The Mind of God (The nature of a \'Creator\')
BBELLA: Of course it is a possibility we create these ideas of tuning into God or our higher selves/consciousness or our connections to others consciousness.-BBELLA: All evolved and is now in its present form as we see and know it. No telling what all will eventually become as everything is ever changing. I personally do not think God is one huge thinking conscious mind, but is an ever evolving life force within all that IS.-If we strip the term "life force" of its religious associations, this may well be as close as we shall ever get to any sort of consensus, but perhaps that's because it can fit in with any belief or non-belief. I'm not sure that your concept actually contains the alternative implied by the "but". One could argue that "all that IS" is one huge thinking conscious mind that is ever evolving. It would not be difficult to equate this with the God of most religions. Alternatively, one could say "all that IS" is one huge unconscious body that is ever evolving, which = atheism. The "life force" (without its religious attributes) would be present in both.-Consciousness seems to be the key to all our concepts, and I think you have experienced levels of it that most of us haven't. What seems a long time ago now, you very kindly and bravely told us about your own ordeal, as well as certain inexplicable events relating to other members of your family. I certainly don't want to press you into revealing more than you wish to, and the first statement I've quoted above shows that you remain open-minded at least intellectually. However, I just wonder to what extent your experiences have actually made you FEEL that there is a form of consciousness beyond our own, and how you would describe it. I hope that's not an intrusion, and if it is, please don't feel obliged to reply.
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- The Mind of God -
dhw,
2010-10-11, 15:00
- The Mind of God -
dhw,
2010-10-11, 15:05
- The Mind of God -
BBella,
2010-10-14, 05:51
- The Mind of God - David Turell, 2010-10-14, 15:42
- The Mind of God -
dhw,
2010-10-15, 14:05
- The Mind of God -
BBella,
2010-10-17, 23:11
- The Mind of God -
dhw,
2010-10-19, 11:30
- The Mind of God -
BBella,
2010-10-20, 09:17
- The Mind of God - David Turell, 2010-10-20, 15:32
- The Mind of God -
dhw,
2010-10-21, 14:01
- The Mind of God -
BBella,
2010-10-24, 07:27
- The Mind of God - David Turell, 2010-10-24, 14:59
- The Mind of God -
dhw,
2010-10-25, 13:01
- The Mind of God -
BBella,
2010-10-29, 07:06
- The Mind of God -
dhw,
2010-10-30, 19:43
- The Mind of God -
dhw,
2010-11-02, 14:55
- The Mind of God -
BBella,
2010-11-07, 19:29
- The Mind of God - Balance_Maintained, 2010-11-12, 02:52
- The Mind of God -
xeno6696,
2010-11-12, 03:13
- The Mind of God -
David Turell,
2010-11-12, 18:01
- The Mind of God - xeno6696, 2010-11-14, 19:28
- The Mind of God -
David Turell,
2010-11-12, 18:01
- The Mind of God -
BBella,
2010-11-07, 19:29
- The Mind of God -
dhw,
2010-11-02, 14:55
- The Mind of God -
dhw,
2010-10-30, 19:43
- The Mind of God -
BBella,
2010-10-29, 07:06
- The Mind of God -
BBella,
2010-10-24, 07:27
- The Mind of God -
BBella,
2010-10-20, 09:17
- The Mind of God -
dhw,
2010-10-19, 11:30
- The Mind of God -
BBella,
2010-10-17, 23:11
- The Mind of God -
BBella,
2010-10-14, 05:51
- The Mind of God -
Balance_Maintained,
2010-10-11, 17:51
- The Mind of God -
dhw,
2010-10-12, 15:36
- The Mind of God -
Balance_Maintained,
2010-10-13, 06:00
- The Mind of God - dhw, 2010-10-14, 09:47
- The Mind of God -
Balance_Maintained,
2010-10-13, 06:00
- The Mind of God -
dhw,
2010-10-12, 15:36
- The Mind of God -
jclinch,
2010-10-15, 12:54
- The Mind of God - Balance_Maintained, 2010-10-15, 15:08
- The Mind of God -
dhw,
2010-10-15, 15:30
- The Mind of God -
xeno6696,
2010-10-19, 01:57
- The Mind of God -
David Turell,
2010-10-19, 04:52
- The Mind of God -
xeno6696,
2010-10-19, 22:58
- The Mind of God - David Turell, 2010-10-20, 02:19
- The Mind of God -
xeno6696,
2010-10-19, 22:58
- The Mind of God -
David Turell,
2010-10-19, 04:52
- The Mind of God -
xeno6696,
2010-10-19, 01:57
- The Mind of God -
dhw,
2010-10-11, 15:05