Is the world as it appears to be, or is there some further reality beyond appearance? Plato's allegory of the cave, from The Republic, is one of the most famous and beautiful expositions of the difference between appearance and reality. Using Socrates as his mouthpiece, Plato argues that empirical knowledge amounts to no more than knowledge of appearances. In fact, he claims, our perceptual knowledge is at least thrice removed: it is merely knowledge of the shadows of illusions of reality.
"Instead of make vulgar allusions to sex, why don't you instead build your own expertise?"
= vulgar allusions to sex ? = i said-it-all-straight, no allusion...
= back-in-the-days, when i asked YOU not to use any words like "dulard" or synonims... what did YOU say , LUNA ? - go back & check...
= i CAN'T do my own expertise 'cause i'm zero-skillz, remember?
... i "roast-ly" asked YOU -as the TEAM i thought we'd be, or act-like, for some help... which i don't need anymore, 'cause i found-out who rules the world... pindar does.
All I meant to say was that (and I thought I was perhaps vulgar in my initial wording so I changed what I was going to write) being skilled at something is not innate. For instance, I'm a pianist; do you think I have ANY innate musical ability? No! I worked very hard and now I'm very good at it (but really mediocre and pathetic for a professional, really). And I have a very good ear, but I worked very hard for it!
Also @Brian is an amazing mystic. Do you honestly think he didn't hone his skills AT ALL? That he was just born with his abilities to dowse, meditate and access the Akashic Records? No!
Any skill is the result of hard work and dedication. Even walking! For instance, you learned how to walk, did you not? I did too! You fell many times but you got up and kept trying. You didn't just say "well, maybe walking isn't really for me" and give up, did you?
" I thought I was perhaps vulgar in my initial wording so I changed what I was going to write"
= & the spontaneity-of-it "went/drained on the river of saturday" = free-translatyon of a romanian saying, which means "there it goes (away)"...
&, yes - BRIAN , just like each of YOU, was born with skillz ! = paranormal-abilityes & walking parallel is not-at-all adequate...
- what-if a child is born with a legs-problem = like me with a brain-damage - retarded, that is?
= make that kiddo walk & make me think-straight = it's like saying to an authyst : "you're on your own, deal with it & try-hard to communicate, nobody's gonna move a finger in-line to help you..."
... i mean, whether a person is born without a particular skill, there is no way to develop that skill.
= an ingeneer is not a doctor, a singer is born with a voice gift-from-GOD etc. ...
The seal of this covenant was the rainbow, which, it is likely, was seen in the clouds before, but was never a seal of the covenant till now it was made so. The rainbow appears when we have most reason to fear the rain prevailing....
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Instead of make vulgar allusions to sex, why don't you instead build your own expertise?
All I meant to say was that (and I thought I was perhaps vulgar in my initial wording so I changed what I was going to write) being skilled at something is not innate. For instance, I'm a pianist; do you think I have ANY innate musical ability? No! I worked very hard and now I'm very good at it (but really mediocre and pathetic for a professional, really). And I have a very good ear, but I worked very hard for it!
Also @Brian is an amazing mystic. Do you honestly think he didn't hone his skills AT ALL? That he was just born with his abilities to dowse, meditate and access the Akashic Records? No!
Any skill is the result of hard work and dedication. Even walking! For instance, you learned how to walk, did you not? I did too! You fell many times but you got up and kept trying. You didn't just say "well, maybe walking isn't really for me" and give up, did you?