Re: virus: religion

Sodom (sodom@ma.ultranet.com)
Wed, 15 Apr 1998 17:43:14 -0400

No, I see no evidence to support that I can be in any kind of contact outside of
myself. i have had god encounters, i have heard voices, i have had visions, but aside
from the feeling that they were outside, I have no reason to believe it. None have
ever demonstrated that they are outside of me, and no-one has ever demonstrated
adequately to me that they have had an experience outside of themselves. They would
need some type of evidence other than "I felt it, or I saw it"

Sodom

Robin Faichney wrote:

> In message <3534CD2E.71B8BF3@ma.ultranet.com>, Sodom
> <sodom@ma.ultranet.com> writes
> >humm, I was under the impression that Buddhists believe in the rebirth of Budha?
> >am I mistaken?
>
> Like Eric said, reincarnation isn't a central concept.
> In my view, and that of many modern Buddhists, it's
> "cultural baggage".
>
> >Also, I was under the impression that in deep meditation, you are in contact
> >with more than the sum of what you are. If I am wrong, forgive me, if i am
> >right, then the supernatural is still there.
>
> Don't you believe you can be in contact with something
> outside yourself?
> --
> Robin