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Originally Posted by toothdust
Neverfly,
I have never heard you so philosophical before. I pretty much completely agree with what you said. Some people do take longer than others to find reasons to change their lives. As you said, some never will, and some lives will be constant change.
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Yeah see- throw that as an addendum to what I said earlier- Becuase our perceptions based on forum posts can get throwed off as well
I'm actually pretty philosophical- but I prefer to keep that away from BAUT posts.
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When looking back at my own life, I realize how little I knew just 5 years ago, 3, even just 1. When I was 18, I thought I knew it all, who doesn't when they are that age. Then the life revelations and growth really began. The "me" today probably would not want to hang out with the "me" 5 years ago.
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If I was looped back in time and encountered the me of ten years ago- I probably would have kicked my (three little asterisks).
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As for conspiracy theory, I still find it fascinating. I think there is plenty of evidence around us that the world is corrupt beyond belief, and corruption is conspiracy. But where as before I would have viewed that as some 'inherently evil, out to get me, ONE group of dark men controlling EVERYTHING, nothing I can do attitude', I now see that that was a flawed way of thinking. No way ONE entity is controlling this world. Many many many different groups all competing for money/power, and ultimately some form of control. I don't think money is bad, I think what money does to people is bad Just look whats its effect has been on our planet.
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The root of all evil?
I recall reading about Corporate espionage in which employees of the "other" corporation were often framed of had drugs planted on them etc (Especially at Customs) in order to delay or stall them while the framing companies employees work hard to beat the deadline.
When billions of dollars are on the line- yeah... there are definitely conspiracies out there.
The trouble with CT is that they don't usually know where to look for facts and where they let their imagination take over critical thinking.
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Its a strange world we live, and only getting stranger. But strange in a ponderous, interesting, profound way. Just the fact that I am sitting here even talking about this scale of stuff over a technological planetary brain is proof that we are alive at probably the most interesting point of history of this planet so far (or is that being egocentric?  ) |
I think it is. History is filled with a great many most interesting periods.
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Sitting back and thinking about that makes the pitiful money addicts who supposedly are conspiring about our enslavement just that more pathetic.
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Ironic- The more we depend on technology, the more slaves to money we become.
Which is ultimately what Modern Society is in developed countries. Slaves to the $.
We serve it.