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DonHeau User ID: 1359307 United States 01/04/2012 06:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | if you want to explain with detail try to search kids documentary series, there is one from france that is the best. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8250926 You miss the point. The point is that we don't even know, and thus it is very hard to explain to a child. As the AC said: How do you explain to a child the miracle of existance Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8272853 When we do not know ourselves why we exist. Last Edited by DonHeau on 01/04/2012 06:59 PM We opened doors by thinking. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 8250926 Portugal 01/04/2012 06:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | if you want to explain with detail try to search kids documentary series, there is one from france that is the best. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8250926 You miss the point. The point is that we don't even know, and thus it is very hard to explain to a child. documentaries for kids always save the day, and is educational. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 8250926 Portugal 01/04/2012 07:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i found it, is called Once Upon a Time... series. [link to en.wikipedia.org] And there is also The Magic Schoolbus. [link to en.wikipedia.org] Op try always be educational. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 8272853 Hong Kong 01/04/2012 07:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | if you want to explain with detail try to search kids documentary series, there is one from france that is the best. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8250926 You miss the point. The point is that we don't even know, and thus it is very hard to explain to a child. As the AC said: How do you explain to a child the miracle of existance Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8272853 When we do not know ourselves why we exist. Thanks Don you get it. Do you really want to stick your kids in front of the tv and let them watch a documentry explaining existentialism. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 6764376 Japan 01/04/2012 07:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here's one short story you might find interesting. It's called the Little Soul and the Sun: [link to www.sapphyr.net] |
Eagle # 1 User ID: 7958578 United States 01/04/2012 07:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You might try taking away a few of the 'miracles', such as sight; have child close one eye, then both to see the 'miracle of sight; then with both eyes closed, use their hands to cover their ears; lastly, one MIGHT withdraw food for the next meal and remark about " Isn't it wonderful, a miracle we can see, hear and eat food and be alive to enjoy all the mysteries of life, EVERY DAY ?" I appreciated food a lot more when my Dad told me at supper time to finish my plate, because " Your not getting any more food till NEXT YEAR. " I cried, as eating was my favorite time of day, till my mother explained to me what New Years Eve means. Dad had an unusual way of making jokes. Eagle |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 8272853 Hong Kong 01/04/2012 07:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Told my kid he's like a driver in a car. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1419030 The driver is the soul, the car is the body. Separate but the same. is there also a third, "The Mind"? how would that fit into a car analogy, all i can think of is the onboard management, adjusting the differential of the vehicle when we take corners too quickly. |
BRIEF User ID: 7650676 United States 01/04/2012 07:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It gets even more complicated when kids learn about animals. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8230949 Animals live by instinct alone :) And we do not. Why is that? God made us capable of distinguishing right from wrong. I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 8272853 Hong Kong 01/04/2012 07:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You might try taking away a few of the 'miracles', such as sight; have child close one eye, then both to see the 'miracle of sight; then with both eyes closed, use their hands to cover their ears; lastly, one MIGHT withdraw food for the next meal and remark about " Isn't it wonderful, a miracle we can see, hear and eat food and be alive to enjoy all the mysteries of life, EVERY DAY ?" Quoting: Eagle # 1 7958578 I appreciated food a lot more when my Dad told me at supper time to finish my plate, because " Your not getting any more food till NEXT YEAR. " I cried, as eating was my favorite time of day, till my mother explained to me what New Years Eve means. Dad had an unusual way of making jokes. Eagle I like this, Nice, thankyou, lol at your dad, its funny the things that stick with you. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 8272853 Hong Kong 01/04/2012 07:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It gets even more complicated when kids learn about animals. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8230949 Animals live by instinct alone :) And we do not. Why is that? God made us capable of distinguishing right from wrong. Right and wrong are subjective concepts Brief. From reading your posts i know we think differently and we both have different moral "Right and wrongs". |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 8272853 Hong Kong 01/04/2012 07:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i found it, is called Once Upon a Time... series. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8250926 [link to en.wikipedia.org] And there is also The Magic Schoolbus. [link to en.wikipedia.org] Op try always be educational. Thanks, Bookmarked |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 8272853 Hong Kong 01/04/2012 07:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Here's one short story you might find interesting. It's called the Little Soul and the Sun: Quoting: Anonymous Coward 6764376 [link to www.sapphyr.net] Thankyou, will read this in a bit. |
BRIEF User ID: 7650676 United States 01/04/2012 07:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It gets even more complicated when kids learn about animals. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8230949 Animals live by instinct alone :) And we do not. Why is that? God made us capable of distinguishing right from wrong. Right and wrong are subjective concepts Brief. From reading your posts i know we think differently and we both have different moral "Right and wrongs". But we have the ability to think it through...a cat doesn't give a fuck, if it wants to kill something for fun or to eat it, it just does...your dog doesn't piss on the floor because it will get in trouble with it's master, but that's the only reason...well, not your dog, you'd eat it... I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 8250926 Portugal 01/04/2012 07:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i found it, is called Once Upon a Time... series. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8250926 [link to en.wikipedia.org] And there is also The Magic Schoolbus. [link to en.wikipedia.org] Op try always be educational. Thanks, Bookmarked Your Welcome. "As long as we have hope, we have direction, the energy to move, and the map to move by. We have a hundred alternatives, a thousand paths and an infinity of dreams. Hopeful, we are halfway to where we want to go; hopeless, we are lost forever." - Hong Kong proverb |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 8272853 Hong Kong 01/04/2012 07:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | you talk about the grand scale of the universe, and the wonder of nature. Fill their heads with curiosity and excitement about the things around us. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4217558 ... don't follow someone else's dogma, tell them to live! Be themselves! Wonder and explore! This is how we teach children about life i agree, but doesn't teach about existance. Look at Eagles post about isolating the senses, how do you explain the grand scale of the universe or nature without vision or speech. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 8272853 Hong Kong 01/04/2012 07:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Right and wrong are subjective concepts Brief. From reading your posts i know we think differently and we both have different moral "Right and wrongs". But we have the ability to think it through...a cat doesn't give a fuck, if it wants to kill something for fun or to eat it, it just does...your dog doesn't piss on the floor because it will get in trouble with it's master, but that's the only reason...well, not your dog, you'd eat it... So we exist why Brief? |
BRIEF User ID: 7650676 United States 01/04/2012 07:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Right and wrong are subjective concepts Brief. From reading your posts i know we think differently and we both have different moral "Right and wrongs". But we have the ability to think it through...a cat doesn't give a fuck, if it wants to kill something for fun or to eat it, it just does...your dog doesn't piss on the floor because it will get in trouble with it's master, but that's the only reason...well, not your dog, you'd eat it... So we exist why Brief? We are here to choose our orientation...do you wish to take or give...maybe somewhere in the middle? I never forgive and I never forget I am a licensed firearm holder. I will, under protection of law, use lethal force if attacked. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 904314 Canada 01/04/2012 07:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You don't? ---- Because you grasp labels and slogans, You are hindered by Those labels and slogans, Both those used in Ordinary life and those Considered sacred. Thus they obstruct your Perception of objective truth, And you cannot understand clearly. - Linji (d. 867) |