So true ST. George.... The shear volume and time of learning can be cut down by the hard work of others before you
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On JWN .. are you a teacher or student ?
by caliber inlikely most poeple feel that they at times can and should be both , that is a teacher or a student.
i know i have learned and gained much insight into many things here.. but most often.
fail to make acknowledgement... not sure why i guess i hate for a person to feel i am flattering them or kissing up.
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On JWN .. are you a teacher or student ?
by caliber inlikely most poeple feel that they at times can and should be both , that is a teacher or a student.
i know i have learned and gained much insight into many things here.. but most often.
fail to make acknowledgement... not sure why i guess i hate for a person to feel i am flattering them or kissing up.
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On JWN .. are you a teacher or student ?
by caliber inlikely most poeple feel that they at times can and should be both , that is a teacher or a student.
i know i have learned and gained much insight into many things here.. but most often.
fail to make acknowledgement... not sure why i guess i hate for a person to feel i am flattering them or kissing up.
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A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
@Leaving ...perhaps it's best to say we're in a class where all are learning where nothing is so clearly defined ??? -
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On JWN .. are you a teacher or student ?
by caliber inlikely most poeple feel that they at times can and should be both , that is a teacher or a student.
i know i have learned and gained much insight into many things here.. but most often.
fail to make acknowledgement... not sure why i guess i hate for a person to feel i am flattering them or kissing up.
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Likely most poeple feel that they at times can and should be both , that is a teacher or a student
I know I have learned and gained much insight into many things here.. but most often
fail to make acknowledgement... not sure why I guess I hate for a person to feel I am flattering them or kissing up
Or "they have excellent thoughts they must know this already "and I fail to pat them on the back !
this proverb made me think today .....
the poet Ogden Nash said, “Whenever you're wrong admit it, whenever you're right, shut up.”
A teacher makes a point to instruct or help others to reason and find common ground be not to become "dead right"
at the expense of others ! Also not only admit to wrong viewpoint but give due credit without fear of 'saving face "
I would just like to give a collective thanks for all the thought and effort that are put into so many instructive posts !!
Also please give your thoughts on the question posed above or even your accolades to fellow posters !! thanks
To grow it seems wise to wear different hats ......that of teacher but more importantly student
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New to the forums.
by ViridianSoul ini looked all over for a place to introduce myself and either i'm completely blind or i missed it.
i figured i'd just post it here.. okay.. hello to everyone.
my name's tabitha.
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I tend to be very wordy and usually make very long posts.~~~VS
Wordy maybe but with wisdom gained by first hand experience . It is obvious that many of
your statements & learned experience have impressed even long time members of this board ...
impressive indeed !
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Does your idea of God scare you or comfort you & why ?
by caliber inreply under these aspects.... 1)life/death.
3) freedom/ responsibilty.
5) no gods/ zero impact.
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All of that sort of thing went in direct opposition with the teachings that Jesus came to earth to give us. He told us one simple thing, which I feel is the key to life, the universe, and everything. Our purpose is to love. Just love. No more than that. ~~~~~VS
Happiness is simple, we create it by expressing love.....
Most people pursue happiness and find it elusive. Those that create happiness
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The music that moves you....
by FlyingHighNow inonce when i was profoundly sad for too many days, my brother in law sent us a mix tape.
he named each song after a person in our family.
this is the one he named heather.
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The music that moves you....
by FlyingHighNow inonce when i was profoundly sad for too many days, my brother in law sent us a mix tape.
he named each song after a person in our family.
this is the one he named heather.
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Are black people more emotional than white people
by barry ini see in churches in the states standing up in church dancing, clapping their hands and being quite emotional even in a church.
things which that wouldnt be acceptable in australia.. the link below also shows black sda ministers dressed in clergy style dress which is quite unusual for ministers here in australia.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yynbdm0unsw&feature=g-all&context=g2e791f1faaaaaaaamaas .
could any of my american friends inform me i showed it to my father who is a lay preacher and he was mistified as to what tradition this dress comes from but seems to be concentrated to th eblack community also?.
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went to dinner with a white elderly brother from S. Africa and a young pregnant black sister from Zambia---though she had also lived in S. Africa. We left the restaurant and stood in a sunny parking lot next to a main street. Suddenly this old brother reached out and pulled this very pregnant sister into a huge hug. He had tears in his eyes and said, "For so long, I was not allowed to do that!". She was lovely, and just rubbed his back and smiled at him and said, "It's okay, we do that all the time now." Yes, I cried.
The people who really care won't hurt you on purpose , but if they do, you'll see it in their eyes, for they'll be hurting too.
May we strive to see the bigger picture where we can show love not be caught in self-defensive strife
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The December 1998 issue ofMc Call’sMagazine raised the question: How does prayer heal? The article notes a study done at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, which studied 1,902 twins. They found that those who were committed to their spiritual lives tended to have less severe depression and a lower risk of addiction to cigarettes or alcohol. The healthful lifestyles of the spiritually rich and faithful clearly contribute to their well being, They tend not to smoke or drink or not do either excessively. Their marriages are more stable and their spiritual communities form a network that can catch and support people when they are ill.
Noted atheist Dan Barker, a spokesperson for the Freedom from Religion Foundation says the findings of the above research are no big surprise. Prayer and religious beliefs can have a placebo effect, just like a sugar pill. Barker, who was once a Christian Fundamentalist preacher before developing serious doubts about his religion, states that one of the strongest factors in recovery from an illness is a sense of connectedness with a community and people who care about you. Even if we mumble our prayers only when we are ill or if there is no God to hear them, the new research indicated that religious thoughts could help to heal.
Dr. Larry Dossey writes about the placebo effect mentioned earlier by Dan Barker and physicians who have looked at the tremendous amount of scientific studies on prayer. As Dr. Dossey states: "That is difficult to do considering that bacteria, fungi, and germinating seeds are not generally considered to be susceptible to suggestion."
Bacteria presumably do not think positively or negatively. Another major advantage of microorganisms in studies of distant mental intentions has to do with the control group. If the effects of intercessory prayer, for example, are being assessed in a group of humans who have a particular illness, it is difficult to establish a pure control group that does not receive prayer. The reason is that sick human beings generally pray for themselves; or outsiders pray for them, thus contaminating the control group, which by definition should not receive the treatment being evaluated.
In studies involving microbes, this notorious "Problem of Extraneous Prayer" is totally overcome because one can be reasonably certain that the bacteria, fungi, or yeast in a control group will not pray for themselves. And that their fellow microbes will not pray for them