Posts by Maria Hughes52

Mark Torres14 said:Wrong. This world only exists because I am here to witness it. No me, no world. Period.
Your question is all about "meaning."
That's like asking: "What was my role in the world before I was even born?"🙂😉😁

Wrong. This world only exists because I am in it. You don't even actually exist outside of my own illusion, so whatever you think is completely irrelevant...

Anthony Perez9 said:Deep stuff. Probably something worth chewing on every morning and every night before hitting the hay. 👍

I'm actually pretty terrified to even ask this, but curiosity is getting the better of me... why???

Quick question for everyone; is the actual title of this subforum "pro and contra Christianity in a thousand different ways," or am I just imagining things?

Ronald Rogers27 said:Well... I think challenges are part of being a spiritual being, or at least they're necessary. But they aren't enough on their own to make a Man spiritual. It’s about how you handle life's ups and downs; someone who navigates those variations more deeply is usually the more spiritual one.

I’ve said it before: suffering isn't the only thing that sparks spirituality. It's more than that. My personal mantra has always been: "burning through the curses of my own challenges"! 👍

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It can just as easily lead to self-pity, anger, rage, bitterness, depression, or even suicide... plus a thousand other states that aren't exactly "spiritual."

slymaker9 said:It’s what happens when you plot a person's traits and abilities on a Gaussian curve and they land right in the middle.

Man, everything about this... I was almost ready to give the exact same answer to that question...

slymaker9 said:So, stupidity is the real threat. There is no evolutionary leap where we become super-geniuses capable of anticipating and solving every existential crisis. This brings us back to the original point: as a species, we have definitely bitten off more than we can chew.

Yeah, if it were up to us. Hardly anyone thinks in terms of Darwinism anymore—if not for other reasons, then just because that kind of future scenario is too depressing to face...

slymaker9 said:So, Vertigo, let’s speculate for a second. What’s your take? Is technological progress going to crush us, or will we somehow evolve into geniuses capable of handling it all?

Personally, I consider myself an average person with average abilities. I approached this topic from that standpoint, which is also where most people sit. After all, those who know more are naturally better equipped to make accurate predictions.

So, do you think the human race survives in the long run? 🙂

Because even the scientists aren't so sure...