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goodlife | 12:08 Sat 30th Apr 2016 | Religion & Spirituality
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Millions of people today want to know how to overcome problems and enjoy happy lives. History is a record of the events of man’s past. There is more than one way of looking at such history, of course. On the one hand, it is said that those who refuse to learn from the past are condemned to repeat it. On the other hand, many now assert that ‘history is no benefit.
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You're not here to enjoy this life; your reward is in the next.

The past is interpretable in various ways. There is always someone who points out how something the past could have acted as a warning for a more recent issue. But that is more a case of highlighting the apparent "hits" after the event.
Apart from an understanding of causes, history can only be perceived as a series of disassociated unexplained random events.
What about women's past ?
goodlife - "Are You Benefiting Yourself?"

That's a very strange question. In linguistic terms, the question is practically meaningless. Let's see if the rest of your post makes more sense.


goodlife - "...Millions of people today want to know how to overcome problems and enjoy happy lives..."

Indeed they do. No question about that.


goodlife - "... History is a record of the events of man’s past..."

Can't argue with that. Next.


goodlife - "... There is more than one way of looking at such history, of course. On the one hand, it is said that those who refuse to learn from the past are condemned to repeat it..."

George Santayana said that. Specifically he said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.". However, you still haven't made a salient point or asked a question.


goodlife - "... On the other hand, many now assert that ‘history' is no benefit."

Do they? Who says that history is of no benefit? Names please. Also, is there a question in this? If there is, I cannot find it. Apart from the meaningless, "Are You Benefiting Yourself?" gibberish.


goodlife - Do us all - and yourself - a favour, and start writing your own questions rather than copy and pasting random quasi-philosophical claptrap.
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History is a series of events that can't be changed. Those who disregard history will be doing porridge.
// On the other hand, many now assert that ‘history is no benefit.//

roland barth I think- zair eez only one lecon from history and zat eez there are no lessons from history ( he was French )
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Barthes
"Are You Benefiting Yourself?" Yes, by not being sucked in by ridiculous clap trap!

I leave that to gullible fools!
we havent had
people live history twice - once as comedy and then as tragedy ....

cant remember who that was ....
I'm not sure how I'd benefit myself but I've pleasured myself more times than I can remember.
But Wildwood, isn't the future continually changing the past ?

Cosmic interferometer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeler's_delayed_choice_experiment
How do you know, Sandy ?
\\ History is a record of the events of man’s past. //
Unless of course you are a jehovahs witness and then you can rewrite it whenever it suits you.
Old_Geezer, the failing eyesight, growing deafness, and hairs sprouting on the palms of my hands. Any one would be an indicator. All three are incontrovertible proof.
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So what are the benefit well without government there would be no order; it would be no less than mob rule. And if you have ever seen a mob in action you know what that would mean—for in a mob people take the opportunity to vent hatred, greed and viciousness, feeling that no one will identify them for punishment.

So what the benefit of this, well what hope is there of seeing a truly just and altogether good government? What would it require? First of all, the ruler would have to possess absolute authority, not being obliged to reconcile the conflicting opinions of a body of imperfect men. One that is just and fair in every respect. Wisdom and love would be needed in order to follow and apply the law for everyone’s benefit. What human today could fill such requirements?

Yet the Bible says that God “has set a day in which he purposes to judge the inhabited earth.” (Acts 17:31) For many people the prospect of being subjected to any kind of judgment is unwelcome. Is that how you feel?
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I feel a maker should first accept their own responsibility for creating flawed creations before even considering if they have any right to pass blame onto those same creations and judge them.
In Buddhism, they say that most of human suffering is caused by people thinking that they are not getting what they feel they deserve.
goodlife - "... Yet the Bible says that God “has set a day in which he purposes to judge the inhabited earth.” (Acts 17:31) For many people the prospect of being subjected to any kind of judgment is unwelcome. Is that how you feel?"

Ahh. The old 'judgement day' claptrap eh? This nonsense has been spouted by countless religious types for literally thousands of years: The End Is Nigh; Armageddon, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Same old, same old.

Each and every one of these 'predictions' have one thing in common: even though they all 'predict' that the end is just around the corner, not one of them has ever been proven correct. The end is always tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, or the day after that. Oh, didn't the 'end' come? It must be coming tomorrow then... ad infinitum.

History is replete with 'end of the world' predictions. This kind of apocalyptic drivel is found within the following belief systems (and this is not a definitive list either - many more religions could be included):

Egyptian
Jewish
Roman
Norse
Zoroastrian
Buddhist
Hindu
Taoist
Christian
Muslim


Need I go on?

The fact that I am writing this and that you are reading it just goes to show that every single one of their 'end of days' predictions has come and gone without incident.

What the heck makes you think that your particular death-cult 'end of days' predication is going to be any more accurate?

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