Guest Imladil Posted March 19, 2001 Posted March 19, 2001 Is the river flowing away from the mountains, or is the ocean pulling it?
Guest Lujayne Posted March 19, 2001 Posted March 19, 2001 Neither, God makes the river flow. ------------- "He who has an argument cannot compete with he who has an experience."
Guest flamin_tie Posted March 19, 2001 Posted March 19, 2001 Wow...beautiful and religious...what a babe. *sigh* ------------------ "Do I cut the red wire or the green wire...ah, what the hell! You only live once!!*loud explosion*"
Guest General_Kioet Posted March 20, 2001 Posted March 20, 2001 *drops on the floor and starts having a seizure*
Guest Grand_Admiral_Ice Posted March 20, 2001 Posted March 20, 2001 God doesn't exist, why can't you white folk get that straight? God is a fictional character created long ago by parents to scare their kids into doing the right thing. I believe the river is flowing away from the moutains, something to do with gravity,I think. ------------------ I find your lack of faith disturbing
Guest Lt Cracken Posted March 20, 2001 Posted March 20, 2001 I'm with the gravity side. Though! The OCEAN, being the larger body of water, could have a strong "magnetic" effect. think baout it. take a damp sponge, and let it soke up the SAME AMOUNT water. now, take a dry sponge at let thet soak up water. the damp spounge will get MORE WATER!
Guest Imladil Posted March 20, 2001 Posted March 20, 2001 Ah, zen... I like Lujayne's answer. Those of us here in the west choose to anthropomorphize God, thus making Him a concept we can deal with...and in that context, true.* Does that help, Grand Ice? Zen is designed for people who can't take the left-handed approach to understanding the great mystery. Rather than trying to force the idea of a being called 'God' down one's throat, we go find out firsthand. ! The river koan is a take on one of my perennial favorites--'Is the flag moving, or is the wind?' My answer? Well, traditional zen seeks an answer that lies beyond words, so any answer expressed in words is insufficient. Taking that into consideration, my response is, 'It is simply in the water's nature to seek the ocean.' That's just me, though. I'm interested in what others come up with. <font size=1>*I, too, anthropomorphize God.</font>
Guest Rogue9 Posted March 20, 2001 Posted March 20, 2001 The River is Simply Flowing with the Current, the way God intended it to be
Guest Redwing Posted March 20, 2001 Posted March 20, 2001 ***disregard*** ------------------ At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have revenge. [This message has been edited by Redwing (edited March 21, 2001).]
Guest Imladil Posted March 20, 2001 Posted March 20, 2001 This isn't going to become a flame war... Everybody respect everybody else's opinion right now! *(Quietly charges shields and laser cannon.)*
Guest Rogue9 Posted March 20, 2001 Posted March 20, 2001 I attacked no one, although the X-wing is still better
Guest General_Kioet Posted March 20, 2001 Posted March 20, 2001 The X-Wing is best in Dogfights, while the A-Wing is best for hit and run.
Guest RogueFett Posted March 20, 2001 Posted March 20, 2001 The b-wing can deliver a more massive weapons load though. ------------------ "I have become more powerful than you could possibly imagine"
Guest Rogue9 Posted March 20, 2001 Posted March 20, 2001 You just gave there original design intentions Originally posted by General_Kioet: The X-Wing is best in Dogfights, while the A-Wing is best for hit and run.
Guest General_Kioet Posted March 20, 2001 Posted March 20, 2001 i like the God answer too. If he didn't create earth, there wouldn't be any river. Here's another answer: The river is flowing away from the mountains because the ocean is pulling it. oh, and ICE, dd you ever read a chapter out of the Bible?
Guest Grand_Admiral_Ice Posted March 20, 2001 Posted March 20, 2001 The Bible was written by drunks who needed money to buy their beer. Though i do not wish to trash your religions, many things that people thought "God" made happened were proven wrong by science and other means. Why believe in something no one has varification on? Yvan eht nioj!!! ------------------ I find your lack of faith disturbing
Guest Rogue9 Posted March 21, 2001 Posted March 21, 2001 I Deleted this Post -- I have no need to Argue, thank you for your time and Concern [This message has been edited by Rogue9 (edited March 20, 2001).]
Guest General_Kioet Posted March 21, 2001 Posted March 21, 2001 I'd give you tons of verification, but since i can't see you in person, there's no real reason to start a flaming war. well, i'll give you a little taste: Ever heard of golddust falling on people in the middle of prayer? Well, it has been tested, and SCIENTISTS say the gold is more pure than gold found on...earth.
Guest Imladil Posted March 21, 2001 Posted March 21, 2001 Okay. This topic is ended! It's a shame, but but I would appreciate it if this thread were closed... When I ran a zen discussion thread on this site before, I was impressed with how mature everyone was that we could discuss these greater questions about us, God and the universe without engaging in a flame war. We either respected each other's opinions or kept ours to ourselves...and the resulting conversations were both enjoyable and intelligent, no matter what one believed. I am disappointed in the individuals who have defiled this thread. You know who you are...
Guest General_Kioet Posted March 21, 2001 Posted March 21, 2001 I'll stop!!! i didn't flame ANYBODY!!! I just said what i believed and it's considered a flame?! this is treason!
Guest General_Kioet Posted March 21, 2001 Posted March 21, 2001 and that gold thing wasn't my opinion, it was the truth.
Guest Imladil Posted March 21, 2001 Posted March 21, 2001 Here it is again: Respect each other's opinions!
Guest Rogue9 Posted March 21, 2001 Posted March 21, 2001 Also Removed because of Uselesnes ICE if you could confine your opinions to none derogitory comments I would Appretiate it. [This message has been edited by Rogue9 (edited March 20, 2001).]
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