Comments on: Aikido: The Peaceful Resolution of Conflict http://revellian.com/2008/04/25/aikido-the-peaceful-resolution-of-conflict/ Psycho-linguistical Dialectology: From The Edge Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:39:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: The Insanity of Stereotypes, Labels and Generalizations | Revellian Dot Com http://revellian.com/2008/04/25/aikido-the-peaceful-resolution-of-conflict/#comment-6617 The Insanity of Stereotypes, Labels and Generalizations | Revellian Dot Com Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:37:44 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=699#comment-6617 [...] talked about how we do not realize how much power we truly have in my previous post on aikido. You live your life, do the best you can and become a slave to society itself. People have this [...] [...] talked about how we do not realize how much power we truly have in my previous post on aikido. You live your life, do the best you can and become a slave to society itself. People have this [...]

]]> By: Revellian http://revellian.com/2008/04/25/aikido-the-peaceful-resolution-of-conflict/#comment-6611 Revellian Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:13:34 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=699#comment-6611 Hi Aaron, Ron Paul would have to win the republican primary to stand any kind of chance. I could do a write in in the general election for him, but it is more important at this stage to keep McCain out of office. If it's between Hillary and McCain, I will be forced to do a Ron Paul write in because I couldn't live with myself voting for either of them...hahaha :mrgreen: Hi Aaron, Ron Paul would have to win the republican primary to stand any kind of chance. I could do a write in in the general election for him, but it is more important at this stage to keep McCain out of office. If it’s between Hillary and McCain, I will be forced to do a Ron Paul write in because I couldn’t live with myself voting for either of them…hahaha :mrgreen:

]]> By: Revellian http://revellian.com/2008/04/25/aikido-the-peaceful-resolution-of-conflict/#comment-6610 Revellian Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:09:11 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=699#comment-6610 Just to clarify, I am not a Christian. I was raised to be one but am no longer, I changed my views at age 13. I believe that Jesus is a myth; he is an astrotheological literary hybrid derived from the Egyptian sun god Horus who was also born Dec. 25, died for three days an was resurrected. Basically, there are dozens of sun gods who share the exact same traits as Jesus. I do not believe that Jesus was a real person - he is real, but only in the Bible and never actually made it into the historical record. I know that religious people find that offensive, but I think people do not actually know the true history of how the bible was written. Having said that, I do believe there is something, but I do not believe anything in the bible. I have lost friends and destroyed relationships all because I don't believe in the bible. I believe if I ever get married, it will probably not be with a religious person. There are people that despise and hate me because I don't believe what they believe - so I am a little disgruntled with religion in general. I have strong ethics and moral values and am a good person, but in the eyes of a Christian, I am a lost soul who will burn in the fires of hell. Thank God I don't believe any of that. I sincerely hope I didn't offend you and hope you don't judge me for what I believe because I have been shunned and condescended upon by many Christians. I think some of them would probably kill me if their preacher told them to...hahahahahaha! Thanks Sandman, have a great day :mrgreen: Just to clarify, I am not a Christian. I was raised to be one but am no longer, I changed my views at age 13. I believe that Jesus is a myth; he is an astrotheological literary hybrid derived from the Egyptian sun god Horus who was also born Dec. 25, died for three days an was resurrected. Basically, there are dozens of sun gods who share the exact same traits as Jesus. I do not believe that Jesus was a real person - he is real, but only in the Bible and never actually made it into the historical record. I know that religious people find that offensive, but I think people do not actually know the true history of how the bible was written.

Having said that, I do believe there is something, but I do not believe anything in the bible. I have lost friends and destroyed relationships all because I don’t believe in the bible. I believe if I ever get married, it will probably not be with a religious person. There are people that despise and hate me because I don’t believe what they believe - so I am a little disgruntled with religion in general.

I have strong ethics and moral values and am a good person, but in the eyes of a Christian, I am a lost soul who will burn in the fires of hell. Thank God I don’t believe any of that. I sincerely hope I didn’t offend you and hope you don’t judge me for what I believe because I have been shunned and condescended upon by many Christians. I think some of them would probably kill me if their preacher told them to…hahahahahaha! Thanks Sandman, have a great day :mrgreen:

]]> By: Aaron Cook http://revellian.com/2008/04/25/aikido-the-peaceful-resolution-of-conflict/#comment-6606 Aaron Cook Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:55:44 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=699#comment-6606 Hey buddy, appreciate your reposting of my comment. :) Haven't seen the full version yet, but am looking forward to it as soon as I can. Oh, and don't count Ron Paul out just yet! He just got 16% of the vote in the republican primary in Pennsylvania...a very pleasant surprise that shows that the "Revolution" is growing, growing, growing! And in Nevada yesterday..."Delegates cheered earlier in the day as former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney urged support for McCain. Later, though, Paul got even louder applause as he delivered his message of individual freedom and fiscal responsibility." Yeah! We've just gotta keep plugging along and things will work themselves out. Main stream media has done its damnedest to keep Ron Paul's message under wraps in order to protect their own wallets, but more and more people are seeing through it day after day after day. :) Anyway, take care, my friend. I appreciate you. Shine on, Aaron <em>Aaron Cook's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AaronCook/~3/276524763/hump-day-humor-russian-dolls-alex.html' rel="nofollow">Hump Day Humor: Russian Dolls - Alex Nussbaum</a></em> Hey buddy, appreciate your reposting of my comment. :) Haven’t seen the full version yet, but am looking forward to it as soon as I can. Oh, and don’t count Ron Paul out just yet! He just got 16% of the vote in the republican primary in Pennsylvania…a very pleasant surprise that shows that the “Revolution” is growing, growing, growing!

And in Nevada yesterday…”Delegates cheered earlier in the day as former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney urged support for McCain. Later, though, Paul got even louder applause as he delivered his message of individual freedom and fiscal responsibility.”

Yeah! We’ve just gotta keep plugging along and things will work themselves out. Main stream media has done its damnedest to keep Ron Paul’s message under wraps in order to protect their own wallets, but more and more people are seeing through it day after day after day. :)
Anyway, take care, my friend. I appreciate you.

Shine on,
Aaron

Aaron Cook’s last blog post..Hump Day Humor: Russian Dolls - Alex Nussbaum

]]> By: Revellian http://revellian.com/2008/04/25/aikido-the-peaceful-resolution-of-conflict/#comment-6612 Revellian Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:34:54 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=699#comment-6612 Yes that youtube link caused the comment not to go through. That is an excerpt from Zeitgeist, a film I've been recommending for several months and also mentioned for the 5th time in my newest post. People are often unwilling to even listen to the truth, but this film is extremely difficult to dispute. Really, the film does not say to not believe in God, but to understand God in a truthful way. Have you watched the entire 2 hour version from the Zeitgeist website? They are one of Ron Paul's biggest supporters and it's a shame he didn't get a nomination - I wish I could vote for him. It's really good to see you here, and I'm glad you are an informed citizen. It is up to you and I - along with many others who can help spread truth and bring people together, not separate them further. Have a great day Aaron! :mrgreen: Yes that youtube link caused the comment not to go through. That is an excerpt from Zeitgeist, a film I’ve been recommending for several months and also mentioned for the 5th time in my newest post. People are often unwilling to even listen to the truth, but this film is extremely difficult to dispute. Really, the film does not say to not believe in God, but to understand God in a truthful way.

Have you watched the entire 2 hour version from the Zeitgeist website? They are one of Ron Paul’s biggest supporters and it’s a shame he didn’t get a nomination - I wish I could vote for him.

It’s really good to see you here, and I’m glad you are an informed citizen. It is up to you and I - along with many others who can help spread truth and bring people together, not separate them further. Have a great day Aaron! :mrgreen:

]]> By: Revellian http://revellian.com/2008/04/25/aikido-the-peaceful-resolution-of-conflict/#comment-6619 Revellian Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:25:59 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=699#comment-6619 Hi Aaron, your comment didn't show up so I reprinted it: Hey buddy! I’ve been a little out of the loop in the blogging world lately, but am slowly catching up and getting back into the swing of things. I needed a bit of a break, too. :) “There seemed to be too many different versions of Christianity, all with differing viewpoints. Every group thinks they are right.” - Very true, indeed. There are too many varying versions of many similar beliefs. Here’s a related video that I’m sure you’ll find quite interesting: People need to familiarize themselves with the facts about religion…its roots, it’s history, and what it teaches today. For example, the history of the devil (http://www.guba.com/watch/3000087824). Very interesting. In one derives his/her information from just one source (like the Bible, for example), then one is doomed to be quite misinformed and quite misled. In all facets of life we require the application of logic, scientific/tangible proof and the validation of facts via multiple sources (sources without an agenda, of course)…except for when it comes to religion. Then we are asked (expected) to throw all that stuff out the door and simply have faith and believe. Nope, that’s not an approach that works for me…especially when it comes to my eternity. :P Additionally, the vast majority of people simply believe that which they were brought up to believe as children…never having explored (in entirety) the countless other religions that exist (and spring up) today. It’s as silly as saying/believing Dodge is the best, when you’ve never once seen, touched or driven a Toyota, Chevy, Ford, Honda, Cadillac, Jeep, Hyundai, Mazda, Saab, Volkswagen, etc. Anyway, excellent post. I’d love to comment more but I’ve got a lot of catching up to do! :) Shine on, Aaron Hi Aaron, your comment didn’t show up so I reprinted it:

Hey buddy! I’ve been a little out of the loop in the blogging world lately, but am slowly catching up and getting back into the swing of things. I needed a bit of a break, too. :)
“There seemed to be too many different versions of Christianity, all with differing viewpoints. Every group thinks they are right.” - Very true, indeed. There are too many varying versions of many similar beliefs.

Here’s a related video that I’m sure you’ll find quite interesting:

People need to familiarize themselves with the facts about religion…its roots, it’s history, and what it teaches today. For example, the history of the devil (http://www.guba.com/watch/3000087824). Very interesting.

In one derives his/her information from just one source (like the Bible, for example), then one is doomed to be quite misinformed and quite misled. In all facets of life we require the application of logic, scientific/tangible proof and the validation of facts via multiple sources (sources without an agenda, of course)…except for when it comes to religion. Then we are asked (expected) to throw all that stuff out the door and simply have faith and believe. Nope, that’s not an approach that works for me…especially when it comes to my eternity. :P
Additionally, the vast majority of people simply believe that which they were brought up to believe as children…never having explored (in entirety) the countless other religions that exist (and spring up) today. It’s as silly as saying/believing Dodge is the best, when you’ve never once seen, touched or driven a Toyota, Chevy, Ford, Honda, Cadillac, Jeep, Hyundai, Mazda, Saab, Volkswagen, etc.

Anyway, excellent post. I’d love to comment more but I’ve got a lot of catching up to do! :)
Shine on,
Aaron

]]> By: Revellian http://revellian.com/2008/04/25/aikido-the-peaceful-resolution-of-conflict/#comment-6613 Revellian Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:22:27 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=699#comment-6613 Hi Aaron for some reason your comment didn't take! Hi Aaron for some reason your comment didn’t take!

]]> By: Revellian http://revellian.com/2008/04/25/aikido-the-peaceful-resolution-of-conflict/#comment-6609 Revellian Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:19:04 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=699#comment-6609 Thanks Susan! First, I want to thank the religious people who really do care and do not judge others. I do believe that governments use religious dogma to control and manipulate public opinion which is truly at the heart of the terrorism problem. People need to wake up. With so much negativity surrounding the Muslim faith, the frightening fundamentalist Christians are equally to blame for many problems. I am afraid of what is going on with the world's religions and it's time for humanity to rise above them to find the love and empathy we all need so very much :smile: Thanks Susan! First, I want to thank the religious people who really do care and do not judge others. I do believe that governments use religious dogma to control and manipulate public opinion which is truly at the heart of the terrorism problem. People need to wake up. With so much negativity surrounding the Muslim faith, the frightening fundamentalist Christians are equally to blame for many problems. I am afraid of what is going on with the world’s religions and it’s time for humanity to rise above them to find the love and empathy we all need so very much :smile:

]]> By: Revellian http://revellian.com/2008/04/25/aikido-the-peaceful-resolution-of-conflict/#comment-6608 Revellian Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:06:40 +0000 http://revellian.com/?p=699#comment-6608 Thanks Jasko, I really love that Danilo Kis quote, it is absolutely true. There is a new movement called the "new atheists" which are a fundamentalist group equally as disturbing as any fundamentalist religion. They are all missing the truth and will end up causing more problems than ever. Humanity can have strong ethics without subscribing to any form of strict religious thought. I respect all people's beliefs until they become dangerous and breed hatred and intolerance. The world needs empathy now more than ever, not more reasons to be separate. Thanks so much for reading! :smile: Thanks Jasko, I really love that Danilo Kis quote, it is absolutely true. There is a new movement called the “new atheists” which are a fundamentalist group equally as disturbing as any fundamentalist religion. They are all missing the truth and will end up causing more problems than ever.

Humanity can have strong ethics without subscribing to any form of strict religious thought. I respect all people’s beliefs until they become dangerous and breed hatred and intolerance. The world needs empathy now more than ever, not more reasons to be separate. Thanks so much for reading! :smile:

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