Comments on Ghost Mountain - Astral Projection and Altered States of Consciousness: Trimming God's Beard

I urge caution whenever religions are being bundle...

2011-10-04T10:27:12.312-07:00

I urge caution whenever religions are being bundled into a comparison, especially when speculating thier commonalities. For instance when quating passages from scriptures it should be noted that quran, torah, and the Holy bible (although they may seem similar) are translated and decrypted very differently.

When King Henry VIII translated the holy bible from latin to english for the common poeple, there was a lot of editorial changes that were made. As well many of the nordic and barbian societies that turned to christianity turned jesus into a warrior god inorder to fir into thier traditions.

Needless to say, to use one incident described in a scripture to catagorize three major religions for the purpose of gross generalization is no different than the popes using historical accounts of Moloch worship of human sacrifice to generalize all secular and polytheism. Keep in mind that before Rome facilitated the unification of christianity thier were many different monotheiastic religions based around the Hebraic traditions (Sumerian influenced) many of which explored and streamlined the mystic practices that are utilized today for astral traveling and self realization. I dont think its fair to group any combination of beliefs. Who is to say that mono/polytheism is absolute.

Eva: I think you're right when it comes to the le...

2009-05-15T13:49:00.000-07:00

Eva: I think you're right when it comes to the leadership. The followers have been convinced that the very key to heaven is blind faith and that the world they live in is ruled by some mythological being called Satan - so it's not worth saving. It's that mechanism that scares me. The control some "shepherds" have over their flock is downright shocking.

I don't think it's the religion that makes the vio...

2009-05-09T22:39:00.000-07:00

I don't think it's the religion that makes the violence though. I think the violence was already there and the religion just becomes a convenient excuse and justification for what they already wanted to do anyway. What's the old saying: For every action, there are two reasons, a good reason and the real reason.

Thanks :) I say deism, because I believe there is...

2009-05-03T19:49:00.000-07:00

Thanks :) I say deism, because I believe there is an eternal consciousness, but I don't think that consciousness is truly knowable to humans in their current form. It seems from the evidence that god does not intervene in the business of men very often, if ever. I really do lean toward Dionysus, though.

Yeah, I think that they would kill in the name of ...

2009-05-02T09:46:00.000-07:00

Yeah, I think that they would kill in the name of their god. I mean look at what their entire system is based upon which is the opinion of some men that lived thousands of years ago.

Regarding Deism, I once thought that it was the religion I should follow but then I found myself having to fit things into the system just like any other religion and I finally had to ask myself what the point was. I found that in the end it was a waste of time for me.

Anyway, I like your posts, very unique and thought provoking.

I certainly agree with this. And the answer to the...

2009-04-30T07:51:00.000-07:00

I certainly agree with this. And the answer to the question at the end is...yes they would and in fact do.