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  • Re: MAJOR RESET: Cosma as chair/moderator

    From aye@user8028@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.philosophy.taoism on Sat Nov 15 20:35:19 2025
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    David posted:

    ...(Comments welcome.)

    Psychic phenomena are interesting.
    When, how, why and by whom, for whom.

    In a Gospel, they were for signs.

    In another, when people wanted signs,
    they were told they weren't getting any.
    Even though miracles were being done.
    Maybe some people aren't satisfied.

    To be able to control, to initiate,
    to do, on demand, to command and,
    essentially be greater than.

    Reminds me of the time I asked
    what the name of > was.

    The answer was, greater than.

    A lady once told me she'd ask,
    if it be the deity's will, then,
    she'd get what she asked for.

    Faith is interesting.

    Fun stuff.

    - thanks!
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  • From aye@user8028@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.philosophy.taoism on Sat Nov 15 21:06:23 2025
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    aye posted:
    David posted:

    ...(Comments welcome.)

    Psychic phenomena are interesting.
    When, how, why and by whom, for whom.

    Physical science may tend to use a grid
    having three dimensions of space and one
    of time to map what goes and what gives.

    Spirituality might be other wise.
    How many dimensions exist could vary.
    Zero for non-dualists. Dao ke dao.

    Apparently, seams obvious to me, events
    occur that are not capable of repetition.
    Not subject to scientific experimentation.

    To know an event took place.
    Impossible for a method to explain.
    Yet experienced and, perhaps, an other
    explanation is possible. A deity for
    instance, of the gaps as they say.

    Maybe science closes the gaps.
    A deity goes out the window.
    The deity gives and takes.

    - figures of speech. aye.
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  • From aye@user8028@newsgrouper.org.invalid to alt.philosophy.taoism on Sun Nov 16 09:40:57 2025
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    aye posted:
    aye posted:
    David posted:

    ...(Comments welcome.)

    Psychic phenomena

    Physical science

    Causality is often presumed.
    Axiomatic for a scientist.
    Not to mention an ego trip.

    Synchronicities may be
    called acausal. Meaningful.

    From a Daoist pov, both
    causal and acausal are possible.
    Ways to see. Ways two be.

    What might it mean
    if some body were able
    to walk on water or manifest
    special, unusual phenomena.

    Any fact that such an act
    did occur might be subject
    to verification and found
    wanting. Two say the least.

    When one is One, a scene, a
    phase may shift and what was
    impossible suddenly is possible.

    How does the One manifest.
    How many trillions of stars.
    How sufficient are the fields.

    Beyond control they argh.
    The 10-thou-sand things.
    Ziran. Wu-wei. Wei-wu-wei.

    - @ times ... . aye.
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