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Is the Story of Noah the worst teaching in the Bible?

Alchopwn

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Antigonos Illuminated

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20 hours ago, Crazy Horse said:

Love is the ultimate source of creativity..

Saying something like this is basically admitting you’re obviously ignorant of many famous authors and artists, as well as countless works of art and literature.

 

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Crazy Horse Perspicacious

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20 hours ago, XenoFish said:

You do not stand up for those things. You're acting the opposite of them. What is ego is how you spin this story of deep knowledge of god and jesus while actually having no clue about either. 

What I've noticed is you pick and pick at people. Typically myself and HammerClaw. When either one of us picks at your self-image, you get hostile. That shows me that you have very little inner strength. You're weak. 

I think that love comes in all different shapes and sizes, and the softly, softly approach isn't always the most appropriate.

Having said that, there's no reason to be overly combative either.

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12 minutes ago, Antigonos said:

Saying something like this is basically admitting you’re obviously ignorant of many famous authors and artists, as well as countless works of art and literature.

 

Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder..

So only the truly honest can be truly creative.

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1 hour ago, Sherapy said:

So can hate, depression and tough childhoods, in real time all kinds of emotions be used to inspire creative works, CH.
 

Like I just said..

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but for "negative emotions" to be used as a source of inspiration, one has to be honest with ones self.

 

 

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Antigonos Illuminated

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1 hour ago, Crazy Horse said:

Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder..

So only the truly honest can be truly creative.

What does beauty being in the eye of the beholder have to do with this? You’re all over the place.

The emotions of hate and misery are just as honest as love is. All three can, and have, produced masterpieces of creativity. 

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1 hour ago, Crazy Horse said:

Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder..

So only the truly honest can be truly creative.

Well, that's total crap. Just look at what Charles Dickens did to his wife. He was creative as hell, but hardly a pillar of virtue.

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3 minutes ago, Hammerclaw said:

Well, that's total crap. Just look at what Charles Dickens did to his wife. He was creative as hell, but hardly a pillar of virtue.

Absolutely. Byron too. One of the greatest romantic poets who ever lived, but was a hedonistic a-hole in his personal life.

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1 hour ago, Crazy Horse said:

Like I just said..

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but for "negative emotions" to be used as a source of inspiration, one has to be honest with ones self.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Antigonos said:

What does beauty being in the eye of the beholder have to do with this? You’re all over the place.

The emotions of hate and misery are just as honest as love is. All three can, and have, produced masterpieces of creativity. 

Because "masterpieces" are subjective, yes?

And therefore the beauty is in the eye of the beholder, yes?

But in any case, its the honesty, with ones self, that beauty and a connection with the soul, are made.

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1 hour ago, Hammerclaw said:

Well, that's total crap. Just look at what Charles Dickens did to his wife. He was creative as hell, but hardly a pillar of virtue.

This, "being honest" with oneself is not exclusively maintained with only the virtuous nature of humanity, when in fact, its more import to be honest with oneself, when one has been non-virtuous.

The key point here being honesty.

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51 minutes ago, XenoFish said:

You should get to work then.

 

And kind to others..

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3 hours ago, Crazy Horse said:

Like I just said..

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but for "negative emotions" to be used as a source of inspiration, one has to be honest with ones self.

 

 

While being honest has a place, some people do use suppression as a coping tool, yet, negative emotions can be used as a source of inspiration and it really requires nothing more than an ability to reframe one’s perspective, meaning maybe looking at negative emotions as opportunities for growth and learning,  

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48 minutes ago, Crazy Horse said:

This, "being honest" with oneself is not exclusively maintained with only the virtuous nature of humanity, when in fact, its more import to be honest with oneself, when one has been non-virtuous.

The key point here being honesty.

No one is completely honest with themselves, you especially. You are one of the most conceited, arrogant and vain individuals I have ever encountered in all my years. You're nothing like the pillar of virtue you fancy yourself to be. Instead, you're rather despicable.

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12 minutes ago, Sherapy said:

While being honest has a place, some people do use suppression as a coping tool, yet, negative emotions can be used as a source of inspiration and it really requires nothing more than an ability to reframe one’s perspective, meaning maybe looking at negative emotions as opportunities for growth and learning,  

You can't grow roses from mustard seed.

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1 hour ago, Crazy Horse said:

Because "masterpieces" are subjective, yes?

And therefore the beauty is in the eye of the beholder, yes?

But in any case, its the honesty, with ones self, that beauty and a connection with the soul, are made.

That was not the point you were attempting to argue. Art being subjective and beauty being in the eye of the beholder are both true statements, but neither one of them support your original statement:

”Love is the ultimate source of creativity”.

Forget that little gem, did you?

On being educated that that was a patently false statement, that it is an objective fact and not a subjective notion that other emotions also lie behind creativity, you tried to change the point of your comment.


 

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1 hour ago, Hammerclaw said:

No one is completely honest with themselves, you especially. You are one of the most conceited, arrogant and vain individuals I have ever encountered in all my years. You're nothing like the pillar of virtue you fancy yourself to be. Instead, you're rather despicable.

Praise be unto Space Jeebus, I have been replaced.:lol:

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37 minutes ago, XenoFish said:

Praise be unto Space Jeebus, I have been replaced.:lol:

You're my Gilligan; I couldn't be a skipper without you. :w00t:

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3 hours ago, Hammerclaw said:

You can't grow roses from mustard seed.

Doesn’t it depend on what the seed identifies as?

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5 hours ago, Crazy Horse said:

And kind to others..

Genuinely embodying kindness requires being kind to ourselves as well, it is not only about outward displays of kindness towards others,  but about treating ourselves with compassion, understanding and care. When we don’t it shows up as an inability to be kind towards others. Being kind to ourselves and addressing our own needs is essential for cultivating genuine and sustainable kindness. Self care on every level is everything. 

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2 hours ago, Antigonos said:

That was not the point you were attempting to argue. Art being subjective and beauty being in the eye of the beholder are both true statements, but neither one of them support your original statement:

”Love is the ultimate source of creativity”.

Forget that little gem, did you?

On being educated that that was a patently false statement, that it is an objective fact and not a subjective notion that other emotions also lie behind creativity, you tried to change the point of your comment.


 

Indeed, a lot of goal posts move around with this poster, more than anything else. 

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2 hours ago, XenoFish said:

Praise be unto Space Jeebus, I have been replaced.:lol:

Except, you can’t be replaced, we need you here. :D:wub:

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25 minutes ago, Sir Wearer of Hats said:

Doesn’t it depend on what the seed identifies as?

:D

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28 minutes ago, Sir Wearer of Hats said:

Doesn’t it depend on what the seed identifies as?

I guess it depends on which way they bend the banana.

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