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The Bible-Boooooring
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RE: The Bible-Boooooring
March 28, 2013 at 12:02 pm
If one considers the existence of a human soul, while a "spiritual experience" could never be validated, it could instead be simply regarded as possible.
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RE: The Bible-Boooooring
March 28, 2013 at 12:03 pm
(March 28, 2013 at 12:02 pm)Tex Wrote: If one considers the existence of a human soul, while a "spiritual experience" could never be validated, it could instead be simply regarded as possible.

There's no need to do that when we can already explain a lot of these apparent experiences, through testable - natural - and physical means.
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RE: The Bible-Boooooring
March 28, 2013 at 2:45 pm
(March 28, 2013 at 12:02 pm)Tex Wrote: If one considers the existence of a human soul, while a "spiritual experience" could never be validated, it could instead be simply regarded as possible.

The existence of souls is every bit as vaporous as the existence of supernatural experiences.
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RE: The Bible-Boooooring
March 28, 2013 at 4:05 pm
(March 28, 2013 at 12:54 am)jstrodel Wrote: To attack someones mental state is a smear tactic which is remiscent of soviet propaganda techniques. Only people that are seriously cynical and dishonest attack peoples mental state using diagnostic criteria, an honest person would simply reason with them.

It is the dirtiest and most fallacious type of ad hominem attack.

I think you are bat shit crazy.... you do not have an invisible friend in the sky.

See a professional for assistance.
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RE: The Bible-Boooooring
March 28, 2013 at 5:29 pm
"Supernatural evidence"? Now, that's a loaded term, jstrodel. Once things have testable, verifiable evidence, they fail to be supernatural.
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RE: The Bible-Boooooring
March 28, 2013 at 6:03 pm
"There's no need to do that when we can already explain a lot of these apparent experiences, through testable - natural - and physical means."

I didn't try and prove the existence of a soul, I said if we had one, we would have an immaterial organ to "experience" immaterial things.

"The existence of souls is every bit as vaporous as the existence of supernatural experiences."

If no soul, then no supernatural experiences. You say no soul, so you say supernatural experiences are impossible. I strongly hope you don't say that since supernatural experiences are impossible there is no soul.
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RE: The Bible-Boooooring
March 28, 2013 at 6:05 pm (This post was last modified: March 28, 2013 at 6:07 pm by catfish.)
The answer to the soul is, was, and will always be, fish...
Or pickles, shit I forget now... Undecided
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RE: The Bible-Boooooring
March 28, 2013 at 6:07 pm (This post was last modified: March 28, 2013 at 6:07 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(March 28, 2013 at 6:03 pm)Tex Wrote: I didn't try and prove the existence of a soul, I said if we had one, we would have an immaterial organ to "experience" immaterial things.
Doesn't follow. Supposing we did, but lacked such an organ - that would explain why we can't find the damned thing Jerkoff

Quote:If no soul, then no supernatural experiences.
Doesn't follow. The world could be filled to the brim with all manner of supernatural whatsits - and nary a soul among them.
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RE: The Bible-Boooooring
March 28, 2013 at 6:08 pm (This post was last modified: March 28, 2013 at 6:09 pm by Joel.)
(March 28, 2013 at 6:03 pm)Tex Wrote: "There's no need to do that when we can already explain a lot of these apparent experiences, through testable - natural - and physical means."

I didn't try and prove the existence of a soul, I said if we had one, we would have an immaterial organ to "experience" immaterial things.

I know what you said.
I'm trying to tell you that, with each new 'spiritual experience' that is being attributed to natural means, there is a dwindling need to say that it's spiritual, and experienced through the soul.
Whilst it is still possible. That possibility (based on current claims) is ever decreasing.
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RE: The Bible-Boooooring
March 28, 2013 at 6:45 pm
(March 28, 2013 at 6:05 pm)catfish Wrote: The answer to the soul is, was, and will always be, fish...
Or pickles, shit I forget now... Undecided

How about pickled sole?
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