Slavery?

[Supreme American]

The credit card companies think it is a pretty swell idea, too.

Interesting. I don't recall Wells Fargo hogtying me and selling me on the block at the town square. Perhaps I forgot.

[Great Dane]

I'm opposed to slavery but I don't see the point in being repulsed at slavery in the past. It is only within the last 200 years that slavery has become unacceptable in western nations. Slavery has been the norm for most of human history and is still practiced in parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

[LastManOnEarth]

We are in very deep philosophical waters here.

Scroll back up a bit to Magister's post. He seems to think that Spiritual growth can, and once did, take a very divergent path than the one you yearn for.

On a personal level, it might work out just fine. You'll be eminently popular with all your fellow Thralls.

Brother, the spiritual growth (or whatever you want to call it) of mankind as a whole is an absolute disaster.
And it doesn´t look like it´s getting better.

In fact, it´s getting exponentially worse.

[Supreme American]

I'm opposed to slavery but I don't see the point in being repulsed at slavery in the past. It is only within the last 200 years that slavery has become unacceptable in western nations. Slavery has been the norm for most of human history and is still practiced in parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

White guilt?

If one has such sentiments, they should consider that only whites ended slavery.

[Supreme American]

Brother, the spiritual growth (or whatever you want to call it) of mankind as a whole is an absolute disaster.
And it doesn´t look like it´s getting better.

In fact, it´s getting exponentially worse.

There's a liberal myth taught in schools that basically says that humankind is always progressing for the better. Cultural degeneracy and degradation such as in your Lady Gag photo show otherwise. We are absolutely regressing.

As far as spirituality goes, it's rather difficult to be such when there's no proof one way or another. This realm is bound to be stagnant, only progressing in terms of what rational thought can add.

[rhiannon]

As far as spirituality goes, it's rather difficult to be such when there's no proof one way or another. This realm is bound to be stagnant, only progressing in terms of what rational thought can add.

Yep. Gotta agree with this, too

[LastManOnEarth]

There's a liberal myth taught in schools that basically says that humankind is always progressing for the better. Cultural degeneracy and degradation such as in your Lady Gag photo show otherwise. We are absolutely regressing.

As far as spirituality goes, it's rather difficult to be such when there's no proof one way or another. This realm is bound to be stagnant, only progressing in terms of what rational thought can add.

That´s what I always come to; technologically and in the realm of scientific thought there has been a lot of progress.
However when it comes to spirituality mankind seems incompetent and hesitant in general.
Apart from some bright spots here and there it´s all depravity, greed and lack of purpose after the first "fix" of satisfaction.

The important question for me is if this debauchery is a result of:

- The basic inability of the Homo Sapiens species to do better in terms of spiritual development.

- A constant and invisible man-made satanic force striving to curse as many souls as possible at any given time for the purpose of rebelling against spiritual harmony and divine law in general.

Nicola Formichetti, Lady Gagas designer

Example of his work

There are countless other examples of people like this using the same symbolism, engaging in the same kind of repulsive, degenerate behaviour.
I mean, these people must come from somewhere.

Sorry for derailing the thread somewhat.
However I think my contribution is still related to slavery in a way.

[2DREZQ]

The important question for me is if this debauchery is a result of:

- The basic inability of the Homo Sapiens species to do better in terms of spiritual development.

- A constant and invisible man-made satanic force striving to curse as many souls as possible at any given time for the purpose of rebelling against spiritual harmony and divine law in general.

[CENTER]
Nicola Formichetti, Lady Gagas designer

Sorry for derailing the thread somewhat.
However I think my contribution is still related to slavery in a way.

Look at the number of species that have existed on earth for hundreds of millions of years. Look at where we appear to be headed with a running start of just a few tens of thousands of years.

Intelligence itself may be an evolutionary dead end.

Mother Nature on the phone to God: "Yes, Uh huh. No, a complete waste of time and resources. Yes, I agree completely. The mess? No problem I'll have it cleaned up in 10,000 and change. Next? Well, I've been working on an improved Trilobite, look how long those lasted! OK, I'll send up the budget. You look it over and let me know. If you sign off we can be up and running again in less than 1.5 million. Great, and thanks again, it was rather fun, wasn't it?"

[2DREZQ]

Interesting. I don't recall Wells Fargo hogtying me and selling me on the block at the town square. Perhaps I forgot.

Yeah. I even tried trading my firstborn for the balance, but they weren't interested.

[LastManOnEarth]

Look at the number of species that have existed on earth for hundreds of millions of years. Look at where we appear to be headed with a running start of just a few tens of thousands of years.

Intelligence itself may be an evolutionary dead end.

Mother Nature on the phone to God: "Yes, Uh huh. No, a complete waste of time and resources. Yes, I agree completely. The mess? No problem I'll have it cleaned up in 10,000 and change. Next? Well, I've been working on an improved Trilobite, look how long those lasted! OK, I'll send up the budget. You look it over and let me know. If you sign off we can be up and running again in less than 1.5 million. Great, and thanks again, it was rather fun, wasn't it?"

Yeah sure, I mean these are the kind of thoughts you get after watching pictures of people like Lady Gggagaga et al; "F#ck it all, let´s just cancel humanity in general and cover the whole planet with a huge brown tarp and then maybe in 500.000 years perhaps a more deserving species can title itself the "crown of creation".

The awarenenss of humanity is just so deep into this weird, degenerated, disappointing Mickey Mouse reality that it´s difficult to fathom.
I totally agree. Sad but true.