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- eieio0
Are all niggers niggers? I say probably because the tooth fairy was my mom
- ukit0
- miesvan0
Lewis- Willians...
Religion is one possible explanation, not for natural phenomena, but for highly complex experiences that the human brain generates. It does so in such a way that a whole range of further explanations (for natural events, death and so forth) becomes available. Moreover, religion makes possible powerful social and political hierarchies not based on sex or brute strength. The persistence of the neurology of the brain through time ensures that the "origin" of religion is always with us.
This explains what he means by the phrase "origin-as-process", and his reason for thinking that the stock analysis of earlier
anthropology - that religion evolves from animism through totemism to polytheism and thence monotheism - is incorrect. He has an interesting point here. Polytheism persists in both actual and disguised forms: actual in the Hindu pantheon; disguised in the "Trinity" or in any religion, including Islam and Judaism, that admits the existence of angels and demons (and, in the former at least, a populated afterlife) along with the deity.Lewis-Williams does not leave matters at the level of analysis. In a long and thoughtful concluding chapter entitled "God's Empire Strikes Back", he considers the current tensions and conflicts generated by the revived debate about religion. He concludes that there is no future in attempting reconciliation between theistic and non-theistic world-views, and that our hope must be that Darwin will be proved right eventually, that science will finally cut the taproot of religion. He ends by quoting Matthew Cobb and Jerry Coyne: "In reality, the only contribution that science can make to
the ideas of religion is atheism."
- GeorgesII0
I just want you to use this message box, to tell us the belief of the OTO as an order,
I grew up in a Rosicrucian/open minded household and just want to openly explain what your beliefs are. I believe I know enough, but I want other who have no idea what we're talking about to learn a thing or two about the rites and ritual magick.
- scarabin0
at the center of thelema is the idea that every individual must find his or her "will"– that is, a focus for their life, and should stop at nothing to fulfill this purpose.
that's about it. there's no dogma or anything, you can even believe in god.
next question?
- what if someone spends 10 years focusing on something and then finding it futile?ephix
- depends on the situation of course, but you could say even failure was a discoveryscarabin
- and their will could have been more about the process anywayscarabin
- "failure was a discovery" truth. glad i found it out in my teens.ephix
- scarabin0
are you interested in magick or are you interested in thelema?
- GeorgesII0
do you practice rites and incantation, and believe thought can affect reality and matter.
- scarabin0
i believe that there are things a person can do in order to become the person required to achieve a given goal, be it through ritual or other means.
rituals typically are a session designed to infuse the mind with symbols selected for a given purpose; basically it is voluntary, often self-administered, neuro-linguistic programming.
simplest way i can put it
- scarabin0
i don't don a wizard hat and wish to win the lottery
- PonyBoy0
?anyone else get the feeling that 'world' gov's are about to crack down on religion... on all fronts?
- ephix0
I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, um, some people out there in our nation don’t have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as, uh, South Africa and, uh, the Iraq and everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uh, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, should help South Africa and should help Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future.
- FredMcWoozy0
What about the egyptians who had the same story?
What about the summarians that had the same story?
What about the myans that had the same story?
What about the hopi that had the same story?
What about the tribes in boaboa that had the same story?
What about the muslims that have the same story?
What about the jews that have the same story?
Nice of you to single out Christians. Way to promote NWO propaganda. Thumbs up for you.
- SCAR - i know your smarter then that.FredMcWoozy
- what about the llyods who had the same story?ephix
- i don't see the egyptians, sumerians, mayans, hopi, or boaboan tribes on this list http://farm4.static.…scarabin
- the rest don't offend me personallyscarabin
- but just for you, i'll add muslims and jews to my "wtf is wrong with you" listscarabin
- hehe jews and muslims are funny. poor pigs and lobsters.ephix
- Hombre_Lobo0
^fred has a point, no need for the direct christian title.
They will say its falsified.
and ignore the positive correlation between atheists and the intelligent elite.
- BonSeff0
Porkchop sandwiches!
- locustsloth0
"Those who discuss the contents of this Book are to be shunned by all, as centres of pestilence"
-The priest of th princes
ANKH-F-N-KHONSU
from THE BOOK OF THE LAWSo then scarab is a "centre of pestilence". Sounds about right
- PonyBoy0
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