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   djinn to David Raleigh Arnold   
   Re: Story in story   
   30 Jul 16 16:07:55   
   
   XPost: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy, alt.philosophy.zen   
   From: meanmrmustard@gmail.com   
      
   "David Raleigh Arnold"  wrote in message   
   news:20160730155444.00bd6e81@Steorra...   
      
   >Please. There never was, is not, and never will be   
   >such a thing as a fight/flight reaction.   
      
   please. is that why you choose   
   to fight here by arguing?   
      
   > It could never evolve, because when this mythical   
   >reaction is supposed to take place, the subject is already   
   >in a situation where he/she will certainly die.   
      
   you seem to be quite mythical yourself.   
   can you prove to me that you exist?   
      
   >Survival is in having the knowledge to avoid   
   >deadly situations.   
      
   you don't seem to be surviving your temporary   
   human disguise all too well. it does seem to   
   be winning on all fore-seeable fronts.   
      
   > "Homo sapiens" means   
   >"knowing man" not "thinking man".   
      
   is this something that you think you know?   
      
   > People are little better than chickens   
      
   finger lickin' good ?   
      
   >We know a lot,   
      
   we? you and the mice in your pocket?   
      
   > and that's what keeps us   
   >alive.   
      
   you think you're alive? can you prove it?   
   your filtered perceptions and feelings   
   don't count.   
      
   > Meditation helps us to   
   >make better decisions.   
      
   like avoiding smart asses on uselessnet?   
      
   >Lord Buddha was a much better psychologist than   
   >Herr Freud. Or Deepak Chopra.   
      
   the ads on cereal boxes are better   
   psychology than deep pockets chopra.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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