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| Thoroah: Good to see you, Paulo. | | Thoroah: Good to see you, Paulo. |
| ===='''''[[Rebellion]]'''''==== | | ===='''''[[Rebellion]]'''''==== |
− | PAULO: Good to see you as well, Thoroah, and all of this [[spectacle]] of [[individuals]]. It's truly a [[pleasure]] to be invited to be a guest Teacher in your midst. Usually I am called upon in the throes of [[conflict]]. I unfortunately am a bit of a [[referee]], if you will, in many of the situations in your world which require a [[faction]] of divine [[intervention]]. I've been very busy in the [[Middle East|mid east]] and the holy land, and without going into that, I will [[focus]] my attention on my work today, now, and that is this class, these individuals, indeed you. | + | PAULO: Good to see you as well, Thoroah, and all of this [[spectacle]] of [[individuals]]. It's truly a [[pleasure]] to be invited to be a guest Teacher in your midst. Usually I am called upon in the throes of [[conflict]]. I unfortunately am a bit of a referee, if you will, in many of the situations in your world which require a [[faction]] of divine [[intervention]]. I've been very busy in the [[Middle East|mid east]] and the holy land, and without going into that, I will [[focus]] my attention on my work today, now, and that is this class, these individuals, indeed you. |
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| How marvelous to have a formal question submitted and to be requested. Thank you, Sir David. Thoroah will you please convey our brother's question for the [[record]]? | | How marvelous to have a formal question submitted and to be requested. Thank you, Sir David. Thoroah will you please convey our brother's question for the [[record]]? |
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| Thoroah: "I have a question for Paulo, your resident expert on [[rebellion]]. It is: | | Thoroah: "I have a question for Paulo, your resident expert on [[rebellion]]. It is: |
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− | "If rebelliousness is a [[quality]] that seems [[natural]] to us humans, is there a [[divine]] [[value]] contained or hidden in it? We know that it is natural for [[teenagers]], when testing their wings, to be rebellious. We also know according to the laws of [[physics]] called [[entropy]], that things at rest [[resist]] moving and things in [[motion]] tend to continue moving. | + | "If rebelliousness is a [[quality]] that seems [[natural]] to us humans, is there a [[divine]] [[value]] contained or hidden in it? We know that it is natural for [[teenagers]], when testing their wings, to be rebellious. We also know according to the laws of [[physics]] called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy entropy], that things at rest [[resist]] moving and things in [[motion]] tend to continue moving. |
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| "[[Our teachers]] are constantly admonishing us to welcome [[change]] with [[love]]. We know of the [[Religious Guardians|angelic orders of conservation]] and the [[Angels of progress|orders of progress]]. | | "[[Our teachers]] are constantly admonishing us to welcome [[change]] with [[love]]. We know of the [[Religious Guardians|angelic orders of conservation]] and the [[Angels of progress|orders of progress]]. |
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| "To wit: I think this subject leans to the [[complex]], but I would love to hear how Paulo cuts through it." | | "To wit: I think this subject leans to the [[complex]], but I would love to hear how Paulo cuts through it." |
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| ===Lesson=== | | ===Lesson=== |
| PAULO: Oh, you are a crafty fellow, aren't you? You [[challenge]] me with all the muddled mental machinations of [[mankind]] at the [[moment]]. Well, I can cop out by saying, "Tomas has already answered in his introductory remarks," and go back to work, but I won't. I'll stay here and chat with you for a while -- not that I have any clear-cut answers! -- and yet, [[insights]] are such savory morsels. | | PAULO: Oh, you are a crafty fellow, aren't you? You [[challenge]] me with all the muddled mental machinations of [[mankind]] at the [[moment]]. Well, I can cop out by saying, "Tomas has already answered in his introductory remarks," and go back to work, but I won't. I'll stay here and chat with you for a while -- not that I have any clear-cut answers! -- and yet, [[insights]] are such savory morsels. |