was reincarnation ever supposed to be testable by science? because from what Eastern philosophy i have read, it certainly doesn’t seem like it to me, ...
You and me both on the seeking them again part… :joke: I didn’t mean like a universal purpose that you may come up with that seems to make sense withi...
Why not if you don’t mind sharing? Healthy skepticism? Unreliably replicable? Since humans are able to have these “profound” experiences, do you think...
I’m pretty partial to this line of thought as well. If consciousness is intrinsic and all permeating, then it is the “grounds” for the rest of reality...
i had thought this was an exercise of satire, has this thread really dragged out all of the closet conspiracists? is that the reason for this many pag...
Usually not. To come to a belief like this requires a ton of indoctrination and confirmation bias, not to mention that you can find an echo chamber fo...
I would honestly say the closest thing that could be called an “objective” moral (at least in the U.S, as far as I know) is the condemnation of pedoph...
The pursuit of “higher” (whatever that may entail) states of consciousness to broaden perception and/or worldview through intentionally altering or in...
i think it would be better off if you just leave it as whatever makes someone themselves, but if one’s self is tied to their memories and experiences ...
i could be very well misinterpreting it, but i think it may just be the loose language angle. the concept is called Anatt?, which seems to be the anti...
sounds similar to the Buddhist’s conception of reincarnation, where there is no permanent “self” (like personality, phobias, talent) that returns in a...
how do you entrench yourself in the realm of materialism without trickling down into excessive hedonism? materialism may be more “efficient” per say a...
what do you mean by this? i don’t think any person truly “is” but the concept of God definitely qualifies for it, the plane is what we would define as...
aren’t experiences filtered through our senses though? if death shuts down the brain (which is the analytical centerpiece of all sensory input) how is...
the hippie says since everything is nothing but frequencies and vibrations or energy slowed down, everything is alive in its own way even if it can’t ...
there are some studies that show porn may pose a myriad of issues to the human brain. a cursory Google will show you these things, here’s a quotation ...
masturbation in itself is nothing to be particularly ashamed of, it’s really the pairing with porn that makes it a concerning matter. another facet is...
how do you know we were “planned to do” something from this being? it’s simply all-knowing. that’s exactly where it ends at. you don’t do certain thin...
can you both expand on your respective points for me, please? im not really grasping this. how can’t an omniscient being be a passive observer of thes...
not OP, however yes. the general idea is that people take part in these ayahuasca ceremonies, and the shamans serve as a sort of distinguished spiritu...
i pray this is a purposeful misinterpretation, no? because that’s not what “we are all one” means when one is talking about it within a spiritual cont...
pretty sure one would be more hard-pressed to argue that it did not exist. right wing propaganda is all enticing and dreamy under the guise of “americ...
yes i understand, instead of having a word like “bad” it could easily be exchanged by just saying not “good” and it’d accomplish the same goal, just a...
you’re right that more nuanced discussion would arise with the idea, but if it’d encourage word vomit, don’t you think the basic means of conversation...
So let me get this straight, “something” can surely exist as long as there’s “something” else out there that can interact with it and/or react to it? ...
Comments