ArchivedAltered states of consciousness and religious thought.I said just like my aunt, not that they would turn a person into my aunt. Are you saying it is not possible to open up a person`s head, and make him retarded. Is that what you`re suggesting? Huh? Hmm? What person? Whom are you talking about exactly? I`ve seen a couple shows on idiot savants before, what good is a person who can add huge numbers together in an instant and otherwise be retarded? I can`t really comment on this fellow you say plays and writes music. He could be an idiot savant and have a genius where music is concerned, but to be blind deaf and dumb, would especially make writing music quite an accomplishment, since he would be blessed with an innate knowledge of music theory and notation. I`d need a link, or book, or something more to take a look at this fellow before making a call. Beethoven went deaf but still wrote music afterwards, but he did have a vast knowledge of music to draw upon. I don`t know if you even know the meaning of reality at this point. -I am alive as the result of my ancestor`s mating habits. I could have been anyone, since we all start with a clean slate and a few instincts like crying and suckling. My conciousness, or soul as you put it, is a product of my environment. If I were born to the people in the house next door, I would be a completely different person. -There is no purpose, if I did not exist, the world would still go on, until eventually our sun devours it as it`s fuel is exhausted. This is what will happen, our sun is middle aged today. -I like to argue -I ask questions because I am trying to save you from an existence built on the foundation of 2000+ year old myths. I can only assume that through questions, something inside you will shatter the facade you live under. Also, I find it facsinating that people could hold onto these myths in the face of so much evidence, it actually saddens me to a degree that humans can`t seem to get away from all this dogma and hooey that is so blatantly erroneous anyone should be able to see through it. Now that ya got me all worked up I might as well pause and adress the first comments you made. No I don`t, I do know however, that scientific studies have been done on the use of placebos (sugar pills) on patients, with surprising results. So what? It is schizophrenia, a rose by any other name they say.. What ever it be called it is a malady of the brain, and has always been that. It is only the crackpots who call it demonic possession, and in this day and age we should not be so silly. You can pray over a shizoid for eternity and you will never repair his brain. First of all, I don`t consider myself to be any better than you, I believe we are all brothers who share the same destiny. I feel like you are goading me on to either get this thread deleted, or have me banned from the site for berating others for their opinions. That being said, If you are really telling me what you believe, then I have never read such an assinine and ridiculous hypothesis in all my life, just go on ignoring medical, biological, and scientific evidence until you look like a complete fool why don`t you? I`ll come back and finish my original train of thought later on (if I can). |
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