RE: Howdy
May 8, 2011 at 1:48 pm
(This post was last modified: May 8, 2011 at 1:52 pm by Dreamer.)
Interconnected in what way? And if you believe this then aren't you in fact making a judgement about the nature of reality?
Also, perhaps you should find a different word to use other than God?
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I suppose I am. I use the term God for it because it has a sense of... sacredness to it, something to be revered. It is also why I typically don't bring it up at all and just say I'm an atheist.
I mean interconnected in that we are all essentially the same. We have different interpretations and experiences, but there is a common thread woven throughout. We believe we are so very different with our senses of self and egos--but much of that is all just illusion, layers thrown upon reality. Some people call it the "collective unconscious" but that has many varying meanings.
How would you determine subjective vs. objective reality?
I like this quote:
Loving people live in a loving world. Hostile people live in a hostile world.
Same world.
Thanks, fr0d0.
Minimalist, I have no idea wtf is going on
As to the sex question.... I ain't touchin' that.
Also, perhaps you should find a different word to use other than God?
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I suppose I am. I use the term God for it because it has a sense of... sacredness to it, something to be revered. It is also why I typically don't bring it up at all and just say I'm an atheist.

I mean interconnected in that we are all essentially the same. We have different interpretations and experiences, but there is a common thread woven throughout. We believe we are so very different with our senses of self and egos--but much of that is all just illusion, layers thrown upon reality. Some people call it the "collective unconscious" but that has many varying meanings.
(May 8, 2011 at 1:36 pm)theVOID Wrote:(May 8, 2011 at 1:20 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Didn't Dreamer already explain that VOID - we're all part of one consciousness/ interconnection of all things/ we're all God
It was implied but not stated.
I disagree that we're all one consciousness, that would mean there is no objective reality as everything would be subjective. We're only interconnected in the sense that our constituents are from the same source.
How would you determine subjective vs. objective reality?
I like this quote:
Loving people live in a loving world. Hostile people live in a hostile world.
Same world.
Thanks, fr0d0.
Minimalist, I have no idea wtf is going on

As to the sex question.... I ain't touchin' that.