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Nov 19, 2003 22:26

"If humans were no longer in the business simply of reproduction and replication (and they had not even had this in the Garden of Eden!) if they had to struggle for their living, then was this not a mercy that they were thus part of a nature red in tooth and claw: otherwise, how boring! But in this set-up what would be a state of grace? There was ( Read more... )

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zarabeth November 20 2003, 13:42:57 UTC
Whua ?

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smilesweetly November 20 2003, 15:37:33 UTC
what is it to be human? it sort of follows aristotle; that one may not be fully human unless one fulfills one's function as a human being, which he says is to philosophise and mosley, to an extent, says the same; that a human must constantly wonder at the world and his experience. mosley also says men create gods to give them the purposes they wish to have, that better humans know that the gods are their own creations, that the best perhaps become their own gods or make their purposes their gods; though can we know if it is best to be enslaved to oneself or the truest goal of one's mind, or maybe these two are correct that there is no difference between the two?

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cytenga March 30 2008, 12:17:58 UTC
what if one is a chronic akrasiac?

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Hello Girl:) repusman November 23 2003, 09:40:12 UTC
Just thought I'd log in here again and see whats changed... but alas, I cannot see any of what has been going on in your life... well... :)

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Re: Hello Girl:) smilesweetly November 23 2003, 13:40:11 UTC
*laugh* i thought you'd given up on livejournal for good! how have you been? which is silly of me to ask, because as soon as i get off the computer i'm calling. be well :P

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themancalled_x July 27 2004, 22:44:15 UTC
i noticed you had removed me from your list. i hope it was not because if anything i said or did.

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smilesweetly July 29 2004, 11:16:25 UTC
oy, sorry.. i routinely go through and delete people i don't know who don't have me listed, under the assumption that they don't read me. will add you back, sorry again.

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themancalled_x July 29 2004, 14:57:00 UTC
not a problem. no need to apologize and thank you for adding me back.

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