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Perhaps you slightly misunderstood my point. In fact i regard imagination as one of the highest qualities of humans. .. although it's left to us to discriminate if our imagination is compatible with the laws of the universe.

If so, atheists and agnostics would be, on an average, much more intelligent than believers. Are there any scientific studies which support that theory?

I don't think that discussing the existence of God is the pinnacle of human stupidity, but you're entitled to your opinion. I like that quote though, and i think Einstein was referring to war, violence and the such.

Perhaps some folks see it in that way, personally it doesn't make sense to me. Yet, I've come to the conclusion that I've better to accept the existence of nonsense, as it seems to be part of life in this world ????

Why would you need to prove it ? For what we know, even the concept of "infinite" could be a fabrication of our minds.

We'll agree to disagree once again then, as imagination is infinite, exactly like God. I won't go as far as to proclaim that imagination IS God though ????

I can accept your point of view, but even if I'd embrace it, no one can deny the existence of imagination. Although imagination itself may be useless in many cases, no one would deny the importance of imagination in our lives. Since aeons people have been discussing the existence of God, and we're still discussing it, so it's not like all the believers are nuts or vice-versa.

I'm not saying that you're wrong, and perhaps its just me, but i cannot see God as a separate entity from humans, animals, plants and minerals. I see it more like a sort of conscious "energy' pervading everything visible and invisible.

Well, then where's the compassionate people's compassion coming from, if not from the eternal source of everything?

Imho, it's more a case that " some can see it, and some can't ".

The asteroid is coming, it's just a matter of time ???? Sometimes i also think that God's not caring a lot about us, but, as i find that compassion is one of the highest qualities of humans, why should we think that gods don't have high qualities ?

Well, i can only answer in the best way i can, and of course i could be wrong. The goal is to evolve into better beings, so we are given death and suffering to transcend the physical reality. Unfortunately, in this era, we are taught since the early years to identify exclusively with our physical bodies, but that's not correct. We are much more than that.

If there was no evil, we wouldn't be able to know what is good...and complaining about the state of this world isn't going to make things better. Being grateful for what you have instead, seems to work wonders.

Spot on. We are taught since childhood to see " reality " as an inescapable prison, while in fact every single person is creating his own reality, according to his level of consciousness.

Just my opinion, but the way i see it, if God is everything, he/she can show countless shapes and faces. Also, being a follower of a particular cult, doesn't make one a true believer. Science, intended as an effort to unveil the truth, is barely scratching the surface of what seems to be an intelligent design which pervades every aspect of what we call reality. Just to think that life on this planet happened " by chance" is in fact a limited view , which has nothing to do with science.

Yep, although someone could say that he's a football god.

That's my impression too, but he has been quick to deny it. Words can be misleading, it seems that we have to live with it. Personally, i accept the existence of evil forces with different names and shapes, the same with what i consider good forces or entities. However, burying one's head in the sand, so to speak, is not a solution, and the relief never lasts long.

That's your opinion, and it sounds simplistic. Sometimes what appears to be good is bad in the future, and vice-versa. Besides that, there are many sources of "good " and " bad" forces. But anyway, your above post was quite agreeable.

Oh, do you believe in the devil ? I am a bit surprised now ????

That's similar to my way of thinking, however the thought-patterns between the masses and the less significant individual soul who has the ability to see behind the smoke screens are very different. Someone said that the masses can be compared to a stupid, and sometimes crazy huge animal. Obviously the earth is not flat, but I'm quite sure that my ideas on that funny theory are very different compared to yours ????

Ok, thanks for the explanation. It's just my opinion that i prefer to read the forumer's thoughts rather than watching or posting videos. Just imagine if everyone on this forum starts posting videos from internet instead of expressing clear opinions, it would become a meaningless exercise. Hope you understand my point, and of course it's your choice to agree or disagree.

Where did i say that my discoveries are pure ? Or that my thoughts are entirely self made, to use your words? I am just trying to make some sense of my thoughts and thought processes, and i find useful to hear what other people think, regardless of their titles. Of course i have my influences, or preferences, specially in the words of spiritual masters, some famous and others almost unknown. Sometimes inspirations come from unexpected directions too. The universe is constantly giving us knowledge, if we want to hear. If you want to think this is ignorant or bold, that's your choice and not my business, and of course i respect your choices.

I also don't post or watch videos posted here, actually it's pretty sad that some people think of posting videos as a way to discuss a subject. I wonder if those people have some ideas on their own.

Yes, that's possible, I'd guess, specially in the case of sudden, violent death ; in that case, one could find difficult to accept that the physical experience is over.. but i was referring to guys who strongly deny afterlife, and thus they may have no afterlife at all. In most if not all the religious cultures in the world, the burial, or cremation happens 3 days after death, so not to disturb a soul's transition towards the spiritual planes of existence.

This is debatable, perhaps some of the folks who think that "soul" is just a music style, and deny the existence of soul, in fact they have no soul. It seems logical that, after death, the soul leaves the body, and not all the souls have achieved an equal level of consciousness. Perhaps a beggar, after death, can navigate the spiritual worlds much better than one who has been a billionaire all his life. Material attachments apparently play quite a role in the so called afterlife.