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Noooooooooo, the horror. That’s why I am a ‘dualist’ (is that a thing? I mean a person with a not ‘non-dual’ outlook). Wish granted. Only for you to find out that in none of these languages you can connect emotionally with other people (Ha ha, evil laughter emoji).

Yes

He was very involved with Laurens Jan van der Post (who was interested in a.o. the Kalahari Bushmen).

All I can see is, ‘sign in to confirm you’re not a bot.

Hi Lizzy. You’ve come to the right place. Welcome to the forum. Enjoy.

Ha ha, wuji wu-memory. Welcome back to the forum. Enjoy.

Thanks for posting that. I agree. I had thought the opening post rather mean spirited.

Wish granted. And therewith the door opened to various creepy comments as today is Halloween.  I wish people would accept others with (harmless) different ideas.

Chinese refers to time as coming from above, then going down.

In this thread you can post and then delete it. Delete it and forget about it.

Why are you quoting from the NT? This thread is about ‘The construction of Judaism’.

Faith concerns itself with the unknowable. Exactly. Yes. E.g. ecclesiastes 3:11

Now you’re just bragging. Hi ragune. Sounds like lots of adventures had. (Belated) welcome to the forum.

Hi tianzhang. Welcome to the forum.

deleted, as off topic.

Wow, gorgeous flowers. The audience walked out? Nice fringe on the curtains though.

O.K.

@ChiDragon Ah yes that makes sense, it’s very deep and beautiful imo.

@ChiDragon “靜觀其變 以靜制動”, is it a quote from the Classics?

I agree.

Idk. Just read this: The fertility rate in England and Wales has halved in 60 years as couples in their twenties and thirties have fewer children, says Office for National Statistics. (The Times front page today) But then again … “Concerns about population size and fertility were a constant in ancient Rome.” https://www.vindolanda.com/blog/roman-women-and-children-part-1 So now for my unpopular opinion

Be happy!

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It’s a joke in response to the post by Mark.

Some nice flowers.