Americans’ belief in God, the devil and other spiritual entities has fallen to a new low, according to a Gallup poll released on Thursday. Seventy-four percent of Americans said they believe in God…

Americans’ belief in God, the devil and other spiritual entities has fallen to a new low, according to a Gallup poll released on Thursday. Seventy-four percent of Americans said they believe in God…

  • TrismegistusMx@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The information is there, but it’s occulted by spectacle and authority. You can seek it out, but you also have to seek out the supporting context, weed out bad information, and fill in gaps. It’s important to realize that the maps are not the territory as well. You don’t need any of that historical information. Meditation can reveal these secrets because the mind is part of the holographic fractal of high order reality. I believe that the technological singularity will be the moment all gnosis is restored. Until that point in our future history, the theme of our civilization will be a balance between the community building of the awakened (woke) and the violence of ignorant authoritarians (not-sees).

    I agree that there is no beginning or end. I was just suggesting otherwise because of the popular notion of the big bang. I don’t think of a fundament as the beginning, but rather the substrate.

    • MelonTheMan@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Agree with you brother, I find the idea that the big bang was “the beginning” as being far too narrow minded. It wasn’t the first and it won’t be the last.

      While I find value in what you’re saying, I’d encourage you to take the time to explain your positions. When you say

      I understand not believing in God, but if you don’t believe in demons, you’re likely being victimized by one.

      you must realize that you’re speaking to an audience that is familiar with christianity, the Exorcist movies, or played diablo 2 at some point. Not only does language matter, but context of the time does too, as you said. If no other word will suffice, you should take the time to better explain what you mean.

      I say should because the world isn’t binary. There are people who want to hear your perspective but will absolutely dismiss you as a right-wing troll because of that one word - because there is only so much time in the day to dedicate to talking and thinking about things to risk wasting it on a one-liner with no further context.