(05-07-2017, 07:06 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote: I can't comprehend your post (are you getting enlightened or more close-minded?!) but I hope it means you're getting enlightened and intend to bang your SIL.

(05-07-2017, 07:11 PM)RTBoss Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:06 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote: I can't comprehend your post (are you getting enlightened or more close-minded?!) but I hope it means you're getting enlightened and intend to bang your SIL.

I'm sure I do both quite a bit (two-steps forward/one-step back, two-steps back/one-step forward), but I'm hoping the curve goes toward becoming more enlightened. Of course, I'm a seeker of The Objective Truth, not just an interpretation of it.

(05-07-2017, 07:12 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:11 PM)RTBoss Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:06 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote: I can't comprehend your post (are you getting enlightened or more close-minded?!) but I hope it means you're getting enlightened and intend to bang your SIL.

I'm sure I do both quite a bit (two-steps forward/one-step back, two-steps back/one-step forward), but I'm hoping the curve goes toward becoming more enlightened. Of course, I'm a seeker of The Objective Truth, not just an interpretation of it.

Hmm, is there an objective truth?

(05-07-2017, 07:13 PM)RTBoss Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:12 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:11 PM)RTBoss Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:06 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote: I can't comprehend your post (are you getting enlightened or more close-minded?!) but I hope it means you're getting enlightened and intend to bang your SIL.

I'm sure I do both quite a bit (two-steps forward/one-step back, two-steps back/one-step forward), but I'm hoping the curve goes toward becoming more enlightened. Of course, I'm a seeker of The Objective Truth, not just an interpretation of it.

Hmm, is there an objective truth?

Likely. Also likely beyond achieving the knowledge of in this life.

(05-07-2017, 07:16 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:13 PM)RTBoss Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:12 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:11 PM)RTBoss Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:06 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote: I can't comprehend your post (are you getting enlightened or more close-minded?!) but I hope it means you're getting enlightened and intend to bang your SIL.

I'm sure I do both quite a bit (two-steps forward/one-step back, two-steps back/one-step forward), but I'm hoping the curve goes toward becoming more enlightened. Of course, I'm a seeker of The Objective Truth, not just an interpretation of it.

Hmm, is there an objective truth?

Likely. Also likely beyond achieving the knowledge of in this life.

Well I mean there are some things that never change right, but there are some things that do. Even some particles change behaviour if they are expected to in quantum physics so it's hard to know what is unchanging truism and what is not.

(05-08-2017, 12:54 PM)Shannon Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:16 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:13 PM)RTBoss Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:12 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:11 PM)RTBoss Wrote: I'm sure I do both quite a bit (two-steps forward/one-step back, two-steps back/one-step forward), but I'm hoping the curve goes toward becoming more enlightened. Of course, I'm a seeker of The Objective Truth, not just an interpretation of it.

Hmm, is there an objective truth?

Likely. Also likely beyond achieving the knowledge of in this life.

Well I mean there are some things that never change right, but there are some things that do. Even some particles change behaviour if they are expected to in quantum physics so it's hard to know what is unchanging truism and what is not.

All things change. So long as we exist within the bounds of time and space, they are absolutely going to change, because not only is space itself expanding, but time is change. So there is nothing that "never changes".

The universe is expanding. Space itself, the fabric of what we physically experience and within which all physical things exist is expanding. This is change. All things change with time.

(05-08-2017, 01:02 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote:

(05-08-2017, 12:54 PM)Shannon Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:16 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:13 PM)RTBoss Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:12 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote: Hmm, is there an objective truth?

Likely. Also likely beyond achieving the knowledge of in this life.

Well I mean there are some things that never change right, but there are some things that do. Even some particles change behaviour if they are expected to in quantum physics so it's hard to know what is unchanging truism and what is not.

All things change. So long as we exist within the bounds of time and space, they are absolutely going to change, because not only is space itself expanding, but time is change. So there is nothing that "never changes".

The universe is expanding. Space itself, the fabric of what we physically experience and within which all physical things exist is expanding. This is change. All things change with time.

What about the nature of attraction?

(05-08-2017, 01:07 PM)Shannon Wrote:

(05-08-2017, 01:02 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote:

(05-08-2017, 12:54 PM)Shannon Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:16 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:13 PM)RTBoss Wrote: Likely. Also likely beyond achieving the knowledge of in this life.

Well I mean there are some things that never change right, but there are some things that do. Even some particles change behaviour if they are expected to in quantum physics so it's hard to know what is unchanging truism and what is not.

All things change. So long as we exist within the bounds of time and space, they are absolutely going to change, because not only is space itself expanding, but time is change. So there is nothing that "never changes".

The universe is expanding. Space itself, the fabric of what we physically experience and within which all physical things exist is expanding. This is change. All things change with time.

What about the nature of attraction?

If those experiencing attraction change, then so does the nature of attraction. And over time, lifetimes and generations, even that changes. That's why you don't want to have kids with, say, a turtle.

Quote:That's why you don't want to have kids with, say, a turtle

(05-07-2017, 06:34 PM)RTBoss Wrote: When a child is born into your life (or adopted, in some cases), love comes built-in. There's no "falling," it's just there - a shining light, bathing your heart in its purity. Then comes the sleepless nights, aggravation, reward & punishment, teaching, etc. But the love remains, even if you block it out with anger, sorrow, or other negativity at times, it's there waiting when it clears, and many times, love clears it away for you. For those who didn't get to experience this kind of loving home, well, that just breaks my heart, man. It's a feeling I never felt that strongly before I had kids (not for my own parents, siblings, or friends). I've felt it for my wife, sure, but with children (for me, anyway), it's an amazingly strong feeling.

(05-08-2017, 01:10 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote:

(05-08-2017, 01:07 PM)Shannon Wrote:

(05-08-2017, 01:02 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote:

(05-08-2017, 12:54 PM)Shannon Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 07:16 PM)SargeMaximus Wrote: Well I mean there are some things that never change right, but there are some things that do. Even some particles change behaviour if they are expected to in quantum physics so it's hard to know what is unchanging truism and what is not.

All things change. So long as we exist within the bounds of time and space, they are absolutely going to change, because not only is space itself expanding, but time is change. So there is nothing that "never changes".

The universe is expanding. Space itself, the fabric of what we physically experience and within which all physical things exist is expanding. This is change. All things change with time.

What about the nature of attraction?

If those experiencing attraction change, then so does the nature of attraction. And over time, lifetimes and generations, even that changes. That's why you don't want to have kids with, say, a turtle.

Right, well I should have added the caveat that I'm almost always talking in terms of "within my lifetime" and even then "within my lifetime before I get too old to benefit from XYZ".

So there are absolutely things that do not change within those parameters.

(05-09-2017, 03:39 AM)hunk Wrote:

(05-07-2017, 06:34 PM)RTBoss Wrote: When a child is born into your life (or adopted, in some cases), love comes built-in. There's no "falling," it's just there - a shining light, bathing your heart in its purity. Then comes the sleepless nights, aggravation, reward & punishment, teaching, etc. But the love remains, even if you block it out with anger, sorrow, or other negativity at times, it's there waiting when it clears, and many times, love clears it away for you. For those who didn't get to experience this kind of loving home, well, that just breaks my heart, man. It's a feeling I never felt that strongly before I had kids (not for my own parents, siblings, or friends). I've felt it for my wife, sure, but with children (for me, anyway), it's an amazingly strong feeling.

Great post RTBoss. Reminded me of a couple of years ago when a friend and I were discussing "love" and falling in love and how it was easy when we were younger and how it seems an impossibility.

I especially like the above paragraph where you mention "when a child is born, love comes built-in". Gave me a totally different perspective on love.

You did not talk about how love develops between adults (I'm specifically talking about man/woman love). In your opinion, what caused the love/bond between your wife and yourself to develop and grow?