Do you guys actually believe this stuff?

[Parsons]

I stumbled on the Ra Material in a Google search and was enthralled in the system of reality presented which I found to make more logical sense than my atheistic viewpoint. I was shocked how the much larger worldview contained therein explained the slight logical inconsistencies in my previous worldview and encompased the few things I agreed with in religion.

In my poking around I saw that you feverishly defended the idea of "abrupt harvest" and advocated the work of known cranks, I hardly think you are as rational as you claim but rather enjoy imagining yourself as such as it boosts the self esteem and justifies holding such bizarre beliefs.

Yes, indeed I did, several years ago. Hence my admittance of thinking in terms of escapism in the post you quoted from. Attempting to claim someone presently doesn't use logical thinking because they briefly thought illogically in the past is an extremely facile argument. I could do the same for you by pointing out you believed in the tooth fairy as a child (or something like that). People grow and change, contrary to popular belief.

Many self appointed "skeptics" today are just kids who read pop sci (the quote up the top is from Degrasse Tyson for goodness sake) and debate religion to feel superior to their parents without bothering to read theological works or understanding science (natural philosophy). Like the misguided youths that absorb the bullshit of the philosophical jesters they grossly overestimate their analytic capabilities.

Hah, you most definitely think exactly like I did. I was so disenfranchised with religion/spirituality I also just made broad assumptions about anyone who espoused it. I was so bad I didn't even know there was a new age movement. My strong belief/assumption was that anyone who believed in such nonsensical bullshit could not think scientifically, which I have now found is not the case. I basically subconsciously stopped listening when anyone started talking about spirituality. I also believed I was logically flaying my opponent when I bothered debating them on the subject even though I wasn't actually seriously entertaining their worldview.

For the record, my mother and maternal grandmother are atheists and my dad just didn't care or talk about it growing up. So I was not rebelling against them and they let me come to my own conclusions. I also did not get into this type of thing until I was 25ish (not very youthful) and do not resonate with any of the 'new age guru' types.