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Born Again vs. Enlightened
    #14061616 - 03/03/11 05:32 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Since both are self-proclaimed with the intent of making one look superior to others without having to change or do anything whatsoever, I consider these a double-fail.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14061796 - 03/03/11 06:02 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)



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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: falcon]
    #14061933 - 03/03/11 06:26 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Jesus-Worship vs Self-Worship ?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: WScott]
    #14061961 - 03/03/11 06:31 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

:lol:


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14064330 - 03/04/11 01:30 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

so in a sense you are the most enlightened of the bunch?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14065229 - 03/04/11 09:05 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Not many people really claim they are enlightened.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Lion]
    #14065299 - 03/04/11 09:19 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

I'm enlightened.:shrug:

(whatever that means)


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Icelander] * 1
    #14065398 - 03/04/11 09:49 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)



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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Lion]
    #14065546 - 03/04/11 10:31 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Not many people really claim they are enlightened.

I'm enlightened.

By at least a kilogram. I just went to the bathroom. :seeya:


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14065582 - 03/04/11 10:41 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Since both are self-proclaimed with the intent of making one look superior to others without having to change or do anything whatsoever, I consider these a double-fail.




I know this was a well thought out thread that had serious consideration of intelligent conversation, and as such is in no way trolling. But let me help, enlightenment is a conceptualization of a mental transition that one undergoes toward whatever it is they feel is a higher intelligence.. This could be anything, such as understanding that just about everything around you is a tool to hypnotize you into an Americanized patriotic consumer work robot. Coming away from psyches and ego loss you could consider yourself enlightened to some extent. Someone who goes through college and understands the world better could consider themselves enlightened to an extent as thier understanding has increased and changed.

Assuming the overall intent and stating it as fact is moot. You don't know anyone's intent unless the (honestly) tell you. Most don't even know their own intent. So on your part that is a single fail.

As for born again, it is impossible to trully be born again unless your physical brain has littereally physically changed as we have impulses because of our brain itself. Who would want to get laid if they had really low levels of testosterone etc.  However, for intance, if you do DMT and it changes your life and your whole concepts of the world, then that could be considered born again.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14065632 - 03/04/11 10:50 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Also, I looked up at the sky and couldn't see god. I then asked him to strike me down. He didn't. I then prayed to him to appear before me and he didn't Therefore he doesn't exist. God the concept doesn't exist because the Christian god didn't appear before me.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Seanfu]
    #14065700 - 03/04/11 11:02 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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OrgoneConclusion said:
Since both are self-proclaimed with the intent of making one look superior to others without having to change or do anything whatsoever, I consider these a double-fail.




I know this was a well thought out thread that had serious consideration of intelligent conversation, and as such is in no way trolling. But let me help, enlightenment is a conceptualization of a mental transition that one undergoes toward whatever it is they feel is a higher intelligence.. This could be anything, such as understanding that just about everything around you is a tool to hypnotize you into an Americanized patriotic consumer work robot. Coming away from psyches and ego loss you could consider yourself enlightened to some extent. Someone who goes through college and understands the world better could consider themselves enlightened to an extent as thier understanding has increased and changed.

Assuming the overall intent and stating it as fact is moot. You don't know anyone's intent unless the (honestly) tell you. Most don't even know their own intent. So on your part that is a single fail.

As for born again, it is impossible to trully be born again unless your physical brain has littereally physically changed as we have impulses because of our brain itself. Who would want to get laid if they had really low levels of testosterone etc.  However, for intance, if you do DMT and it changes your life and your whole concepts of the world, then that could be considered born again.





I'm bored again. But easily cured by going to another forum for a little while.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Icelander]
    #14065723 - 03/04/11 11:06 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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OrgoneConclusion said:
Since both are self-proclaimed with the intent of making one look superior to others without having to change or do anything whatsoever, I consider these a double-fail.




I know this was a well thought out thread that had serious consideration of intelligent conversation, and as such is in no way trolling. But let me help, enlightenment is a conceptualization of a mental transition that one undergoes toward whatever it is they feel is a higher intelligence.. This could be anything, such as understanding that just about everything around you is a tool to hypnotize you into an Americanized patriotic consumer work robot. Coming away from psyches and ego loss you could consider yourself enlightened to some extent. Someone who goes through college and understands the world better could consider themselves enlightened to an extent as thier understanding has increased and changed.

Assuming the overall intent and stating it as fact is moot. You don't know anyone's intent unless the (honestly) tell you. Most don't even know their own intent. So on your part that is a single fail.

As for born again, it is impossible to trully be born again unless your physical brain has littereally physically changed as we have impulses because of our brain itself. Who would want to get laid if they had really low levels of testosterone etc.  However, for intance, if you do DMT and it changes your life and your whole concepts of the world, then that could be considered born again.





I'm bored again. But easily cured by going to another forum for a little while.




Oh, you come to philosophy forums for entertainment?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14065736 - 03/04/11 11:09 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

If you see the Buddha on the road, strike him down. The enlightened have no need to self-proclaim.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Diploid]
    #14066504 - 03/04/11 02:04 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Not many people really claim they are enlightened.

I'm enlightened.

By at least a kilogram. I just went to the bathroom. :seeya:




That's a liter of piss or a kilo of shit.


Either way.. i'm impressed.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: andrewss]
    #14067112 - 03/04/11 04:11 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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so in a sense you are the most enlightened of the bunch?




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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14067129 - 03/04/11 04:15 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Since both are self-proclaimed with the intent of making one look superior to others without having to change or do anything whatsoever, I consider these a double-fail.




I don't think it's about looking superior, enlightenment is basically a word to describe a person who is completely content with themselves and the ability to take 'problems' on with ease from the knowledge they've gained.

And rebirth again, is just a word to describe a person who previously was following a certain way of living and made a major change in how they live.

I do not see fail in either of these, if the changes help make that person's life 'easier' or 'happy' even if they are wrong, then where is the fail?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14068003 - 03/04/11 07:50 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Since both are self-proclaimed with the intent of making one look superior to others without having to change or do anything whatsoever, I consider these a double-fail.



Enlightenment is a figure of speech and is supposed to be understood as such, it is not really describing anything. Born Again is quite different. While there are some similarities, there are also important differences between the concept.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: learningtofly]
    #14068420 - 03/04/11 09:32 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Since both are self-proclaimed with the intent of making one look superior to others without having to change or do anything whatsoever, I consider these a double-fail.



Enlightenment is a figure of speech and is supposed to be understood as such, it is not really describing anything.


Since when do figures of speech not describe anything?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Poid]
    #14068424 - 03/04/11 09:34 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

When you stop thinking that language can describe reality.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: learningtofly]
    #14068449 - 03/04/11 09:40 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

What do you mean? That only feelings can describe it?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: giza]
    #14068484 - 03/04/11 09:45 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

No, that language in general cannot describe reality because language works by discriminating amongst things in order to work.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: learningtofly] * 1
    #14068575 - 03/04/11 10:04 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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No, that language in general cannot describe reality because language works by discriminating amongst things in order to work.


Kind of redundant, no? Did you mean to say "language works by discriminating amongst things"?

I don't see why the fact that language works by discriminating amongst things means that it in general cannot describe reality; I would say that language describes reality in general terms, and and is not as effective in describing it precisely.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14069406 - 03/05/11 01:50 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Since both are self-proclaimed with the intent of making one look superior to others without having to change or do anything whatsoever, I consider these a double-fail.




Are you implying that the enlightened man should lie when asked if he or she's enlightened?  Born-Again Christians do typically exhibit this sense of superiority over others when proclaiming their status but I can't say I've run into many people bragging about their enlightened status, at least explicitly... lots of people on this forum do a pretty good job of doing it indirectly though.  :lol:


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: deCypher]
    #14069415 - 03/05/11 01:54 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

I have never asked that of another human being, but I have heard/read it being offered.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: deCypher] * 1
    #14069474 - 03/05/11 02:23 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Are you implying that the enlightened man should lie when asked if he or she's enlightened?  Born-Again Christians do typically exhibit this sense of superiority over others when proclaiming their status but I can't say I've run into many people bragging about their enlightened status, at least explicitly... lots of people on this forum do a pretty good job of doing it indirectly though:lol:


Damn, you caught me. :blush:


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: deCypher]
    #14070324 - 03/05/11 10:47 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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No, that language in general cannot describe reality because language works by discriminating amongst things in order to work.


Kind of redundant, no? Did you mean to say "language works by discriminating amongst things"?



I don't understand why a decent portion of your posts amount to nitpicking at irrelevant things. You know exactly what I meant to say and whether I added "in order to work" does not change the meaning of the sentence.
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I don't see why the fact that language works by discriminating amongst things means that it in general cannot describe reality; I would say that language describes reality in general terms, and and is not as effective in describing it precisely



In reality, things are not separate, and language makes them appear to be so.
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Since both are self-proclaimed with the intent of making one look superior to others without having to change or do anything whatsoever, I consider these a double-fail.




Are you implying that the enlightened man should lie when asked if he or she's enlightened?  Born-Again Christians do typically exhibit this sense of superiority over others when proclaiming their status but I can't say I've run into many people bragging about their enlightened status, at least explicitly... lots of people on this forum do a pretty good job of doing it indirectly though.  :lol:




Someone who is bragging about enlightenment is not enlightened (at least if we are to understand Enlightened in the Buddhist context), because part of enlightenment according to tathagata is the realization that there is no self or no "i" or any of that, and if someone were to say "I am enlightened" would be admitting that there is a self, and so they are not really enlightened.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: learningtofly]
    #14070340 - 03/05/11 10:51 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

So one can brag about not being Enlightened thereby demonstrating...


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14070367 - 03/05/11 10:58 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

no. you have still missed the point entirely.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: learningtofly]
    #14070383 - 03/05/11 11:01 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Thereby proving I am not Enlightened which means...


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14070396 - 03/05/11 11:04 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Means your missin' out on the cageless cage brah. :cool:


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Grapefruit]
    #14070410 - 03/05/11 11:07 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Two enter: only one may levae.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14070415 - 03/05/11 11:08 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Thereby proving I am not Enlightened which means...



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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: learningtofly]
    #14070427 - 03/05/11 11:10 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

And when the All has become Nothing
And Nothing has become the All...

(this could go on for quite some time)


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14070430 - 03/05/11 11:11 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

How about this, OC, what do you think is meant by "enlightenment"


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: learningtofly]
    #14070444 - 03/05/11 11:15 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

I believe it to be a fictional mind-state; a carrot to attract followers no different than the concept of Heaven.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: learningtofly]
    #14070451 - 03/05/11 11:17 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

I think it's a broad push away from everything conceptual, this doesn't neccessarily mean you go anywhere or get any special spiritual knowledge but it's a brain function which is "out of experience" or free, detached, w/e. The path of negation.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: learningtofly]
    #14070474 - 03/05/11 11:24 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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No, that language in general cannot describe reality because language works by discriminating amongst things in order to work.


Kind of redundant, no? Did you mean to say "language works by discriminating amongst things"?



I don't understand why a decent portion of your posts amount to nitpicking at irrelevant things. You know exactly what I meant to say and whether I added "in order to work" does not change the meaning of the sentence.
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I don't see why the fact that language works by discriminating amongst things means that it in general cannot describe reality; I would say that language describes reality in general terms, and and is not as effective in describing it precisely



In reality, things are not separate, and language makes them appear to be so.


What do you mean by "things are not separate"? Are you talking about how everything is interconnected at the subatomic level?

How can language make things appear to be separate?


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Since both are self-proclaimed with the intent of making one look superior to others without having to change or do anything whatsoever, I consider these a double-fail.




Are you implying that the enlightened man should lie when asked if he or she's enlightened?  Born-Again Christians do typically exhibit this sense of superiority over others when proclaiming their status but I can't say I've run into many people bragging about their enlightened status, at least explicitly... lots of people on this forum do a pretty good job of doing it indirectly though.  :lol:




Someone who is bragging about enlightenment is not enlightened (at least if we are to understand Enlightened in the Buddhist context), because part of enlightenment according to tathagata is the realization that there is no self or no "i" or any of that, and if someone were to say "I am enlightened" would be admitting that there is a self, and so they are not really enlightened.


Couldn't an enlightened person technically say the words "I am enlightened" while not being attached to them or their meanings, and merely regarding them as random bodily sounds? :blah:


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Poid]
    #14070515 - 03/05/11 11:35 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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How can language make things appear to be separate?




Language labels things and in doing so makes things appear seperate, for example, you might say a tree is a tree but that's just a conceptual layer over reality (your idea of a tree is not what it actually is) that gives it the illusion of seperateness. You can't know anything for absoloutely sure so you can't know what anything is. It doesn't mean reality is objectively any way but seeing as we have no idea what it is it is subjectively just one thing, just reality or pure experience prior to our knowledge of it.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Grapefruit]
    #14070557 - 03/05/11 11:45 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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your idea of a tree is not what it actually is




Can you translate? How do you know what another person's idea is and what a 'real' tree is?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14070569 - 03/05/11 11:49 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

That's the point, no one can have any idea what a real tree is. The only thing you can be sure of is "I AM" or the subjective reality I am seeing at this moment is happening. There is no other certainty. From this perspective everything that is not a subjective seeing/happening within consciousness is uncertain and the subjective seeing is only ONE thing prior to externalizing knowledge of it. Dig?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Grapefruit]
    #14070593 - 03/05/11 11:57 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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That's the point, no one can have any idea what a real tree is.




Nonsense of the month award.

More correct is to say that there is no real tree only various perceptions/interpretations thereof. An ant's tree is different than your tree is different than a bird's tree. However, that doesn't point to there being an ultimately 'correct' or 'real' tree in the slightest.


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    #14070596 - 03/05/11 11:58 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

That's what I'm fucking saying lol. THERE IS NO CORRECT TREE.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Grapefruit]
    #14070626 - 03/05/11 12:06 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Look, I'm not saying that there is a tree or there isn't a tree or that we can see a "real" tree. I'm simply saying the there is no framework within which you have any certain idea about objective reality. So without the ideas reality appears subjectively as one, as JUST EXPERIENCE.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Grapefruit]
    #14070636 - 03/05/11 12:08 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Should I once again perform 'The Rock to the Back of the Head' test to volunteers to demonstrate objective reality?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14070649 - 03/05/11 12:11 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

It still wouldn't make anything about it certain, regardless of what happens or what you say. How about you present a proper counterpoint rather than skirting the issue and not looking at what i am saying. It's that or agree.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Grapefruit]
    #14070662 - 03/05/11 12:15 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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It still wouldn't make anything about it certain, regardless of what happens




So to propose a hypothesis and a test for it is meaningless no matter the outcome?

:congrats: You have just destroyed science and my computer will stop working any sec


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14070679 - 03/05/11 12:19 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

It doesn't destroy science it's simply the truth which is that objective reality is uncertain because the person carrying out any test is already looking from a subjective viewpoint. Something is either 100% true or it's uncertain, anyone with half a brain will admit that no test is can be 100% true. Perhaps in light of that you ought to revisit what I just said and look at it. You never know, you might just get enlightened. :wink:


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Grapefruit]
    #14070700 - 03/05/11 12:23 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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anyone with half a brain will admit that no test is can be 100% true




You only have half a brain? :sorry: Well I guess that explains a lot...


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14070719 - 03/05/11 12:27 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

"ignore what you are not until it kills you" ~ David Scoma


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Grapefruit]
    #14070770 - 03/05/11 12:40 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

There is no Scoma.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14070941 - 03/05/11 01:23 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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There is no Scoma.




Where did you provide a good point again? Looks like all you're doing is posting random antagonizing lines.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Seanfu]
    #14070981 - 03/05/11 01:32 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

I nominate your response for Post Of the Month. :thumbup:


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    #14071004 - 03/05/11 01:36 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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I nominate your response for Post Of the Month. :thumbup:




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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Seanfu]
    #14071102 - 03/05/11 02:06 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Look at his post number, I'm sure almost all of them are just as empty and without point. 'Post Ratio Troll'


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: PsylioSynethesis]
    #14072574 - 03/05/11 07:51 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Look at his post number, I'm sure almost all of them are just as empty and without point. 'Post Ratio Troll'





Just like the post you are making now?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Icelander]
    #14073124 - 03/05/11 10:00 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

both are cases of extreme gullibility and shameless hope for something they truly don't believe in. i'm a firm believer of if you are indeed that, there is no need whatsoever to advertise it. blatant insecurity masked under the auspice of spiritual superiority (presuming there is such a thing).


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PsylioSynethesis said:
Look at his post number, I'm sure almost all of them are just as empty and without point. 'Post Ratio Troll'





Just like the post you are making now?




"Just like the post you are making now? "


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Seanfu]
    #14073193 - 03/05/11 10:12 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

:lolsy: @ this thread

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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: deranger]
    #14073739 - 03/06/11 12:22 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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How can language make things appear to be separate?




Language labels things and in doing so makes things appear seperate...


Things are separate, distinct entities by definition; if there was only one thing, then there would only be one word/label.


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Grapefruit said:
for example, you might say a tree is a tree but that's just a conceptual layer over reality (your idea of a tree is not what it actually is)...


My idea of a tree is not actually itself? :wtf:


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...that gives it the illusion of seperateness.


How does that prove that separateness is an illusion?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Poid]
    #14074274 - 03/06/11 04:45 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

How could you distinguish between anything without knowledge? You couldn't.
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How does that prove that separateness is an illusion?




As I keep saying it's a subjective thing.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Grapefruit]
    #14074282 - 03/06/11 04:51 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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How could you distinguish between anything without knowledge? You couldn't.


I suppose you're right, depending on what you mean by knowledege; what's your point?


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How does that prove that separateness is an illusion?




As I keep saying it's a subjective thing.


What's this supposed to mean? :lol:


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Poid]
    #14074290 - 03/06/11 04:59 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

My point is prior to knowledge everything is one. I have no other point.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Grapefruit]
    #14074329 - 03/06/11 05:27 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

How is everything one prior to knowledge? And if things become separated after knowledge, how does this mean that separation is illusory?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Poid]
    #14074402 - 03/06/11 06:44 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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My idea of a tree is not actually itself?




No. It is your idea of the tree.

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How is everything one prior to knowledge?




Everything is made up of elements. Elements are all made up of the same basic particles.

It's basic high-school chemistry dude...


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: durantz]
    #14074463 - 03/06/11 07:14 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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My idea of a tree is not actually itself?




No. It is your idea of the tree.


I don't think you understood me correctly: when I say 'itself', I am referring to my idea of the tree, not a physical tree. Nowhere in that sentence is there an indication that I was referring to a physical tree, or anything else besides my idea of the the tree; you really need to improve on your reading comprehension. :imslow:


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How is everything one prior to knowledge?




Everything is made up of elements. Elements are all made up of the same basic particles.

It's basic high-school chemistry dude...


How is that answer at all relevant to the question being asked? :lol:


Also, did you not notice that these questions weren't directed at you?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Poid]
    #14074492 - 03/06/11 07:29 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Grapefruit said that
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your idea of a tree is not what it actually is




to which you replied
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My idea of a tree is not actually itself?




Grapefruit was saying "your idea of a tree is not a tree".

And now you say that he was saying "your idea of a tree is not your idea of a tree". Well I'm not sure who's having problem with comprehension here. But I surely am having trouble comprehending your irregularities. 

Quote:

did you not notice that these questions weren't directed at you?




Oh sorry did I say something you don't like?

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How is that answer at all relevant to the question being asked?




You asked how everything was ONE. I told you that everything is made from the same basic particles... how much clearer do you want me to make it?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: durantz]
    #14074536 - 03/06/11 07:54 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

A subjective response proves nothing. .
[not necessarily directed at durantz.. just too lazy to figure out who exactly provoked that response from me]

All atoms come from the same energy. That's how everything is 'one'. Matter and energy are one-in-the-same, just different manifestations.

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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: n.dangerously]
    #14074556 - 03/06/11 08:05 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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A subjective response proves nothing




I think most of us agree with you on that one.

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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: durantz]
    #14074583 - 03/06/11 08:19 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Grapefruit said that
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your idea of a tree is not what it actually is




to which you replied
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My idea of a tree is not actually itself?




Grapefruit was saying "your idea of a tree is not a tree".


That's what I wanted to clarify.


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And now you say that he was saying "your idea of a tree is not your idea of a tree". Well I'm not sure who's having problem with comprehension here. But I surely am having trouble comprehending your irregularities.


I'm not saying he said that, so it's still quite clear who's having reading comprehension problems. :grin:

What "irregularities" are you talking about?


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did you not notice that these questions weren't directed at you?




Oh sorry did I say something you don't like?


No, I just wanted his answer to the question is all.


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How is that answer at all relevant to the question being asked?




You asked how everything was ONE.


No I didn't, this was my question:

How is everything one prior to knowledge?


He was saying that, prior to knowledge, everything is one, and that after knowledge, the "illusion" of separation forms; this is why I wanted his response, I knew you weren't following along with our discussion, which you always seem to have a problem doing. You just wanted to troll me.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: n.dangerously]
    #14074598 - 03/06/11 08:25 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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A subjective response proves nothing. .
[not necessarily directed at durantz.. just too lazy to figure out who exactly provoked that response from me]


It doesn't necessarily prove anything, but it sure can.


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n.dangerously said:
All atoms come from the same energy. That's how everything is 'one'. Matter and energy are one-in-the-same, just different manifestations.

What's so hard about understanding everything that exists? Jesus. .


I don't know about anyone else, but I'm only arguing against the position that separateness is an illusion; I understand what you're saying, and contend that both separateness and oneness are real.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Poid]
    #14074602 - 03/06/11 08:26 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

no I was following along just fine. I'm sorry if I use abbreviated quotes in here. I should have known you are more concerned with semantics by now.

After knowledge the illusion of separation occurs because humans want to believe in it... Just as you want to believe in it.

I'm following along quite well.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: durantz]
    #14074632 - 03/06/11 08:38 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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I'm sorry if I use abbreviated quotes in here. I should have known you are more concerned with semantics by now.


There's a 'Quote' function, you know, it's not very hard to use...


Quote:

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After knowledge the illusion of separation occurs because humans want to believe in it...


And we go back to this..can you prove that separation is illusory? Why would knowledge cause people to want to believe in the illusion of separation?


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Just as you want to believe in it.


Not true, I believe that the universe is one giant process that contains several processes.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Poid]
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How is that answer at all relevant to the question being asked?




You asked how everything was ONE.


No I didn't, this was my question:

How is everything one prior to knowledge?


He was saying that, prior to knowledge, everything is one, and that after knowledge, the "illusion" of separation forms; this is why I wanted his response, I knew you weren't following along with our discussion, which you always seem to have a problem doing. You just wanted to troll me.




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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: n.dangerously]
    #14074645 - 03/06/11 08:43 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

When it comes to 'oneness' or 'separateness':

Maybe it's not either/or, but both. .


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    #14074662 - 03/06/11 08:47 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Poid]
    #14074914 - 03/06/11 10:07 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

What I'm mean by it's a subjective thing is that it's an experience that has no basis in objective reality. Basically if you dropped all your compulsive neurotic labelling of reality then all that would be left would be pure experience with no layer of assumption over it. Whether this is possible or not is another matter. If it were possible however then there would be no way to distinguish between things coming from that position, knowledge would still distinguish but that position would be seperate from knowledge and so it wouldn't.

For example, if you ask me "are things seperate or one objectively" I will tell you what my knowledge tells me (taken from science etc.) but I have no way to be 100% certain of what is going on objectively so as to how I experience things beyond that knowledge from moment to moment i am only seeing one thing which is pure experience. IMO the path of enlightenment is one of trying to see beyond knowledge. Not trying to drop knowledge but to stop making any attempt to label what is being experienced. This is why people say as soon as you proclaim you are enlightened you are not, because you have already labelled things, this is why they say it is a "stateless state".

It is important to note when I say pure experience I do not meant fully accurate seeing or true sight, I just mean that the sight is not labelled but seen clearly as subjective and therefore unknown.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Seanfu]
    #14074945 - 03/06/11 10:17 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Look at his post number, I'm sure almost all of them are just as empty and without point. 'Post Ratio Troll'





Just like the post you are making now?




"Just like the post you are making now? "





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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Icelander]
    #14081801 - 03/07/11 03:33 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Look at his post number, I'm sure almost all of them are just as empty and without point. 'Post Ratio Troll'





Just like the post you are making now?




"Just like the post you are making now? "





How dare you!:mad2:




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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Poid]
    #14081816 - 03/07/11 03:35 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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How can language make things appear to be separate?




Language labels things and in doing so makes things appear seperate...


Things are separate, distinct entities by definition; if there was only one thing, then there would only be one word/label.


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for example, you might say a tree is a tree but that's just a conceptual layer over reality (your idea of a tree is not what it actually is)...


My idea of a tree is not actually itself? :wtf:


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...that gives it the illusion of seperateness.


How does that prove that separateness is an illusion?




It states that oneness is default and consciousness itself causes separation. Having your own consciousness means that you now have comparisons and differences. You would need language to describe these comparisons etc.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Seanfu]
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How can language make things appear to be separate?




Language labels things and in doing so makes things appear seperate...


Things are separate, distinct entities by definition; if there was only one thing, then there would only be one word/label.


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for example, you might say a tree is a tree but that's just a conceptual layer over reality (your idea of a tree is not what it actually is)...


My idea of a tree is not actually itself? :wtf:


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...that gives it the illusion of seperateness.


How does that prove that separateness is an illusion?




It states that oneness is default and consciousness itself causes separation.


Consciousness doesn't cause any separation, it merely recognizes the separation that already exists.


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Having your own consciousness means that you now have comparisons and differences. You would need language to describe these comparisons etc.


Those differences already exist, and that you can make comparisons between them in now way suggests that separation is an illusion; when we compare things, we're looking at two or more separate things as they appear to us and analyzing their relationship to each other & everything else, we're not creating any separation by doing so. That we would need language to describe those comparisons also in no way suggests that separation is an illusion; a description of a comparison merely describes two or more separate things, and there's nothing about such a description that suggests that separation is an illusion.


The universe is one giant process comprised of several processes, so I reject any notion that claims that either "oneness" or separation is an illusion.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Poid]
    #14082023 - 03/07/11 04:05 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

I'm not supporting that point. I don't delve into shit like that too much considering the impossibility of knowing at least in this lifetime. But I think the point is that the consciousness itself causes the illusion because when not conscious you just are. So there is just are and there is conscious observer observing (having a separate perspective.)


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14082131 - 03/07/11 04:22 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Since both are self-proclaimed with the intent of making one look superior to others without having to change or do anything whatsoever, I consider these a double-fail.




What if the self proclaimed enlightened person spent their whole life "changing"?  Can't they just rest now?  Why do you think people need to be constantly changing?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Seanfu]
    #14082652 - 03/07/11 06:03 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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...I think the point is that the consciousness itself causes the illusion because when not conscious you just are.


How does this mean that separation is even an illusion in the first place? You're begging the question, I'm asking you to prove how separation is an illusion, and you're telling me it is because "consciousness itself causes the illusion"; that statement is by no means proof.


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So there is just are and there is conscious observer observing (having a separate perspective.)


So how do you think this suggests that separation is an illusion? When one is unconscious, one doesn't perceive separation because one doesn't perceive anything; this doesn't at all mean that consciousness creates an illusory separation, it just means that one's consciousness isn't "turned on", so to speak, while unconscious. A conscious observer observing is merely observing the separation that already exists, s/he is not creating an illusory separation that does not really exist.


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It's one thing to simply enjoy a style of life that one enjoys, but it's another thing altogether to refer to another person's choice as "wrong" or to rationalize their behavior as being pathological or resulting from some sort of inadequacy or failing so as to create a sense of superiority or separation as yet another projection of a personal fear or control issue.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Poid]
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...I think the point is that the consciousness itself causes the illusion because when not conscious you just are.


How does this mean that separation is even an illusion in the first place? You're begging the question, I'm asking you to prove how separation is an illusion, and you're telling me it is because "consciousness itself causes the illusion"; that statement is by no means proof.


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So there is just are and there is conscious observer observing (having a separate perspective.)


So how do you think this suggests that separation is an illusion? When one is unconscious, one doesn't perceive separation because one doesn't perceive anything; this doesn't at all mean that consciousness creates an illusory separation, it just means that one's consciousness isn't "turned on" so to speak while unconscious. A conscious observer observing is merely observing the separation that already exists, s/he is not creating an illusory separation that does not really exist.




I have no idea. That's the extent of my understanding. I would assume to say oneness exists at all is to assume a god oneness. And there isn't nor will there likely ever be any evidence toward anything concerning life after death or lack of.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Seanfu]
    #14082822 - 03/07/11 06:26 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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I would assume to say oneness exists at all is to assume a god oneness.


Why?


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And there isn't nor will there likely ever be any evidence toward anything concerning life after death or lack of.


There is a lot of evidence that suggests that there is no life after death, but we likely may never have proof.


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I would assume to say oneness exists at all is to assume a god oneness.


Why?


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And there isn't nor will there likely ever be any evidence toward anything concerning life after death or lack of.


There is a lot of evidence that suggests that there is no life after death, but we likely may never have proof.




1- because an energetic oneness woud imply that there would then be a higher superconscious. That alone could be a god.
2- What is the evidence of no afterlife that is more substantial than afterlife evidence?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Seanfu] * 1
    #14083003 - 03/07/11 06:55 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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2- What is the evidence of no afterlife that is more substantial than afterlife evidence?




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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Seanfu]
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I would assume to say oneness exists at all is to assume a god oneness.


Why?


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And there isn't nor will there likely ever be any evidence toward anything concerning life after death or lack of.


There is a lot of evidence that suggests that there is no life after death, but we likely may never have proof.




1- because an energetic oneness woud imply that there would then be a higher superconscious.


How so? What do you mean by "higher superconscious"?


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That alone could be a god.


Key word 'could'.


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2- What is the evidence of no afterlife that is more substantial than afterlife evidence?


Creatures that die don't ever come back to life; creatures are just systems comprised of chemicals, and when they die, chemical reactions occur which cause their bodies to decompose. A lot of research has been done on creatures, and so far absolutely no evidence that suggests that some sort of "soul" exists in creatures and goes to an "afterlife" after death has been discovered; the evidence against the existence of souls is overwhelming, similarly to how the evidence against the existence of Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy is overwhelming.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14083081 - 03/07/11 07:07 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Creatures that die don't ever come back to life; creatures are just systems comprised of chemicals, and when they die, chemical reactions occur which cause their bodies to decompose. A lot of research has been done on creatures, and so far there is absolutely no evidence that some sort of "soul" exists in creatures and goes to an "afterlife" after death; the evidence against the existence of souls is overwhelming, similarly to how the evidence against the existence of Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy is overwhelming.

It's still not evidence. This is coming from a person who has spent the vast majority of their life as a skeptical atheist/agnostic. There is no way to disprove an afterlife. It is intuitive that we are biological chemical robots. This does not change the fact that god etc can't be disproven.

Once again, I agree with the lack of evidence, as in none, but still no evidence possible to the contrary.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Seanfu]
    #14083187 - 03/07/11 07:23 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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This does not change the fact that god etc can't be disproven.




That is not even Philosophy 101; it is Philosophy pre-kindergarten. Did you really need to state what every mature poster here already knows?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14083215 - 03/07/11 07:28 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

We can't disprove unicorns, gremlins, fairies, or elves either...

Should we expend energy trying to find evidence that these creatures do not exist? Or should we focus our energy on solving practical problems than will improve human life?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Seanfu]
    #14083239 - 03/07/11 07:32 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Creatures that die don't ever come back to life; creatures are just systems comprised of chemicals, and when they die, chemical reactions occur which cause their bodies to decompose. A lot of research has been done on creatures, and so far there is absolutely no evidence that some sort of "soul" exists in creatures and goes to an "afterlife" after death; the evidence against the existence of souls is overwhelming, similarly to how the evidence against the existence of Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy is overwhelming.

It's still not evidence.


Yes it is, do you even know what evidence is? Evidence is an outward sign, or an indication; all of the research that has been done up until this point indicates that creatures do not have souls, and absolutely nothing has been found that indicates that creatures have souls.

You may be confusing evidence with proof; I'm not claiming that there's proof that creatures don't have souls, I'm saying that the available evidence indicates that they don't have souls. Proof and evidence are not the same thing.


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This is coming from a person who has spent the vast majority of their life as a skeptical atheist/agnostic.


I haven't even spent the majority of my life as an atheist/agnostic, and I don't see how you making irrelevant personal comments about me contributes to this discussion.


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There is no way to disprove an afterlife.


This is what makes it an unfalsifiable theory, and unfalsifiable theories are hardly, if at all, worth entertaining seriously.


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It is intuitive that we are biological chemical robots. This does not change the fact that god etc can't be disproven.


Sure, God can't be disproved because his existence is unfalsifiable; you already said this.


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Once again, I agree with the lack of evidence, as in none, but still no evidence possible to the contrary.


Right, it is unfalsifiable, not to mention the concept itself is vaguely defined; how would one go about testing it experimentally?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: durantz]
    #14083305 - 03/07/11 07:43 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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We can't disprove unicorns, gremlins, fairies, or elves either...

Should we expend energy trying to find evidence that these creatures do not exist? Or should we focus our energy on solving practical problems than will improve human life?




It's a big enough question to be valid. Not practical at all though.


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    #14083318 - 03/07/11 07:47 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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This does not change the fact that god etc can't be disproven.




That is not even Philosophy 101; it is Philosophy pre-kindergarten. Did you really need to state what every mature poster here already knows?




Yes considering people were stating there is evidence against god/afterlife/spaghetti monsters more than evidence for.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Seanfu]
    #14083352 - 03/07/11 07:57 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Do you even know what an unfalsifiable theory is?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Seanfu]
    #14083472 - 03/07/11 08:20 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Well there is more evidence against God because there is ZERO evidence for God...


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: durantz]
    #14083539 - 03/07/11 08:36 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

I wouldn't say ZERO... you still have to count people's visions of talking to God, near-death experiences, and all the miracles tallied up by the Catholic Church.  Granted, most of this is pretty damn shoddy but I don't think it's fair to say that there is absolutely no evidence in favor of God's existence.


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    #14083629 - 03/07/11 08:53 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

There's no objective evidence outside of people's self-reports.

It's not like we can go out into the desert and find evidence of God.


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    #14083653 - 03/07/11 08:56 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Ah, objective or empirical evidence is a whole other matter.  :wink:


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: durantz]
    #14083877 - 03/07/11 09:38 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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There's no objective evidence outside of people's self-reports.

It's not like we can go out into the desert and find evidence of God.




Or evidence against.

And yes, it is unfalsifiable, but what is your point? It's a bitch, yes, it is likely we are all biological robots, but just because something is an unbeatable bitch doesn't make it less possible. It's just the nature of what it is.


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    #14083942 - 03/07/11 09:49 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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It's not like we can go out into the desert and find evidence of God.




I do that twice a year on a strong dosage of Mescalito.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14084030 - 03/07/11 10:08 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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It's not like we can go out into the desert and find evidence of God.




I do that twice a year on a strong dosage of Mescalito.




hehe I was waiting for someone to say that.

@Seanfu It's a bit hard to find evidence against something which doesn't exist... the definition of God makes it unable to be proved false... but this definition is simply a human creation and has no bearing on objective reality.

Again I refer back to elves, trolls, gremlins etc. What purpose does it serve to believe they exist?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: durantz]
    #14084083 - 03/07/11 10:19 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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It's not like we can go out into the desert and find evidence of God.




I do that twice a year on a strong dosage of Mescalito.




hehe I was waiting for someone to say that.

@Seanfu It's a bit hard to find evidence against something which doesn't exist... the definition of God makes it unable to be proved false... but this definition is simply a human creation and has no bearing on objective reality.

Again I refer back to elves, trolls, gremlins etc. What purpose does it serve to believe they exist?




It serves no purpose.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Seanfu]
    #14084101 - 03/07/11 10:23 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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It's a bitch, yes, it is likely we are all biological robots




is this such a bad thing?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: durantz]
    #14084147 - 03/07/11 10:32 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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It's a bitch, yes, it is likely we are all biological robots




is this such a bad thing?


no, the bitch was that god cannot be disproven. As for death anxiety, I think we all would be afraid of ceasing to function.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: durantz]
    #14084175 - 03/07/11 10:39 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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hehe I was waiting for someone to say that.




Unlike some of my quips, it is fact. I live in Vegas and have a garden full of Peruvianus and will be heading out to Lake Mead in 3 to 6 weeks for my semi-annual visit to commune with the gods.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14084180 - 03/07/11 10:40 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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hehe I was waiting for someone to say that.




Unlike some of my quips, it is fact. I live in Vegas and have a garden full of Peruvianus and will be heading out to Lake Mead in 3 to 6 weeks for my semi-annual visit to commune with the gods.




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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: Seanfu]
    #14084194 - 03/07/11 10:44 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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no, the bitch was that god cannot be disproven.




It doesn't bother me. If people need to believe in God then that is fine by me. And it would be very hard to believe in something that could be proven false. This is the foundation of all pseudo-science.

It actually makes these people quite predictable because you can study their laws and understand how they see the world. This can work in your advantage.

As far as ceasing to function. Does a bacteria fear death?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14084197 - 03/07/11 10:46 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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hehe I was waiting for someone to say that.




Unlike some of my quips, it is fact. I live in Vegas and have a garden full of Peruvianus and will be heading out to Lake Mead in 3 to 6 weeks for my semi-annual visit to commune with the gods.




I like your style! I think I may have to emulate your behaviour in my country. We have a massive desert!

But we have no Mescaline... would shrooms be sufficient?


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14084275 - 03/07/11 11:09 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Since both are self-proclaimed with the intent of making one look superior to others without having to change or do anything whatsoever, I consider these a double-fail.




Actually, they are the same thing. But nothing is stopping anybody from shitting all over a spiritual experience they had by using it in service of the ego.  It happens all the time.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14084476 - 03/08/11 12:03 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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hehe I was waiting for someone to say that.




Unlike some of my quips, it is fact. I live in Vegas and have a garden full of Peruvianus and will be heading out to Lake Mead in 3 to 6 weeks for my semi-annual visit to commune with the gods.




same time I will be meeting for the first time with sir Iboga.  let's meet in the spirit plane :bobmarley:


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: deranger] * 1
    #14084530 - 03/08/11 12:17 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

To the best of my knowledge, you need at least three full days to deal with the IbogaMan and must be ready to face ALL your crap. It is not sparkles and skittles.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: durantz] * 1
    #14084551 - 03/08/11 12:22 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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hehe I was waiting for someone to say that.




Unlike some of my quips, it is fact. I live in Vegas and have a garden full of Peruvianus and will be heading out to Lake Mead in 3 to 6 weeks for my semi-annual visit to commune with the gods.




I like your style! I think I may have to emulate your behaviour in my country. We have a massive desert!

But we have no Mescaline... would shrooms be sufficient?




Of course shrooms would work, but I save my shrooms for forest hikes.

Now I may be revealing my wacky belief here, but mescaline cactus blends better with the desert. PM me if you are interested in a live or dried cutting.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #14084599 - 03/08/11 12:38 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

:thumbup:

someone on another forum compared it to salvia, in terms of "realness".  salvia scares the living shit out of me on breakthrough dosages.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: deranger]
    #14084668 - 03/08/11 01:00 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

I'm sure you know but watch the dosage on that shit.  Slow your heart down too much and that's a trip of a lifetime.  Literally.

It's on my list though.  :thumbup:


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: deranger]
    #14086139 - 03/08/11 11:22 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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someone on another forum compared it to salvia, in terms of "realness".  salvia scares the living shit out of me on breakthrough dosages.



Wait are you comparing mescaline to salvia?

Mescaline is so smooth it's like being this somewhat dreamy haze.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: learningtofly]
    #14086160 - 03/08/11 11:29 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

I found mescaline fairly boring when I tried it, it wasn't that larger dose but I've had interesting times on low doses of shrooms and LSD before. Good to see you've tried 2C-E, it's a seriously cool drug IMO.


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Re: Born Again vs. Enlightened [Re: learningtofly]
    #14088120 - 03/08/11 06:13 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

no, ibogaine to salvia.. just a certain aspect of the experience though, I doubt they are very much alike at all.


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