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I think that consciousness is inherent in all of the material world, a philosophy called panpsychism, which is the more sophisticated philosophical version of an ancient spiritual belief called animism by anthropologists. Animism is the belief that spirits reside in what we would consider inanimate objects such as rocks, trees, chairs, guitars, etc.


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Prove it.

Yea I would like to see that! lol....

He is yet to prove it. Still waiting......

Isn't that similar to Shinto beliefs? I think it's really interesting <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Jane

It's garbage. It is not the truth, that makes it a lie.

I would love to see someone prove Christianity.

Didn't think so. I guess that's why they call it "faith".... because to believe in a religion, you have to believe in something that can't be proven. Is that necessarily a bad thing? I certainly don't think so. It's only bad when people wield their faith like a violent weapon, at the expense of spreading love.

I can prove it. Ask me a question that bothers you. I will answer it. That will prove it to your heart. Go ahead, ask me anything about Christianity. Try to stump me.

Any God I'm interested in worshipping wants as much love in the world as possible. Therefore, any God who condemns homosexuality, sends kind and goodhearted nonbelievers to Hell, forces women to give birth to unwanted babies (thereby ruining both their lives and causing them resentment and hatred towards each other and others), sees benevolent witchcraft and spellcasting as a damnable offense, and so on... is not a God I care to worship. I'd rather love the people I love, live the life I've chosen, and let people like you think I'm going to Hell.

In my belief system, Hell is simply a state of life on earth, not someplace you go after you die. If you commit severe sins (murder, rape, violence), hate people, are overly lustful (and act upon it too often), substance-addicted, etc., your life is miserable. Our souls aren't capable of dealing with that kind of anguish. But if you love deeply, live every day like it's your last, then life is heaven.

I'm still in purgatory a little bit, but I'm on an upward slope.