I get what you mean/where you're coming from
You do what you want, or what you don't want. You do what you want, or you don't.
You can also "ask" to be driven, by something beyond "you"/"yourself", something literally out of this world.
Where I'm getting at is this; we think we know this world, what reality is. Or rather, we think we know enough of it to have a general idea of what it is, what we are looking at, what we are made of, what we're into.
Atoms, electrons, biology, physics, all that
And I think that, when you play scientist in "minecraft" it's what it is, nothing more.
What is the bible saying essentially? There's this world, and there are other worlds out of this one, where eternity is a thing and time isn't. Hell, heaven, stuffs like that. And it says it's inhabited by beings with a will, who happen to interact with us on occasions, in "our" world.
Taken at face value, it sounds like crazyshit, or rather, it used to sound just like that no so long ago.
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Analysis_and_Assessment_of_Gateway_Process
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Time-Space Dimension. Up to this point our discussion of the Gateway process has been relatively simple and easy to follow. Now the fun begins. Gateway involves more than just perception of those aspects of the universal hologram which can be accessed in the dimension of time-space as we know it. To explain how and why human consciousness can be brought to transcend the limitations of time-space is the next task which must be addressed. To do this we must first appreciate what time and space are in order to understand how the dimension that they constitute can be transcended. Physicists define time as a measurement of energy of force in motion. In other words, it is a measurement of change. However, in order for energy to be in motion it must first be limited in some way within the confines of some sort of vibratory pattern so that its confinement gives it the capacity for being contained at a specific location which is distinguishable from other locations(space). Energy which is not confined is force without limit, without dimension, without the limits of form. It is infinity, cannot move because there is nothing beyond infinity, and is therefore outside of the dimension of time. It is also beyond space because that concept implies that a specific energy form is limited to a specific location, and is absent from other locations. But if energy is in the state of infinity, there are no boundaries, no "here" to differentiate from "there", no sense of area. Energy in infinity means energy uniformly extended without limit. It has no beginning, no end, no location. It is conscious force, the fundamental, primal power of existence without form, a state of infinite being. Energy in infinity is said to be completely at rest and, therefore, cannot generate holograms so long as it remains utterly inactive. It retains its inherent capacity for consciousness in that it can receive and passively perceive holograms generated by energy in motion out in the various dimensions which make up the created universe put it cannot be perceived by consciousness operating in the active universe. Energy in this state of inactive infinity is termed by physicists as energy in its absolute state, or simply "the Absolute." Between the Absolute and the "material" universe in which we experience our physical existence are various intervening dimensions to which human consciousness in altered states of being may gain access. Theoretically, human consciousness may continue to expand the horizons of its perceptual capability until it reaches the dimension of the Absolute at which point perception stops because the Absolute generates no holograms of or about itself.
Intervening dimensions. Since the Absolute is conscious energy in infinity(i.e. without boundaries), it occupies every dimension to include the time-space dimension in which we have our physical existence but we cannot perceive it. It overlays everything as do many of the intervening gradients or dimensions through which the energies of the universe pass on their way to and from their home in the state of infinity(the absolute). To enter these intervening dimensions, human consciousness must focus with such intense coherence that the frequency of the energy pattern which comprises that consciousness(i.e. the brainwave output) can accelerate to the point where the resulting frequency pattern, if displayed on an oscilloscope, would look virtually like a solid line. Achievement of this state of altered consciousness sets the stage for perception of non-time-space dimensions because of the operation of a principle in physics known as Planck's Distance. This is an aspect of quantum mechanics which applies to the fact that any oscillating frequency(such as a brainwave) reaches two points of complete rest which constitute the boundaries of each individual oscillation(i.e. movement up or down). Without these points of rest, an oscillating wave pattern would be impossible since the points of rest are required to permit the energy to change direction and thus continue vibrating between rigid limits. But it is also true that when, for an infinitesimally brief instant, that energy reaches one of its two points of rest it "clicks out" of time-space and joins infinity(see Exhibit 3, next page). That critical step out of time-space occurs when the speed of the oscillation drops below 10-33 centimeters per second(Planck's Distance). To use the words of Bentov: "...quantum mechanics tell us that when distances go below Planck's Distance, which is 10-33 CM, we enter, in effect, a new world." To return to our case in point, the human consciousness wave pattern reaches such high frequency that the pattern of "clickouts" comes so close together that there is virtual continuity in it. Then, a portion of that consciousness is actually postulated to establish and maintain its information collection function in those dimensions located between time-space and the Absolute. Thus, as the almost continuous "clickout" pattern establishes itself in continuous phase at speeds below Planck's Distance but before reaching the state of total rest, human consciousness passes through the looking glass of time-space after the fashion of Alice beginning her journey into wonderland. The Gateway experience, with its associated Hemi-Sync technique, is apparently designed, if used systematically and patiently, to enable human consciousness to establish a coherent pattern of perception in those dimensions where speeds below Planck's distance apply. This holds true irrespective of whether the individual is exercising his consciousness while in his physical body or whether he is doing so after having separated that consciousness from the physical body(i.e. the so called out-of-body state mentioned earlier).
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Of course I say that I say nothing, I don't claim I know a shit or two about what's really going on in the back stage, alright? Let's say I just happen to have been through weird shits https://poal.co/s/Atheism/390812/cf127922-d3be-4143-bfd0-916f16856dfb
I've always believed there is much more to know about the world/universe, than we currently know. I am open to ideas, but being a follower of any religion doesn't appeal to me. If I had been born in another part of the world, I would be Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, etc. And according to hardcore Christians, my soul could not enter Heaven. What kinda bullshit is that? Atheism is just as retarded as 'my religion is the only true one'. Nobody knows.
I'm not into organized religion, to be clear and I'm not encouraging you to rush into some random building and ask for membership essentially.
John, wasn't baptized for instance, and john isn't "anybody" in the bible, to say the least... Does the fact that john wasn't baptized, renders him of a lesser faith? Of course not. He certainly had a much stronger faith than the vast majority of christians today, combined
You have 3 principles, in the christian bible; god, jesus, and the holy spirit
The holy spirit, what's that?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Spirit_in_Christianity
For the majority of Christian denominations, the Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost, is believed to be the third person of the Trinity,[2] a Triune God manifested as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, each entity itself being God.[3][4][5] Nontrinitarian Christians, who reject the doctrine of the Trinity, differ significantly from mainstream Christianity in their beliefs about the Holy Spirit. In Christian theology, pneumatology refers to the study of the Holy Spirit. Due to Christianity's historical relationship with Judaism, theologians often identify the Holy Spirit with the concept of the Ruach Hakodesh in Jewish scripture, on the theory that Jesus (who was Jewish) was expanding upon these Jewish concepts. Similar names, and ideas, include the Ruach Elohim (Spirit of God), Ruach YHWH (Spirit of Yahweh), and the Ruach Hakodesh (Holy Spirit).[6][7] In the New Testament it is identified with the Spirit of Christ, the Spirit of Truth, the Paraclete and the Holy Spirit.[8][9][10]
The New Testament details a close relationship between the Holy Spirit and Jesus during his earthly life and ministry.[11] The Gospels of Matthew and Luke and the Nicene Creed state that Jesus was "conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary".[12] The Holy Spirit descended on Jesus like a dove during his baptism, and in his Farewell Discourse after the Last Supper Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to his disciples after his departure.[13][14]
The Holy Spirit is referred to as "the Lord, the Giver of Life" in the Nicene Creed, which summarises several key beliefs held by many Christian denominations. The participation of the Holy Spirit in the tripartite nature of conversion is apparent in Jesus' final post-resurrection instruction to his disciples at the end of the Gospel of Matthew (28:19), "Make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."[15] Since the first century, Christians have also called upon God with the trinitarian formula "Father, Son and Holy Spirit" in prayer, absolution and benediction.[16][17] In the book of the Acts of the Apostles the arrival of the Holy Spirit happens fifty days after the resurrection of the Christ, and is celebrated in Christendom with the feast of Pentecost.[18]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraclete
Paraclete (Greek: παράκλητος, Latin: paracletus) means advocate or helper. In Christianity, the term "paraclete" most commonly refers to the Holy Spirit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Spirit_in_Judaism
In Judaism, the Holy Spirit (Hebrew: רוח הקודש, ruach ha-kodesh) refers to the divine force, quality, and influence of God over the universe or over God's creatures, in given contexts.[1][need quotation to verify][2][need quotation to verify]
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/chaim-vital
Some idea of the Safed environment can be gained from Rabbi Chaim’s statement in his Gates of Holiness (Sha’arei Kedusha) that the holy spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) can be attained even in our own times and that such people in fact exist in our midst.
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Essentially, it's "the force", like in star wars if you will
And its name, implies a will within
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Again it sounds like batshit crazy talk, I have no "proof" to support any claim here, I'm just contemplating the proposition, and I can't say "it's all horse shit!" because what do I know?
What I do know, is that you don't spend thousands of years studying, protecting and copying those books, manually, with all the constraints in term of time spent and means to do it, just because it's a nice fairy tale
It's because it's important, vital
Now as I said, there's the organized religion, and there are the men, and there's the faith, the believer
Your religion is something between you and 'god' first and foremost, even more so when it comes to christianity, despite what the next guy says
I don't think it's fake https://poal.co/s/Strange/397288
It is entertainment
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