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I am religious and believe in free will

71 (27.7%)

I am religious and do not believe in free will

10 (3.9%)

I am not religious and believe in free will

114 (44.5%)

I am not religious and do not believe in free will

61 (23.8%)

Total Members Voted: 251

[That Wolf]

So what is it like for you

[Descan]

Usually I remember experiencing a short (30 second) period of time, though I can never place my finger on when or if it was a dream, and it's only ever after-the-fact: I can't say "This is about to happen." Even in the middle of the event, I can't predict the events over the thirty seconds, only after each moment occurs it feels familiar.

[mastahcheese]

I've had a dream of the entirity of a day going by, and waking up to relive it.
And it was a whole day, from the time I woke up, to the time I went to bed.
I even told people what was about to happen, full hours before they happened, and they still happened.
Found out you can't really change things, though. You can delay them, but not fully stop something.

[freeformschooler]

(pretending derail didn't happen for a sec)

As well they should. It seems awfully self-destructive to hold the pretense that your religion is so completely maladaptive that it cannot even incorporate new events past the first book. Despite all its other quibbles, this is one thing Catholicism got right: not only do they have extra books of the Bible, they also document their history, both the good and the bad, across multiple cultures and countries. Going in the other direction means freezing Christianity in place (hence all this "all you need is the Bible" doctrine that Protestant fundamentalists have taken up).

okay now I know I fucked up somewhere. This would be the first time i've heard anything about Catholicism accepting other books outside the bible as canonical.

Don't worry ggamer, I had the same reaction when I learned that. Here's a link for your information.

http://www.ewtn.com/library/ANSWERS/PCBIB.HTM

Basically, we can blame Luther for this.

[Teneb]

What is Discordianism, anyway? I've never really heard much about it.

Bit late to it (damn this thread is a fast mover), but it really depends on who you ask. It can either be the worship of Eris/Discordia/Whatever you want to call her, a philosophy, or something else entirely. Things that tend to be somewhat common in all definitions is there not being a single truth to something, no single correct view of a situation, searching for answers yourself, rather than having them handed to you and trying to have fun regardless of circumstance. A discordian group is often called a Cabal, but the structure varies wildly, as does pretty much everything else. Hope that clarifies a bit.

[That Wolf]

(pretending derail didn't happen for a sec)

Pretending wont make it go away even for a second. but I agree most this thread is pretend.

So what about split brains? You know for epilepsy. what about the signifigance of consiousness! Its not just a religious thread, it has spirituality in it.
Dreams extend from consiousness. You could not ponder on angles and fairys without it. And the very concept of understanding thoughts is spirituality.

So I raise the question. What of split brains, what if one side is 'evil' and the other 'good'

[scrdest]

(pretending derail didn't happen for a sec)

Pretending wont make it go away even for a second. but I agree most this thread is pretend.

So what about split brains? You know for epilepsy. what about the signifigance of consiousness! Its not just a religious thread, it has spirituality in it.
Dreams extend from consiousness. You could not ponder on angles and fairys without it. And the very concept of understanding thoughts is spirituality.

So I raise the question. What of split brains, what if one side is 'evil' and the other 'good'

I legitimately have no idea what you are trying to say here. Just... what?

[penguinofhonor]

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[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

pssshhh
we all know all eating utensils are evil except chop sticks.

[penguinofhonor]

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[That Wolf]

Rise of the planet of sporks

Oh and for your question the answer is the severing of the callosum

[scrdest]

Rise of the planet of sporks

Oh and for your question the answer is the severing of the callosum

That much I guessed. It's everything else that is not coherent.

[That Wolf]

Rise of the planet of sporks

Oh and for your question the answer is the severing of the callosum

That much I guessed. It's everything else that is not coherent.

Well what happened was, i lost my mind. Came here like a cat trying to hide so I rolled up in a warm spot then licked my manky fur and went to 'sleep' it was only when you noticed the smell was I dead.

Im very incoherent.
I really should learn english

[Bohandas]

What is Discordianism, anyway? I've never really heard much about it.

Bit late to it (damn this thread is a fast mover), but it really depends on who you ask. It can either be the worship of Eris/Discordia/Whatever you want to call her, a philosophy, or something else entirely. Things that tend to be somewhat common in all definitions is there not being a single truth to something, no single correct view of a situation, searching for answers yourself, rather than having them handed to you and trying to have fun regardless of circumstance. A discordian group is often called a Cabal, but the structure varies wildly, as does pretty much everything else. Hope that clarifies a bit.

It's based on the Principia Discordia. A book written in the mid 20th century by hippies/beatniks.

Here's some of the many free online versions of te book:

http://www.principiadiscordia.com/book/1.php
http://www.junkpile.demon.co.uk/prin1.htm
https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tilt/principia/body.html
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Principia_Discordia
http://hyperdiscordia.crywalt.com/principia.html

[chaoticag]

Woah, thought this topic sank some time ago and hadn't bothered checking it much as Uni starts kicking things into higher gear. Did I end up missing any questions on Islam? Anyone need a clarification of some sort about something? I guess I can also talk about my non-belief too if anyone would like, but atheists/none seem the most represented here.