Recent content by Raimo

No. They are children. They have brains of a child. They are not adults.

Yes. That is a natural and healthy attitude. The doctrine of non-self is unnatural and detrimental to one's mental health.

Thanks for the recommendation. I just ordered that book. Although I don't believe in anthropomorphic gods, this article describes my views on this matter perfectly: The Runestone - Spring 1998 (Fire and the Fog by Stephen A. McNallen beginning on page 3). To me it seems that there are a lot of...

I don't think it's even possible to self annihilate, because I don't believe in oneness or unified consciousness. Nevertheless, your description of the Left Hand Path seems interesting. Is there any book or website about this topic that you would recommend?

Browne was a charlatan: Michael Prescott's Blog: The unsinkable Sylvia Browne

No. I don't believe in that theory. I prefer the kind of substantialism Titus Rivas describes here: Rebirth and Personal identity: Is Reincarnation an Intrinsically Impersonal Concept? by Titus Rivas I also agree with the views of the discarnate spirits mentioned in these blog posts: Does...

Fair enough. It would indeed be hard to imagine what it would feel like to merge with another consciousness. I don't believe in merging, but the proponents of the doctrine of oneness certainly do: Psychic Sylvia Browne's Near-Death Experience Revelations To me that sounds like total...

The end result would still be the same: total annihilation. It doesn't matter, if merging would happen sooner or later. It would still be the total destruction of individuality. Fortunately, that is merely a religious belief. There is zero evidence for that belief. Psychical research, on the...

I don't doubt his intelligence, or his achievements, but he is not familiar with psychical research. He doesn't seem to know anything about this topic. Richard Dawkins is an intelligent man as well and he is also a MA and Doctor of Philosophy etc. but it doesn't make him an all-knowing expert...

That doesn't make any sense. Individuals get more sophisticated and unique as a result of (spiritual) evolution. One can observe individual differences in behavior even in ant colonies. In this world we see the development of individuality, not its degeneration. Evidence from psychical research...

I have been to all such gatherings several times, but i never experienced any kind of merging or oneness etc.

Whether it happens sooner or later, the end result is still the same: annihilation. If the heavenly realms have less limitations than we experience here, then logically there shouldn't be any limitations on individuality.

The answers to these questions are obvious. Live as an individual or merge into the oneness and cease to exist. Oneness = spiritual suicide.

I agree. He would be an interesting guest.

Indoctrination.