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If you think Christianity is dumb, you've never been to Heaven.
by curi 19y ago
If you think Christianity is dumb, you've never been to Heaven.
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- mixmax 19y agoWell neither have you. unless the Internet stretches farther than I am aware.
- rms 19y agoI'm not talking about the religion of Buddhism, I'm talking about a mental state of nothingness. I only wish I could reach that state without the use of mind altering substances. As great as Nirvana is, it doesn't seem worth the effort to train the unenhanced mind to get there. That process is what is boring. But if you're looking for shortcuts, I've got plenty of them.
- curi 19y agoi was comparing one imaginary place, and arguments based on it, with another.
- rms 19y agoBut Nirvana is real. Close your eyes and try and think of nothing. That's Nirvana. Close enough, at least.
- yters 19y agoThat's easy, what's with the mind altering substances? I've never seen the need; it isn't hard to get into a state of semi sleepiness and drift off somewhere in your imagination.
- rms 19y agoI am talking about having absolutely no thought in your mind, conscious or otherwise. How long can you hold yourself like that before you think of anything?
- yters 19y agoDepends on my mood, but I've definitely reached "nirvana" for long periods of time. It is especially easy if I'm out in nature. The second sentence just refers to the use of mind altering drugs in general. I've done things that cause my mind to drift off without my control, and to drift off under my control, and I prefer the latter.
- chris_l 19y agoHow can you know whether you have unconscious thoughts in your mind?
- rms 19y agoYou can't.
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