Human virtue or excellence comes not by chance or by blindly following the opinions of others, but by knowing the principles that regulate and...
I have heard this concept referred to as 'artificialism' before. It is interesting to note that ancient Eastern philosophy has (metaphorically)...
This two-fold existence, of matter and spirit... All 92 physical elements which completely compose our Earth, and indeed all of life, were...
How about the second part of my post?
Sebbi has offered some wise words... From time to time I find it purposeful to meditate with open eyes. Basically what it does for me is act as...
True, but the meditation experience does not end when you leave that quiet space, in fact, I would venture to say that most of the experience...
This sounds quite interesting, could you possibly elaborate a bit?
Oh ok, well that clarification changes alot. Must have been the way it was first phrased.
Somehow I doubt that you are very familiar with what years of meditation does. I've heard it put this way... Psychedelics rush you to the top of...
Jatom, All my effort to establish common ground I have given, and we simply are not able to understand each other. I would only be repeating...
Oh, and two things you did not respond to: So in this sense, God is nature, because we exist both within nature and within God. Let me ask you...
[/font][/size] Clearly I have not ignored this. Personal proof. No, the claim is not just of my worldview, it is of everybody's worldview....
Religion can be verified on the inside, through personal experience and faith, but objectively there is nothing overwhelmingly revealing enough to...
Epiphany, Does it really feel right in your heart to think this way? I would like to share a verse with you. Colossians 3:9-11: "Do not...
I do not assert that my 'religion', as you call it, is verifiable. By suggesting that beliefs in god cannot be verified, this applies, as well, to...
There are times when we are struck with profound realization through communion with God, I definitely agree. But could we also agree that it is...
The point to get across is that 'truth' and 'falsehood' do not pertain to religious beliefs, because there is no way to verify either. And all...
Jatom, You seem to think that all beliefs can (and must?) be known in terms of their 'truth' or 'falsehood'. Consider this: Humans are...
Heres the problem: Christianity claims to be the only way, just like multitudes of other 'religions'. Christianity is completely ununique in this...
Indeed, contradiction only exists within human parameters, where frame of mind is conditioned to cut the picture into pieces, and focus on 'parts'...
Separate names with a comma.
