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Archive for May, 2007

“Thou art God”
Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
Theistic religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) envision God as an anthropomorphic entity, distinct from humanity as well as from the universe which God created. Modern Spiritualism defines the entire universe as god. There is no separation between ourselves and the universe – we are all interconnected – [...]

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Newspeak, a language “designed to diminish the range of thought,” from the novel 1984 by George Orwell.
The Creation Museum in Petersburg Kentucky opened today, May 28, 2007. Designed to show that the literal words of the bible are true and complete in every way, the museum has numerous exhibits highlighting the Garden of Eden [...]

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“What’s it all about, Alfie?”
Burt Bacharach
Why are we here, why do we exist?
If life has any purpose, and if the history of the universe as we currently understand it has any lesson, it is that we are here to evolve and grow, both mentally and emotionally, and that our current existence is but one step [...]

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Imagine…

Imagine there’s no Heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today
John Lennon, Imagine
I’m right, you’re wrong. I’m saved, you’re dammed. My holy book (take your pick), is the true, unblemished, word of G.O.D., your book is a pack of lies. What a mess – you could spend [...]

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