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Oh yeah, I'm doing fine. I just kind of migrated away from this forum a while ago. It might be time to check it out again though. I've been in college for the past few years, rising junior in Religious Studies. Anyway, thanks for the acknowledgment.

Yeah, that's how I understand it. It's not a function of the spiritual body in terms of the different levels, rather spiritual in terms of not being the body. I believe it's actually a condition to do with the etheric body, and what you're describing is called making an etheric revenant.

Well, I assume you mean the getting out of college part. I didn't mean getting a degree or something, I just withdrew from college. I didn't have any desire to play in college for whatever reason. I grew up mostly outside of America, so arcades formed a very small part of my life. Personally, I...

How does one turn another person into a vampire, IYO?

Also, the noises on the roof are possibly the sign of presence of Santa Claus at the house. Sort of like the sign that a thought form can be "programmed" to give upon execution of its role.

Well, first of all, I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this thread. I'm not trying to imply anything, if that's what anyone thinks. Secondly, I don't mean physically existing, I mean daimonically existing. It's some kind of crazy, fringe Chaos magick mixed with daimonic reality and...

Well, considering that many other religions don't see man in need of salvation, there is no reason to claim that they are saved by Jesus. But other religions have different goals, and variously claim that they are the only way to achieve such goals. For instance, Buddhism and enlightenment...

I'd like to know where scripture says or shows in anyway that the natural man/unregenerated man/woman chooses God. I have shown enough that shows that none cant come until the Father draws them and that none even want to come because NONE seek. All that said, man dont accept Jesus. Jesus is King...

So can Buddhism, I believe. Considering that other religions have the same mindset of them being the only true way to God, do you feel it is justified that they tell you that your religion is wrong instead of letting you believe what you want?

Well, the fact that you are asking people to use scripture to argue kind of limits your answers. And you seem to have already made up your mind anyway. The fact that people choose sin, and also can choose to accept or reject Jesus is as much proof as one should need for free will in the context...

Okami. Nuff said. I just recently started playing games again after getting out of college, but prior to that I was a pretty hardcore gamer. One of my favorite series is Devil May Cry, in fact, I'd say it was one of the catalysts for my interest in religion.

So Dondi, God adopted us from Darkness, who was our original parent? Interesting...

Silas, don't you believe in the elect? Either you were chosen to go to Heaven, or you're screwed. In any case, your soul's destiny has nothing to do with the topic.

That kind of makes you wonder: who were we adopted from? :confused:

Well, considering that death isn't really such a bad thing, would it be rational to assume that death here is referencing all kinds of atrophy? Or does it actually mean literal death, as in the end of life?

That's ridiculous. I wonder if the same thing would be happening with kosher food, I mean the reaction. I don't see how halal food can be seen as offensive or dangerous.

There is the species Homo sapiens, which some people count only as humanity. Then there is the genus of Homo which can also be counted as humans. Then there are the ape guys, which some people would call human, I imagine. Anyway, I say it's older than 10,000 years.

By rosary, he means the little bracelet with beads? He's basically combining a mala with pranayama, it looks like. It's a good way to enhance the religious experience without breaking any rules. Perhaps Catholicism lends itself to this though, what with the devotional attitude towards the saints...

What's wrong with making money? At least Hubbard was honest about it. Aside from scamming people out of money, which you can argue for just about any religion, is there anything else?

How are we supposed to know how old humanity is? Also, define humanity.