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Old 03-26-2005, 12:44 AM   #52
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally Posted by Catwoman
Bruce you have this knack of reading a post, getting it very wrong, and replying with some half-arsed sarcastic one-liner followed by a ubiquitous smilie.

What I said was, belief is a form in itself. I didn't say belief can manifest something tangible, just that belief is a form in itself.

Belief is a form in itself.

What I meant was, belief is a form in itself.

I wonder if he'll get it this time
be·lief n.
The mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in another: My belief in you is as strong as ever.

Mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something: His explanation of what happened defies belief.

Something believed or accepted as true, especially a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons.

form n.
a. The shape and structure of an object. b. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal considered separately from the face or head; figure.

a. The essence of something. b. The mode in which a thing exists, acts, or manifests itself; kind: a form of animal life; a form of blackmail.

a. Procedure as determined or governed by regulation or custom. b. A fixed order of words or procedures, as for use in a ceremony; a formula.

A document with blanks for the insertion of details or information: insurance forms.

a. Manners or conduct as governed by etiquette, decorum, or custom. b. Behavior according to a fixed or accepted standard: Tardiness is considered bad form. c. Performance considered with regard to acknowledged criteria: a good jump shooter having an unusual form.

a. Proven ability to perform: a musician at the top of her form. b. Fitness, as of an athlete or animal, with regard to health or training. c. The past performance of a racehorse. d. A racing form.

a. Method of arrangement or manner of coordinating elements in literary or musical composition or in organized discourse: presented my ideas in outline form; a treatise in the form of a dialogue. b. A particular type or example of such arrangement: The essay is a literary form. c. The design, structure, or pattern of a work of art: symphonic form.

a. A mold for the setting of concrete. b. A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes. c. A proportioned model that may be adjusted for fitting clothes.

A grade in a British secondary school or in some American private schools: the sixth form.

a. A linguistic form. b. The external aspect of words with regard to their inflections, pronunciation, or spelling.

a. Chiefly British A long seat; a bench. b. The resting place of a hare.

Botany A subdivision of a variety usually differing in one trivial characteristic, such as flower color.

Care to back that up, brown eyes? :p
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I don't believe in anything, just what I can see. What else is there?
Plenty...how about pain?
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Belief is not knowledge nor can it be substantiated.
Oh yes it can. Belief doesn't stand alone, it has to be belief IN something. That something can usually be verified except the supernatural or super far.
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one cannot be truly alive if one is dead.
Damn, you got me there. I believe you're right.
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Well, belief is a form in itself, just as a thought, just as a tree. Therefore if you believe something, it is there, in a sense.
Yeah, nonsense.
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I don't think you'll ever understand what I'm trying to say, be it because of your silliness or my inability to communicate. Ah well. Time to seek out the place with only open, intelligent, like-minded people I always promised myself I would visit..... doh!
I think Wolf can help you with that. She'll introduce you to people that are on the same plane....and can't put two coherent thoughts together.
I thing I find most amusing is you think you're way above us. Thinking on a level we can't reach. When in fact you're just fucked up.
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