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A Question for Believers and Non Believers
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RE: A Question for Believers and Non Believers
June 20, 2011 at 8:52 am
(June 19, 2011 at 11:38 pm)Nick_A Wrote: So it is safe to assume that you do not have a supernatural part that is yet to be awakened. Fair enough but have you ever wondered why Plato would write the cave analogy or Buddhism would preach the parable of the Burning House suggesting that we live in dreams? Obviously either they are missing something or you are? How is one to know?

If it is safe to assume that this is so for one, it is safe to assume that it may be so for many, which gets me on the same page as faithnomore in asking you, why do you think this is or has to be a foundation for religion. Are you willing to accept that you may be completely misleading yourself into needing an explanation here which the author did not intend?
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A Question for Believers and Non Believers - by Nick_A - June 16, 2011 at 11:30 pm
RE: A Question for Believers and Non Believers - by Epimethean - June 20, 2011 at 8:52 am

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