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uber_aj
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Re: First Contact is Upon Us [Re: Newbie]
#14308185 - 04/17/11 06:48 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Newbie said: Yeah if aliens came down and spoke of jesus, I'd have to reevaluate my whole position on the matter. But a part of me would wonder if the aliens were captured and brainwashed by christians.
Our government told them in the first meeting, "Just say some shit about Jesus so the people don't freak out." I'm sure they'd see the angle.
It'd be really sweet if they came and warned us about the Illuminati and the lizard people controlling our government, then took off. A cosmic troll attempt would be a great first impression.
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Re: First Contact is Upon Us [Re: uber_aj]
#14308356 - 04/17/11 07:24 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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it turns out they are a race of interstellar trolls, going to planets with life and fucking with them and then proceeding to post their results on what they call spacetube, similar to our youtube but more... spacey.
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Re: First Contact is Upon Us [Re: bbl337]
#14308362 - 04/17/11 07:26 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Sounds like the plot to the next cube movie.
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badchad
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Re: First Contact is Upon Us [Re: Shroomism]
#14308487 - 04/17/11 07:51 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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I'd guess that there are an equal amount of theological "sightings". Jesus appearing in toast, in trees, bananas etc. Things like this are also accompanied by all sorts of "miracles", spontaneous healings, people crying glass etc.
For us fragile humans, belief in a "higher power", whether its aliens, god, jesus, the illuminati...whatever, must be some sort of evolutionary byproduct. It eases our fears of death and our offers us comfort as we move through life and as such, is advantageous.
-------------------- ...the whole experience is (and is as) a profound piece of knowledge. It is an indellible experience; it is forever known. I have known myself in a way I doubt I would have ever occurred except as it did. Smith, P. Bull. Menninger Clinic (1959) 23:20-27; p. 27. ...most subjects find the experience valuable, some find it frightening, and many say that is it uniquely lovely. Osmond, H. Annals, NY Acad Science (1957) 66:418-434; p.436
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Re: First Contact is Upon Us [Re: badchad]
#14308497 - 04/17/11 07:54 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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with enough people wanting to see enough things eventually someone will see what they want to see.
subjective reality is subjective.
and ohhh man Quote:
badchad said: I
For us fragile humans, belief in a "higher power", whether its aliens, god, jesus, the illuminati...whatever, must be some sort of evolutionary byproduct. It eases our fears of death and our offers us comfort as we move through life and as such, is advantageous.
did you see the NatGeo program on this? There are scientist out there trying to prove that there is a "God" area of our brain, that was developed over the millions of years in order to ease the insane amount of anxiety associated with conscious knowledge of imminent death.
Ill look for the link man really amazing stuff.
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Legend
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Re: First Contact is Upon Us [Re: psilyguy]
#14308622 - 04/17/11 08:18 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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psilyguy said:
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Newbie said: Yeah if aliens came down and spoke of jesus, I'd have to reevaluate my whole position on the matter. But a part of me would wonder if the aliens were captured and brainwashed by christians.
Or Jesus was an alien. 
oh shit, jesus is probably chilling on another planet.
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meatcakeman
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realfuzzhead said: with enough people wanting to see enough things eventually someone will see what they want to see.
subjective reality is subjective.
and ohhh man Quote:
badchad said: I
For us fragile humans, belief in a "higher power", whether its aliens, god, jesus, the illuminati...whatever, must be some sort of evolutionary byproduct. It eases our fears of death and our offers us comfort as we move through life and as such, is advantageous.
did you see the NatGeo program on this? There are scientist out there trying to prove that there is a "God" area of our brain, that was developed over the millions of years in order to ease the insane amount of anxiety associated with conscious knowledge of imminent death.
Ill look for the link man really amazing stuff.
i know what you're talking about... my neurosci professor was discussing that in lecture.. apparently, some german scientist (i'm not sure but his name was germanic) has even developed a mechanism for unlocking that part of your brain by stimulating it with electromagnetic impulses. pretty cool stuff imo.. my professor was jizzing all over our titties about it
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Re: First Contact is Upon Us [Re: meatcakeman]
#14308745 - 04/17/11 08:41 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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yeah amazing stuff man. Truly ingenious and it really does make sense, it kinda explains in so many words what ive thought for a very long time, that all traditional religions are a way to explain the unexplainable..
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JesusGoneRogue


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very interesting.
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blewmeanie




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Re: First Contact is Upon Us [Re: meatcakeman]
#14308829 - 04/17/11 08:53 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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meatcakeman said:
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realfuzzhead said: with enough people wanting to see enough things eventually someone will see what they want to see.
subjective reality is subjective.
and ohhh man Quote:
badchad said: I
For us fragile humans, belief in a "higher power", whether its aliens, god, jesus, the illuminati...whatever, must be some sort of evolutionary byproduct. It eases our fears of death and our offers us comfort as we move through life and as such, is advantageous.
did you see the NatGeo program on this? There are scientist out there trying to prove that there is a "God" area of our brain, that was developed over the millions of years in order to ease the insane amount of anxiety associated with conscious knowledge of imminent death.
Ill look for the link man really amazing stuff.
i know what you're talking about... my neurosci professor was discussing that in lecture.. apparently, some german scientist (i'm not sure but his name was germanic) has even developed a mechanism for unlocking that part of your brain by stimulating it with electromagnetic impulses. pretty cool stuff imo.. my professor was jizzing all over our titties about it
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/13287588#13287588
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Re: First Contact is Upon Us [Re: blewmeanie]
#14313077 - 04/18/11 04:09 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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