum phenomenon.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "PaliGap" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > > > > > A physicist, albeit a famous one, prescribed to a basic > > > tenet of his religious beliefs and specula

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote: > > carde: > > Tilak: > > > The Rig Veda describes the geography of Northern India, > so, I wonder why the Vedas don't mention a migration > from somewhere else. If the Aryan speakers came from > Siberia, wouldn't they have said somethin

[FairfieldLife] Re: New Study Outlines Differences Among Types of Meditation

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > And thus, while a double blind is not possible in all cases, > and its possible that none of the above possibility of subtle > takes, marks or signs influenced the experiment, I personally, > and I should carelessly venture that most read

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Hugo" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > > > > > A physicist, albeit a famous one, prescribed to a basic > > > tenet of his religious beliefs and speculati

[FairfieldLife] Re: The History of Om/How about how to chant it?

Lot's of _discussion_ on the history of OMKARA. Here is a video of Ganapathy Saccidananda Swamiji who instructs about how to chant it the three different ways it has been chanted for the past 6-7 thousand years. From ancient Rishis to Egyptians. http://vimeo.com/9887638 --- In FairfieldLife@y

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

gange ca yamune caiva godaavari saraswati narmade sindo kaaveri jale 'smin sannidhim kuru --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" willytex@ wrote: > > > > carde: > > > Tilak: > > > > > The Rig Veda describes the geography

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" wrote: > > > > TurquoiseB: > > I have *no earthly idea* how or why these things occurred. > > > Well, that pretty much sums it up: Turq has no idea > what 'quantum mechanics' is, or even the general laws > of physics! > > But, Turq sure does

[FairfieldLife] http://www.globalgoodnews.com/

Alkaline Trio lead singer balances out dark lyrics with peaceful meditation by Christina Caldwell College TimesTranslate This Article 31 March 2010 On 31 March 2010 College Times reported: Matt Skiba, lead

[FairfieldLife] Re: Democrat congressman afraid Guam might *tip-over*!

Tip over and *capsize*...nice try Judy! Ha, ha, actually I guess the congressman has been suffering with Hepatitis C for some time... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG" wrote: > > > > Watch and this and BE afraid, be VE

[FairfieldLife] India: Angry Villagers Bear Pollution Costs of Sponge Iron Industry

India: Angry Villagers Bear Pollution Costs of Sponge Iron IndustryBy Raj on 02/10/2010 in Uncategorized Again, on the question of "who bears the cost", the answer is: the poor, women. More from the excellent Inter Pre

[FairfieldLife] Triffids

TriffidsBy Raj on 02/8/2010 in Uncategorized You'll have noticed my fondness for science fiction-related metaphor. And, in the world of genetically modified crops, there's a lot of science and fiction. The benefits of

[FairfieldLife] Call me Brian

Raj PatelWebsite and Blog of writer, activist and academic, Raj Patel * Home * Raj * Books * Blog * Events * Videos

[FairfieldLife] He's Not The Messiah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjz16xjeBAA&feature=player_embedded#

[FairfieldLife] The hardest part was explaining it to their children...

Healthcare reformageddon - Living in a socialist nightmare! [This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow] Link: http://www.salon.com/entertainment/comics/this_modern_world/2010/03/29/t\ his_modern_world/story.jpg

[FairfieldLife] Verizon to introduce dual-boot iPhone with Android

Now you can have the best of both worlds! :-D http://phandroid.com/2010/04/01/verizon-iphone-to-dual-boot-android-rock-4g-lte/

[FairfieldLife] Re: Democrat congressman afraid Guam might *tip-over*!

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "BillyG" wrote: > > Tip over and *capsize*...nice try Judy! Yes, it's called a *metaphor*, BillyG. This was actually a pretty clever one given that he was talking about the environmental balance on a small island, which is similar to a boat in that it's surr

[FairfieldLife] Alkaline Trio lead singer balances out dark lyrics with peaceful meditation

Alkaline Trio lead singer balances out dark lyrics with peaceful meditation by Christina Caldwell College Times31 March 2010 On 31 March 2010 College Times reported:   Matt Skiba, lead singer of popular music band Alkaline Trio,   talks about his music and how his practice of Transcendent

[FairfieldLife] Proud to be an American…

Proud to be an American…By admin on 01/8/2010 in Uncategorized Reposted from The Huffington Post [Recently American] Recently American I am the immigrant clutching the hope I seek— And finding only the same old

[FairfieldLife] Re: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emptybill" wrote: > > gange ca yamune caiva godaavari saraswati > narmade sindo kaaveri jale 'smin sannidhim kuru > > Oops! I guess I was all wrong! ;)

[FairfieldLife] Republican Quote of the Day

"The fact is that's not going to happen, OK?" -- Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), quoted by the Nashville Business Journal , on his party's efforts to repeal the new health care law. http://politicalw

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: [snip] > > The interest of many of the early quantum theorists in > > mysticism isn't at all surprising. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Hugo" wrote: > But luckily there are many new ways of interpreting it > without any of

[FairfieldLife] Deepak Chopra failed to prove existence of God to atheists

Deepak Chopra failed to prove existence of God to atheists I watched two videos of Deepak dialoging with atheists. In one case, the atheist was obviously aggressively angry from the start and Deepak kept his cool. But all Deepak did was condescend by displaying his brilliant mind of concepts

[FairfieldLife] Re: The History of Om/How about how to chant it?

netineti3: > ...it has been chanted for the past 6-7 thousand > years. From ancient Rishis to Egyptians. > So, I wonder why 'OMKARA' wasn't mentioned by the historical Buddha? Something this popular and this important would surely have been one of the topics covered by him.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Deepak Chopra failed to prove existence of God to atheists

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "anatol_zinc" wrote: ME:Chopra does try your move of redefining God into something basic and obvious like existence that no one could argue with. This is a false move because it lacks the other associated beliefs about God which for many include scripture.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Democrat congressman afraid Guam might *tip-over*!

it's all that CO2. From: BillyG To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, April 1, 2010 8:58:04 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Democrat congressman afraid Guam might *tip-over*!   Watch and this and BE afraid, be VERY afraid, these folks are making life and

[FairfieldLife] More GOP Lies:: IRS to hire 16,500 armed agents to enforce Obamacare

Ron Paul: "16,500 ARMED bureaucrats coming to make this program work" Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin said on "Fox News Sunday" on March 21 that the IRS would get "16,000 agents to police this new mandate." Republican Sen. John Ensign

Re: [FairfieldLife] Verizon to introduce dual-boot iPhone with Android

How big is a full install of the Android OS? On Apr 1, 2010, at 2:40 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > Now you can have the best of both worlds! :-D > http://phandroid.com/2010/04/01/verizon-iphone-to-dual-boot-android-rock-4g-lte/

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

Hoo boy. I've been away from the conversation till now, so I am sorry if my comments don't quite fit in, but First thanks for your reply. Some comments below: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000"

Re: [FairfieldLife] Verizon to introduce dual-boot iPhone with Android

On Apr 1, 2010, at 7:54 PM, Vaj wrote: > How big is a full install of the Android OS? > > BTW, a good review from Walt Mossberg. Sounds more impressive than I expected. Apparently it could replace a laptop for someone like myself. Fast with long battery life: http://online.wsj.com/article/S

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Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): Sat Mar 27 00:00:00 2010 End Date (UTC): Sat Apr 03 00:00:00 2010 397 messages as of (UTC) Thu Apr 01 23:54:07 2010 49 authfriend 40 TurquoiseB 38 WillyTex 35 tartbrain 24 Bhairitu 21 emptybill 20 Vaj 18 curtisdeltabl

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

Sal Sunshine wrote: > Do you really believe all that, lurk? You really > believe that there's some alternate reality going > on that you can't see (and that nobody > else can either) but can feel or tap into > every now and then, kind of like beyond the > looking-glass type of thing? But ther

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Missing Caveat Emptor

That's a neat experience. But you know, there is probably an explanation for such an experience, but I don't really care to figure it out. But probably there is an explanation if one is so inclined. I mean thoughts are waves, and the human brain is both a transmmitter, and receiver, so maybe

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

Tart, do you happen to belive the twain will ever meet, or are the subjective world, and the objective world two seperate realities? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > A physicist, albeit a famous one, prescribed to a basic tenet of his > religious beliefs and speculatio

[FairfieldLife] Re: The History of Om/How about how to chant it?

This kind of argument goes nowhere. 1. Buddhist teaching were oral at first and were not written for about 300 years. This is a long period of time and some scholars have used this fact to doubt that Gautama Buddha even existed. They point out that the Christian Gospels were written only abou

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine salsunshine@ wrote: > > > > On Mar 31, 2010, at 11:25 PM, lurkernomore20002000 wrote: > > > > > Are you saying that you have not had experiences that would be best described as opera

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

-- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain wrote: > That many things are a mystery does not make mysterious explanations for > everything valid. > Isn't this how science started?

[FairfieldLife] Re: The hardest part was explaining it to their children...

Quite hilarious and almost as funny as Chick cartoon tracts. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" wrote: > > > Healthcare reformageddon - Living in a socialist nightmare! > > > [This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow] > Link: > http://www.salon.com/entertainment/comics/this_modern_world/

[FairfieldLife] Maddow on Warming Denier Koch Industries Pollution-Empire Network

Rachel discusses David Koch and his pollution-empire network with James Hoggan, the co-founder of DeSmogBlog.com: Watch here: http://www.desmogblog.com/jim-hoggan-msnbcs-rachel-maddow-show

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

-- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" wrote: > This is a technical term for a non-sensory level of life. It may sound analogous to sensory experiences but why would you use it? It's use in science is highly specific. Slapping it on our sensory experience without the context of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Verizon to introduce dual-boot iPhone with Android

I don't know but probably because it varies from device to device. You did realize the article was an April Fools joke? ;-) Vaj wrote: > How big is a full install of the Android OS? > > On Apr 1, 2010, at 2:40 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > > >> Now you can have the best of both worlds! :-D >> http://

[FairfieldLife] Re: Sam Harris and Michael Shermer debate Deepak and Jean Houston

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" wrote: That was a great rap Lurk. I consider the fact that you are willing to take a position and then start a discussion with zero defensiveness a model for discussions here. I don't know if anyone has performed sidhis and I cert

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