Well on this we disagree. Bin Laden is operating based on principles that I can respect far more than Shrub's wealth and popularity motive. If I were in his shoes, I would be ready to fight in any way I could, also.
As for whose god, it is my intuition that each of us has the ability to tune into an inner truth that is universal, that we all share. Some people call this God. One man says my amygdala (brain part responsible for spiritual experience) is hyperactive. My personal sense of god may be misguided or real, and I have no way of proving it either way. I have observed, though, that people who are able to tune into that spiritual sense of the Unity of Everything are compassionate and peaceful.
My belief is that Bin Laden, given peaceable times instead of being hunted like a dog, would be a sweet peaceful mystic instead of calling for sneak attacks on our rich populace. His violence is defensive and retaliatory, while Shrub's is motivated by greed. Not the same.
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timeasmymeasure
Re: They're all full of shit
Date: 2006-03-18 04:59 pm (UTC)As for whose god, it is my intuition that each of us has the ability to tune into an inner truth that is universal, that we all share. Some people call this God. One man says my amygdala (brain part responsible for spiritual experience) is hyperactive. My personal sense of god may be misguided or real, and I have no way of proving it either way. I have observed, though, that people who are able to tune into that spiritual sense of the Unity of Everything are compassionate and peaceful.
My belief is that Bin Laden, given peaceable times instead of being hunted like a dog, would be a sweet peaceful mystic instead of calling for sneak attacks on our rich populace. His violence is defensive and retaliatory, while Shrub's is motivated by greed. Not the same.
Blessed BE!