Egads! There's nothing, but nothing like New
Orleans-style Dixieland. Could listen to it 24/7
and did as a carefree teen, dancin' my shoes
right off my feet.....the boyfriend carried my
shoes home....In the sweet by & by....

LOL!
I have to split one with my husband because as I age the rich foods are hard on my body but a couple of weeks ago we went out for prime rib and it was delightful.
😃

Thank you for being you, allosaur. I value your opinions. And, yes, I intend to be myself. Your remark on self-imposed slavery is spot on.

One more thought. You said that I should keep my religious activities and my prayers to myself. But the title of this discussion is, "What is Easter?" Gee, how naive and clumsy of me to actually think that you wanted my thoughts on what Easter means.

hehe

"The point is, since we don't know what consciousness is, all bets are off."

Ah, finally someone who understands what the real problem is in the debate of Death.

"Eventually, we will know."

Lol. That is a loaded statement. If we take the nihilists view, we won't. If we take the religionists' view, we will as soon as we die, and we may not be satisfied with the repercussions. The other question is if we live for ourselves, how does the lack of a definitive answer help us now...?

I'm a quarter Irish with nothing else British Empire in me.
Having just turned 69 on Saint Patrick's Day, that perhaps rendering me an honorary half Irish, a silly walk would only trigger an arthritis flare-up.
I loved Monty Python way back when--even though they were the bloody English.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV2Vi...

Technically, it is the first Sunday that follows the first full moon that comes after the vernal equinox

I don't care if it was the Mormon Tabernacle Band, the style was Dixieland. That was, along with some other fine players, a tenor trombone, played very well. True Dixieland is never composed, but it can be arranged, particularly when the band members are used to playing with one another. They will fall into a pattern that usually identifies them as distinct from other bands I am sure your description is erudite, but there is by your own admission no way that Dixieland can become hackneyed as it is primarily improvisational. Therefore, never exactly the same twice. Your negative description of New Orleans style Dixieland makes me think that you have never heard any of the good stuff, or if you have, have a pre-disposition to a negative attitude toward it. In any case, who cares? I loved it whatever it was called and having played in many a pick-up Dixie band I was most appreciative.

The more I read about Johnson, the more I like him. But it is not just that a vote for him is useless. If that vote would at least enter the consciousness of the voters. But to all voters except way less than 1% he doesn't exist. All votes for him will not even be a tiny blip on anyone's scale. If he had the funds to at least advertise himself, or enough followers to impinge upon the minds of at least 1% of the voters, I would vote for him. But it's not happening.

I salivate at you.
Makes a really good sandwich on a freshly baked bun.

I never use never.

At last I see your silly side. Do you also have a silly walk?

Since I am the world's foremost authority, I shall answer your questions. WARNING: Things may turn satirical...or not.
1. Consciousness was created during the big bang. It only manifests as something easily detectable when attached to a living thing.
2. Because it is more pleasant and happiness inducing to have a certain type of morality. (Certain types as defined in Objectivism.).
3. God is not needed any more than it is needed because of mass or energy. This does not exclude the possibility of some sort of universal intelligence.
4. For the same reason that we know that dark matter is there but don't know what it is or how to access it.
5.What we call life could be a physical manifestation of consciousness which activates matter under certain conditions.
The point is, since we don't know what consciousness is, all bets are off. You could be right, or I could be right of Dr. Ratherbright working in some lab could be right. Eventually, we will know (The human race, that is.)

Or, -X + -Y = - everything.

Death - what it is and what it is not - is also the study of the purposes for Life, which is why it confuses me when so many Objectivists seem to just wave it aside. Call it more than just morbid curiosity (pun intended) but here are just a few of the questions which hinge on correctly defining Death:

1) If Death is the cessation of consciousness and the descent into nihilism, from whence springs consciousness in the first place?
2) If Nihilism, then why morality at all? If there is no afterlife in which to be held to account for actions such as murder, etc., what is the moral case against such?
3) If Death is not the end of consciousness, God becomes not only a possibility, but a probability.
4) If Death is not the end of consciousness, why don't more disembodied consciousnesses interact with people on a regular basis?
5) If Death is not the end of consciousness, is there a case that Life does not begin at birth either? Is this merely a transitionary state? If so, to what end?

I'm all into just for the helluvit too.
Bwahahahahahaha!
Me so BADDDD!

Make it one more from me.

One for you just for the heluvit.

Correction: A Zombie.

+1 from the dino.
Board rules say we are not to promote religious beliefs.
But when the subject is brought up, especially when advanced as a negative, I don't see why anyone else in the Gulch is supposed to sit on their hands when they have a keyboard in front of them.

I too enjoy watching kids have positive fun. I spent many happy hours coloring easter eggs with my kids and grand kids and getting the dye all over everything. (I am a natural slob).No religion involved.

I really like your answer.
It really all revolves around consciousness and death in many cases. Not so much in Objectivism. Since Objectivism seems to hold that death is the end of consciousness, it's every tenet is based on life and how to live it. Frankly, I don't see how Rand could be so positive, especially in the light of recent science, some of which took place during her lifetime. I personally have shed my fear of death. The worst that can happen is.....nothing. That doesn't mean that I subscribe to the fairy tales or the pantheon of characters as they are portrayed, and most especially to the rituals. I have an open mind on the subject but I still have to flush the crap out of it every now and then.

Another +1 oops.

It is a curious world, sometimes downright weird, but we must reconcile ourselves to what was once considered weird is now considered standard.