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Originally posted by NewlyAwakened
Originally posted by bogomil
The unknown, the un-nameable, the void, infinity....People are less inclined to invade each others lives or to kill each other for such labels.
No, but instead they'll come up with other "ideals" to kill each other over (As Jung put it, "You can take away a man's gods, but only to give him others in return."), and have even less scruples in doing so because there's no point at which they get afraid of God and say "Maybe this is a bit excessive".
Hence WWI, WWII. Approximately 9 million and 60 million dead, respectively. Wars which were fought over "ideals", not God.
I will never tire of pointing this out when people associate religion and barbarism in a manner that implies that without religion there would be less barbarism, something that history has shown to be false, a history everybody with a high school education knows and yet for some reason many choose to ignore when debating.
For my part, I do not deny that much blood has been shed for religion. I am only putting the proper weight on the other side of the scale. That weight just happens to be heavier. Oops.
So I've said my piece. Carry on everybody.
edit on 9-6-2011 by NewlyAwakened because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by randyvs
reply to post by ufoman99
You find fault with the statement? Nothing but truth there and I'll back it all up. Many in noway implys all. Or science as a whole. Also what I think on that truth has no bearing on that truth.edit on 9-6-2011 by randyvs because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by randyvs
Everybody up. Look what just came in with a new member. Mitchl61. Synchronicity ?
Forgive me, but does this suggest to anyone else that science dosn't know squat of what it claims to know?
At least about the universe?
Originally posted by blackrain17
If you are a true scientist, how can you respect religion and their god or gods?
Let's state the facts, due to religion, many scientists were treated like criminals or witches even. Some of them were brutally killed for their beliefs. Religion probably detered progress accusing some great discoveries as false or calling some inventions as the devil's work.
For Example, who is the father of modern science? Did you say Galileo? Well, how did he spend his Golden years of his life due to religion?
Originally posted by Itisnowagain
The apparent particles of this 'material world' are born out of the nothingness and are witnessed by the nothingness and die into the nothingness continually.
The space however remains untouched by the appearences.
Originally posted by Itisnowagain
reply to post by Crayfish
The particles appear real for an instant and then disappear. Can virtual particles be 'real'?
The virtual particles are the electron/anti electron appearing and disappearing.
What though is seeing, is aware of that 'apparent' appearence?
Consciousness is the aware space within which all the flashing happens.edit on 10-6-2011 by Itisnowagain because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Itisnowagain
reply to post by Crayfish
Every 'thing' that you see before you is appearing and disappearing, flashing on and off. Except it only appears to be happening 'in front of you'. Really, it is in you, as you. All of it.
When you are in what we call deep sleep there is nothingness. No time, no space, no gravity, no objects, no thoughts, no body. No 'thing'.
That No thing is you. When you are in deep sleep no objects appear to exist.
Out of that nothing comes all that is seen, apparent virtual particles, that appear out of the nothingness and disappear back into the nothingness.
There is nothing but nothingness.
But this nothingness is pure intelligence and it is what you are.edit on 10-6-2011 by Itisnowagain because: (no reason given)
I explained why.
Is there a storm God?
I am not saying there is one, You dont understand the concept. because you dont know how to use it.
I said it was a concept i use.
That is a call that has to be made by the user. Most often these calls are based on moral values. Not morality.
Religion is created by human inspiration, and i have a impression they contradict each other in many cases. And often moral values contradict moral actions.
Originally posted by Itisnowagain
reply to post by bogomil
Like the interface, the screen on/in which it all appears.
The interface builds an image collected of the virtual particles. The interface can get confused looking at on/off and imagine think that these are two different states but they are not, they are both.
The interface, if it takes the reading correctly will see the appearences as a true refection, as is, without opposition.
However the interface does not take true readings from the appearing appearences because the interface does not recognize itself as the interface.edit on 10-6-2011 by Itisnowagain because: (no reason given)edit on 10-6-2011 by Itisnowagain because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Itisnowagain
reply to post by bogomil
There is no inside the observer and outside the observer!
There is the observation, there is the experience and that is that.
Everything else is pure fantasy.
You can create whatever you want out of it.edit on 10-6-2011 by Itisnowagain because: (no reason given)