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"Spirituality"
#11
RE: "Spirituality"
It's got good punctuation though.
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Leo van Miert
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#12
RE: "Spirituality"
Unlike me you mean? Wink

Yeah - it's guess work with me. I have no fuckin' idea what the 'rules' are when it comes to punctuation. I always get confused whenever I try to 'grasp them'.

EvF
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#13
RE: "Spirituality"
(June 18, 2009 at 4:45 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: Unlike me you mean? Wink

Confusedhock:

Que? Where did that come from? At what time did the topic shift to you?
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#14
RE: "Spirituality"
I thought it's cos you kind of said 'good punctuation though' (about the article) in response to what I said about it being 'bollocks'. And because I have such terrible punctuation (at least I think I do??) - I thought you were doing a joke!

Sorry if I completely understood. I just didn't see why you'd mention its punctuation?... - I think I get it now though because the point is that you were actually trying to find something positive about it. Scraping the bottom of the barrel for a sliver-lining Tongue

EvF
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#15
RE: "Spirituality"
(June 18, 2009 at 2:40 pm)LukeMC Wrote:
Bogus Article Wrote:At a certain point in history, for reasons that I won't elaborate at this point, our DNA experienced distortions, and our lifeline was broken. We experienced ourselves as marooned in bodies of matter, disconnected from the worlds of our origins. We became lost in matter, and experienced separation from our vast identity as spirit.

I think the reason for her lack of elaboration is quite simply due to the complete lack of evidence to support her claim. What on Earth is she talking about? Our physical DNA which underwent physical reactions over billions of years gave rise to physical creatures which lived in some sort of spirit world?? And then suddenly, without warning or reason, the DNA "distorted" and suddenly we were cut off from the spirit world? Sounds like some sort of fantasy fiction novel.

Did this distortion occur simultaneously in every single organism in the world? Was it a quantum miracle which resulted in the exact same genetic mutation to occur across all Earth-dwelling organisms? Perhaps natural selection favours organisms that operate in the physical world and this led to the spiritual creatures being wiped out?

Astonishingly More Bogus Article Than I Thought Wrote:Our minds, instead of serving as a link to the infinite worlds of multi-dimensional expression, became locked into a rigid sense of separate material identity. Disconnected from the truth of our inner being, we fragmented ourselves, and our bodies began to age, suffer, and die.

How did she gain such knowledge? Where is the evidence to say that there was a sudden disconnect? Also, looking specifically at the last few words of the last sentence, is she implying we didn't die in the past? Were we immortal? Did our ancestors live for thousands of years and then suddenly die only to be forgotten about and go undiscovered for the rest of time? SERIOUSLY?

I cannot believe this is written in words Wrote:As our DNA begins to respond to these linkages, the physical body begins to mutate. The cells begin to absorb nourishment directly from the cosmos, the mind allows increasing access to higher dimensions, and the soul finds fuller expression in body of purified matter. Eventually the body becomes a clear, perfect reflection for the intent of spirit, and soul can incarnate fully within the body. Some call this process ascension. (Perhaps a more appropriate term would be "descension"!)

Oh really? Please Kiara, I beg of you, show us the evidence for this! We're all on the edge of our seats waiting for the neurophysiological changes to link our minds to our hearts like you promised. Just show us the key!

I'm beginning to lose motivation now... Wrote:As we come closer to the end of linear time as reflected in the Mayan calendar, the energetic balance on Earth will go through a profound shift.

I give up.

Big Grin I like your breakdown of the article!

Yes, yes, it IS complete bullshit. I know--specially after I finished reading the God Delusion yesterday. xD
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#16
RE: "Spirituality"
New Age Balls

I remember a time when religion was all about thunder and sexual deviancy.....it's all gone to shit
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#17
RE: "Spirituality"
(June 20, 2009 at 11:59 am)obsessed_philosopher Wrote: Big Grin I like your breakdown of the article!

Yes, yes, it IS complete bullshit. I know--specially after I finished reading the God Delusion yesterday.

Can I ask that you don't quote large tracts of other people's posts for short replies? It just adds to forum "static" Dodgy

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