Many are. Many here who pride themselves on their objective rationality are ignorant hypocrites.
And they can take their pride and their derision and stick it where the sun doesn't shine.
And now that I vented a bit, I'm outa here. This forum sucks.
I wasn't intending to be particularly nasty. Thanks for realizing that. It was indeed a rather mild OP. I was unpleasantly surprised by the reactions to it.
I will finish up this thread by addressing some points you made and then I'll delete my account and move on to another forum...
No, sorry I don't think I will continue. I've been away from this forum for a long time and I thought I would come back and see if things have gotten any friendlier. Bottom line is I don't feel welcome here. So I'm leaving again.
Ouch. From the very first smart-aleck post in my thread here I've been made to feel unwelcome. Maybe I should just leave this forum before the adoration wears off, eh? After all no one likes being where they feel unwelcome.
"Real evidence"?
So if I give you "evidence for miracles", and you find it unconvincing... is that evidence then to be classified as "unreal"?
Whereas if I give you evidence, and you find it convincing, is that then classified as "real"?
Who gets to decide what "real evidence" is, and how do...
It seems to be rather widespread.
Humes Syndrome: Irrational Resistance to the Paranormal
MICHAEL GROSSO
Division of Perceptual Studies
University of Virginia, 210 Tenth Street NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Abstract
One of the obstacles to progress in psychical research is irrational...
Nope. This thread is not from the seeking, burning, open heart of a student in the proper posture. This thread was made "to see if anyone here actually claims to be enlightened."
And then when someone comes along and claims to be enlightened, the OP waits to see if they "have the wisdom to say...
Well, this entire thread is probably pointless. People are taking the posture of teachers and answering questions as best they can, but there is no one taking the posture of a student as best as they can toward any of the answers... all will probably go in one ear and out the other.
/shrug
You guys might be interested in these:
An Exploration of Degree of Meditation Attainment in Relation to Psychic Awareness with Tibetan Buddhists
Abstract
Many traditional Mahayana, and modern Tibetan, Buddhist texts relate meditation attainment to psychic ability. This teaching served as the...
You're in error, and your error is compounding throughout your entire understanding of life, the universe, and everything.
Religion at it's very base is a response to stimuli. Stimuli that atheists can't possibly grok.
"So, apart from just commending these phenomena to your attention, I'd...
Only mystical experience can get you to enlightenment. How do you get mystical experience, you ask? By performing mystical acts.
Reading and contemplating mystical poetry is one of many mystical acts you could be performing right now instead of wasting time on the net. So yes I recommend...
If you've read anything about mysticism and enlightenment then you should know that words can't get you there. Can you quench your thirst by talking about water? Can you quench it by asking me what its like to grok a life-saving spring of fresh clean water?
You did it wrong. Period. The...