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no, lecturing us sinners about consumerism in his ferragamo pumps!

sheez

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 01:29:42 AM EST
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CNN: Pope: 'Spiritual desert' growing across world

"In so many of our societies, side by side with material prosperity, a spiritual desert is spreading: an interior emptiness, an unnamed fear, a quiet sense of despair," the pontiff said.

We had a long summer evening discussion last night on the patio. Most of it was about how you could get people to replace religious beliefs with a simple moral code of neighbourliness that is at the core of most organized religions. There were no conclusions, but we did come up with a cracking concept for a TV series that could never be made.


You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 05:32:26 AM EST
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yup, substitute religion with practical common sense.

being an asshole brings bad luck.

fries with that?

ketchup?

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 06:24:19 AM EST
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You are surely not promoting superstition as a replacement? ;-)

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by Sven Triloqvist on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 06:31:47 AM EST
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that's the best part of diabloguing with you sven, i never quite know whether i'm serious or not! fun to play that edge...

people were superstitious before organising religions, methinks.

so i'm reaching out to them using a pre-religious wavelength.

older than god, older than that 'ole-time' religion even, lol

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 08:20:07 AM EST
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I dunno about substitute. Common sense and an innate sense of communal right and wrong seems to be the basis of all presciptions for living, even those codified into religions.

It's when the religious impulse becomes subverted to the purposes of political control that a lot of the nastier stuff comes out.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 07:16:03 AM EST
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an unnamed fear

Naming your fears makes them better?  say calling them something like "the devil"?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 06:52:25 AM EST
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Probably just product placement...

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by Sven Triloqvist on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 07:00:26 AM EST
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While we're at it, they say the Devil has all the best tunes. How does that work for people who like church music?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 07:04:23 AM EST
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'Modern' faith music sells very well in Finland. Sort of the Osmonds meet Sir Cliff with tambourines and Marshalls. I know a few session sinners who move happily between gigs for pop and gigs for the lord.

There are two pukka recording studios that specialize in above the belt, below the neck MOR with joyful lyrics.

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by Sven Triloqvist on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 08:48:51 AM EST
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I take it the spelling error is intentional? ;-)

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 09:54:15 AM EST
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All my errors are inintentional ;-)

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by Sven Triloqvist on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 10:00:15 AM EST
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 a Session sinner sounds an auwfuly polite euphemism.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 10:12:23 AM EST
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Being your error de jour? ;-)

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 11:30:38 AM EST
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