Quote (AiNedeSpelCzech @ 15 Oct 2012 18:40)
Trust me, I have an open mind. I can read the craziest of conspiracy theories and dive into the wackiest of religions. This just doesn't have any substance or truth whatsoever. Every single word is just completely made up and pulled out of the author's ass without even the tiniest bit of proof, or even sense. It's the kind of thing that might entrance a weak mind for a while, but it's really not worth the electrons that were used in transmitting it to my screen, which could have been used much better.
I mean, I may be a Discordian, but at least we realize that our bullshit is kinda silly and don't try to be so cloyingly seriously about it. It doesn't take an open mind to slog through all of the pages of this horseshit book, just a particularly gullible one.
I do not see the logic in your Discordian stuff : you realize your "bullshit is kinda silly", but still believe in it ?
I am "cloyingly" serious about truth, because our society is curently cloyingly full of lies, and that lies can destroy the world... Truth in other hand can unite mankind and turn this world into a peaceful place.
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The real hero’s journey: The important thing to understand is that the hero’s journey is just about learning the truth of life, going from ignorance to wisdom. The truth is, you can do it without all the blood, guts, gore, and running around. Most people are missing that point.
The true hero does the opposite of what is in the myths and just learns the truth without all the drama and violence. The journey is an inner quest for ultimate truth.
People who watch Star Wars do not think it is true. It is not old enough, and it is futuristic. Only myths that are set in the distant past can turn into a religion. Most people are missing the truth contained in the Star Wars story and are just getting into the fantasy part of it, just as they do with religion.
The big lie: There is a lot of truth in the Star Wars version of the hero’s journey myth, but like all other myths, there is also a lot that is not true. In addition to the prerequisite, super-natural stuff, there is the king of all lies, the “all you have to do is believe something completely without any doubt” and it will come true.
If it is night, you can believe it is day all you want, but it will still be night.
The lie that if you believe it enough, it will come true, is the big lie that is in many myths. It is a complete lie; you can believe that completely. Having a positive attitude is the way to be, and it will help get you what you want, but it does not make anything happen or affect the balance in anyway.
What you think the truth is does not matter; only the truth will be the truth.
The lie says if you can imagine it and believe it, it will come true. It says the mind has the power to create a true reality, which it cannot. It is the mind’s favorite myth, because it is what our minds want to believe the most; it gives our mind God’s job. This is what makes it the most powerful and dangerous of all myths.
The Star Wars movie was always saying that you can do miracles if you just believe it completely, such as Luke could sword fight better blindfolded. Try it.
Many people have tried the true belief method for flying and were killed or injured as a result. You do not have to jump off a cliff to find out you cannot fly. You just need to believe the truth is what it looks like it is, nothing more nothing less.
Learn the ways of the force; surrender to the force.
There is an invisible force, and you must surrender to it to become a spiritual being, but you cannot manipulate it. It controls you; you cannot control it.
Remember, 2 + 2 = 4: It does not equal anything else. The truth is, there is only one real truth. Believing 2 + 2 = 5 or 6 or anything else does not make it true. There are an infinite amount of wrong answers, but only one real answer. The real truth has the power to make sense out of the world, and in doing, transform a man into a spiritual being. Nothing else does anything but deceive.
There is the story that is backed up by all the evidence and everything else. The real story is like the 4 in 2 + 2 = 4. All other stories are like all the other numbers.
Real hero story: There are good stories, great stories, and even the greatest story ever told; then there is the real story. Real heroes are living the real story.
From pages 179, 181-182, 185 of "The Present (with religion)"
read: www.truthcontest.com/entries/the-present-with-religion/
This post was edited by Eti_fr on Oct 15 2012 02:43pm