tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187812747707644707.post7078083222688631157..comments2024-03-07T10:02:32.188-08:00Comments on The Atlantean Conspiracy: Asbestos Head on ReligionEric Dubayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495527904246265068noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187812747707644707.post-50002051695400505782012-11-11T21:15:50.240-08:002012-11-11T21:15:50.240-08:00i wouldn't call people attending church "...i wouldn't call people attending church "weak souls" although they are spiritually misguided or choice to believe differently then you, you will meet a lot of christians with a iron will because one lesson the bible teaches well is perseverance and FAITH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187812747707644707.post-42484500332302780612012-10-11T13:09:12.248-07:002012-10-11T13:09:12.248-07:00Love it. Thanks Erik. Namaste // HamdiLove it. Thanks Erik. Namaste // HamdiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187812747707644707.post-82913889394459802972012-10-10T12:54:17.687-07:002012-10-10T12:54:17.687-07:00The first few paragraphs made me laugh. Religion i...The first few paragraphs made me laugh. Religion is not logical in any way. Awakening is a very slow and confusing process. Keep up the great work Eric.<br />Montymontynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187812747707644707.post-76170375717604296902011-07-08T18:50:12.923-07:002011-07-08T18:50:12.923-07:00Great points Jase, I agree completely having had m...Great points Jase, I agree completely having had many such mystical experiences myself. I think the slight discrepency is in my use of the term "metaphysics." Perhaps I should have worded that sentence more carefully. Anyway, thanks for the comments. PeaceEric Dubayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11495527904246265068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187812747707644707.post-65372036689525001432011-07-08T11:54:03.652-07:002011-07-08T11:54:03.652-07:00While I can definitely appreciate your approach, I...While I can definitely appreciate your approach, I would argue that at the roots of religion - and I hate ALL organized religion because of dogma - is the mystical experience. I'm referring to phenomena experienced in trance states, meditation, dreams, astral projections, NDEs, etc. These would suggest that certain metaphysical truths CAN indeed be experienced and confirmed; however, the truth really only exists for the experiencer, as most attempts to substantiate that experience will be met with - and rightfully so - a 'prove it' attitude. When a yogi or mystic performs miracles and achieves enlightenment or whatever their deal is, people want to know how they can have this experience too. This eventually leads to disciples, a teaching, and ultimately a perversion of the original message and teaching. I guess my point is that experiencing the metaphysical is without a doubt quite possible. You may not be able to achieve it with your dense 5-sense reality controlling your 'meat computer' of a body, but this again is the essence of most religion before it gets perverted: There is more than meets the eye and it is possible - nay, manditory - through various methods, to experience. Can I prove it? Nope :)Jasehttp://zakhansonfan.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187812747707644707.post-32315225383901709962011-07-07T22:40:40.347-07:002011-07-07T22:40:40.347-07:00Hey Jase, even though they're the exact opposi...Hey Jase, even though they're the exact opposites, I can see where you're coming from with your addition of "except." I did mean it the way I wrote it though, "any system that gives answers to metaphysical questions is suspect because it grants truth to things we can't know through experience..." Physics we can learn and know through experience, but metaphysics by definition isn't of this world or accessible to direct experience. So any system/religion that unabashedly claims to know this or that metaphysical truth is suspicious in my mind... how did they come to that conclusion? Isn't life a bit too mysterious for dogma? Isn't the nature of change/time a bit too flimsy for firm answers? My mind is kept at ease by accepting that I don't know and couldn't know I was right even if I was, that way I can just exist in the mystery and wonder the world ever wondering why and never decide. PeaceEric Dubayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11495527904246265068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187812747707644707.post-80902115799934683612011-07-07T22:25:17.535-07:002011-07-07T22:25:17.535-07:00In your article, do you mean, "It grants trut...In your article, do you mean, "It grants truth to things we can't know EXCEPT through experience?" Cause that would make more sense... Anyway, love the article!Jasehttp://zakhansonfan.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6187812747707644707.post-57315280741891677352010-12-01T09:13:02.673-08:002010-12-01T09:13:02.673-08:00Yip, you simply cannot KNOW it, because known and ...Yip, you simply cannot KNOW it, because known and unknown always come in pairs and thats why its mystery ;)))muzuzuzushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03662316983453845369noreply@blogger.com