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Pathless · 02-22-2004, 04:51 PM

"One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous."

--Aldous Huxley

Pathless · 02-22-2004, 04:53 PM

"The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different."

--Aldous Huxley

Pathless · 02-22-2004, 04:54 PM

"The course of every intellectual, if he pursues his journey long and unflinchingly enough, ends in the obvious, from which the non-intellectuals have never stirred."

--Aldous Huxley

Vajradhara · 02-25-2004, 10:19 PM

When the way comes to an end, then change ----

having changed, you pass through.

I Ching

JJM · 02-25-2004, 10:46 PM

If christians spent as much time praying as they do grumbling they would soon have nothing to grumble about.
-Anonymous
__________________________________________________ ___________
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.
Socrates

JJM · 02-25-2004, 10:49 PM

I like a man who grins when he fights.
-Winston Churchill

JJM · 02-25-2004, 10:51 PM

If your going through Hell, keep going.
-Winston Churchill

JJM · 02-25-2004, 10:54 PM

A lie gets half way around the world before the truth has a chance to get it's pants on
-Winston Churchill

JJM · 02-25-2004, 10:55 PM

Never, Never, Never, Never give up.
-Winston Churchill

Susma Rio Sep · 02-25-2004, 11:02 PM

The fool says in his heart: "There is no God".
The wise guy tells everyone he is God's spokesman.

-- Cynicus Anonymus

Susma Rio Sep

juantoo3 · 02-27-2004, 01:47 AM

"I don't know how they will fight World War III, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
-Albert Einstein

juantoo3 · 02-27-2004, 01:52 AM

-Clarke's First Law:
When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.

-Corollary (Asimov): - When the lay public rallies round an idea that is denounced by distinguished but elderly scientists, and supports that idea with great fervor and emotion -- the distinguished but elderly scientists are then, after all, right.

-Clarke's Second Law:
The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.

-Clarke's Third Law:
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

juantoo3 · 02-27-2004, 01:56 AM

-First Law of Debate:
Never argue with a fool. People might not know the difference.

juantoo3 · 02-27-2004, 01:59 AM

-Law of Entropy:
If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage into a barrel full of wine you still get sewage.

juantoo3 · 02-27-2004, 02:06 AM

-Ginsberg's Theorems (Generalized Laws of Thermodynamics or Ginsberg's Restatement of the Three Laws of Thermodynamics):
1. You can't win.
2. You can't break even.
3. You can't even quit the game.

-Freeman's Commentary on Ginberg's Theorem:
Every major philosophy that attempts to make life seem meaningful is based on the negation of one part of Ginsberg's Theorem. To wit:
1. Capitalism is based on the assumption that you can win.
2. Socialism is based on the assumption that you can break even.
3. Mysticism is based on the assumption that you can quit the game.

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02-22-2004, 04:51 PM	#121 (permalink)
Pathless gains the more he gives Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 2,072	"One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous." --Aldous Huxley

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Pathless gains the more he gives Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 2,072	"The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different." --Aldous Huxley

02-22-2004, 04:54 PM	#123 (permalink)
Pathless gains the more he gives Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 2,072	"The course of every intellectual, if he pursues his journey long and unflinchingly enough, ends in the obvious, from which the non-intellectuals have never stirred." --Aldous Huxley

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Vajradhara Mod ~ Eastern Thought Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dharmadhatu Posts: 2,649	When the way comes to an end, then change ---- having changed, you pass through. I Ching

02-25-2004, 10:46 PM	#125 (permalink)
JJM Established member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 375	If christians spent as much time praying as they do grumbling they would soon have nothing to grumble about. -Anonymous __________________________________________________ ___________ I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing. Socrates

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JJM Established member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 375	I like a man who grins when he fights. -Winston Churchill

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JJM Established member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 375	If your going through Hell, keep going. -Winston Churchill

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JJM Established member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 375	A lie gets half way around the world before the truth has a chance to get it's pants on -Winston Churchill

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JJM Established member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 375	Never, Never, Never, Never give up. -Winston Churchill

02-27-2004, 01:47 AM	#131 (permalink)
juantoo3 ~~~~~~~~~ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Gator Country, FL, USA Posts: 3,956	"I don't know how they will fight World War III, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." -Albert Einstein

02-27-2004, 01:52 AM	#132 (permalink)
juantoo3 ~~~~~~~~~ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Gator Country, FL, USA Posts: 3,956	-Clarke's First Law: When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. -Corollary (Asimov): - When the lay public rallies round an idea that is denounced by distinguished but elderly scientists, and supports that idea with great fervor and emotion -- the distinguished but elderly scientists are then, after all, right. -Clarke's Second Law: The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible. -Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

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juantoo3 ~~~~~~~~~ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Gator Country, FL, USA Posts: 3,956	-First Law of Debate: Never argue with a fool. People might not know the difference.

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juantoo3 ~~~~~~~~~ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Gator Country, FL, USA Posts: 3,956	-Law of Entropy: If you put a spoonful of wine in a barrel full of sewage you get sewage. If you put a spoonful of sewage into a barrel full of wine you still get sewage.

02-27-2004, 02:06 AM	#135 (permalink)
juantoo3 ~~~~~~~~~ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Gator Country, FL, USA Posts: 3,956	-Ginsberg's Theorems (Generalized Laws of Thermodynamics or Ginsberg's Restatement of the Three Laws of Thermodynamics): 1. You can't win. 2. You can't break even. 3. You can't even quit the game. -Freeman's Commentary on Ginberg's Theorem: Every major philosophy that attempts to make life seem meaningful is based on the negation of one part of Ginsberg's Theorem. To wit: 1. Capitalism is based on the assumption that you can win. 2. Socialism is based on the assumption that you can break even. 3. Mysticism is based on the assumption that you can quit the game.