Title: My name is Khalliqa
Post by: Khalliqa on December 05, 2010, 12:00:58 AM
Post by: Khalliqa on December 05, 2010, 12:00:58 AM
A friend recommended the site.. and so I am here to browse.. read/learn and offer my opinion...
I am not an atheist, theist, deist or agnostic.. I seek understanding and wisdom wherever it is to be found and accept what is best within the confines of space/ time and what seems likely to survive as a positive addition to our human sojourn..
I am not an atheist, theist, deist or agnostic.. I seek understanding and wisdom wherever it is to be found and accept what is best within the confines of space/ time and what seems likely to survive as a positive addition to our human sojourn..
Title: Re: My name is Khalliqa
Post by: Cecilie on December 05, 2010, 01:16:42 AM
Post by: Cecilie on December 05, 2010, 01:16:42 AM
Welcome to HAF.
Title: Re: My name is Khalliqa
Post by: McQ on December 05, 2010, 02:11:40 AM
Post by: McQ on December 05, 2010, 02:11:40 AM
Welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy it.
Title: Re: My name is Khalliqa
Post by: The Magic Pudding on December 05, 2010, 08:56:41 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on December 05, 2010, 08:56:41 AM
Greetings Khalliqa, good luck with your search for wisdom.
Title: Re: My name is Khalliqa
Post by: Inevitable Droid on December 05, 2010, 09:19:40 AM
Post by: Inevitable Droid on December 05, 2010, 09:19:40 AM
Quote from: "Khalliqa"I seek understanding and wisdom wherever it is to be found and accept what is best within the confines of space/ time and what seems likely to survive as a positive addition to our human sojourn..
Welcome. How would you define best and positive? Also, do these words play into your definition of wisdom?
Title: Re: My name is Khalliqa
Post by: Khalliqa on December 05, 2010, 11:00:33 AM
Post by: Khalliqa on December 05, 2010, 11:00:33 AM
Thank you all for the welcome..
"Best" and "Positive" are contextual qualifiers.. They are relative and evaluated according to a particular goal...
And a "goal" is usually personal or collective.. A personal goal is determined by the subject and the collection of my personal ethics and proclivities..
A collective goal is determined by consensus.. I evaluate methods, events, words etc.. to determine whether it is in harmony with the goal.. and then I evaluate whether or not it is something that sits right with me personally.. My conclusion determines whether a stated method etc.. is best or positive relative to the goals..
Wisdom is judged probably by a pursuit's ability to lessen pain and suffering overtime.. and/or allow the development of talents, skills, and health for those involved.. in as much harmony as possible..
This is the best I can do to put it in words because without a homogeneous group any context is highly subjective.. and I would not be able to give a concrete definition.. so suffice it to say.. "wisdom is whatever I decide it to be at the moment.." :-)
Quote from: "Inevitable Droid"Quote from: "Khalliqa"I seek understanding and wisdom wherever it is to be found and accept what is best within the confines of space/ time and what seems likely to survive as a positive addition to our human sojourn..
Welcome. How would you define best and positive? Also, do these words play into your definition of wisdom?
"Best" and "Positive" are contextual qualifiers.. They are relative and evaluated according to a particular goal...
And a "goal" is usually personal or collective.. A personal goal is determined by the subject and the collection of my personal ethics and proclivities..
A collective goal is determined by consensus.. I evaluate methods, events, words etc.. to determine whether it is in harmony with the goal.. and then I evaluate whether or not it is something that sits right with me personally.. My conclusion determines whether a stated method etc.. is best or positive relative to the goals..
Wisdom is judged probably by a pursuit's ability to lessen pain and suffering overtime.. and/or allow the development of talents, skills, and health for those involved.. in as much harmony as possible..
This is the best I can do to put it in words because without a homogeneous group any context is highly subjective.. and I would not be able to give a concrete definition.. so suffice it to say.. "wisdom is whatever I decide it to be at the moment.." :-)
Title: Re: My name is Khalliqa
Post by: Inevitable Droid on December 05, 2010, 01:05:38 PM
Post by: Inevitable Droid on December 05, 2010, 01:05:38 PM
Quote from: "Khalliqa"Wisdom is judged probably by a pursuit's ability to lessen pain and suffering overtime.. and/or allow the development of talents, skills, and health for those involved.. in as much harmony as possible..
Might wisdom be characterized as the mental state of someone making a sincere attempt at balancing personal responsibility, self-actualization, benevolence, and fairness, grounded in complete and accurate data and valid logic?
I've used similar words in discussing other topics.
Title: Re: My name is Khalliqa
Post by: wildfire_emissary on December 08, 2010, 12:03:59 AM
Post by: wildfire_emissary on December 08, 2010, 12:03:59 AM
Hello and welcome.
Please continue your conversation with Droid as it is enlightening. I once thought that wisdom can only be had by people in the field of dentistry.
Please continue your conversation with Droid as it is enlightening. I once thought that wisdom can only be had by people in the field of dentistry.
Title: Re: My name is Khalliqa
Post by: Tank on December 16, 2010, 08:38:03 AM
Post by: Tank on December 16, 2010, 08:38:03 AM
Quote from: "Khalliqa"A friend recommended the site.. and so I am here to browse.. read/learn and offer my opinion...Hi Khalliqa
I am not an atheist, theist, deist or agnostic.. I seek understanding and wisdom wherever it is to be found and accept what is best within the confines of space/ time and what seems likely to survive as a positive addition to our human sojourn..
Welcome aboard, I've been away for a couple of weeks an I'm playing catch up on my greeting duties!
Looking forward to reading you other posts.
Regards
Chris