X-Ftn-To: Marcus E Engdahl 

mengdahl@cc.hut.fi (Marcus E Engdahl) wrote:
>>Well, the concept of yourself as a lump of biomatter is kinda
>>depressing. Whether you live or die makes no big difference, just some
>>chemicals shifting positions.
>
>Life has value even if we are 'just' lums of biomatter.

Life has value only because it serves as means of Divine
manifestation. If the Divine isn't recognized, there's not much
difference between a live cow and a dead one.

>>I never said I _can_ do astral travel, since I can't. I'm just
>>sensitive to the astral substance; I can see prana if I choose to
>>look; 
>
>Is seeing prana similar to seeing auras, which seems mostly to be
>looking at after-images?

You seem to already know everything so who am I to tell you. ;) None
of those things exist in your world, and therefore they can't be
proven to you. If they are, you'll just say that the evidence didn't
convince you. That's why Randi will never lose his millions; he
actually invested millions of dollars in not seeing anything beyond
the physical. That's a mighty reason for not seeing it.

>>>surely you can read a text that a random
>>>stranger writes on paper, and places in a locked room. 
>
>>Nobody I know can do that. The physical mind simply doesn't have the
>>resolution necessary.
>
>Are you saying that in reality nobody can see anything that could be
>verified in any way? Can you come up with a situation where one could
>prove that they see something real?

Actually, all things that I describe _can_ be verified in one way or
another, but, not all are able to verify them. 

>>And, you see, _they_ find no need to argue with me, because they think
>>that learning from me is a much better way to use my presence while
>>I'm still around.
>
>Are you in some kind of a cult? 

:))) No, but you are. You happen to fit my definition of a cult: a
narrowminded, restricted perspective of the reality, that is
maintained by denying yourself a different perspective of things;
since some people seem to be happy with such a worldview, I do not
object if you keep it, but don't try to impose it on others, because
not all share your enthusiasm regarding your views.

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