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- From: gerry@cmu.edu (Gerry Roston)
- Subject: Belief in God (Re: "Out-Of-Body")
- Message-ID: <GERRY.92Jul27122917@onion.cmu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 17:29:17 GMT
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- In-Reply-To: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU's message of 27 Jul 92 01:11:29 GMT
- Reply-To: gerry@cmu.edu (Gerry Roston)
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- This statement should really be posed as a question to elicit
- responses, but ...
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- I strongly suspect that if a survey were done, one would find a strong
- correlation between those who believe/experience OOB and a belief in a
- god.
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- A modern metaphysics that is firmly grounded in physical principles
- has no place within its framework for soul/spirit and similarly no
- place for a god. Contrarywise (is that a word?), "traditional"
- metaphysics that postulate a mind/body duality are typically founded
- on an underlying belief in a god that is pure mind stuff.
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- If someone has a strong belief about OOB, they will probably not
- change that belief because it would require a change in their entire
- perspective on life.
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- Field Robotics Center, | voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and
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- The opinions expressed are mine | demon than the Word of God. It is a
- and do not reflect the official | history of wickedness that has served to
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- or any other organization. | Thomas Paine
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