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I agree with the response, but not entirely with the last part. If a dirty thought pops into your head, I'm with you, it's not the end of the world. I'd imagine that not following this is probably one of things that made 'conversion therapy' (therapy for gays to go straight) dangerous and...

I don't know. Of course, I will always be looking for answers. But even more important than that, I will continue pushing for the best conditions that would allow for any type of theory to be explored as opposed to what we have now w/ certain topics being taboo or dismissed a priori. These...

I accept that the resurrection did occur. In fact, I think supernatural events (still natural under your view) happened a lot more back then because people relied more on religion/spirituality than they do now. I think about the Natives, early religionists, etc. I run into problems with...

From my understanding, the desiring (or wanting) is when it becomes a problem and not just a mere thought. The desire comes from the heart All that probably involves intent, thoughts, and sometimes feelings.

At the least, I would say there needs to be good evidence. It can be scientific or non-scientific. Absent any evidence, the agnostic should suspend judgement on any bridge or view, and this contrasts with dismissing such evidence and views like Clownboat did (and as many other atheists would...

There are similarities but also key differences. For instance, both are non-physical. For hallucinations, the unreal part is that the perception is false. The person is perceiving it coming from the environment when the object (whatever they're perceiving) is not really in the environment...

This is sort of an old question that I came across in my Christian days. Wanted to revisit it again. I'm curious of it there's any confirmed reports of someone's limbs (legs or arms) being restored after they were amputated or from being born that way. I hear about a lot of other types of...

As a teenager, I wish I was taught more about why I should be a Christian and how it would benefit my life, as opposed to just being given some routine and instructions to follow (go to Church on Sundays, say the Lord's prayer, etc). ANd now look, as a non-believer I understand how certain (not...

I would hope so. But then what's the excuse of the Catholic Church? The end of the world wasn't expected when they were the ones left ruling after taking over the Roman Empire. I agree with you that they use tradition to justify priests staying single, but it's a shame that they don't revisit...

I'll try to specify more next time as I didn't mean to just limit the nonphysical to being unreal. It can be both real and unreal. Here's more detailed way I can that clarify... The nonphysical can be both real (thoughts) and unreal (hallucinations). While both (thoughts and hallucinations)...

Lawfare... A NY Attorney General, Letitia James, campaigned on prosecuting Trump. And it seems now Trump is returning the favor... CNN reports...

What are your thoughts on this race? Seems that Trump and mainstream media network are watching closely. Found a forum where all of them took turns speaking at the same event!

I was only referring to a subset of conscious experience. Here's a previous post that elaborates on that explains further.. ................................................................ Interesting perspective... esp. the part in bold. I was going to say that I had a lucid dream when I...

I'll go ahead and say that it is a factor. I see unreal things as a good example for nonphysical. It's not because they are subjective, , but it's also that they don't exist or are unreal. How would you explain the unreal under your theory, esp. in terms of being physical?

Just thought of other topics you might want to test your theory against... experiences of unreal things (hallucinations, illusions, and VR). I believe unreal and real is related to nonphysical and physical.

(y) I believe Paul made it about devotion to God. 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 32 I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord. 33 But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife—...

Yes... I removed the word "not" to fix that up. Each are cool theories when by themselves, but combining the two as you did makes for an even cooler theory. Reading up more from your article on OBEs and NDEs that explains why they are physical... found this so far and of course the comments...

I meant for the early Christians.,.. I would say from the 1st 3 centuries. The early Church Fathers quoted from books that weren't part of today's NT, like the Acts of Paul and Thelca. Btw, have you seen the Ethiopian Bible? I counted 81 books, including the Book of Enoch, book of Jubilees...

Lemur... I guess that made it formal. There were some drawbacks to this as well since what was considered Scripture back then might have included writings that were falsely attributed to Paul and the other Apostles. These writings are generally called the 'apocrypha'. The Gospel of Thomas...

This is a neat theory. Sorta reminds of a mix between the Matrix and panpsychism. Edit: removed "not" from the sentence above as I meant to say it is a neat theory. Where I agree or see as reasonable: - Consciousness goes beyond the brain - There is a gap that needs to be bridged between...