[QUOTE=sanjuro_ronin;821037]Rand would be proud of your view, narrow and all.[/QUOTE]
It’s not “narrow” to reject fantasy, magical thinking, etc. Reality isn’t “narrow”. Sure, it isn’t as expansive as fantasy, where all things are possible, where truth is relative and whatever you want it to be. And fantasy, magical thinking, etc. has its place (literature, art, etc.). And used outside that place, it is useless and counter-productive.
[QUOTE=monji112000;821039]facts are also relative. its common knowledge that history is written by the opinions, and not some black/white “pure” fact based deity.
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Facts are not relative. Opinions are conclusions, not facts.
I am not saying black and white situations don’t exist they just are very uncommon. Example: I went to a rangers game (love the rangers!), they won. Fact. Did they play well… depends on who you ask. Did the losing team do good.. also depends ect.. Does this technique work? everyone knows that any good technique has a good situations and bad situations for usage.
“Well” is a conclusion, and is relative (comparing things) not a fact.
A specific drug can “work” to treat a specific ailment. This can be proved with proper scientific testing. Does that mean it “works” in every case, all the time? No. What we mean by “work” is that “generally it has proven successful for most people in treating that ailment.” It is the same with techniques. We say they “work” if the generally prove successful for most people in fighting (much of the time, in large number of trials, etc.). If they do, that will be a “fact” – and it will be true.
Nothing in life is black/white, truth/lie, good/evil, wrong/correct. Its all based on opinion. So who’s opinion is right? stupid question! my opinion is always the correct one.:rolleyes:
If all things are relative, if all things are opinion, then jump out of an airplane at 10,000 feet without a parachute. Gravity is an opinion, after all.
[QUOTE=t_niehoff;821040]It’s not “narrow” to reject fantasy, magical thinking, etc. Reality isn’t “narrow”. Sure, it isn’t as expansive as fantasy, where all things are possible, where truth is relative and whatever you want it to be. And fantasy, magical thinking, etc. has its place (literature, art, etc.). And used outside that place, it is useless and counter-productive.[/QUOTE]
Its narrow to view things outside our personal truth as fantasy, yes.
If all things are relative, if all things are opinion, then jump out of an airplane at 10,000 feet without a parachute. Gravity is an opinion, after all.
And yet at least one person has survived that. guess said person didnt believe in facts 
[QUOTE=jesper;821100]And yet at least one person has survived that. guess said person didnt believe in facts :D[/QUOTE]
I don’t know about 10K, but there have been a few, more than one for sure.
[QUOTE=sanjuro_ronin;821101]I don’t know about 10K, but there have been a few, more than one for sure.[/QUOTE]
nobody is saying that nothing is solid and anyone can bend spoons with their mind. I have seen clips of a few people who have lived from crazy falls.. it doesn’t defy gravity. gravity is measurable, its constant and its still relative. different places have more or less gravity. I am sure at some time we will figure a way to add and remove gravity like in the movies. (I will probably be long died by then)
[QUOTE=Ali. R;820540] No big deal because if your heart is not right you will always lose a debate because hate will always get’ in the way,
Ali Rahim.[/QUOTE]
listern to heart, using heart,
speak with heart, how rare are they in this world.
peace
[QUOTE=Ali. R;820620]We all talked about wing chun power and even fancy it up when talking about it… One, who just started training in this wonderful system, will never understand what the h*ll is going on; wing chun power, wing chun clips, get it???
I’ve seen all kinds of clip’s on this thread but none of them with a wing chun demonstrations on them, just has I said earlier we only turn when bridge contact is made… But until then, you are only as good as your stance; true power comes for the floor…
Here s a master within my wing chun family system, (“Leung Sheung”), ‘Yip Man’s first Hong Kong student ‘Master Fung’… This is what I’m taught and drilled to do for generating power… Stance, stance, stance, your stance!!!
“You are only as good as your stance” ‘Master Woo’.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iUx2SCIqhc
Ali Rahim.[/QUOTE]
LOL… I’m always amazed that people still believe these parlor tricks.