I get tired of the same old 'God exists' versus 'God does not exist' argument also. Every so often there is a post to the effect of 'if there is a God then why do bad things happen to bad people?' and I always explain that my understanding of God is not that of some dictator in the sky, but instead I feel God as something still inside us all. Then, within a week, this same judgemental question resurfaces. A lot of times when someone says 'I don't believe in God' I might ask, 'what God do you mean, because I might not believe in that God either.'
Nevertheless, despite these same tired arguments recurring, it would be disappointing to see this forum accept the same bitter rupture of modernity, with the materialistic on one side and the spiritual on the other. The name of this forum is Thought & Awareness. To me that means philosophy, art, astrology, psychology, history, magic, physics ... everything. Why limit it? I like that mindfulness, meditation, peek experiences, dreams, psychedelics and contemplative prayer are discussed here along side genetics, economic theory, astronomy, etc. I don't think we ought to demand that the questions asked be defined, to ask people to pick one side or the other, the subjective or the objective.
We know now that meditation has real, observable neurological effects, so where does a discussion about the positive effects of meditation land on the proposed artificial dividing line?
I think posters of various religious orientations and traditions need to respect one another and not prostalatyze.
And to those who think this forum has gotten lame ...
1) Why not just ignore the threads that do not interest you?
2) Why not post something provacative that is the sort of exciting topic you would like to see discussed?
It would be a real shame to limit and marginalize the dialogue.
