Yet youd give extraordinary power to a few fallible humans and expect them not to abuse the system?
You have seen I-Robot, right? I know its a movie but I think it does a pretty good job of showing where that leads.
To me that doesn't really follow though...you say
Yet youd surrender your will to a State, by agreeing to a democratic or socialist system. I figured youd be an anarchist.
So before we derail this tread discussing fairy's muffs...
I have heard of the theory that a highly advanced alien race genetically engineered the human race to be used as a slave work force, and then a member of the alien race assisted the humans in a rebellion overthrowing them. The...
That was a joke about changing the subject...
I feel the only way to find the truth is to explore all options. Truth fears no examination.
Is the belief in the existence of a non-human higher intelligence any more bizarre than the belief in a paranormal/supernatural deity?
I was raised in a conservative Christian home and still live in the Bible Belt so that worldview is deeply engraved, Im trying to free myself from it though.
What do you mean by technology is indistinguishable from magic. Do you believe God to be of an advanced technology?
Annhilator...thanks for answering our questions, I must say youre a lot friendlier than many evangelicals and atheists I've encountered.
Following up on this question...
I know there is/was a group that held the Jewish God of the Old Testament was a different God than Jesus spoke...
Gnostic Luciferianism, based on ancient Ophite Gnosticism, usually combined with subsequent Western occult traditions. Lucifer is typically seen as both a bringer of spiritual enlightenment and a champion of individual liberty. Some Luciferians are also strongly influenced by LaVeyan Satanism or...