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In reply to the discussion: About Secular Humanism [View all]

multigraincracker

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8. At birth we experience the world without
Tue Feb 27, 2024, 11:14 AM
Feb 2024

language, we have the Universal experience. That is it is all one. As we pick up language or words that are symbols that divide what we see like chair, table, room, house, street, town, state, country and on and on.
We tend to confuse the word with the thing. Existence and nonexistent are polar opposites. They define each other. That is you can’t have one without the other or there would be no need for the word. There is no good without bad. No up without down. Words are not the thing, only symbols. Taoism is interesting, according to the Tao Te Ching “ the Tao that is spoken of is not the Eternal Tao, to make it simple words cannot explain words.
Symbols are pretty fluid. They change almost every day. Humans have wars, fight and disagreements over those symbols, like flag, country and Gods.

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About Secular Humanism [View all] multigraincracker Feb 2024 OP
This describes me. lastlib Feb 2024 #1
For me, I specifically identify as a multigraincracker Feb 2024 #2
They used this as an "insult" against us. Basic LA Feb 2024 #3
Yes. I still remember visiting the Dallas area in the early 80s, tanyev Feb 2024 #7
They were so threatened by it. Basic LA Feb 2024 #12
I have trouble with naturalistic philosophy even as I acknowledge it sanatanadharma Feb 2024 #4
At birth we experience the world without multigraincracker Feb 2024 #8
Heard a discussion of Pansychism on BBC. Basic LA Feb 2024 #11
I'm a humanist, atheist, freethinker, and no_hypocrisy Feb 2024 #5
Ethical Culture and UU are multigraincracker Feb 2024 #6
Look up research into verifiable out of body reports.... Karadeniz Feb 2024 #9
I did and they are rare and very few. multigraincracker Feb 2024 #10
Lots of dissenting opinions! Its funny: I had a nonNDE. as a teen before all the Karadeniz Feb 2024 #15
Check out RedletterBible org. multigraincracker Feb 2024 #16
I love the Friends way of having meetings. All denominations should operate Karadeniz Feb 2024 #19
I have edhopper Feb 2024 #13
OBEs are subjective experiences that can be induced by drugs, brain injury, and electrical jolts to the brain DavidDvorkin Feb 2024 #14
In 1969 I took acid and saw God. multigraincracker Feb 2024 #17
That one was real. DavidDvorkin Feb 2024 #18
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I just need facts and proof multigraincracker Mar 2024 #21
Hi!!! GP6971 Mar 2024 #22
. KS Toronado Mar 2024 #23
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