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05-03-2010 , 06:47 PM

Splendour

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A lot of atheists like to say theists are brainwashed.

What if we're not? What if faith is a more sophisticated form of intelligence?
What if you need to be able to make intuitive mental leaps more quickly or longer in order to increase psychic abilities in the absence of physical verbal cues? What if God is developing us for bigger and better things in another heaven or dimension (reality). Prayer has some very strong psychic aspects to it.

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05-03-2010 , 06:51 PM

thirddan

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can you go into more concrete detail about what kind of psychic powers you are talking about?

when you are asking these "what if" type questions do you have any reason to believe that they are true or they just random thoughts?

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05-03-2010 , 06:52 PM

BrokeDonk

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Occam's Razor

(sp?)

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05-03-2010 , 07:01 PM

Gunth0807

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What if we're not? What if faith is a more sophisticated form of intelligence?

Never really thought of it like this, kind of have, but not really.

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What if God is developing us for bigger and better things in another heaven or dimension (reality).

Pretty obvious for anyone who knows God exists.

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Prayer has some very strong psychic aspects to it.

Care to share?

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05-03-2010 , 07:11 PM

Dying Actors

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What if atheism is a more sophisticated form of intelligence?

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05-03-2010 , 07:20 PM

Splendour

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What if atheism is a more sophisticated form of intelligence?

Nah, atheism is either a reversal or the absence of the majority's order.

In atheism you elevate IQ over SQ or rule SQ out all together. Agnosticism does neither since it says it doesn't know.

The rest of the world puts SQ at the top.

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05-03-2010 , 07:21 PM

Turn Prophet

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[x] Still waiting to hear about Splendour's epic psychic prayer powers.

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05-03-2010 , 07:22 PM

Dying Actors

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Originally Posted by Splendour

oh, cool.

so to answer your question..."What if faith is a more sophisticated form of intelligence?"

...nah. Faith is just hope sans evidence. It's not even a form of intelligence.

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05-03-2010 , 07:23 PM

thirddan

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Originally Posted by Splendour

Nah, atheism is either a reversal or the absence of the majority's order.

In atheism you elevate IQ over SQ or rule SQ out all together. Agnosticism does neither since it says it doesn't know.
The rest of the world puts SQ at the top.

how you can you have been here so long and still say the bolded above? there have been multiple posts regarding the definitions of atheism/agnosticism etc...

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05-03-2010 , 07:25 PM

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Splendour

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Originally Posted by Turn Prophet

[x] Still waiting to hear about Splendour's epic psychic prayer powers.

Oy vey. Did I claim them?

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05-03-2010 , 07:41 PM

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[x] Still waiting to hear about Splendour's epic psychic prayer powers.

I think you are confused. It is Praxising and not splendour with epic psychic praying powers.

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/13...r-made-710629/

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05-03-2010 , 07:48 PM

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I think you are confused. It is Praxising and not splendour with epic psychic praying powers.

My "powers" are precisely the same as yours.

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05-03-2010 , 07:49 PM

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My "powers" are precisely the same as yours.

I hope not. My super power is growing an awesome beard.

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05-03-2010 , 08:01 PM

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My "powers" are precisely the same as yours.

Prax, before you took your lent break you had mentioned giving a reading to someone on the forum, I forget who. Curious if that ever happened? Trip report?

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05-03-2010 , 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Splendour

A lot of atheists like to say theists are brainwashed.

What if we're not?

what if you are?

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05-03-2010 , 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Splendour

Ok, Splendour, you've put forth the hypothesis, how do we go about testing it?

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05-03-2010 , 08:17 PM

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Well, I don't know if a rock has superior intelligence.

I mean, a rock could have a very good reason for not moving about.

People move about, people die.

The rock could know something we don't.

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05-03-2010 , 08:36 PM

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Splendour

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Originally Posted by tame_deuces

Well, I don't know if a rock has superior intelligence.

I mean, a rock could have a very good reason for not moving about.

People move about, people die.

The rock could know something we don't.

A rock? Your meaning?

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05-03-2010 , 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Splendour

A rock? Your meaning?

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Well, I don't know if a rock has superior intelligence.

I mean, a rock could have a very good reason for not moving about.

People move about, people die.

The rock could know something we don't.

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05-03-2010 , 08:57 PM

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Splendour

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Originally Posted by thirddan

At this point speculative though what if we have full access to God thru prayer while he only turns on partial access back to us?

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05-03-2010 , 08:57 PM

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Splendour

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Originally Posted by Arouet

Ok, Splendour, you've put forth the hypothesis, how do we go about testing it?

Haven't the foggiest at this point. This is just a spur of the moment thought thread.

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05-03-2010 , 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MelchyBeau

I hope not. My super power is growing an awesome beard.

Damnit! I wish I had this power. It would take me like a month and a half to grow a decent beard. Can you mentor me

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05-03-2010 , 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Splendour

This is just a spur of the moment thought thread.

I never would've guessed this.

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05-03-2010 , 10:20 PM

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What if wild speculation was a better way of acquiring knowledge? Then you would often be right, I guess.

Why don't you consider the many "intuitive mental leaps" that have manifested as incorrect predictions? Or maybe consider the "intuitive mental leaps" that members of other faiths make, that contradict yours.

You are clearcut evidence that whoever decided that faith would be a virtue is an evil genius. Mind control, indeed.