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Morality Without God?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:11:13 GMT

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Morality Without God?

Confirmation of biblical wisdom came earlier this fall from an unlikely source: an Ivy League savant who says it's wrong to depend on the Bible.

WSA begins by complaining that his students quote to him Dostoevsky's favorite line, "If God is dead, everything is permitted." WSA then argues that we don't need God: We all should simply agree not to harm others—cause death, pain, or disability—unless there is "adequate reason."

But back to abortion. Ronald Reagan's logic was that if a hunter sees movement in the forest and doesn't know whether it's a deer or a person, he should not shoot. But WSA suggested in his book Moral Skepticisms (2006) that since we don't know whether abortion is morally wrong, it's unfair for employers to insist that health plans not pay for abortions.

Four conclusions:

4. "If God is dead, everything is permitted."

Rabbi Carlebach Inspires “Return Again” at Sufi Camp

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:58:32 GMT

clipped by: Gul Agha

Clip Source: www.forward.com

Warshauer’s exploration of the shofar mirrors her own journey through Judaism. Raised in North Carolina in a Reform Jewish home, she experimented with Eastern religions and meditation. She found comfort in the universal teachings of Sufism, which focuses on the healing vibrations of sound. At a Sufi music camp, she encountered a melody by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, “Return Again,” which motivated her to return to her own tradition. “I had never heard of Carlebach,” Warshauer said. Now, she said, she “sees the world through Jewish eyes. That’s the spiritual door for me. Music is the way I can communicate the wisdom of our tradition both for Jews and non-Jews. I can do that in an honest and enriching way because it is my tradition, I haven’t borrowed it.”

Tags: sufism, judaism, music

Twitter feed to become TV show?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:16:34 GMT

clipped by: drgreenfingers

Clip Source: www.ananova.com

Twitter feed to become TV show?

A Twitter feed featuring pearls of wisdom from a 73-year-old father could be turned into a US TV show.

Justin Halpern, 29, has attracted more than 700,000 followers since he began posting his father's often profane words of wisdom.

The comments include: "The baby will talk when he talks, relax. It ain't like he knows the cure for cancer and he just ain't spitting it out."

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Halpern will co-write the CBS project. The creators of Will and Grace will help him create a pilot show which could become a series.

Halpern moved back in with his parents in San Diego in August and began the Twitter feed based on daily conversations with his dad soon after.

Here are some of Mr Halpern Snr's words of wisdom: "Oh please, you practically invented lazy. People should have to call you and ask for the rights to lazy before they use it."

TV for Twitter.

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:06:49 GMT

clipped by: dansynth
clipper's remarks: Seems like Twitter just continues to gain fame!

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Comedy Twitter feed lands TV deal

A Twitter feed featuring pearls of wisdom from a 73-year-old father could become a family comedy on US TV.

Justin Halpern, 29, has become an internet star with more than 700,000 followers since he began posting his father's often profane words of wisdom.

The feed began in August after Halpern moved back in with his parents

The comments include: "The baby will talk when he talks, relax. It ain't like he knows the cure for cancer and he just ain't spitting it out."

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Halpern will co-write the CBS project.

"Thank My Lucky Scars"

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:25:09 GMT

clipped by: Delilah1234
clipper's remarks: Ward found a "life peace" most of us only dream or read about. His body is covered with scars and he realized that each "scar" was the one thing in his life that brought him closer to the people and experiences that helped others make important transitions in their lives. He does not know the meaning of the word "can't," in fact it's banned from his vocabulary except when he is giving one of his witty speeches.

Clip Source: timesupblog.blogspot.com

"Thank My Lucky Scars"

About a year ago I was on Facebook and one of those instant messages came up on the bottom of my screen. Rarely do I pay attention, for some unknown reason I hit the response button and typed "hello." The person at the other end of cyberspace was a man whom unknown to me at the time, literally, across the country, makes the journey with those in the final hours of their lives. He had a difficult time typing and asked if I would be alright with calling so we could talk on the phone. His voice sounded like a cross between singer Kris Kristofferson and Pastor Rick Warren, with the ease and wisdom that comes with being wiser beyond ones years. We laughed and talked for hours as though we were long lost friends.

Ward Foley is a blessing to so many-I am humbled to call him my friend!

Tags: ward-foley, scarman, hospice, palliative-care, hardships

Get Motivated Seminar Reviews

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:37:33 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The GET MOTIVATED Seminar is world famous for its energizing, action-packed, star-studded, fun-filled, spectacular stage show.

Clip Source: www.getmotivated.com

“The Super Bowl of Success.”
The Washington Post

“Today‘s hottest motivational mogul is Peter Lowe... rousing sales reps, entrepreneurs and executives to higher levels of business performance.”
The New York Times

“This is a day of clapping until your hands burn and leaping to your feet for one standing ovation after another. Only the best of the best stand up on stage ... Access to a rare combination of experience and wisdom. And the audience wins!”
Selling Power magazine

“Peter Lowe gets nearly as many fans per arena show as the NBA does - in a good season... Employees will come back feeling better about their jobs.”
Chicago Sun-Times

“Peter Lowe infuses listeners with a sense of energy, self-esteem and an ability to rebound from their failures.”
St. Petersburg Times

“Peter Lowe is an inspirational guru who brings together big-name speakers to lift, cajole, entertain and enlighten.”
The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Tags: get motivated seminars, get motivated seminar 2009, get motivated seminar reviews

from the Sacred Text Archive: Prophecy & Divination texts

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:37:51 GMT

clipped by: WomanInTheMoon11
clipper's remarks: What does the future hold? This is one of the big questions we'd all like answered. This page has links to resources at sacred-texts that relate to prophecy and divination.
Prophecy
The Prophecies of Nostradamus
by Nostradamus. The complete predictions of Nostradamus both in English and Old French, with a biography of Nostradamus and some notes about the events of 9/11.

Nostradamus: The Man Who Saw Through Time by Lee McCann [1941].
A biography and historical novel of Nostradamus, with many interpreted quatrains, written during World War II.

The Oracles of Nostradamus by Charles A. Ward [1891]. The complete text of one of the best books about Nostradamus ever written.

The Sibylline Oracles Tr. by Milton S. Terry [1899]. Read the mysterious (purported) predictions of the Roman Sibylline Oracle.

The Book of Revelation-The most famous Christian prophecy.

The Prophecies of Paracelsus by Paracelsus, tr. by J.K [1915]. The alchemist and esoteric philosopher issued a set of

Clip Source: www.sacred-texts.com

Prophecy and Divination

What does the future hold? This is one of the big questions we'd all like answered. This page has links to resources at sacred-texts that relate to prophecy and divination.

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Ivory carving Netsuke - The God of Wisdom and Longevity with Child

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:12:51 GMT

clipped by: mammothivory
clipper's remarks: Luck, Wisdom, longevity????
All in one tiny piece - Fukurokuju the God of Longevity & wisdom hand carved out from mammoth ivory carving & made out by master carver. this netsuke was signed by the master carver as well.

Clip Source: www.ivoryandart.com

Carved Ivory Netsuke - God of Wisdom and Longevity with Child

Amazing mammoth ivory carving Netsuke of The Wisdom & Longevity God – Fukurokuju & a child standing next to him & read . The child is standing on huge peach while reading to Fukurokuju.

This remarkable Netsuke was hand carved by Master Carver, you can see his signature at the bottom of the Netsuke- Look at the video on this page in order to see this inspiring Netsuke all around. Next to the master Carver signature, you will find the two holes.

Read all about Netsuke in our education Center.

Read all about Fukurokuju in our education Center.

Want to know all about Mammoth ivory?

Understanding Mammoth Ivory

Mammoth ivory as International Free Trade merchandise

Caring for Mammoth Ivory

Basic differences between Elephant ivory and mammoth ivory

For how long will mammoth ivory be available?

Measurements:
In Centimeters:
Width: 3.3 Cm, Height: 5.5 Cm , Length: 1.5 Cm
In Inches:
Width: 1 In, Height: 2 In , Length: 1 In

Tags: netsuke, carved ivory, japanese art, asian art, hand craft

Oops Google...We still love you...sigh!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:41:37 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee
clipper's remarks: Google wisdom???

Clip Source: googlewisdom.net

My friend’s m…om is hitting on me.

How to have an…affair with a married woman?

I’m done with…women.

Barack Obama is…

How do you make…

I hit… (everything)

[Found on reddit]

Should I try… (asking Google what to try?)

What do I…do with my life?

Sarah Palin is…

Guy with…two pennis.

[Submitted by Drake Warnock]

Keys for revolution

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:52:07 GMT

clipped by: chetler

Clip Source: www.slate.com

Lenin once defined a revolutionary situation as one that occurred when the rulers could not go on in the traditional way and the ruled did not wish to continue in that old way. Engels was more metaphorical, saying that revolution was the midwife that delivered a new life out of an older body. Both images come to mind in remembering the revolutions of 1989, which humbled a ruling system that believed itself to be based on the historical wisdom of Lenin and, indeed, of Engels.

Also overlooked in most histories and much commentary is the role played by "people power" movements in non-Communist countries. Throughout the 1980s, democratic insurgencies in the Philippines and South Korea, as well as the long resistance of the anti-apartheid forces in South Africa, showed that when the ruled do not want to go on in the old way, all they really need do is to fold their arms.

Tags: pol

What is evidence?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:36:14 GMT

clipped by: fturner
clipper's remarks: What is evidence - it is everything that is used to determine the "truth" of an assertion

Clip Source: 74.125.155.132

Assessment evidence is often derived from a mixture of system-designed test data

and local observations mixed in a cocktail of local tests and projects, together with

intuition and folk wisdom. These are then applied to a set of data analyses, which in

many cases are difficult to interpret and impossible to report to key players.

Evidence is more than the assessment data. Gathering evidence is a

complete package that involves a clear design, purpose and process of collection and

interpretation and finally a way of telling the stakeholders about the results. It is not

often that all these parts come togethe

King And Nonviolence

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:04:44 GMT

clipped by: debbyski
clipper's remarks:

Yes it's true that September 11th changed a lot of things and reminded us how vulnerable we are. It made us realize we face a dangerous and diabolically clever enemy. It strengthened our resolve and triggered important steps to prevent future attacks, actions that made us more secure as a nation. But 9/11 did not and could not change the basic ground rules:

War or incitement to violence is justified only when it's in response to a deliberate attack and only when it's undertaken as a last resort. And even during wartime, nations must observe the highest moral standards.

It's so easy to incite violence. And it's so wrong.

Clip Source: yglesias.thinkprogress.org

I think I’ve written some variation on this ever year now for several years, but I do always wish that praise and attention for Martin Luther King, Jr. would pay more attention to his teachings on violence and non-violence.

By the standards of today’s discourse, King would be considered deeply unserious. Serious people understand that if you think something is important, the serious way to go about expressing that is by voicing support for having other people go kill other people. Doubts about the ethics of such action are loathesome moral equivalence and doubts about their wisdom demonstrate naïveté.

And yet even though this Christian nonviolence is in many ways the most mainstream aspect of this radical figure who’s become a mainstream icon, it’s something that none dare take seriously today.

Women Over Fifty - Reinventing Our Generation's Calling

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:09:44 GMT

clipped by: joyzachoice
clipper's remarks: Eileen Williams, of FeistySideOfFifty fame, offers a few fantastic opportunities for those who are unwilling to sit in a rocking chair and knit. Some amazing opportunities await!

Clip Source: feistysideoffifty.com

Women Over Fifty—Reinventing Our Generation’s Calling

Now that baby boomers have taken over midlife territory, we women past fifty are getting all sorts of messages to reinvent ourselves. Actually, nature does that for us with the hormonal shifts at menopause. Once we’ve survived the inarguably rocky period of perimenopause, we come out the other side blessed with hormonal and emotional equilibrium, a renewed sense of purpose, and a certain joie de vivre Margaret Mead termed “menopausal zest.”

So what can we do with all this reignited enthusiasm and gusto? Become invisible like generations of older women in the past? CERTAINLY NOT!!! Those youth obsessed, smug young whippersnappers who attempt to overlook and discount us don’t know with whom they’re dealing! Women in midlife truly are in their prime and, in addition to our reignited energies, we’ve got loads of knowledge, skills, and wisdom to share.

Tags: women over 50, women, baby boomers, reinvention, our generation, boomer generation, eileen williams, feisty women

WE NEED MORE MEN LIKE THIS

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:47:47 GMT

clipped by: ricksnares
clipper's remarks: WITH ALL THAT HAS WENT ON THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE ENJOYED....................

Clip Source: www.ricksnares.com

AN AMERICAN QUEST

BUILDER OF MEN

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak; and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

Build me a son whose wishes will not take the place of deeds; a son who will know Thee -- and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge.

Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge. Here let him learn to stand up in the storm; here let him learn compassion for those who fail.

Build me a son whose heart will be clear, whose goal will be high, a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men, one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past.

General Douglass Macarthur

Then I, his father, will dare to whisper, "I have not lived in vain!"

the open mind of true wisdom and the meekness of true strength.

Meditation in Malta | Top 6 Reasons Why Meditation Is A Pathway To Success In Anyone's Life

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:20:37 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Check out some clip of this this great article I wrote about meditation and it's benefits. I hope you enjoy

Clip Source: www.goarticles.com

Meditation is not just for those seeking a path to enlightenment. Meditation can greatly improve anyone's life whether your an athlete or businessman seeking peak performance or you are a house wife wanting a stronger family and more peace of mind. Here are some reasons why meditation is a pathway to success in anyone's life.

1. Boosts Immunity and Healing

2. Improves Relationships

3. Improves Clarity and Focus

4. Promotes Freedom and Flexibility

5. Increased Insight and Intuition

6. Reduces Stress and Improves Wellbeing

Meditation and its practice thus provides so many benefits and affects so many areas of one's life in a positive way, that it is one of the only truly "holistic" life strategies we can employ to be all that we can truly be. If you want more health, wealth or wisdom in your life, when you meditate, you'll get all three.

Tags: meditation in malta, meditations, how to meditate, healing meditation, spiritual meditation, meditate, relaxation meditation