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In reply to the discussion: The Spirituality of Bees [View all]kentauros
(29,414 posts)26. The problem is how you word things to ask a question.
It comes across as the standard incredulous reaction so often seen by the sceptic crowd. Not "Hmm, what's that all about, I wonder?" but this:
Is this meant to be literal? Does the author really claim to know the opinions of bees?
These questions wreak of the utterly sceptical and unbelieving in their wording. It doesn't matter if you didn't mean it that way, because it reads like what I would expect to see as a post in the septics group. And thus, my reaction.
Now, if you're okay with editing your questions to something more agreeable to the things we discuss here and do believe (such as channeling, or "other ways of knowing" then I'll delete my post. Otherwise, it stands, and I know I'm not the only one that thinks this way when approached by known sceptics who are also known for the mocking of our ideas here (whether that took place in the past or recently.)
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If the drones are the ones that sing to the pips of their purpose in life...
GliderGuider
Jun 2012
#3
There are many factors to CCD and that is one of the injuries to the unity
BanzaiBonnie
Jun 2012
#19
I am not mocking anyone with my post, and I don't mock this group anywhere on DU
ZombieHorde
Jun 2012
#8
In that case, why not just decide for yourself which interpretation is most useful?
GliderGuider
Jun 2012
#11
Something I'm trying to do is to stop either believing or disbelieving anything
GliderGuider
Jun 2012
#13
I'd be OK with "Many things appear to be predictable under some circumstances."
GliderGuider
Jun 2012
#16
Do you feel that her relationship with bees makes her daily work more fulfilling,
ZombieHorde
Jun 2012
#29
I was just trying to say your skepticism of me was reasonable. I agree with it.
ZombieHorde
Jun 2012
#31
Sorry. I just started responding and completely forgot about the topic on hand.
ZombieHorde
Jun 2012
#45
The idea of "spirit in everything" makes me think of things like "holy places".
kentauros
Jun 2012
#33
Great topic. Thank you all so much for sharing, but especially thanks to Bonzai Bonnie.
luv_mykatz
Jun 2012
#57