11-19-2009, 11:08 PM
(11-19-2009, 12:50 PM)Lavazza Wrote: As mentioned earlier the larger topic (believability) has been an active catalyst and process for me
Isn't it interesting how we can't predict what will be catalyst for someone else?
This topic seems to me something that happened to come up. It happened to be kind of interesting to discuss. For me, it's a puzzle like the crossword puzzle in the newspapers. Some days I completely fill in the puzzle. Some days I don't get some of the clues and a portion stays blank. Either way, my brain gets some exercise. Life goes on. Yet the topic inspired a small breakthrough for you.
Quote:the topic of gullibility and skepticism from one of my favorite spiritual teachers, the entity Bashar
I also enjoy much of the Bashar material that's available for free. Without linking to it here, I see that someone else summarized a recent Bashar talk which defined gullibility and cynicism. These were described as two ways to feel sure something is true, both with an arrogant refusal to examine the evidence. The gullible won't consider evidence against their preconceived judgment in favor of an idea. The cynical won't consider evidence against their preconceived judgment against an idea. Is this the concept that led to your small breakthrough?
Quote:My prior approach was examining information and attempting to judge it as either not-true or true, with no area in between. I see now that this is a false choice. There is no need for me to make a decision or judgment at all.
In addition to gullibility vs. cynicism as the two sides of arrogant preconception, there's also the practical question.
If you had 100% certain proof that there were moonbases as Ra described, how would you live your life differently? Unless you were already a muckraker or political reformer, my guess is, none. (If one was a crusader, of course, it would give something to crusade against.) Or what if you had 100% certain proof there never were moonbases? What change would that make in your life? Since you are looking for spiritual truth from many sources, and already consider any particular channeled message as potentially flawed, my guess is is would make no change at all for you.