NY Times Strands
- geoff_morphini - May 28, 2024 - 5:48pm
Wordle - daily game
- geoff_morphini - May 28, 2024 - 5:38pm
NYTimes Connections
- islander - May 28, 2024 - 5:08pm
Mixtape Culture Club
- Steely_D - May 28, 2024 - 3:11pm
USA! USA! USA!
- kurtster - May 28, 2024 - 2:52pm
May 2024 Photo Theme - Peaceful
- Antigone - May 28, 2024 - 2:42pm
Interviews with the artists
- dischuckin - May 28, 2024 - 1:33pm
RightWingNutZ
- R_P - May 28, 2024 - 12:02pm
Radio Paradise Comments
- timothy_john - May 28, 2024 - 11:45am
Israel
- R_P - May 28, 2024 - 9:47am
You might be getting old if......
- kurtster - May 28, 2024 - 9:36am
Trump
- Lazy8 - May 28, 2024 - 9:28am
Today in History
- DaveInSaoMiguel - May 28, 2024 - 9:12am
Baseball, anyone?
- Proclivities - May 28, 2024 - 9:03am
What makes you smile?
- black321 - May 28, 2024 - 6:20am
Photos you have taken of your walks or hikes.
- KurtfromLaQuinta - May 27, 2024 - 9:43pm
RP Daily Trivia Challenge
- ScottFromWyoming - May 27, 2024 - 8:24pm
Poetry Forum
- Manbird - May 27, 2024 - 7:20pm
Climate Change
- haresfur - May 27, 2024 - 6:07pm
The Obituary Page
- rgio - May 27, 2024 - 4:10pm
fortune cookies, says:
- thisbody - May 27, 2024 - 3:50pm
Name My Band
- GeneP59 - May 27, 2024 - 2:26pm
Song of the Day
- oldviolin - May 27, 2024 - 11:12am
Favorite Quotes
- oldviolin - May 27, 2024 - 11:08am
• • • The Once-a-Day • • •
- oldviolin - May 27, 2024 - 9:29am
First World Problems
- ColdMiser - May 27, 2024 - 7:33am
Funny Videos
- thisbody - May 27, 2024 - 7:20am
Internet connection
- thisbody - May 27, 2024 - 7:12am
Ways to Listen to RP on WiiM Plus
- earthbased - May 27, 2024 - 6:56am
Things You Thought Today
- thisbody - May 27, 2024 - 6:36am
Roku App - Roku Asterisk Menu
- earthbased - May 27, 2024 - 5:49am
Sonos
- haresfur - May 26, 2024 - 9:32pm
John Prine
- KurtfromLaQuinta - May 26, 2024 - 5:34pm
New Music
- KurtfromLaQuinta - May 26, 2024 - 5:24pm
Bug Reports & Feature Requests
- jarro - May 26, 2024 - 1:58pm
Artificial Intelligence
- R_P - May 25, 2024 - 11:05pm
What Makes You Laugh?
- thisbody - May 25, 2024 - 10:42pm
Fascism In America
- R_P - May 25, 2024 - 6:16pm
The Dragons' Roost
- miamizsun - May 25, 2024 - 12:02pm
Media Matters
- Beaker - May 25, 2024 - 10:59am
2024 Elections!
- kurtster - May 24, 2024 - 9:43pm
Dialing 1-800-Manbird
- oldviolin - May 24, 2024 - 3:42pm
What's that smell?
- oldviolin - May 24, 2024 - 3:41pm
Business as Usual
- R_P - May 24, 2024 - 12:49pm
It's the economy stupid.
- R_P - May 24, 2024 - 12:38pm
Bob Dylan
- Steely_D - May 24, 2024 - 10:50am
Rock mix sound quality below Main and Mellow?
- R567 - May 24, 2024 - 9:11am
Odd sayings
- GeneP59 - May 24, 2024 - 8:08am
Solar / Wind / Geothermal / Efficiency Energy
- Red_Dragon - May 24, 2024 - 6:55am
Nederland / The Netherlands
- R_P - May 23, 2024 - 10:03am
Music News
- Beaker - May 23, 2024 - 8:30am
Photography Forum - Your Own Photos
- KurtfromLaQuinta - May 22, 2024 - 8:51pm
Science is bullsh*t
- GeneP59 - May 22, 2024 - 4:16pm
Maarjamaa
- oldviolin - May 22, 2024 - 3:32pm
Gotta Get Your Drink On
- ScottFromWyoming - May 22, 2024 - 3:25pm
Coffee
- haresfur - May 22, 2024 - 12:12am
Most played: what's the range? Last 30 days? 90?
- theirongiant - May 21, 2024 - 2:20pm
What Did You See Today?
- Steely_D - May 20, 2024 - 1:24pm
Shawn Phillips
- Isabeau - May 20, 2024 - 6:20am
The Corporation
- Red_Dragon - May 20, 2024 - 5:08am
Positive Thoughts and Prayer Requests
- GeneP59 - May 19, 2024 - 4:08pm
What can you hear right now?
- GeneP59 - May 19, 2024 - 4:07pm
China
- Isabeau - May 19, 2024 - 2:22pm
TV shows you watch
- Steely_D - May 19, 2024 - 1:13am
Music library
- nightdrive - May 18, 2024 - 1:28pm
Paul McCartney
- miamizsun - May 18, 2024 - 4:06am
Virginia News
- Steely_D - May 18, 2024 - 2:51am
Gnomad here. Who farking deleted my thread?
- Red_Dragon - May 17, 2024 - 5:59pm
Upcoming concerts or shows you can't wait to see
- ScottFromWyoming - May 17, 2024 - 1:43pm
DIY
- black321 - May 17, 2024 - 9:16am
Other Medical Stuff
- kurtster - May 16, 2024 - 10:00pm
Your Local News
- Proclivities - May 16, 2024 - 12:51pm
Alexa Show
- thisbody - May 16, 2024 - 12:15pm
Joe Biden
- Steely_D - May 16, 2024 - 1:02am
Strange signs, marquees, billboards, etc.
- KurtfromLaQuinta - May 15, 2024 - 4:13pm
|
Index »
Radio Paradise/General »
General Discussion »
.
|
Page: Previous 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Next |
justlistening
Location: So. California Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 11:34pm |
|
oldviolin wrote:
Ok, you're just funnin' now...admit it
I don't know...I mean, I just don't know...
|
|
oldviolin
Location: esse quam videri Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 11:32pm |
|
justlistening wrote: Ok, you're just funnin' now...admit it
|
|
justlistening
Location: So. California Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 11:30pm |
|
Manbird wrote: PROOF OF GOD
• • Dear god please fill this can back up with beer nuts.
|
|
OlderThanDirt
Location: In Transit Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 11:24pm |
|
kurtster wrote: No! God placed a sign in the sky promising smooth running.
|
|
kurtster
Location: where fear is not a virtue Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 11:19pm |
|
Manbird wrote: PROOF OF GOD
• You can tell who is human and who is alien by how high they can throw their shoes.
The following then must be a sign of an atheist, my bad ...
|
|
justlistening
Location: So. California Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 11:02pm |
|
oldviolin wrote:
I like stuff too! But then...
I believe the stuff forum is hereI've been meaning to visit
|
|
oldviolin
Location: esse quam videri Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 11:00pm |
|
justlistening wrote: not me of course, but that's what i hear, i think, anyway. yeah..
I like stuff too! But then...
|
|
Manbird
Location: La Villa Toscana Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 10:59pm |
|
oldviolin wrote:
I defer to Manbird...or something PROOF OF GOD
• Turkeys are not gods - yet nor are they mere humans. What are they?
• Dear god please fill this can back up with beer nuts.
• What would you say if god smote your tongue. Nothing is what.
• Don't shoot guns into the air in case you hit god even though he could probably tolerate the pain since he is after all god.
• I can't wait to die soIi can get a good look at god's hairbrush.
• You can tell who is human and who is alien by how high they can throw their shoes.
|
|
justlistening
Location: So. California Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 10:58pm |
|
oldviolin wrote:
oh yeah?
not me of course, but that's what i hear, i think, anyway. yeah..
|
|
oldviolin
Location: esse quam videri Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 10:55pm |
|
justlistening wrote:You know there are those of us here that will be glad to enlighten you oh yeah?
|
|
oldviolin
Location: esse quam videri Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 10:54pm |
|
oldviolin wrote:I don't know...I mean, I just don't know...
I defer to Manbird ...or something
|
|
justlistening
Location: So. California Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 10:53pm |
|
oldviolin wrote:I don't know...I mean, I just don't know...
You know there are those of us here that will be glad to enlighten you
|
|
justlistening
Location: So. California Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 10:52pm |
|
kurtster wrote: Ummm, a little of both perhaps. I can say I do believe that evil is a real force in life. I don't pretend to know the source, however. I just acknowledge it.
Perhaps, its merely rooted in genetics, or there is truly a greater force that can influence and in some cases "posess" individuals.
I know this thread was not started by an Atheist, but I thought it was a sincere question worth asking, because evil as I have come to know it is purely a religious creation.
I think there is a difference between amorality and evil. The difference to me between the two is that evil has a purpose.
Interesting thoughts. Maybe it's the price we pay for being "thinking" beings. As horrid as this may sound, I have often wondered if evil is like sex; both base emotions and drives that are necessary for survival. Surely in the wild it's killed or be killed. At some level we have to be wired to perform acts we would abhor doing otherwise in the name of survival, or protecting loved ones (a child for instance). And just like animals that fight for territory and food for survival - we must have this instinct inside of us too. And just like sex can have a wide range of practices outside it's basic purpose of procreation (BDSM for instance), the violence we are capable of for survival can also be preverted. The brain works by making associations. We take for granted that everyone will filter out the most horrific associations or at least know not to act on them. But we are also emotional beings. Witness movies like Saw and you know what humans are capable of imagining. Perhaps our brains are just imperfect and there are those among us who are incapable of separating the imagination from action.
|
|
oldviolin
Location: esse quam videri Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 10:51pm |
|
I don't know...I mean, I just don't know...
|
|
kurtster
Location: where fear is not a virtue Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 10:30pm |
|
justlistening wrote:So Kurster, do I take your comments to imply that you feel there is an evil force independent of the individual which "posesses" (for lack of a better word) them to do evil? Or am I reading into it?
Ummm, a little of both perhaps. I can say I do believe that evil is a real force in life. I don't pretend to know the source, however. I just acknowledge it. Perhaps its merely rooted in genetics, or there is truly a greater force that can influence and in some cases "posess" individuals. I know this thread was not started by an Atheist, but I thought it was a sincere question worth asking, because evil as I have come to know it is purely a religious creation. I think there is a difference between amorality and evil. The difference to me between the two is that evil has a purpose.
|
|
justlistening
Location: So. California Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 10:09pm |
|
So Kurster, do I take your comments to imply that you feel there is an evil force independent of the individual which "posesses" (for lack of a better word) them to do evil? Or am I reading into it?
|
|
R_P
Gender:
|
|
kurtster
Location: where fear is not a virtue Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 10:07pm |
|
RichardPrins wrote: Interesting discussion, I was actually already aware of the two studies, the Stanford and the shock test for some time, although I forget where or when. It doesn't really answer my question per se in that it does not answer what force drives the power that grants the ability to manipulate the people who perform the evil illustrated. An old cliché is that power can be used for both good and evil. So with that in mind, it takes us back to the question I posed, still open and unanswered. Power is a tool, not the source. Unless one considers that absolute power corrupts absolutely, which leads one to the possible conclusion that power is inherently evil. Grist for the mill ...
|
|
cookinlover
Location: Auckland, New Zealand (former Boston native and Atlanta transplant) Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 10:06pm |
|
|
|
oldviolin
Location: esse quam videri Gender:
|
Posted:
Dec 19, 2010 - 9:54pm |
|
gist
|
|
|