I have come to believe we are not of this third dimension. This place kind of runs like a video game, and from time to time we can bend the rules like Neo in the Matrix. I've seen it several times over the years. The Hindus discuss this as a central theme of their society. Yoga - there are thousands of different kinds of Yoga, each of which is a different approach to achieving enlightenment, which is basically a state of becoming free of the bounds of this dimension. Any person can invent their own version, and many have done just that. Through yoga you develop god like powers. Even a little goes a long way. I've seen this with my own eyes.
They interpret Christianity as another form of yoga. While they believe in many gods, and we used to also, we have narrowed that down to just the one. One all powerful creator of the universe. It is a Western theme. A being so powerful we cannot truly comprehend him. A ruler of not just this dimension, but all of them. The Heavens and the Earth. This does not conflict with their philosophy. The main difference between their approach and ours is they believe through devout religious adherence, one can become like Jesus. They have had a few thousand already, where as we have had just the one, plus a few saintly lesser types.
In the East, religion is a science, just as important, if not more so, than physics or chemistry. For example, martial arts is a religious practice, founded in yoga. Combat as a path to enlightenment. Warrior monks. Prayer, in it's essence, is another form of meditation. The path it leads you to is the same. The results obtained are quite similar as well. Your life improves.
Christian marriages last no longer than atheist marriages.
Times are hard all over.
The claim was essentially that prayer works. If prayer worked Christian marriages would last longer than those for which there are no prayers.
You're pretty darned estute. This life is augmented reality to the next life. If you don't learn how to be a functioning human here, you're not invited to the next life.
You don't want heaven filled with assholes and pedophiles do you?
Good point:)
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