(11-30-2011, 06:36 PM)Oceania Wrote: then what's the point of having these densities to climb? and all this talk about what comes after? if everytything is endless then can't we choose our own way?
We do, always, choose.
I think the densities are a blueprint. We, along with all of creation, are evolving, and so creating as we go within the framework available. The future is not set, beyond the basic parameters of existence. Perhaps at some point of understanding, we can change or evolve even the blueprint.
In the infinite field of possibilities, everything is possible. I can see how that could make existence seem random, or purposeless. It is part and parcel of the paradoxical universe we live in at the moment. To me, infinite possibilities is an exciting thought, while the idea of densities as a blueprint, is comforting. As I write this, it seems that is a clue right there.
(03-29-2012, 11:17 AM)plenum Wrote:(11-23-2011, 02:13 AM)Icaro Wrote: I get the feeling that there are many atheists out there who would be rather open to the idea of oneness if they simply learned how to ask the right questions, or were exposed to such a perspective in a more open and understanding attitude that sympathizes with religion's lack of a coherent explanation.
I think atheism is a gut reaction (maybe rightly) to the pre-dominant religious expressions in our society.
So true Plenum. Thinking individuals would necessarily reject monotheistic religions for their antiquated, idiotic (when one actually reads the material and considers the mandates) premises.
Unfortunately, atheists, in calling themselves thus, are yet again labeling and closing their minds to other possibilities. Not a good move on their parts, in my opinion.