What is Power anyway?

[LoneWeatherWolf]

One Reason why Witches Turn out bad is cuz a fight over power...So i thought.....And Thought.......And thought......And though:hmm:...And then i've got it....In think my Belief the main problem of the world is the ridiculous fight over Power~ I mean Whats in Power anyway??..It can't Buy you Love ,it can't buy you a home, It can't Buy you happines, I can't Buy you a life But Just limited (well sometime limited cuz they are going to remeber that pride for years to come) Pride....In my opinion I think that Thats the main problem...People fighting over Land and power all the time or even when competing with each other to see the reaction of whos "number 1"? Its NOT RIGHT! I have nothing against competitons but what i have against is the people reaction over it...The winners start gloating The losers start sulking or saying that that wasn't a fair competition...We were all born competitive but maybe thats the challenge in the world...To try and not let your competitive side over rule you....And don't let your craving of power take the best of you...Maybe thats the challlenge that we humans must overcome to live in this Rather cruel World...

Edited December 25, 2004 by LoneWeatherWolf

[Stellar]

What is power? Power is a certain number of kJ/s. Thats what power is.

[LoneWeatherWolf]

What is power? Power is a certain number of kJ/s. Thats what power is.

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No, i mean to say that power is just some ridiculous fight over it. The outcome that is just pride pride pride!

[Stellar]

What is power? Power is a certain number of kJ/s. Thats what power is.

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No, i mean to say that power is just some ridiculous fight over it. The outcome that is just pride pride pride!

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People fight over some kJ/s?

[LoneWeatherWolf]

What is power? Power is a certain number of kJ/s. Thats what power is.

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No, i mean to say that power is just some ridiculous fight over it. The outcome that is just pride pride pride!

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People fight over some kJ/s?

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umm..First of all i don't want to be the clueless one here but what does Kj/s mean? ............

[Uversa]

Stellar, I would think there are many things that you could call 'power', I would also think that playing on words to contradict someones opinion to make you look clever is pretty silly.

Words are merely labels,

Edited December 26, 2004 by Uversa

[LoneWeatherWolf]

Stellar, I would think there are many things that you could call 'power', I would also think that playing on words to contradict someones opinion to make you look clever is pretty silly.

Words are merely labels,

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True, but im talking about the kind of power that is called influence over others and pride of being "better" than evryone else Or "being Number 1" in some situation.........

[Stellar]

umm..First of all i don't want to be the clueless one here but what does Kj/s mean? hmm.gif............

not Kj/s, kJ/s

Stellar, I would think there are many things that you could call 'power', I would also think that playing on words to contradict someones opinion to make you look clever is pretty silly.

Words are merely labels,

Lol, I know, I'm just screwing with her to see how much she really knows. She recently created a 2nd account so I wasnt sure if she was a 16 year old posing as a 13 year old or as a real 13 year old.

LoneWeatherWolf: kJ/s means Kilojoules per second. Its basically what "power" is in physics.

[Uversa]

True, but im talking about the kind of power that is called influence over others and pride of being "better" than evryone else Or "being Number 1" in some situation.........

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I know, but so does he

Edited December 26, 2004 by Uversa

[LoneWeatherWolf]

umm..First of all i don't want to be the clueless one here but what does Kj/s mean? hmm.gif............

not Kj/s, kJ/s

Stellar, I would think there are many things that you could call 'power', I would also think that playing on words to contradict someones opinion to make you look clever is pretty silly.

Words are merely labels,

Lol, I know, I'm just screwing with her to see how much she really knows. She recently created a 2nd account so I wasnt sure if she was a 16 year old posing as a 13 year old or as a real 13 year old.

LoneWeatherWolf: kJ/s means Kilojoules per second. Its basically what "power" is in physics.

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Ok........I would really appreaciate if you stop screwing with me please....Thank you...And lets stick to the topic...You know about severals types of physics? Lately ive been interested in quantum physics and how there might be a parrallel universe....ANYWAYS Im the one going off topic now ....Ok well then, Soo What do you think........Power can buy everything or pride?

[WingChunSupremacy]

Saying that everyone fights each other out of Pride is not a broad way of thinking. everyone has their own reasons for fighting

[Insight]

Aww man, just when I thought this board had been purified of the "weather girl"....

One Reason why Witches Turn out bad is cuz a fight over power...So i thought.....And Thought.......And thought......And though:hmm:...And then i've got it....In think my Belief the main problem of the world is the ridiculous fight over Power~ I mean Whats in Power anyway??

Power is the ability to obtain what you want, and influence other people. That is it's definition. Power is not always the ability to obtain what you NEED however. Nor is it the ability to influence other people in a good way.

Now, that's decent enough for the word power, but as for the substance of power, there are two sources: Negative and positive. But the dangerous thing about knowing this is the fact that a person can never truely tell which side is which by their own reasoning.

it can't buy you a home,

Money is power. Money can help you obtain what you want. Money can buy you a home.

It can't Buy you happines,

Not everyone believes that. In this material world, people seek only one thing: themselves.

Pride....In my opinion I think that Thats the main problem.

Wow, you are actually right. Good job. Pride/selfishness is what corrupts power. If you use power selflessly, it will remain pure and wholesome.

..People fighting over Land and power all the time or even when competing with each other to see the reaction of whos "number 1"?

Not everyone seeks to be number 1. Some people just seek to be big. But I see what you are saying.

Its NOT RIGHT! I have nothing against competitons but what i have against is the people reaction over it...The winners start gloating The losers start sulking or saying that that wasn't a fair competition...We were all born competitive but maybe thats the challenge in the world...To try and not let your competitive side over rule you....And don't let your craving of power take the best of you...Maybe thats the challlenge that we humans must overcome to live in this Rather cruel World...

A fairly sound argument, indeed.

[aquatus1]

And let's not forget that the (emotional) purpose of money is not to bring you happiness, but rather to help you get rid of sadness, and it does that job fairly well.

I, as a man, accept that part of my evolutionary heritage is an instinctive desire to compete with other men. This may come as a surprise to many of my aquaintances, as I am not a person known for the desire to be 'Number 1', but then, that is the advantage of having the brain that we do. It allows us to overcome our base instincts, for the most part. They will still be there, make no mistake, but they no longer exert the influence on us that they do on creatures of less analytical ability.

The desire for power comes from many different sources, and pride is only one of them. The desire to keep a family safe and prosperous is another, and it would be difficult indeed to fault a person for that. The desire for more power is not, in and of itself, a bad thing; it is a part of us as humans, and denying it, or any other part of your natural being, is an exercise in futility (just ask the Catholic church about the success of its 'celibacy' policy). Ultimately, as always, it is the actions of the individuals that decide wether he will be remembered as a good person, or a bad one.

[LoneWeatherWolf]

Aww man, just when I thought this board had been purified of the "weather girl"....

One Reason why Witches Turn out bad is cuz a fight over power...So i  thought.....And Thought.......And thought......And though:hmm:...And then i've got it....In think my Belief the main problem of the world is the ridiculous fight over Power~ I mean Whats in Power anyway??

Power is the ability to obtain what you want, and influence other people. That is it's definition. Power is not always the ability to obtain what you NEED however. Nor is it the ability to influence other people in a good way.

Now, that's decent enough for the word power, but as for the substance of power, there are two sources: Negative and positive. But the dangerous thing about knowing this is the fact that a person can never truely tell which side is which by their own reasoning.

it can't buy you a home,

Money is power. Money can help you obtain what you want. Money can buy you a home.

It can't Buy you happines,

Not everyone believes that. In this material world, people seek only one thing: themselves.

Pride....In my opinion I think that Thats the main problem.

Wow, you are actually right. Good job. Pride/selfishness is what corrupts power. If you use power selflessly, it will remain pure and wholesome.

..People fighting over Land and power all the time or even when competing with each other to see the reaction of whos "number 1"?

Not everyone seeks to be number 1. Some people just seek to be big. But I see what you are saying.

Its NOT RIGHT! I have nothing against competitons but what i have against is the people reaction over it...The winners start gloating  The losers start sulking or saying that that wasn't a fair competition...We were all born competitive but maybe thats the challenge in the world...To try and not let your competitive side over rule you....And don't let your craving of power take the best of you...Maybe thats the challlenge that we humans must overcome to live in this Rather cruel World...

A fairly sound argument, indeed.

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Insight Give it a rest with last times temper tantrum we've had...i'm a child and ive Gotten over it....And your an adult why can't you? ANYWAYS "Power can give you influence over people but i mean the power over other and a Power that well gives you amounts of Pride...That is all.....Im not talking Money$$.....Im taking power and influence over people..Why do you want to control the people..Let the people be who they want to be and not control their in some cases i know Knowing of who they are, Beliefs, and more...

[LoneWeatherWolf]

Like for example.....Bush.."a natural born leader" Personally he takes power way to seriously......No offense ro people who voted bush on November Election day 2004. And sadly he won ....Anyways...Power is not in money Power as in greed control over people...I mean people belong to themselves don't they??!?!?!

[LoneWeatherWolf]

Like for example.....Bush.."a natural born leader" Personally he takes power way to seriously......No offense ro people who voted bush on November Election day 2004. And sadly he won ....Anyways...Power is not in money Power as in greed control over people...I mean people belong to themselves don't they??!?!?!

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A reply would be nice people lol.

[aquatus1]

Really, what more is there to say? You seem to have a very firm idea as to what you are looking for in the way of replies. What else could be said other than "i agree" or "I disagree"?

[Novo]

Power is control. wether it be over other beings, or yourself.

[LoneWeatherWolf]

Really, what more is there to say?  You seem to have a very firm idea as to what you are looking for in the way of replies.  What else could be said other than "i agree" or "I disagree"?

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I was being Sarcatic....

[LoneWeatherWolf]

KNOWLEDGE is power and knowledge is both a blessing and a curse, so I'm not sure what 'power' can really give or take away from a person. Too much 'knowledge/power' could eventually drive one insane I think.

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EXACTLY!! People are so focused in having power than having a life...