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I didn't know about the other incarnations of Lao Tzu, though I suppose I'm not surprised. Taoism
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Posted by BackseatGM on 2012-06-13 14:21:37

In Reply to: You might be surprised how much I've bent my brain, lol posted by nomad on 2012-06-13 13:41:08

had a real strong influence on my shift from impossible to accept Western blind faith to an eastern philosophy of God as Being. Not that I ever pursued Taoism as a religion in any way, but just from brushing up against the basic philosophy of higher states of consciousness. That and Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha and other things that were happening in my life at that time opened me up like a can opener.

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Kids these days are such skeptics (Graph) - nomad 2012-06-13 09:37:55 (101 views)

For the record, I don't believe in you, talkingpointsmemo.com, the internet, - fanofnothing 2012-06-14 13:23:47 (53 views)

That's smart, because I don't exist in your time. - nomad 2012-06-14 13:55:45 (43 views)

Thing is, that's an American survey. I think if you took the same poll where Eastern religions - BackseatGM 2012-06-13 11:41:22 (59 views)

You might be surprised how much I've bent my brain, lol - nomad 2012-06-13 13:41:08 (55 views)

I didn't know about the other incarnations of Lao Tzu, though I suppose I'm not surprised. Taoism - BackseatGM 2012-06-13 14:21:37 (53 views)

It's mostly about science, and no offense, but common sense - Captain Hindsight 2012-06-13 10:33:30 (83 views)

So are you a Millennial or Gen X? - nomad 2012-06-13 10:40:04 (62 views)

What scientific insights have there been since generation x and y that strengthen the case - thizness 2012-06-13 16:11:28 (60 views)

Common sense is not how I would have put it - nomad 2012-06-13 16:25:39 (55 views)

Perhaps common sense is right after all - thizness 2012-06-13 16:35:50 (55 views)

Well, some is also the new freedom to disbelieve - nomad 2012-06-13 16:46:16 (50 views)

the internet - Krieger 2012-06-13 16:15:52 (35 views)

And the Internet disproves the existence of God how? - thizness 2012-06-13 16:18:11 (40 views)

because like-minded people can can communicate with each other and spread ideas - Krieger 2012-06-13 16:44:15 (46 views)

Would a loving God perpetrate it upon humanity? - nomad 2012-06-13 16:26:57 (40 views)

15 minutes reading Youtube comments should proof enough for anyone. - fanofnothing 2012-06-14 13:27:37 (31 views)

LOL - thizness 2012-06-13 16:37:23 (49 views)

not beer? - DC Warrior 2012-06-14 08:46:14 (31 views)

He would have e-mailed me by now. Nothing...not even a tweet. - rem rehab 2012-06-13 16:26:56 (39 views)

I'm not sure if I fall into either one..` - Captain Hindsight 2012-06-13 10:50:35 (65 views)

There's a difference between religion from a personal level - gsw_hoops 2012-06-13 13:59:13 (53 views)

Cool. And agreed on belief systems, though that can cause problems when it spills over into politics - nomad 2012-06-13 10:58:39 (41 views)

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