God & String Theory

[JohnG]

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Going with this concept, if superstrings really do make up everything, then we are all made of the same things... you and I are made of the same "stuff" as this chair, that tree, water...

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Yes. And ultimately, that thing is consciousness.

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Therefore, if everything is made of everything, and God is supposed to be everything, then we are all already a part of God and God is already within all of us (as well as all other living and inanimate things)

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Yes.

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And this omnipresent state of God is within all of us. The central idea around Taoism is that there is an underlying and all-permeating force within everything, called the Tao (or the Way). Through meditation, once can become attuned with this inner force. One can learn to recognize the Way of the universe. We can establish a relationship with this permeating force and let it guide our lives on a natural, spiritual organic course.

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The death of the seperate self?

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Of course, since this force is already within us, all we are really doing is learning to know ourselves. Additionally, since we are all part of the same force as the rest of the world, we can learn to "let go"... a point at which our ego ceases to exist and we become a part of the Way. Although we were already a part of the way, through meditation we can shed our phsyical sense of self and become one with God.

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The illusion of being seperate is the cause of all the worlds problems.

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Some atomic theories state that if given enough time, if a person were to constantly try to walk through a wall, that eventually the atomic arrangment would be such that for that very moment, they would be able to walk through the wall.

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The only thing that makes the wall solid is the belief.

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However, that method is pure brute force, just trying it over and over again. What would happen if there were a human that could perceive those atomic arrangements, and perhaps even shift them around on demand whenever they wanted, then they could conceivably walk through walls whenever they wanted. If they could do this, perhaps what else would they be able to do?

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Anything. What can you do in a dream?

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It is my contention that there did indeed exist a Jesus of Nazareth, that he did have this capacity. He was able to perform these miracles because he was so intuned with "the way" that it become possible for him.

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There may have been a Jesus of Nazareth, but it wasn't the one from the bible. Those stories have been told about many dieties, predating Jesus by 1000's of years.

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Additionally, since he was so in tuned with the way, he would be able to perceive every part of the way, every part of the universe, every part of God.

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The universe is only a tiny fraction of God. A little whirlpool in a huge ocean, that thinks it is the ocean.

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He would know that God is within all of us, and that we are all made of God. Was he the son of God? Yes, in the sense that if God is the permeating source of everything, then we are all the children of God. In a sense, we are god.

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Yes.


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While I am not sure if this capacity would be genetically or deterministically defined, I think that we all have it on some level. As a result, we have telekinesis, ESP, psychics, deja vu, miracles, talking to God...

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Yes.

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So, in a sense, we all have the sense to be like Jesus. We should be thankful that he had such a love for humanity that he would sacrifice himself for us.

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I thought it was Mithra that sacrificed himself for us. Or maybe it was horus, or whatever.

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So, in a sense.... God/Tao is in everything, we are all God/Tao, God/Tao is within us, we can find God/Tao through introspection and meditation.

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The only thing I disagree with is the Jesus thing.

Interestingly, the biggest block from experiencing 'God' is getting caught up in the left brain prison.

[Cyrus]