[extropy-chat] Re: John Wright Finds God

[Dirk Bruere]

BillK wrote:

>On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 12:40:55 +0000, Dirk Bruere wrote:
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>>BillK wrote:
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>>>Religious experiences are not a type of perceptual experience, i.e. a
>>>type of experience in which something external is perceived. Religious
>>>experiences are more akin to imaginings than they are to perception.
>>>The object of the experience is not something that exists objectively
>>>in the world but rather is something that exists subjectively in the
>>>mind of the person having the experience.
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>>>Each person's God (if he considers a God at all) is in his brain, not
>>>an entity beyond this.
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>>Debateable.
>>Dirk
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>If it is not solely in your own brain then it has to show measurable
>effects in the real world. Come back after you can do this. (Randi has
>1 million USD waiting for you). If you discover a hitherto
>undiscovered power that can make it rain every Wednesday afternoon or
>provide free electric power to your home then best of luck to you.
>There are thousands of flaky web sites out there that will tell you
>just that. Enjoy.
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Mathematics - see other post.
http://www.neopax.com/asatru/pk/index.html

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Dirk

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