(August 19, 2015 at 12:56 pm)loganonekenobi Wrote: I see no difference in prayer and rituals to shiva or cuthulu. If you believe strongly enough then it may be possible to change reality with will alone.
Of course you cant put this in a lab so i would never say "look its real" in the same way that christians do.
However i too have seen rituals done and prayers answered. May be its a power that humans have had all along.
The problem arises when the human does not have the confidence in him/her self to affect reality. This I feel is due to religion saying "you are nothing with out our god".
My point is that it may have worked for you because you truly believe but it would be the same for a devoute hindu or muslem or wiccan.
This is the same tactic used in commercial advertising. You’re not good enough. You don’t have what it takes and you never will unless you buy what we’re selling.
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
