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Uhhmm... The entire body of neuroscience..... Every experiment we have put the brain through shows conclusively that all of the activity is contained within the brain and the body. Can you show me an accredited study that says some of the brains activity is happening outside of the body? You can affect the mind in very specific ways when stimulating the brain in the appropriate sector.
originally posted by: Masterjaden
a reply to: Woodcarver
Really, it is your brain that creates your mind? Huh... what scientific studies have shown this again????
Jaden
originally posted by: Woodcarver
Were there any doctors involved with you or your wife not being dead?
originally posted by: Woodcarver
I'm sure you had a vision or something too? God spoke to you as the doctors were saving your life?
originally posted by: Woodcarver
Couldn't have been a hallucination from the drugs you took enough of to kill yourself?
originally posted by: Woodcarver
And then remorse, nothing brings out the jesus in folks like remorse for almost killing yourself.
originally posted by: Woodcarver
I see you didn't give credit to jesus for putting you in a place where you felt like killing yourself. That was all you right? Or maybe the devil for tempting you?
originally posted by: Woodcarver
So you make a # pile of your life, almost kill yourself because of guilt or whatever, and now you're preaching jesus and salvation. You think that believing in this fairey tale should put you in a position of a teacher? One who is spreading the good word? Sorry pal, i saw you coming a mile away.
Tak does not want us to think of him, but he does want us to think!'
Although no visions in the case of my wife, I can say without a doubt there's something between dream and reality that can't be clearly defined, but given the choice between the two, would side more with reality. It's like a reality that cannot be explained by mere dreaming. Visions are very specific, applicable, and generally a learning (or revelation) is involved.
I don't even think the devil was really involved until I asked for something/anything to show up.
This is now the fourth time i have had to say this in this thread. You can never prove that something DOESN'T exist. It is a logical impossibility. What evidence can be produced that unicorns don't exist? Should i believe in unicorns until such evidence of it's non existance is produced?
originally posted by: jamespond
a reply to: saint4God
You should of made a deal with your professor, that if he could prove (or even show proof for that matter) that God doesn't exist, that then and only then you would stop believing in him.
originally posted by: stinkelbaum
so are you just theoretically stupid or a hypocrite?
originally posted by: TrueBrit
...a community run by corrupt representatitives of corrupt organisations...
originally posted by: Woodcarver
Saying that god has an open door policy, and that some people just have trouble getting in touch, is a clever way of putting the fault on the person instead of putting the onus on a god to be actually present and accountable.
originally posted by: Woodcarver
It also allows you to pretend that you are in a class that you can percieve as higher than others. You claim to have a direct line of conversation with a deity. That would make you super special wouldn't it? I certainly don't have that. I can't sell myself as a person who can talk to god.
originally posted by: Woodcarver
If i prayed to a god and it never talked to me, i would assume that it doesn't exist.
originally posted by: Woodcarver
But your telling me that it's just been hiding around the corner this whole time.
originally posted by: Woodcarver
All of which seem to be relevant to the culture in which that person is used to. I.e. Christians see christ, muslims see allah or Mohamed, some people see loved one's (not always dead one's), some people see a light, some people see dear pets, some people see celebrities who aren't even dead.
People are hallucinating when in a near death exp. thats why christians see jesus, and muslims see allah. Comfirmation bias.