...from them, but you don't. Thus, you're stuck. If I reply in any way that pushes any of your pathetically obvious emotional buttons, you can't resist the impulse to respond defensively. Try this. Just respond in alt.philosophy.taoism but delete alt.magick from your crosspost list first. Then refrain from peeking into alt.magick to see how I handled it. It'll be tough, but I bet you can do it if you really try. That way, you can ...

"{:-])))" <...being@home...> wrote in message news:oo23d4trt4vmvuvhs77nbomd4n0p36huc0@4ax.com... "Bassos" <zebazz_NOPE@zonnet.nl> wrote: "{:-])))" <...@...> wrote: Your horns are upside down. I'm not sure what to make of t'hat. It's the little demon on your shoulder. The line of least resistance is not interested in surviving or not surviving. It simply links. The line flows and curves and swirls. ...

"noname" <no@no.no> wrote in message news:mmr6d45p0rugvcro4qabcq3t15coc6tb7l@4ax.com... "Tom" <dantPAYATTENTIONomel@comcast.net> wrote: "noname" <no@no.no> wrote in message news:re04d45q522vrd6q2d0nt1g4ut9r4gqisv@4ax.com... I'm curious. What's a rabid materialist such as yourself doing in alt.magick? What qualities denote a "rabid materialist", in your opinion? The 'rabid' part is a conclusion drawn ...

> "Tom" <dantPAYATTENTIONomel@comcast.net> wrote: <snip> "noname" <no@no.no> ...mechanisms are so egalitarian, anybody with a few bucks can buy one, the more bucks you have the nicer the mechanism. I guess I'm silly too, in addition to curious, I think mechanisms are nearly the polar opposite of magick. I would suggest that mechanisms are physically subject to majick, just as any other physical article......

... act and a non-magical act. Compare and contrast them. Piss off, I am not your servant. Why are you in alt.philosophy.taoism anyway? *I* am not in alt.philosophy.taoism any more that *you* are. Here again you demonstrate your preference for details over essence. You consistently use it to avoid. Pay attention. And do not let the...

...majickal high technology be called? Are you a troll in the context of alt.magick? Has your trollery spilled over into alt.philosophy.taoism then? Why are you in alt.philosophy.taoism anyway? We're boring there, it isn't worth your mechanical time to pollute the place. Some of the other philosophy groups are filled with ...

"marika" <marika5000@gmail.com> wrote in message news:BpqdnZyZhdpR_0_VnZ2dnUVZ_uadnZ2d@rcn.net... "Tom" <dantPAYATTENTIONomel@comcast.net> wrote in message news:jbednQ-2Ho6EuFLVnZ2dnUVZ_oWdnZ2d@comcast.com... I have read that book twice. I have also seen him in person http://groups.google.com/group/alt.religion.kibology/msg/d0891c7972289a7a?hl=en I often disagree with him as you can see from ...

"marika" <marika5000@gmail.com> wrote in message news:BpqdnZyZhdpR_0_VnZ2dnUVZ_uadnZ2d@rcn.net... "Tom" <dantPAYATTENTIONomel@comcast.net> wrote in message news:jbednQ-2Ho6EuFLVnZ2dnUVZ_oWdnZ2d@comcast.com... I have read that book twice. I have also seen him in person http://groups.google.com/group/alt.religion.kibology/msg/d0891c7972289a7a?hl=en I often disagree with him as you can see from ...

... I made between a machine and a mechanism. This is a very common error, not paying attention. Or maybe alt.magick is about sleight-of-hand and card tricks and has nothing to do with actual magic. How are you defining magick? Give me an example of a magical act and a non-magical act. Compare and contrast them. Why are you in alt.philosophy.taoism anyway? *I* am not in alt.philosophy.taoism any more that *you* are.

"Bassos" <zebazz_NOPE@zonnet.nl> wrote in message news:48cffe21$0$2920$e4fe514c@dreader13.news.xs4all.nl... You are flirting with me :) That's ok, i will annoy you soon enough. everyone annoys me pretty much from inception. You will certainly have to work harder to distinguish yourself then mk5000 "Wallace wrote about this subject in his brilliant essay about how watching Roger Federer play tennis was,...