> Two words for Eastern Buddhists: Rasputin and psychic. Western
> philosophical
> thought means that I can thought experiment my way through what is
> psychic.
> Really, the conclusion that I've reached with sociopathic-peasant girl is
> that she used her sex appeal to make trustworthy in my own mind the notion
> that psychic is real while she on the other hand doesn't believe in
> psychic
> at all... and she doesn't believe that balance is the sixth sense, either.
> Chinese government officials wount endorse anything which suggests that
> information can be transferred by psychic means, especially government
> information. Eastern Budhists are resolute in the idea that denial of
> self
> leads to balance in nature but they need to soften and calibrate. What is
> the best advice that I can give to Eastern Budhists at this point? There
> is
> a razor sharp distinction between morality and logic. Eastern Budhists
> typically set themselves up as being the moral compass of the societies
> that
> they are established in. If they could demonstrate a suitable application
> of their outlook by using logic instead, then they would have a sticking
> point to use against the governments who oppose them.
>
> --
> If you combine work with play then more work can be accomplished. Does
> anyone think Civilization is really cool!! I've never played online
> before.
>