07-02-2008, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Geiger Correction!  | Quote:
Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot As for that "action" thing .... people, don't be silly. Up to now, can you still not see? Action is merely a form of thought. Some of your actions may change your reality, but NONE of your actions were NOT an expression of your thought. If you were brain-dead, you wouldn't be taking any action. | Well now, the master's words are already causing consternation! It's funny actually, because I agree that in the first statment "Action is merely a form of thought" he is saying the opposite of what cylon said he'd said, but in his next breath ALG says "none of your actions were not an expression of your thought", which, removing the double-negative and unnecessary past tense, means "all your actions are an expression of your thought", which is pretty much what cylon said, but the opposite of his first statement. I can only conclude that either he meant that there was no difference between the two, or he was doing his regular trick of saying what sounds big and clever even if it means contradicting himself in the same paragraph. Actually, it's an old trick - if you make it rather problematic to decipher, there's much more chance of being turned into a prophet! It helps also if you say things like "People, don't be silly" and "Can you still not see?" I love you ALG, you old dog. |
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