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One school of thought is that the "essence/Self/core consciousness " of us does not meld with the body of the fetus until it achieves birth into this plane of existence. So, "not one, not two." earl

Don't say good-bye. Stop in and enjoy a strawberry from time to time.:) earl Red Barn Yoga: Zen Story: Tigers and a Strawberry

True dat.:p Though, if he's taking after some of his fellow psychic researchers who'd passed on he'd written about in his book, "Is There an Afterlife?" he'll be attempting to communicate from the Great Beyond.:D earl

Yeah, while folks like him have studied psychic stuff scientifically, ultimate conclusions all can comfortably agree on I think will always remain elusive. Those last conclusions he speaks of about the afterlife he elaborated upon in his last published book on the same theme which came out in...

The Afterlife Investigations 3 - Dr. David Fontana | My Curious Brain Though this fellow died last Fall, only now heard of his death. I'd long been a fan of his-a respected psychologist, academic, and prolific author specializing in transpersonal psychology, spirituality, and psychic...

You could try the site RANDOM.ORG - True Random Number Service. earl

The original Spock-live long and prosper-beyond that, it's all fluff.:D earl

I have no-thing to say.:) earl

Peace be onto you, Thomas. Will miss seeing you around. But, sometimes, in the silence there is everything.:) earl

No problem, V. I could go on about the limits of my profession and many, many client stories. Not all sad. Some even bordering on the psychic.;) earl

V, a poignant story. Did not know you were in the same profession as me. I've been in this field for 30+ years and am simply lucky that no one I've worked with has committed suicide, though some have attempted it. It seems sometimes we are simply trying to breathe life back into those who...

I see nothing here, but, that seems appropriate.:) earl

"Right understanding" is simply being fully aware of the 3 "marks of existence:" What Are The Three Marks Of Reality With Buddhism? earl

A spiritual person doesn't believe thoughts are what they're cracked up to be. earl

I love the blues. So, in honor of this thread, here's Carolyn Wonderland belting out some great blues with a ditty called Judgment Day Blues: YouTube - ‪Carolyn Wonderland "Judgement Day Blues"‬‏ :D earl

There is at least a handful of neuroscientists exploring spiritual issues, Amergin, who take them quite seriously, though not theistically necessarily. They do not tend to be reductionistic, however, in assuming "it's only tricks of the brain." As this doc points out, there tends to be an...

Not one, not two would be another way of describing the notion of the two truths and the "Middle Way" in Buddhism as expounded by Nargajuna: http://www.thezensite.com/ZenEssays/Nagarjuna/roots_of_zen.htm earl

Not one, not two- a classic DT Suzuki phrase: August 8 1965 | Suzuki Roshi Dharma Talks There is Other, there is not. Buddhism, what are you goona do?:) earl

Ah, no. Couldn't find the study again I alluded to but young kids are "natural" theists: Powered by Google Docs earl

Interestingly, I'd stumbled upon a research study in the past 6 months that examined the question of whether very young children would assume a "Divine personage or intelligence" was responsible for existence and even those children raised in families or cultures, (a cross-cultural study), which...