RE: A Question From Atheists
June 25, 2017 at 5:59 pm
(This post was last modified: June 25, 2017 at 6:02 pm by nosferatu323.)
(June 25, 2017 at 3:22 pm)Khemikal Wrote: There's no need for me to put time and effort into yogic meditation, or any of the other wooster shit you believe in (the pile seems to be growing by the day, in spite of your initial protestations),
I find your use of language very attractive despite being sometimes kinda humiliating! I know some English but I don't really see it in myself transcending my boring tone. That's kinda sad!
BTW, I don't really believe in Yogic meditation, they are just a set of very concrete techniques, nothing more. They are widely used in western societies for mental illnesses like anxiety, depression etc. the thing that some of them can have unusual effects on human consciousness after prolonged practice is not also something woo. It's actually scientifically validated that there are unusual transitions in the brain waves of a practitioner. My personal experiences verify these unusual effects also.
I don't really consider myself believing in in any kinda of woo, the divinity, etc of universe thing is also not something woo for me. That's just a subjective perception and I'm aware of it. Maybe you have identified a place or a person as having "divine" qualities at some point in your life. ha? I mean all emotions are just our mind's constructs aren't they? Is a rational person obliged to ignore all this perceptions just because they are mere products of the mind? I don't think so. Being able to discriminate facts and emotions is sufficient. I think if god is real and you see him and recognize "divinity" in him, it's nothing but you mere emotion about god. There is no "actual" divinity in that supposed god.
I genuinely assume there is not any kind of "woo" that differentiates my belief and yours.
Quote:I;m still here, somehow, the universe has failed to shine
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I didn't really meant that. I was referring to prolonged practices which involve constant inspection of the self, in a way that the inspection becomes a second nature for you. not just doing it once. I admit the way I put it did not imply any prolonged practice though.
