Philosophical Speculations

But mysterious ways and so on, agriculture and fossil energy all part of the process we are living. Local diversity has been largely a tribe calling themselves The humans/The people in their language, and others not or at least less so. The problem we face today is in consensus terms overdoing the ...

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So to be explicit: when you consider how many different reasons are given in NDEs for returning to Earth, then it's perfectly reasonable to suppose that none of them are true. Or that all of them are 'true', each in its own way . Conceivably at least, there may be any number of 'reasons' why souls ...

Many thanks to Eugene - this is brought over from GoogleGroups: Eugene I Jan 9, 2021, 12:27 PM https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1sandi_t_ndes.html At the end there are a few good arguments on how NDEs are different from drug trips. I strongly 😀 'wish' that folks here read and relate to the entirety...

There's nothing "casual" about suggesting all of Western religion, philosophy and civilization since the time of Plato/Aristotle can be reduced to an exercise of imperial domination and ultimately useless "truth-seeking" behaviors. Maybe that's not what you believe, but you sure...

AshvinP wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 3:27 amI know what mice are... what or who are they are they representing in this analogy?

Yah, Sanman. I too am awaiting your clarification.

=On our human level, the ethics of any standard behavior of individuals within a group is highly questionable. From the Western metaphysical perspective, alienation from God is integral to reconnection with God, as we see throughout the Passion story. Do say more, if for no other reason than to red...

The 'answer' to this Q is also OBVIOUS, imo.

Keep 'questioning', by all means, Sanman. IMO, the 'answer' is OBVIOUS.

Bringing this 'lead' OP over from GoogleGroups: Santeri Satama <ssatama@gmail.com> Jan 6, 2021, 6:37 AM Indian philosopher discusses Western metaphysical politics of individualism in contrast to Hindu notions of self and person. He notes that as a liberatory philosophy, that individualism promises t...