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If you make thousands of random claims, it's only natural some of them will end up being true. It doesn't mean Hinduism has any predictive power. I'm not saying
by gnulinux 6y ago
If you make thousands of random claims, it's only natural some of them will end up being true. It doesn't mean Hinduism has any predictive power. I'm not saying it doesn't, I'm just saying we cannot determine that from this one data point.
- dmos62 6y agoI think it's best to take this stuff as stories, as in something that invites you to suspend disbelief and takes you places. There isn't a need to feel reserved about believing it, because you just explore it and then put it down. I find that mythology stimulates the naive aspect of my mind, which feels good and nourishes creativity.
- Lammy 6y agoI’ve also found it very useful to be able to explore the various mysticisms with an open mind of disbelief, because I find useful patterns that lead me to new ways of thinking about the world I do believe.
- dmos62 6y agoOne of the things I like about metaphysical myths is that when you learn about more of them you realise that you had unconsciously come to believe myths that you got from your environment when growing up. It can be a big deal to, for example, realise that you've been thinking about the universe as something that has a beginning and an end, because then you can consciously evaluate whether you want that belief. What story you tell yourself about existence is a big deal.