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originally posted by: arpgme
a reply to: MystikMushroom
a reply to: vethumanbeing
From my perspective, all "evil" (harming others) come from a lack of Power. They feel like they aren't safe or that they lack so they become hateful, jealous, and violent towards others.
originally posted by: Reallyfolks
a reply to: vethumanbeing
I understand that. It just doesn't make sense that if evil was simply gathering information why the same evil would need to be repeated after the information has been gathered in my example of a child rapist. Been going on for thousands of years. Why would it need to repeat. Another example and please lets not get into the why's but say you see what vlad the impailer did as evil . Ok in that example then the point of evil existing to gather information would make sense. You haven't seen a group of people impailed en mass since. But something like my example that repeats generation after generation doesn't seem to meet the information gathering criteria.
originally posted by: MystikMushroom
a reply to: vethumanbeing
I think that's why creativity is so special. When we use our imagination, we are literally creating new realities in other dimensions.
Now that's interesting. I have seen a few interesting theories on alternate dimension. That was nicely put
MystikMushroom: Yep, everything has to be experienced to infinity. All possibilities, all modes of existence.
It's sort of like an endless puzzle, as it complexifies the more you investigate into it.
MM: They locked the Doctor from Dr. Who into some kind of trap that got more complex the more he tried to free himself, it was called the "Pandoricum" -- that's sort of what I feel reality is like.
I mean, if you can/could be anything and do anything...what would you do? Why, EVERYTHING!
MM: So this literally means that every possible reality is actually happening. So yes, there really is a reality in which the events of Star Wars are happening, have happened or will happen.
I think that's why creativity is so special. When we use our imagination, we are literally creating new realities in other dimensions. (I just pondered on that today).
MM: Besides the words "everything is everything" I saw the infinity symbol, but it was also a mobius strip at the same time, combined with an ouroboros. Basically never ending, never beginning, existing outside of time only in one singularity.
originally posted by: MystikMushroom
a reply to: vethumanbeing
And what's interesting is that indigenous people's seem to "get" this concept much more easily than modern, western people.
There are tiny tidbits of these ideas sprinkled all around the world in mysticism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Hermeticism -- which has actually caught my eye as of late.
I think due to this nature, we actually do have some ability to push/pull/stretch our reality a bit. This is where "magic" comes from and synchronicity.
MystikMushroom: Thought: All of this explains why it feels good to do things for others, and why we feel guilt for harming others.
[When we help others, we're helping ourselves. When harm others, we're really harming ourself.
originally posted by: Reallyfolks
a reply to: vethumanbeing
No what I am saying is if evil existed to gather information then why would the same evil repeat? It already has the information. Stoning, beheading ? Is it evil? I say so. Talk to others they say otherwise. But if the average person would see it as evil why would that evil repeat as well? While your attempt to make a joke about the example of child rape was droll at best, it is one of many examples ( you just named a couple) that make the whole theory that evil is simply to gather information fall flat. There would be no need to for the same evil to continually repeat once the information has been gathered. I mean how many times could evil behead someone , stone someone, rape a child and still not gather all the info. Sorry, that theory just doesn't hold up.
originally posted by: MystikMushroom
a reply to: vethumanbeing
Where the past and future meet, there is only the now ...
I just made that up. Someone's probably already said it though.
originally posted by: bananashooter
Someone once told me that if you speak to god you're normal, but if god speaks to you you're crazy. I think they were just jealous.