RE: DNA Proves Existence of a Designer
January 4, 2019 at 5:29 am
(This post was last modified: January 4, 2019 at 5:30 am by T0 Th3 M4X.)
(January 4, 2019 at 5:02 am)pocaracas Wrote:(January 4, 2019 at 4:34 am)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote: Oh, but I did. That's also my background. Not only was I a mental health clinician at the time, I was also working with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and anybody else you could imagine would be in that setting. But when you look at something analytically, it's important to be exhaustive in how you research things. In all of it, the pastor was the one who had the answer. Working on that team on the time was exactly why I even thought about looking into the category on my own time. Curiosity as to why something kept coming up, so I did what I do. I explore.
Yes, you were working with those people, but did you talk with them about what you were experiencing?
Or did you self-analyze? Doesn't every professional know that self-analyzing/self-diagnosing is typically a bad idea?
(January 4, 2019 at 4:34 am)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote: It wasn't about finding "religion." It was about dealing with something.
"Something" that, from what little you describe makes me wonder if it was not some sleep related thing... combined with an invisible&remote way of conducting electrical signals 📶
(January 4, 2019 at 4:34 am)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote: It's funny that you even mentioned Buddhism, because I can't even begin to count the hours I spent previously study it. As to this day, I find it as one of the most fascinating ideologies out there. I didn't do it to become a Buddhist, nor did I, but I still respect that approach to life.
You didn't have a mysterious something to deal with when you were learning about Buddhism, so you never thought of it as an answer to any something.
That you sought Christianity in an attempt to answer your something is revealing of your predisposition towards it... or even prior engagement with it. Which makes me wonder as to why you say that you became a christian after this event. How did you see yourself, religiously, prior to that?
How was your upbringing, in terms of contact with religions? On what sort of society did you grow up?
(January 4, 2019 at 4:34 am)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote: Study is a way of life for me. It still is and probably always will be. It's just what I do.
Same here, man!
Oh I spoke with them about it. No need to self-diagnose.
Nope, wasn't some sleep-related electrical signals.
How did I see myself before that? Pretty much the same as I do now. More times than not I look for natural explanations, but I also try not to carry any specific bias that would inhibit understanding in one form or another. But then again, I would say I work from a more well-defined framework as to how I view the world around me.
You'll just have to take my word for it, but I'm probably once of the most annoyingly analytical person you could ever meet. Even if I didn't want to be that way, it's just how I am. I blame it on learning to play Chess when I was younger, and those same principles apply to life. The strongest position to operate from is in the middle, then you work outward accordingly.
Did you grow up around religion? What is your outlook on life?
(January 4, 2019 at 4:48 am)Amarok Wrote:(January 4, 2019 at 4:34 am)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote: Oh, but I did. That's also my background. Not only was I a mental health clinician at the time, I was also working with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and anybody else you could imagine would be in that setting. But when you look at something analytically, it's important to be exhaustive in how you research things. In all of it, the pastor was the one who had the answer. Working on that team on the time was exactly why I even thought about looking into the category on my own time. Curiosity as to why something kept coming up, so I did what I do. I explore.It's clear this will go nowhere .
It wasn't about finding "religion." It was about dealing with something. It's funny that you even mentioned Buddhism, because I can't even begin to count the hours I spent previously study it. As to this day, I find it as one of the most fascinating ideologies out there. I didn't do it to become a Buddhist, nor did I, but I still respect that approach to life.
Study is a way of life for me. It still is and probably always will be. It's just what I do.
What do you think I'm defending? It's still unclear what you are suggesting. As far as I know the conversation never went beyond "definitions." If someone says they won't accept a dictionary for a definition, then there's no point in going any further, because it's not a bias I'm willing to humor. If anything it should be considered as a starting point, then you work your way outward.
Agreed. There's nowhere for it to go.