dansmind86 /
education, evolution, humanity, learning, life, mankind, religion, science, truth
#2997
All truth is one. In this light may science and religion endeavor here for the
steady evolution of mankind. From darkness to light, from narrowness to
broad-mindedness, from prejudice to tolerance, it is the voice of life, which
calls us to come and learn.
steady evolution of mankind. From darkness to light, from narrowness to
broad-mindedness, from prejudice to tolerance, it is the voice of life, which
calls us to come and learn.
The question remains: should we take the reductionist view, and look at all religious ideas as merely misunderstandings based on schizophrenic-like delusions and hallucinations? Or should we take the view that God, who in times past spoke to us in fire and plague and audible voices (and later in dreams and visions) has now become one with humanity and speaks to us in the silence of our own hearts?
Amazon review of The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
In religion and politics, people’s beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination.
When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion.
To label people as death-deserving enemies because of disagreements about real world politics is bad enough. To do the same for disagreements about a delusional world inhabited by archangels, demons and imaginary friends is ludicrously tragic.
Essay: Time to Stand Up
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dansmind86 /
catholicism, civilization, history, information, religion, sociology
#1944
I dont know about philosophy of Mayans, we have very little information due to the efficiency of the spanish conquistadores, and uh, well mostly their priests, who burned all the books. They had hundreds of thousands of books, and there’s three left, and one of them has these venus calculations… just imagine our civilization reduced to three books.
Speech: from a 1979 lecture in New Zealand
A cult is a religion with no political power.
Experimenters should be very careful. One must build up to the experience. These are bizarre dimensions of extraordinary power and beauty. There is no set rule to avoid being overwhelmed, but move carefully, reflect a great deal, and always try to map experiences back onto the history of the race and the philosphical and religious accomplishments of the species. All the compounds are potentially dangerous, and all compounds, at sufficient doses or repeated over time, involve risks. The library is the first place to go when looking into taking a new compound.