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• He, he. Yes, trying to be spontaneous is a bit of a non-sequitur. I love Bukowski's (the writer) gravestone ingraving: "Don't Try." I've tried practicing it--and it works! One thing that I've discovered over the years is that once you apply a concep…

  in Belief is comforting but is that worth what I really want? Comment by zenjew July 2005
• I was thinking that maybe it's wrong to think that way because we might do things that might kill us before our lives are meant to be ended... If you indulge yourself in risky behavior because you hold the belief that you may die at any moment…

  in Belief is comforting but is that worth what I really want? Comment by zenjew July 2005
• Carl, thanks for the response. I really agree with you, but just love to play Devil's Advocate. I remember reading in a pop science book a while back (I think it was called "The User Illusion") about an experimental model that posits "readiness pote…

  in Belief is comforting but is that worth what I really want? Comment by zenjew July 2005
• So, Carl, did you decide to reject the concept of Free Will freely, or did it just happen? Sounds to me like you really gave the subject a lot of thought, then decided to reject the concept of Free Will. But hey, I'm comfortable with paradoxes, as I…

  in Belief is comforting but is that worth what I really want? Comment by zenjew July 2005
• Interesting discussion. To me, it seems as if a bit of self-righteousness slips into your post, as in "Taoism is for the select few who see the light" so to speak. Surely that was not your intent (and can I call you "Surely"? ), and the whole idea …

  in Chapter of the Week: #78 [Archive] Comment by zenjew July 2005