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   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2018050912082787714-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > Maybe, but that doesn't affect my business nearly as much :-)   
      
   Just because they're other creatures doesn't mean they'd be any worse either   
   )   
   Imagine trained apes playing ;) Kind of like that now!   
      
   > Children, and people who think like children, often reject doing anything   
   > they are " told " to do. That seems a fundimental rebellion trait that is   
   > built in to humans.   
      
   I guess I just can't relate to that so much, particularly when considering   
   taking flying lessons - the instructor tells the student pilot what do do   
   constantly.   
      
   > Some learn to think and in doing so can overcome that automatic reaction.   
   > Others don't, and often spend their lives rebelling.  Just to prove they   
   > can, that no one will tell them what to do.   
      
   That's  crazy, at least to me it is, because if I'm going to rebel against   
   something, I must have the conviction to do so based knowledge of such   
   things as WHY!   
      
   On the  other hand, if someone tells me what to do with an attitude that   
   they somehow OWN me, or otherwise USE me at their pleasure, THAT will begin   
   to provide a reason of WHY to rebel.   
      
   > I'm working on a theory that there are two fundimental ways of living.   
   > One, accept there is a God and all that goes with that. Or deny any sort   
   > of creator, and go from there.   
      
   There is a third way:   
      
   Knowledge of the presence of God (without necessarily personally knowing   
   Him) is instinctive in ALL of His creatures, but the rebellious, those who   
   Deceive themselves into pretending that they are their own 'god', CHOOSE to   
   go through life *as though* there is no God...something I call Practical   
   Atheism - atheism in practice....I used to be like that prior to 1974, a   
   person better known as a Deist...someone who only knows *of* God but does   
   Not personally know Him.   
      
   > Where that matters now, to me, is in how I deal with a sort of interesting   
   > wisdom that is coming with my age.  On one hand, the ..   
   > athiest view, I should, for the good of humanity, share what I learn. That   
   > way humanity as a whole can benefit. If I figured out how to build an anti   
   > gravity device, I should tell people so we all could benefit.   
      
   Jeremiah 17:9 states that: The heart is deceitful above all things, and   
   desperately wicked: who can know it?   
      
   There is Nothing as Disgusting, Despicable, Vile, Wicked, and thoroughly   
   EVIL as Human VERMIN!!!   
      
   History Indisputably CONFIRMS that throughout.   
      
   Humans make the fallen angles, commonly known as Devils and Demons Pale by   
   comparison...and those unclean spirits are BAD...but human Evil eclipses   
   even that, because NOTHING is more Evil than Human Devils!!!   
      
   Because they reject God, they reject goodness, so doing something, anything   
   for their good is a waste of effort - Unless, and ONLY unless they First   
   EVOLVE! No, not that silly Darwinian biological 'evolution' Nonsense, but   
   rather a Spiritual Evolution...to rise ABOVE being 'human' to become   
   children of  God rather than of Satan! Only then will they Willingly Stop   
   Rebelling against Goodness, i.e.. Godliness, to receive ANY kind of benefit,   
   or Blessing!!!   
      
   > On the other hand, if you accept higher beings or maybe even just   
   > reincarnation, then this existence is a school.   
      
   It IS a school...often described as 'boot camp'.   
      
   > And in that sense we are prevented from passing on the really important   
   > things we learn because that would wreck the game.   
      
   Not at all. It's not  a game, but rather an Education, a Learning   
   experience, and as we so painfully know, so very many Refuse to Learn!   
      
   > On this point, lessons about dealing with people and morality, seem to   
   > have to be learned on your own. No one can tell you how things really   
   > work.   
      
   That's why walking with God is so Critically Important, Vital in fact!!!   
      
   > As I age I see how the game is played.  No one told me the truth on many   
   > major points.   
      
   Apart from God, there is no wisdom, hence the saying that there's no Fool   
   like an old Fool.   
      
   > And in just the same way, I can't really tell anyone else. For one thing   
   > they wouldn't believe me.  Because ?    The automatic " you're not telling   
   > me anything " attitude I see all aound me.   
      
   > See how it works :-)   
      
   Yes, that's how Satan's Plan works...but ONLY if FOOLS insist on remaining   
   FOOLS, and ultimately eternally DAMNED FOOLS!!!   
      
   > I learn amazing new things, have better understanding every day.  And I'm   
   > realizing that all for me. I can't share it, people won't listen.  They   
   > have to go thru the school this life is on their own. No tutoring on the   
   > substantive points allowed.   
      
   With God, no one needs to go it alone!   
      
   > We haven't had a band rehearsal in over a month. Are we even still talking   
   > to each other ?  I dunno. I'm working on music for my saturday solo gig.   
      
   Sounds like they're about as interested in staying in touch as they are   
   about being a tight band, not very.   
      
   >  The real Elvis was dead before I noticed him.   All I've seen are Elvis   
   > impersonators.  And so, I've formed my opinion of him based on bad   
   > immitations.   
      
   Not being an Elvis fan, I've never bothered with the impersonators, only the   
   recordings of the  genuine article - so my opinions are based only on that,   
   his Music ;)   
      
   > Much like people judged Sara Palin based on some saturday night comic's   
   > insulting impersonation of the woman, " I can see russia from my house ".   
   > The real Palin never said that, the comic making fun of her did.   
      
   I don't even bother with crap like that.   
      
   > Elvis is a much better performer than I knew, because I'd only seen the   
   > immitators, and they generally suck, or in some cases are making fun of   
   > the man.   
      
   The real Elvis was an excellent performer.   
      
   > We use to do fairs.  Less than an hour onstage, more like 40 minutes.   
      
   To me, that's doing unfairs ;)   
      
   > Ether get to playing or ,,,,,,,, huh, it's all over, when are we gonna do   
   > my song ?   
      
   BUMMER!   
      
   > Bored isn't the game at that level.  Money is  $$$$$$$$$$$$$$   
      
   Jim   
      
   Any level is a Filthy Lucre level...but Music is something more, MUCH   
   MORE!!!   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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