Posted on 07/06/2009 8:59:32 PM PDT by johns777
What is the value of choosing to believe anything without being open to other possibilities?
If being open to other possibilities is the primary requirement to learning and I choose to believe something without being open to other possibilities, then have I voluntarily limited my ability to learn?
Is there awareness without contrast?
If one was born in a fragrant garden, lived their whole life in the garden and finally died in the garden would that one be aware of the fragrance?
May something be so common and pervasive that we may not be aware of it?
If something is 'normal', common and pervasive does that mean it may not be psychotic?
How does 'control' enhance 'liberty', 'freedom' or 'responsibility'?
If one considers controlling another a success then may we consider that one as being psychotic?
Feeling very vanity-oriented today, are we?
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