Shane,
I know its distilled in you that reality is a number.
That is not my opinion. In fact, I'm not even sure what you're talking about there.
I believe that an objective reality exists. I also believe that no matter how we choose to feel about this reality, what is real will remain real and what is unreal will continue to be unreal.
Spirit is either real or it is not.
But how do people manage to move past that like look at tarot cards or wigi boards. This phenomena happens and very much exists.
I've used both tarot cards and a Ouija board before now. Ouija boards can be said to "work" in that they produce an effect - the planchette will move around and spell out words (although never providing any information that the players themselves could not know). The questions to ask are whether that effect is connected to any "spiritual" cause and whether that effect can be explained by reference to observable material causes.
In the case of Ouija boards there is a rational, non-spiritual explanation - the
Ideomotor Effect. Since Ouija boards behave exactly as if they were merely ideomotor effects, we have a strong, observable, objective, repeatable and material explanation for why Ouija boards appear to work.
Why would we reject this in favour of an explanation that offers no evidence other than a vague gesture towards "spirituality"?
Just because our ability as a people we havent been able to record it does not mean its not there.
But with no objective evidence in favour, you leave me with no reason to suppose that there is a soul in the first place. In fact, since you seem unable to clearly define what you mean by "spirit", I am left wondering what it might be that I'm even supposed to believe in...
As for your own experiment go around and ask people if they feel a spirit with in them write all the ones that say yes and all the ones that say no then i think you will see your answer.
What!? That's a very silly idea. Reality is not a democracy. The spirit is either real or it is not; taking a straw poll won't alter reality one little bit.
Frankly, I suggest that you reconsider some of your basic ways of thinking about how the world works.
If you have to think about your own spirit then so be it and when you feel the enlightenment you will know its unexplainable
You could say that about absolutely anything. Ultimately it's just a refuge for a failed argument.
Mutate and Survive
Edited by Granny Magda, : Quote box error.
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