electricstag74
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joined Feb 2003
John Walker74,
We’ll address topics like this once a new sub-forum is established.
Discussing them here in "Religion" is futile; it's the same story in "Philosophy" and "Science."
On all those boards, people tend to dig themselves into trenches and fire away at anyone who disagrees. In the crossfire of various fanatics, the ones who suffer most are those who don't fit into any specific camp. It's even worse for those who view Right, Far-right, and Zealots as one and the same. At that point, they might as well be facing a firing squad! The religious zealots and the scientific fundamentalists are equally fervent; they are driven by the same impulse, and the reason they ignite is often trivial—just a single straw for the ego to grasp.
Esotericism has always been persecuted; it has been crucified, cast from cliffs, hung, and burned throughout history because humanity, in its primal state, has always lashed out at what it fails to understand. This was true ten thousand years ago, it was true two millennia ago, it is true today, and it will remain true forever.
People strip the initiates of great mysteries away from esotericism; instead of following their teachings and truly walking their Path, they build cults of personality. Churches, cathedrals, mosques, the clergy, and the unholy entanglement of religion and politics are the logical results of twisting esoteric secrets to suit the blind.
Consequently, instead of Jesus, we get false saints and wealthy institutions; instead of Muhammad, we get madmen inciting crowds through faulty interpretations of the apostles' words... Instead of the temple within the human soul, we have built synagogues, churches, and stone monuments, while Knowledge itself is prostituted so that priestly castes—supposedly the bridge between God and man—can preach falsehoods on one hand while drowning in greed and worldly pleasures on the other.
In short, esotericism has been debased; it is manipulated by anyone with the desire to do so. It is used by preachers to make threats during a Sunday service; it is exploited by self-proclaimed exorcists, astrologers, prophets, occultists, and so-called spiritualists who claim to understand "awakening." It is also claimed by weekend experts on enlightenment and various transcendentalists—people who promise the moon and the stars. They all babble about cosmic love, universal laws, gnosis, self-realization, and sacred verses; but in reality, they are all part of a chain reaction of degenerate insights stemming from the ancient desecration of universal learning. From this nightmare of lies and delusions, we must extract the essence—the core foundation upon which humanity has woven these foolish tales.
What we lack here isn't another sub-forum to split philosophy from science or religion from philosophy; rather, we need a space where all these insights can be unified into a single general natural philosophy, where the data from instruments, the capabilities of reason, and sacred texts are all treated with equal respect...
