There is nothing, nothing, nothing about human interaction that is not ceremony and artifice. The fact that you sit at a table to eat or shake hands is no less ceremony than the more "esoteric" seeming aspects of my lifestyle, which is exactly the lifestyle I want.
Artifice: use of cunning plans or devices in order to trick or deceive
I believe you misunderstood the meaning of the word. If not, it's a sad state of affairs for you if you believe that everything about human interaction involves the use of cunning plans or devices in order to trick or deceive.
And, once again, you're really stretching to claim that eating at a table is cermonious. I do it simply because it's convenient. The plate and utensils are at the right height. I find it uncomfortable to lean over the coffee table and eat while sitting on the couch.
Shaking hands is a way of greeting, which is obviously ceremonial. Nothing particular deep about that shocking realization.
And, the last part of your blurb doesn't even make sense.
It seems to me you're at that awkward stage where you're getting high a lot of desperately trying way too hard to make yourself seem more esoteric and interesting than you really are. You'll grow out of it eventually.
"It seems to me you're at that awkward stage where you're getting high a lot of desperately trying way too hard to make yourself seem more esoteric and interesting than you really are. You'll grow out of it eventually."
Possibly, but what's important is that I'm making exactly the life that I've wanted since childhood. I don't feel as though I have to justify that.
Nicely expressed. How many disciples has your church had this month? You sound as randy as a stoat. Good for you. I make calzone now as there's less clearing up and the ingredients are fresher. I've decided to make my temple one of abstinence but that's just being sneaky, isn't it. In England, the best way to have sex is the word 'no.'
Here, have a donut. What day is the summer equinox this year? I could look it up but I suspect you're au fait with these sort of things and its more fun asking you than wikipedia.
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There is nothing, nothing, nothing about human interaction that is not ceremony and artifice. The fact that you sit at a table to eat or shake hands is no less ceremony than the more "esoteric" seeming aspects of my lifestyle, which is exactly the lifestyle I want.
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Artifice: use of cunning plans or devices in order to trick or deceive
I believe you misunderstood the meaning of the word. If not, it's a sad state of affairs for you if you believe that everything about human interaction involves the use of cunning plans or devices in order to trick or deceive.
And, once again, you're really stretching to claim that eating at a table is cermonious. I do it simply because it's convenient. The plate and utensils are at the right height. I find it uncomfortable to lean over the coffee table and eat while sitting on the couch.
Shaking hands is a way of greeting, which is obviously ceremonial. Nothing particular deep about that shocking realization.
And, the last part of your blurb doesn't even make sense.
It seems to me you're at that awkward stage where you're getting high a lot of desperately trying way too hard to make yourself seem more esoteric and interesting than you really are. You'll grow out of it eventually.
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Possibly, but what's important is that I'm making exactly the life that I've wanted since childhood. I don't feel as though I have to justify that.
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Here, have a donut. What day is the summer equinox this year? I could look it up but I suspect you're au fait with these sort of things and its more fun asking you than wikipedia.
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