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Are you americans from the USA really that bright?
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>>Meditation, as far as I know, is a state of being awake, but nevertheless not-thinking. So, please don't meditate on any question. Rather, think about it.
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>from dictionary.com
>med·i·tate ( P ) Pronunciation Key (md-tt)
>v. med·i·tat·ed, med·i·tat·ing, med·i·tates
>v. tr.
>1. To reflect on; contemplate.
>2. To plan in the mind; intend: meditated a visit to her daughter.
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>v. intr.
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>1. a. Buddhism & Hinduism. To train, calm, or empty the mind, often by achieving an altered state, as by focusing on a single object.
>1. b. To engage in devotional contemplation, especially prayer.
>2. To think or reflect, especially in a calm and deliberate manner.
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>It should be no secret by now that I am not a beliver in Buddhism or Hinduism so that rules out 1.a. from above. I can think pretty much any time of the day and any place, but meditate on the other hand I can only do late at night in the comfort of my own home.

Okay, you proved that 'meditate' has other meanings too than the one I propagated. Point for you.

>>A good question: What would your belief be, if you was (to be) born 1000 miles up north, 3000 miles to the south, 4000 miles to the west, 6000 miles to the east, 100 years back, 3000 years back, 1000 years in future?
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>I must disagree with you, I don't think it is a good question. What purpose does the question serve?
>I was born about 1000 miles north and many many miles east <s>

Why disagree? I think you would start to feel uncomfortable when meditating on this question. Thinking it's not a good question sounds to me that you are rationalizing, in order to prevent yourself from meditating about it.
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