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TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher
Jun 17, 2013, 11:31:49 AM6/17/13
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On Jun 16, 11:05 pm, kni...@baawa.com wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:21:44 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the Wise
> TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher" <comandante.ban...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Imagine being God and having to deal with the Devil and Humanity. It's
> >a job I wouldn't want for myself, even when I'd have millions praying
> >for me. What would I care anyway. The responsibility is mine. Every
> >earthquake, every Titanic that sinks would be my responsibility.
>
> >Even Adam & Eve were a pain in the back. Stupid idiots, God gave them
> >a simple command they couldn't follow. And worst of all, humans insist
> >on destroying the planet by every possible means. That's right, it
> >must be the job of the Devil.
>
> Boggles the mind at how stupid the god is. Point being that the
> creature is omni-everything and 'still' made the Earth and humans.
>
> Where's my hammer? I need to smash my thumb on the concrete.
His wonderful plans --us living naked in the Garden of Eden forever--
were spoiled by a single woman. We all know how difficult it's for a
woman to pay attention to simple advice that we men offer since we
tend to think more. We assume God is a man since he saw the danger and
was quick to punish Adam & Eve. My GF forgets what I tell her all the
time. And I'm absentminded myself. The Buddhists call this state of
mind "monkey mind." When God gave the command "not to eat from the
Tree of Knowledge," it may have been ignored by a simple mental lapse,
sort of like a computer glitch. And we are missing the reset button.
So Humanity was made with a monkey mind and no reset button. In other
words, we would never buy a computer that worked like us.
> On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:21:44 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the Wise
> TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher" <comandante.ban...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Imagine being God and having to deal with the Devil and Humanity. It's
> >a job I wouldn't want for myself, even when I'd have millions praying
> >for me. What would I care anyway. The responsibility is mine. Every
> >earthquake, every Titanic that sinks would be my responsibility.
>
> >Even Adam & Eve were a pain in the back. Stupid idiots, God gave them
> >a simple command they couldn't follow. And worst of all, humans insist
> >on destroying the planet by every possible means. That's right, it
> >must be the job of the Devil.
>
> Boggles the mind at how stupid the god is. Point being that the
> creature is omni-everything and 'still' made the Earth and humans.
>
> Where's my hammer? I need to smash my thumb on the concrete.
His wonderful plans --us living naked in the Garden of Eden forever--
were spoiled by a single woman. We all know how difficult it's for a
woman to pay attention to simple advice that we men offer since we
tend to think more. We assume God is a man since he saw the danger and
was quick to punish Adam & Eve. My GF forgets what I tell her all the
time. And I'm absentminded myself. The Buddhists call this state of
mind "monkey mind." When God gave the command "not to eat from the
Tree of Knowledge," it may have been ignored by a simple mental lapse,
sort of like a computer glitch. And we are missing the reset button.
So Humanity was made with a monkey mind and no reset button. In other
words, we would never buy a computer that worked like us.
TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher
Jun 18, 2013, 11:54:20 AM6/18/13
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On Jun 17, 11:51 pm, Father Haskell <fatherhask...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jun 16, 5:50 pm, "His Higness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble
>
> Philosopher" <thetibetanmon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Yeah, we are such a heavy burden forGod. Oh well, the mosquitoes are
> > another nightmare for him.
>
> Only the females. The males feed on nectar, and
> are thus valuable pollinators.
That's a species that makes more sense than us. We are hunter-
gatherers and warriors. Ladies are housewives and shoppers.
Originally Adam would collect berries and chop wood and Eve would take
care of the fire to keep the mosquitoes away. That's how they started
blaming God for the mosquitoes.
> On Jun 16, 5:50 pm, "His Higness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble
>
> Philosopher" <thetibetanmon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Yeah, we are such a heavy burden forGod. Oh well, the mosquitoes are
> > another nightmare for him.
>
> Only the females. The males feed on nectar, and
> are thus valuable pollinators.
That's a species that makes more sense than us. We are hunter-
gatherers and warriors. Ladies are housewives and shoppers.
Originally Adam would collect berries and chop wood and Eve would take
care of the fire to keep the mosquitoes away. That's how they started
blaming God for the mosquitoes.
Vito00
Jun 18, 2013, 2:10:02 PM6/18/13
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"TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"
<thetibet...@gmail.com> wrote
called Elohim created it all then man (Adam) and woman (Lillith) at the
same time out of the same 'clay'. The Elohim we call 'God' was selfish
and wanted it all so he made the garden and herded all critters into it.
But Adam & Lillith were bickering over who should be on top during sex so
she refused to go and instead went off to party with other Elohim -
eventually having kids by them which is how Eve's kids found mates. 'God'
denied Adam & Eve two things: the knowledge of sin (good & evil) and
eternal life. Satan gave them the former but 'god' kicked them out of the
garden for fear they'd also get the latter. So who is our friend in this
story? Leap ahead a few millenia and we find a thing called 'church' that
claims expertise in the forbidden knowledge and promises eternal life -
the things 'God' fordid. So who does this 'church' serve? God? Satan?
You?
Go ride your bike!
<thetibet...@gmail.com> wrote
| Father Haskell <fatherhask...@yahoo.com> wrote:
| > "His Higness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble
| >
| > Philosopher" <thetibetanmon...@gmail.com> wrote:
| >
| > > Yeah, we are such a heavy burden forGod. Oh well, the mosquitoes are
| > > another nightmare for him.
| >
| > Only the females. The males feed on nectar, and
| > are thus valuable pollinators.
|
| That's a species that makes more sense than us. We are hunter-
| gatherers and warriors. Ladies are housewives and shoppers.
|
| Originally Adam would collect berries and chop wood and Eve would take
| care of the fire to keep the mosquitoes away. That's how they started
| blaming God for the mosquitoes.
|
It's better than that. In the original version a family/tribe of gods
| > "His Higness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble
| >
| > Philosopher" <thetibetanmon...@gmail.com> wrote:
| >
| > > Yeah, we are such a heavy burden forGod. Oh well, the mosquitoes are
| > > another nightmare for him.
| >
| > Only the females. The males feed on nectar, and
| > are thus valuable pollinators.
|
| That's a species that makes more sense than us. We are hunter-
| gatherers and warriors. Ladies are housewives and shoppers.
|
| Originally Adam would collect berries and chop wood and Eve would take
| care of the fire to keep the mosquitoes away. That's how they started
| blaming God for the mosquitoes.
|
called Elohim created it all then man (Adam) and woman (Lillith) at the
same time out of the same 'clay'. The Elohim we call 'God' was selfish
and wanted it all so he made the garden and herded all critters into it.
But Adam & Lillith were bickering over who should be on top during sex so
she refused to go and instead went off to party with other Elohim -
eventually having kids by them which is how Eve's kids found mates. 'God'
denied Adam & Eve two things: the knowledge of sin (good & evil) and
eternal life. Satan gave them the former but 'god' kicked them out of the
garden for fear they'd also get the latter. So who is our friend in this
story? Leap ahead a few millenia and we find a thing called 'church' that
claims expertise in the forbidden knowledge and promises eternal life -
the things 'God' fordid. So who does this 'church' serve? God? Satan?
You?
Go ride your bike!
TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher
Jun 18, 2013, 4:13:34 PM6/18/13
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On Jun 18, 2:10 pm, "Vito00" <v...@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> "TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"
> <thetibetanmon...@gmail.com> wrote
> "TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher"
you are out.
The Catholic Church, however, lets you confess you sin and go on with
life. What the heck, you can sin as much as you want.
So in the end you would have to subscribe to ALL churches to play it
safe. Actually you may go to the gates guarded by God and tell him,
"Listen, Almighty, I didn't know the path. I knew you'd get mad if I
made a mistake so I took no decision until now. Yes, I'm convinced and
I'm ready to make up for whatever I did wrong."
And God would reply with great benevolence, "Welcome home, son, all
those Christians are serving the Devil."
Then a sexy angel would come to you and give you a thousand year
climax, which is rather insignificant in term of eternity. That's
surely the reason women go "Oh God!" at that moment.
http://vivi-art.deviantart.com/art/Sexy-Angel-205951881
TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher
Jun 19, 2013, 9:10:12 AM6/19/13
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On Jun 17, 1:56 pm, Earle Jones <earle.jo...@comcast.net> wrote:
> In article
> <62057929-6edd-4ce7-b4dd-e39d4ad5d...@2g2000yqr.googlegroups.com>,
> > > TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher" <comandante.ban...@yahoo.com>
> > > wrote:
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> > > >ImaginebeingGodand having to deal with the Devil and Humanity. It's
> Amen, brother!
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> You've sure got that right!
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> I want to have a computer that does what I WANT it to do,
> And not what I TELL it to do.
>
> earle
> *
OK, let's not fantasize anymore about angels and get rational about
it...
Because of our "monkey mind" we are not as reliable or precise as a
computer, but we can take decisions that can save our lives. Imagine
someone is coming at you with a knife, you run or shoot him, right? A
computer would not know what to do in that case to save itself and so
in a thousand other applications it wouldn't know how to compute. The
key concept is 'WE THINK' THEREFORE WE ARE.
In other words Adam and Eve are our heroes. Unwilling to follow orders
they stood up to a God that acted like Hitler.
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> <thetibetanmon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Jun 16, 11:05 pm, kni...@baawa.com wrote:
> > > On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:21:44 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the Wise
> > > TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher" <comandante.ban...@yahoo.com>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > >ImaginebeingGodand having to deal with the Devil and Humanity. It's
> > > >a job I wouldn't want for myself, even when I'd have millions praying
> > > >for me. What would I care anyway. The responsibility is mine. Every
> > > >earthquake, every Titanic that sinks would be my responsibility.
>
> > > >Even Adam & Eve were a pain in the back. Stupid idiots,Godgave them
> > > >for me. What would I care anyway. The responsibility is mine. Every
> > > >earthquake, every Titanic that sinks would be my responsibility.
>
> > > >a simple command they couldn't follow. And worst of all, humans insist
> > > >on destroying the planet by every possible means. That's right, it
> > > >must be the job of the Devil.
>
> > > Boggles the mind at how stupid thegodis. Pointbeingthat the
> > > >on destroying the planet by every possible means. That's right, it
> > > >must be the job of the Devil.
>
> > > creature is omni-everything and 'still' made the Earth and humans.
>
> > > Where's my hammer? I need to smash my thumb on the concrete.
>
> > His wonderful plans --us living naked in the Garden of Eden forever--
> > were spoiled by a single woman. We all know how difficult it's for a
> > woman to pay attention to simple advice that we men offer since we
> > tend to think more. We assumeGodis a man since he saw the danger and
>
> > > Where's my hammer? I need to smash my thumb on the concrete.
>
> > His wonderful plans --us living naked in the Garden of Eden forever--
> > were spoiled by a single woman. We all know how difficult it's for a
> > woman to pay attention to simple advice that we men offer since we
> > was quick to punish Adam & Eve. My GF forgets what I tell her all the
> > time. And I'm absentminded myself. The Buddhists call this state of
> > mind "monkey mind." WhenGodgave the command "not to eat from the
> > time. And I'm absentminded myself. The Buddhists call this state of
> > Tree of Knowledge," it may have been ignored by a simple mental lapse,
> > sort of like a computer glitch. And we are missing the reset button.
>
> > So Humanity was made with a monkey mind and no reset button. In other
> > words, we would never buy a computer that worked like us.
>
> *
> > sort of like a computer glitch. And we are missing the reset button.
>
> > So Humanity was made with a monkey mind and no reset button. In other
> > words, we would never buy a computer that worked like us.
>
> Amen, brother!
>
> You've sure got that right!
>
> I want to have a computer that does what I WANT it to do,
> And not what I TELL it to do.
>
> earle
> *
OK, let's not fantasize anymore about angels and get rational about
it...
Because of our "monkey mind" we are not as reliable or precise as a
computer, but we can take decisions that can save our lives. Imagine
someone is coming at you with a knife, you run or shoot him, right? A
computer would not know what to do in that case to save itself and so
in a thousand other applications it wouldn't know how to compute. The
key concept is 'WE THINK' THEREFORE WE ARE.
In other words Adam and Eve are our heroes. Unwilling to follow orders
they stood up to a God that acted like Hitler.
TibetanMonkey, the Beach Cruiser Philosopher
Jun 19, 2013, 6:09:43 PM6/19/13
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On Jun 19, 5:38 pm, "Joan F \(MI\)" <jjf...@removethisameritech.net>
wrote:
> It would know if it had been programmed to make such a decision. We, too,
> are programmed by our life experiences which tend to be much broader than
> those for which basic computers are programmed. The specialied computers
> that run things like power plants and space stations though can make
> decision much beyond human ability and much faster because they are
> programmed to handle enormous data inputs.
True, however we may "program" ourselves to act in this or that way
and then --at the moment of truth-- let our emotions take over.
Say we are trained in martial arts and we end up running when facing a
guy with a knife. Computers have no emotions such as fear or empathy.
We may assume that the "snake" begged Eve to try the forbidden fruit,
which spoiled all of God's plans. Then the blame lies on God, the
programmer of this computer we call brain. Satan was playing with
feelings, which are human after all.
So God wanted a computer and Satan a human being. ;)
wrote:
> It would know if it had been programmed to make such a decision. We, too,
> are programmed by our life experiences which tend to be much broader than
> those for which basic computers are programmed. The specialied computers
> that run things like power plants and space stations though can make
> decision much beyond human ability and much faster because they are
> programmed to handle enormous data inputs.
True, however we may "program" ourselves to act in this or that way
and then --at the moment of truth-- let our emotions take over.
Say we are trained in martial arts and we end up running when facing a
guy with a knife. Computers have no emotions such as fear or empathy.
We may assume that the "snake" begged Eve to try the forbidden fruit,
which spoiled all of God's plans. Then the blame lies on God, the
programmer of this computer we call brain. Satan was playing with
feelings, which are human after all.
So God wanted a computer and Satan a human being. ;)
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