Introduction from radarmark

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I had thought I had posted something here --

I find the discussions for the most part most challenging. They make me think. I am a California-born, New Mexico-raised, GI-educated citizen of the U.S. My backgound is primarily military and contractor related (contractor in Southeast Asia, active military for 22 years, contactor since I retired). Went to school in nuclear physics, operations management, and management (MBA). Do a lot of financial and risk analysis (the physics math helps).

My way was set for me thrice. Once (in 5th grade, I think) when I went to a Louis Leakey speech (made me want to be a scientist). Once in high school when I went to the Zen Ceter to see Suzuki Roshi. And once at the (almost) end of high school when the judge packed me off (roundaboutly) to Takhli Thailand.

Made the best of it.

I love snooty novels (Joyce, Kazantzakis, Pynchon) and shorts (Borgas and Dick). I love the philosophy of Whitehead and Hartshorne. I (try) to stay abrest of contemporary physics and math. And I love my horses (did dressage until I burst a couple of disks).

My real passion is what I call metaphysics or speculative philosophy. Handling those important, wide-ranging issues that philosophy, history, science, math, and normal religious discourse just seem to let slip through the cracks.

By discenment I am a Quaker. By nature a panentheist. By inclination a skeptic.

Pax et amor vincunt omnia radarmark.
 
Hello from across the pond. I endeavour to take up the positionless position. :D
 
Namaste radarmark,

welcome to the forum!

what branch of the military were you in? i served in the 101st ABN back in the day.

metta,

~v
 
Welcome to the forum from another newbie! I lived in Dayton, OH (in the Oregon District, back when I was single!) for a couple of years in the 90's. We used to go to Yellow Springs often to hike some of the local trails, really enjoy the autumn colors in that part of the country!

Iowa Guy
 
Welcome, radarmark, from me, a fellow entering freshman. I considered mentioning that I am from Michigan, but, given the historic rivalries between our states’ football teams, I reconsidered lest we follow England’s example and become football hooligans, given to publicly brawling in the streets. And nuclear physics? Well, then, you must be good in other subjects as well and I plan to sit close enough to you to cheat on my geography examinations (refer to my thread "It's, like, complicated" in Feedback forum) and thus finally make my father proud by getting into Harvard.
 
I miss radarmak so much! Sorry for pointlessly dredging up an old thread, but I was reminiscing about old interfaith discussions and I realized how long ago I even though about radar! He challenged and supported me thoroughly, and how he interacted with other online was really inspiring (albeit very different from myself). He was so patient with me while attempting to explain Process Philosophy, which was a labor over his whole stay! I don't remember there being a goodbye, but I'm just so grateful for his time here!

[nostalgia executed]
 
marceltr said:
Hello, my friend.
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You are responding to an intro post from 2011 by someone who has not posted on these forums for years ...
 
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