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[Rufus T. Firefly]

Where there is art there is hope.

Art Carney?

"Art is whatever you can get away with."

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Where there is art there is hope.

Art Carney?

"Art is whatever you can get away with."

That, too.
Note the lack of art - even the violent destruction of it - and vacancy of creativity (except when it involves hurting and killing nonbelievers) in certain countries in the Middle East, and you can see the hopelessness.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Where there is art there is hope.

Art Carney?

"Art is whatever you can get away with."

That, too.
Note the lack of art - even the violent destruction of it - and vacancy of creativity (except when it involves hurting and killing nonbelievers) in certain countries in the Middle East, and you can see the hopelessness.

Hence the dangers of organized religions and their intersections with politics and Government....

[Tom Dempsey]

Art Carney?

Probably far more palatable than Art con Carney.

[E7]

Where there is art there is hope.

That could be debated. There have been plenty of artists that were certified nut cases!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Where there is art there is hope.

That could be debated. There have been plenty of artists that were certified nut cases!

Like Van Gogh or Munch?

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Intriguing replies, giving pause to reflect....some more....

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Intriguing replies, giving pause to reflect....some more....

There have been plenty of artists that were certified nut cases!

And so who or what are artists anyway?

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Art Carney?

"Art is whatever you can get away with."

That, too.
Note the lack of art - even the violent destruction of it - and vacancy of creativity (except when it involves hurting and killing nonbelievers) in certain countries in the Middle East, and you can see the hopelessness.

Hence the dangers of organized religions and their intersections with politics and Government....

OOOOHHH, SO ....you wanna have a smart-alec conversation about the religions of the world, and flip-em off just 'cause they have a few rubrics floatin' around? Huh? Huh? How Many human beings would that total up?

OK, so let's throw a little contemplation, also, at considering whether Black Holes eat stars but leave no record of what they've done, shall we? Huh? Huh? A whole lot of very serious and focused and rubricked minds have been focused on that large question, huh. Do Black Holes remember what they've swallowed? Huh? Huh?

Then, take your religion-scoffing mind and ponder whether Black Holes are black or do they shine. Well? Plenty of rubrics in that bit o' wondering.

Then dare to contemplate this: It has been postulated that the entire Universe, in all its Quantum Mechanics (world of the small), and Event Horizons, is so perfectly organized? How'd that happen?

When you have all that settled for us, answer this question: HOW ARE WE TO PICTURE REALITY? And be sure to let Mr. Hawking know your conclusions, bub, please. I'd love to hear, too. Eh? Huh? Wha'?

All questions postured with a smile on my friendly face and the best of come-let's-yap tones available to my pea-pickin mind, folks, to be sure.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

That, too.
Note the lack of art - even the violent destruction of it - and vacancy of creativity (except when it involves hurting and killing nonbelievers) in certain countries in the Middle East, and you can see the hopelessness.

Hence the dangers of organized religions and their intersections with politics and Government....

OOOOHHH, SO ....you wanna have a smart-alec conversation about the religions of the world, and flip-em off just 'cause they have a few rubrics floatin' around? Huh? Huh? How Many human beings would that total up?

OK, so let's throw a little contemplation, also, at considering whether Black Holes eat stars but leave no record of what they've done, shall we? Huh? Huh? A whole lot of very serious and focused and rubriced minds have been focused on that large question, huh. Do Black Holes remembefr what they've swallowed? Huh? Huh?

Then, take you freligion-scoffing ,mind and ponder whether Balck Holes are black of do they shine. Well? Plenty of rubics in thast bit o' wondering.

Then dare to contemplate this: It has been postulated that the entire Universae, in all its Quantum Mechanics (world of the small), and Event Horizons, is so perfectly organized? How'd that happen?

When you have all that settled for us, answer this question: HOW ARE WE TO PICTURE REALITY? And be sure to let Mr. Hawking know your concl;usioons, please. I'd love ot hear, too. Eh? Huh? Wha'?

You have managed to totally misunderstand my statement. Congrat's!

BTW, black holes certainly are visible; just need to look in the right wavelengths. As to organization, you asked and answered your own question.

Also, helicopters do eat their young.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

No condescension there. Nope. Not one drop.
Calm your hump down.
I ask again: Reality - its realities?
Organized chaos?

...and a tidy li'l P.S. A certain series of avatars are artworks.

P.P.S. "As to organization, you asked and answered your own question," sounded like dancing - some fancy footwork.

[HONDO74]

This has turned into an interesting conversation.

But now I wonder.

[Roy]

What I'd like to know is, what role(s) have we Americans played in aggravating the present sectarian strife in the Middle East?

I'm also pretty disgusted with us, for not removing that monster Assad long ago.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

No condescension there. Nope. Not one drop.
Calm your hump down.
I ask again: Reality - its realities?

Reality is what you can perceive it to be; it may be more.

Consider:

THE MIND IMPOSES THIS
FRAMEWORK WHICH IT CALLS
"REALITY". THAT ARBITRARY
FRAMEWORK HAS A TENDENCY
TO BE QUITE INDEPENDENT OF
WHAT YOUR SENSES REPORT.

Organized chaos?

Chaos is interesting - it seems that eventually patterns emerge, if you can wait long enough

...and a tidy li'l P.S. A certain series of avatars are artworks.

"The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." - that works for me and I'm not going around cutting of an ear,

P.P.S. "As to organization, you asked and answered your own question," sounded like dancing - some fancy footwork.

The universe is not incompatible with a higher being; religion however is a fully human invention and as such fundamentally a deeply flawed institution. Some do try. Most try to take advantage for their own benefit. And there is where their intersection with Governments becomes dangerous and become voracious aristocracies after attaining commanding power.

You should be so lucky to have any voices in your head - all too many have total silence and/or are sheeple

[robert.]

Science has a habit of ending wars that religion starts