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Terrapin Station wrote: May 13th, 2020, 7:08 am
evolution wrote: May 13th, 2020, 1:45 am

Both assumptions are absolutely completely wrong.
You didn't pick up on the sarcasm?

Why, when I point out that you were wrong what you said then supposedly becomes so called "sarcasm".

Anyway, so how are you acquiring food, shelter, etc. without needing to use money?
You are still looking from, and thus only seeing, an extremely very narrowed view of things here.

How one person acquires food has absolutely nothing at all to do with what I actually said, and meant.
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evolution wrote: May 14th, 2020, 5:10 am
Terrapin Station wrote: May 13th, 2020, 7:08 am

You didn't pick up on the sarcasm?

Why, when I point out that you were wrong what you said then supposedly becomes so called "sarcasm".

Anyway, so how are you acquiring food, shelter, etc. without needing to use money?
You are still looking from, and thus only seeing, an extremely very narrowed view of things here.

How one person acquires food has absolutely nothing at all to do with what I actually said, and meant.
I commented that money is required for food, shelter, etc. I'm talking about how people acquire food, shelter, etc. Individuals must do this. It's how they stay alive, how they stay healthy, etc.

You wrote "Lol. If you think or believe money is required for food, shelter, ET cetera, then you have an extremely narrowed and short sighted view of things."

So I guess now that you're saying you do require money for food, shelter and so on? Who were you thinking of in commenting that money isn't required for this stuff?
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Terrapin Station wrote: May 14th, 2020, 5:42 am
evolution wrote: May 14th, 2020, 5:10 am

You are still looking from, and thus only seeing, an extremely very narrowed view of things here.

How one person acquires food has absolutely nothing at all to do with what I actually said, and meant.
I commented that money is required for food, shelter, etc. I'm talking about how people acquire food, shelter, etc. Individuals must do this. It's how they stay alive, how they stay healthy, etc.
LOL more. You are appearing actually completely CLOSED now, rather than just having an extremely narrow view of things.
Terrapin Station wrote: May 14th, 2020, 5:42 am You wrote "Lol. If you think or believe money is required for food, shelter, ET cetera, then you have an extremely narrowed and short sighted view of things."
Yes that is what I wrote.
Terrapin Station wrote: May 14th, 2020, 5:42 am So I guess now that you're saying you do require money for food, shelter and so on?
NO I AM NOT SAYING THIS AT ALL. If I did, then this would be an absolute LIE.

When you STOP guessing what I am saying, and meaning, and instead ask clarifying questions instead, then you will discover, and thus KNOW, the actual real Truth of things here.

If fact when people STOP assuming and/or believing any thing, then they are OPEN to discovering and/or learning thee actual Truth of ALL things.
Terrapin Station wrote: May 14th, 2020, 5:42 am Who were you thinking of in commenting that money isn't required for this stuff?
There it is FINALLY; a clarifying question.

Human beings.

Who did you think I was thinking of?
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evolution wrote: May 14th, 2020, 5:50 am
Terrapin Station wrote: May 14th, 2020, 5:42 am

I commented that money is required for food, shelter, etc. I'm talking about how people acquire food, shelter, etc. Individuals must do this. It's how they stay alive, how they stay healthy, etc.
LOL more. You are appearing actually completely CLOSED now, rather than just having an extremely narrow view of things.
Terrapin Station wrote: May 14th, 2020, 5:42 am You wrote "Lol. If you think or believe money is required for food, shelter, ET cetera, then you have an extremely narrowed and short sighted view of things."
Yes that is what I wrote.
Terrapin Station wrote: May 14th, 2020, 5:42 am So I guess now that you're saying you do require money for food, shelter and so on?
NO I AM NOT SAYING THIS AT ALL. If I did, then this would be an absolute LIE.

When you STOP guessing what I am saying, and meaning, and instead ask clarifying questions instead, then you will discover, and thus KNOW, the actual real Truth of things here.

If fact when people STOP assuming and/or believing any thing, then they are OPEN to discovering and/or learning thee actual Truth of ALL things.
Terrapin Station wrote: May 14th, 2020, 5:42 am Who were you thinking of in commenting that money isn't required for this stuff?
There it is FINALLY; a clarifying question.

Human beings.

Who did you think I was thinking of?
I'm only interested in this: how are you figuring that anyone doesn't require money for food, shelter, etc.? I'm not bothering with anything else in this conversation.
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Terrapin Station wrote: May 14th, 2020, 5:58 am
evolution wrote: May 14th, 2020, 5:50 am

LOL more. You are appearing actually completely CLOSED now, rather than just having an extremely narrow view of things.



Yes that is what I wrote.



NO I AM NOT SAYING THIS AT ALL. If I did, then this would be an absolute LIE.

When you STOP guessing what I am saying, and meaning, and instead ask clarifying questions instead, then you will discover, and thus KNOW, the actual real Truth of things here.

If fact when people STOP assuming and/or believing any thing, then they are OPEN to discovering and/or learning thee actual Truth of ALL things.



There it is FINALLY; a clarifying question.

Human beings.

Who did you think I was thinking of?
I'm only interested in this: how are you figuring that anyone doesn't require money for food, shelter, etc.? I'm not bothering with anything else in this conversation.
Well you can change the discussion any way you like, (you do have a huge tendency for doing this) but, if you are not going to discuss what I actually put forward, then you are on your own here.
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evolution wrote: May 14th, 2020, 7:52 pm
Terrapin Station wrote: May 14th, 2020, 5:58 am

I'm only interested in this: how are you figuring that anyone doesn't require money for food, shelter, etc.? I'm not bothering with anything else in this conversation.
Well you can change the discussion any way you like, (you do have a huge tendency for doing this) but, if you are not going to discuss what I actually put forward, then you are on your own here.
So would you say that money isn't required for food, shelter, and the like?
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obxexile wrote: May 9th, 2020, 11:26 pmIs It Unethical for Your Business Partner to Start Same Type Business In Competition w Yours?
No.
obxexile wrote: May 9th, 2020, 11:26 pm..... I started a small business, approached a friend to do some design work, he wanted to be a partner...then he took things we created together for my business, which he was a partner in, and started his own business, of the very same type, using nearly everything we created together for my business, including my designs, business plan, marketing, sales channels, etc, slapped his label on it ..... Is It Unethical
Yes. Perhaps even criminal.
obxexile wrote: May 9th, 2020, 11:26 pm .... and went into business against me, while still partners w me. ....
And you haven't severed your "partnership"?
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Terrapin Station wrote: May 15th, 2020, 9:52 am
evolution wrote: May 14th, 2020, 7:52 pm

Well you can change the discussion any way you like, (you do have a huge tendency for doing this) but, if you are not going to discuss what I actually put forward, then you are on your own here.
So would you say that money isn't required for food, shelter, and the like?
What I say is; We, human beings, do not need money to live.
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evolution wrote: May 16th, 2020, 7:30 pm
Terrapin Station wrote: May 15th, 2020, 9:52 am

So would you say that money isn't required for food, shelter, and the like?
What I say is; We, human beings, do not need money to live.
Are you talking hypothetically or are you claiming that this is the case re how things happen to be at the moment?
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Terrapin Station wrote: May 17th, 2020, 8:39 am
evolution wrote: May 16th, 2020, 7:30 pm

What I say is; We, human beings, do not need money to live.
Are you talking hypothetically or are you claiming that this is the case re how things happen to be at the moment?
What I am claiming is thee actual Truth of things, which is; Human beings do not need money to live.

Are you able to grasp and comprehend this fact?
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evolution wrote: May 17th, 2020, 11:24 pm
Terrapin Station wrote: May 17th, 2020, 8:39 am

Are you talking hypothetically or are you claiming that this is the case re how things happen to be at the moment?
What I am claiming is thee actual Truth of things, which is; Human beings do not need money to live.

Are you able to grasp and comprehend this fact?
You're not answering the question I'm asking you.

There's a difference between what's the case at the moment and what's hypothetically the case, right?

For example, at the moment, I'm sitting in a particular, relatively smallish apartment building that was built in the 1800s. Hypothetically, this building could be torn down and something much different could be put in its place. Those two things are not the same.

So I'm asking you whether you're speaking hypothetically or re what's the case right this moment.
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Terrapin Station wrote: May 18th, 2020, 9:59 am
evolution wrote: May 17th, 2020, 11:24 pm

What I am claiming is thee actual Truth of things, which is; Human beings do not need money to live.

Are you able to grasp and comprehend this fact?
You're not answering the question I'm asking you.
And I do not have to answer the question that you are asking me. This is because it has NOTHING to do with what I was talking about.
Terrapin Station wrote: May 18th, 2020, 9:59 am There's a difference between what's the case at the moment and what's hypothetically the case, right?
What is your purpose of using the word 'hypothetically' here? To me, using that word is just an attempt to distort what I first brought up.

Now, we either stick with what I actually said, and meant, and discuss that, or if you want to bring some other thing into the discussion, then I will decide if I want to discuss that or not. I have said that; Human beings do not need money to live. So, either you agree with this, you disagree with it, or you do not yet comprehend and understand this.

If you agree, then end of story.

If you disagree, then challenge it.

If you do not yet comprehend or understand it, then ask some clarifying questions. But, be reminded that if you ask questions in specific ways that I do not yet comprehend nor understand, then I will ask you some clarifying questions also. Do you understand how this process works? Are you familiar with this process?
Terrapin Station wrote: May 18th, 2020, 9:59 am For example, at the moment, I'm sitting in a particular, relatively smallish apartment building that was built in the 1800s. Hypothetically, this building could be torn down and something much different could be put in its place. Those two things are not the same.
Okay. But so what? Human beings do not need money to live.
Terrapin Station wrote: May 18th, 2020, 9:59 am So I'm asking you whether you're speaking hypothetically or re what's the case right this moment.
I am speaking factually. The fact that human beings do not need money to live does not change from moment to moment.

There is only one actual Truth. Thee actual Truth, including thee actual Truth that human beings do not need money to live, does not change from moment to moment. Unless, of course, this is shown, and thus proven, otherwise.

When one has a narrowed or short-sighted field of view of things, then they do not get to discover and see the actual Truth of things, which is being evidenced here by the way you are looking at what I am saying, pointing out, and meaning.
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evolution wrote: May 18th, 2020, 6:41 pm When one has a narrowed or short-sighted field of view of things, then they do not get to discover and see the actual Truth of things, which is being evidenced here by the way you are looking at what I am saying, pointing out, and meaning.
Sure, so explain how at the moment, we'd all have shelter without having money.
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Terrapin Station wrote: May 18th, 2020, 6:51 pm
evolution wrote: May 18th, 2020, 6:41 pm When one has a narrowed or short-sighted field of view of things, then they do not get to discover and see the actual Truth of things, which is being evidenced here by the way you are looking at what I am saying, pointing out, and meaning.
Sure, so explain how at the moment, we'd all have shelter without having money.
This is just more evidence of a very narrowed and/or short sighted field of view. When you use the word 'moment', then how long or how far does this extend for?

If it was noticed I am talking about human beings, and is how long their existence extends for the same as how long your "moment" extends for? If no, then I prefer remaining looking at and discussing what I have actually said, and meant, and not discuss some very narrowed perspective of things.

Thee actual Truth of things is not found nor seen in nor from narrowed nor distorted perceptions.
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evolution wrote: May 18th, 2020, 10:59 pm
Terrapin Station wrote: May 18th, 2020, 6:51 pm

Sure, so explain how at the moment, we'd all have shelter without having money.
This is just more evidence of a very narrowed and/or short sighted field of view. When you use the word 'moment', then how long or how far does this extend for?

If it was noticed I am talking about human beings, and is how long their existence extends for the same as how long your "moment" extends for? If no, then I prefer remaining looking at and discussing what I have actually said, and meant, and not discuss some very narrowed perspective of things.

Thee actual Truth of things is not found nor seen in nor from narrowed nor distorted perceptions.
"At the moment" = "The present" = "Right now." Relative to human experience, that doesn't normally last more than a second or so. Even five seconds from now is the future, not "at the moment."
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