tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30622695.post4335575165614492597..comments2024-03-28T15:11:50.490-05:00Comments on Billions of Versions of Normal: 5304 - Assigned reading Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30622695.post-90857495741177884962021-10-19T01:52:20.394-05:002021-10-19T01:52:20.394-05:00Kathy - It's a race between you and John to th...Kathy - It's a race between you and John to the finish.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30622695.post-16334367844746881192021-10-18T20:32:21.201-05:002021-10-18T20:32:21.201-05:00It sounds like the author has a big picture defini...It sounds like the author has a big picture definition of religion. I'm backed up on books to read for the foreseeable future, but might add this one to the list. Kathy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593849691667606991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30622695.post-66765337869103561042021-10-18T11:10:17.468-05:002021-10-18T11:10:17.468-05:00Cloudia - You're welcome - into Maori - kei ma...Cloudia - You're welcome - into Maori - kei mai koe - Back to English - Don't comeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30622695.post-27266328334704044872021-10-18T10:59:56.524-05:002021-10-18T10:59:56.524-05:00Thank you MikeThank you MikeCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30622695.post-61344958216505365752021-10-18T10:53:53.613-05:002021-10-18T10:53:53.613-05:00Sue - I would have been the same. Luckily I've...Sue - I would have been the same. Luckily I've never run into anyone like that.<br /><br />Kirk - Unfortunately there are people that need religion to feel like they belong to something. They can't hack it alone.<br /><br />Bill - You're probably right.<br /><br />Deb - I read the book The God Gene. The gene is VMAT2. The more it is expressed in your body the more religious (I think) you'll be. Or is it the more spiritual...<br /><br />Lady - There have been several health sites that have been promoting meditation recently.<br /><br />John - How about Tuesday? Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30622695.post-40946566191194809432021-10-18T09:24:08.428-05:002021-10-18T09:24:08.428-05:00As a reader of such practices and a defrocked prea...As a reader of such practices and a defrocked preacher, I'll put it on my list but won't have it read by next Monday. I am currently reading excerpts from the Tao te Ching on a daily basis, include meditation as a practice, am finishing a book on science and scientific thought, and am generally fascinated at how the mind works, grows, and responds to the world around us.<br />Thanks for the info.John A Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777330742400065045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30622695.post-56204464366840322242021-10-18T08:24:23.262-05:002021-10-18T08:24:23.262-05:00My sister has a meditation practice and she really...My sister has a meditation practice and she really enjoys it - no deity required either.Lady Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12420898768568225649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30622695.post-4886030299384368782021-10-18T07:36:58.595-05:002021-10-18T07:36:58.595-05:00I have no doubt that "spirituality" conf...I have no doubt that "spirituality" confers emotional and psychological benefits. "Religion," however, subjects people to control and abuse and encourages persecution of perceived enemies. Two entirely different kettles of fish.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30622695.post-49868683121268093032021-10-18T05:19:46.071-05:002021-10-18T05:19:46.071-05:00This is probably similar to a book that would try ...This is probably similar to a book that would try to explain the benefits of economic theory to those at the very bottom of the economic ladder. I'll pass.Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30622695.post-27071389535710088512021-10-18T02:18:49.094-05:002021-10-18T02:18:49.094-05:00I've heard the "religion is good for your...I've heard the "religion is good for your mental health" line before, and that may be true, but I have to know something really exists before I can believe in it. In other words, I'll take neurosis over delusion, especially if it's a delusion that I have to force upon myself. Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30622695.post-43248192833124759692021-10-18T00:31:53.761-05:002021-10-18T00:31:53.761-05:00Hmmm.
I can remember being ballistic with rage whe...Hmmm.<br />I can remember being ballistic with rage when an avowed Christian told me that I couldn't have any ethical standards without religion. I haven't changed my position.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com