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  1. Deathbydefault

    What is the best Religion?

    Technically I would be, I suppose. I was Christian up until I was almost 8 years old. Answer your question?
  2. Deathbydefault

    There can only be awareness in one form or another.

    I determine that by whether or not it is something that can be demonstrated. If I cannot demonstrate it I will not claim it as knowledge, it becomes a belief or something similar. If someone says they know something, but cannot demonstrate this, or are not willing to, it then becomes my belief...
  3. Deathbydefault

    There can only be awareness in one form or another.

    The mentioned belief that has been discussed these last 20 some posts. Edit: perhaps robbed isn't the best word, but it fits the situation. Use 'denied' if it makes more sense.
  4. Deathbydefault

    There can only be awareness in one form or another.

    Understood. Perhaps not a student but a lover of sorts. I like being able to see all possibilities and being forced to deeply think about things, philosophy is perfect for such. However, understanding philosophy and alternating belief structures does not mean I follow them. There are bible...
  5. Deathbydefault

    There can only be awareness in one form or another.

    It wont hurt my knowledge because there is nothing to know, it's a belief that is being robbed here.
  6. Deathbydefault

    There can only be awareness in one form or another.

    I have felt serenity and a couple other emotions that i am unable to identify, likely due to my disorders. There is a decade of my life that was a question mark to me, I'm sure I could list of enough experinces to eventually find what you would call an NDE.
  7. Deathbydefault

    There can only be awareness in one form or another.

    Well there are two parts to it on my side. On one hand, I will never accept any of this at all in any way until there is verifiable and consistent evidence. On the other hand, I like philosophy a lot and am genuinely interested in the subject to the degree that I ask for your personal...
  8. Deathbydefault

    There can only be awareness in one form or another.

    That's nice, what about by you?
  9. Deathbydefault

    There can only be awareness in one form or another.

    The proof I ask for isn't what I want to call proof, I want your personal experience. To be more specific, please tell me in short the events that lead you to the conclusion that there is another reality that consciousness might ascend or escape (or whatever) to.
  10. Deathbydefault

    There can only be awareness in one form or another.

    Give your definition for a near death experience. That's a fair argument.
  11. Deathbydefault

    There can only be awareness in one form or another.

    I expect the ones that assert this is possible to do it, I'll just dismiss it if they can't. Some might say I am, but I'm not. The point is that other animals have consciousness too, so it would follow that they might also be able to experience this as well. If that were not the case, I would...
  12. Deathbydefault

    There can only be awareness in one form or another.

    Please demonstrate or link a demonstration of this process. Emotions, feelings and wants are not what I appeal to. If I ever had an experience like this I would try to prove it to myself first, if that is not possible then it would be dismissed. I suggest trying that yourself.
  13. Deathbydefault

    There can only be awareness in one form or another.

    Well it's not on me to show that consciousness is not restricted to the human brain anyways. I've had NDEs and have been resuscitated a few times. I've yet to experience anything that would ever even lead me to believing that my consciousness was out of body. And I love that this gets brought...
  14. Deathbydefault

    There can only be awareness in one form or another.

    It's an observation, not an assertion. If you were to die in a controlled area I would be able to slowly observe you rotting and returning to nature. Your thoughts and memories and the thing we call consciousness are held within your brain, that rots too. Until another reality can be proven to...
  15. Deathbydefault

    There can only be awareness in one form or another.

    What you submit takes religion or spirituality of a form. It is idealistic and unable to be demonstrated as possible. In the most likely scenario, "you", as in your unique thoughts and consciousness, will be recycled and the world will go on. It takes an assertion to come to an alternate or...
  16. Deathbydefault

    Is Having Sex While Drunk Rape?

    Taking advantage of someone while they are drunk, or feeding them more drinks knowing the outcome you would prefer is likely, should be considered rape. If one party gets wasted on their own accord and the other just follows along, it's not rape. If both parties are wasted and engage in sexual...
  17. Deathbydefault

    Mother Teresa wars

    Who cares how hateful Hitchens is, he has a right to be. If he's correct then he's correct, the way he says it is irrelevant to objectivity.
  18. Deathbydefault

    An Atheist Dad Left His Kids with a Relative… Who Used the Opportunity to Proselytize the Kids

    She would be disallowed from contact with them until they are in their mid-teens, actually I might never speak with her again and encourage the kids not to either. One of my sisters would go a step further than this, I can already imagine the scenario without effort. I would expect this and...
  19. Deathbydefault

    Let's say.......

    With a smile on my face, this is my version of a happy ending.
  20. Deathbydefault

    What is the best Religion?

    I'll leave your religious interpretations to you.
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