2010.01.02 07:00 - Ibn Sina

The Guardian for this meeting was sophia Placebo. The comments are by sophia Placebo.

sophia Placebo: Hello Wol :)
sophia Placebo: Happy new year
Wol Euler: hello sophia, happy new year
sophia Placebo: love that tag -not really here - :)
Wol Euler: :)
Wol Euler: in many senses, I came to try to fix the listener again
Wol Euler: so I may get distracted...
sophia Placebo: ok :)
Wol Euler: but there's not much being said, so there is little to watch
Wol Euler: how are you?
sophia Placebo: good and you ?
Wol Euler: middling.
Wol Euler: headache still, migraine this morning
Wol Euler: probably just from the flight home, stress and exhaustion
sophia Placebo: sorry to hear that , hope you get well soon
Wol Euler: thank you
Wol Euler: hello arch
--BELL--
sophia Placebo: hello arch
Wol Euler: well, what shall we talk about today?
sophia Placebo: i was reading ibn sina a few days ago
Archmage Atlantis: ibn sina?
Wol Euler: who is that?
sophia Placebo: Ibn Sina < philosopher , islamic , persian , medival ages of europe
Archmage Atlantis: In the original persian of that time?
Wol Euler: ty
sophia Placebo: islamic persia at times of abassis i think
sophia Placebo: he is original persian yes
Wol Euler: aaah, known to us in the anglicized form as "Avicenna"
sophia Placebo: yes :)
Archmage Atlantis: That was the flowering of islam, the time of thought, if I remember correctily.
Wol Euler: one of hte original "theoreticists" of medicine, I believe
sophia Placebo: he was good doctor too yes :)
sophia Placebo: he wrote a book named signs and notices < not sure what it was translated to
sophia Placebo: he said something im trying to figure what was he thinking of
Archmage Atlantis: So what is this writing?
sophia Placebo: he said , all man powers (physical , emotional and mental ) get weary with repititive actions except one
Wol Euler: (reading wikipedia, sorry to be absent :)
Archmage Atlantis: By man, because of his time, I asssume he meant human
sophia Placebo: apart from the prevouse three
sophia Placebo: man = mankind
Wol Euler: the one being prayer, I guess?
Archmage Atlantis: Let us hear
sophia Placebo: prayer ?
--BELL--
Arisia Vita: Hi all
Wol Euler: hello ari, happy new year
sophia Placebo: Hi Arasia
Arisia Vita: and the same to you all
sophia Placebo: prayer can empower you but it is not power i guess
Archmage Atlantis: So for myself, I ask questions
Archmage Atlantis: That is a form of challenge
sophia Placebo: he was talking about  human powers that dosnt get weary with repetitive action -physical or mental-
Archmage Atlantis: k
Wol Euler: which is the one that does not weaken?
sophia Placebo: idk , thats what im trying to feel
Wol Euler: :)
sophia Placebo: i stopped reading further , i may resume later but that is an intersting thought
Archmage Atlantis: You read words Sophia, as I heard it the meant something to you
Archmage Atlantis: Share that moment please
sophia Placebo: it somehow reminds me of someone here in pab who said time changes some aspects of us but there is something that dosnt change in us < he didnt name it too , the part that dosnt change
sophia Placebo: changes*
Archmage Atlantis: I believe I understand that thought, thank you for sharing it Sophia
sophia Placebo: yvw
Wol Euler smiles.
Arisia Vita: perhaps he didn't name the unchanging part because it is different for each of us
--BELL--
sophia Placebo: perhaps
sophia Placebo: i g2g , bye and thanks for listening
Wol Euler: bye sophia :)

Wol Euler: I will have to leave soon too, dinnertime
Arisia Vita: I'm not staying alone! :)
Wol Euler: :)
Wol Euler: well, shall we call it quits?
Arisia Vita: yes, and nice to see you all
Archmage Atlantis: Yeppers