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  1. to misrepresent (someone or something) as thoroughly evil or contemptible; https://www.dictionary.com/browse/demonize to describe someone or something as very bad or dangerous although they are not https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/demonize The Truth may be offensive....But it is not a lie or a misrepresentation. For the above to be an act of Demonization....it most also be a misrepresentation. - a lie Show me which of the above is a lie or a misrepresentation???
  2. Present your Facts.... I have seen a lot of corroborated Facts presented by Jeffr586.....None by you You have only presented Anecdotal stories which are not sufficient to prove regularity or being commonplace or even to stand as a true example of something that actually happened the way you presented it.
  3. Please show where I demonize you or anyone in this thread?? Whether or not some one is eloquent is matter of Opinion....In My Opinion Jeffr586 was very persuasive and articulate. Facts are usually not a matter of Opinion......What Facts was not presented?
  4. I was gonna enter the conversation but you are doing such a great job....I just sat back and enjoyed your facts and eloquence
  5. The Life of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster | EWTN News In Depth June 2, 2023 The Incorruptibles are saints whose bodies are miraculously preserved after death, defying the normal process of decomposition. St. Cecilia is probably the first saint known to be incorrupt, but the bodies of these saints can be found in many places throughout the world. They are not like mummies, for their skin is soft and their limbs pliable, nothing at all like the dry, skeletal remains of mummies. Under usual circumstances, nothing at all has been done to preserve the bodies of these saints. In fact, some of them have been covered in quicklime, which should have easily destroyed any human remains, yet it has no effect of these saints. Many of them also give off a sweet, unearthly odor, and others produce blood or oils that defy any scientific explanation. Modern science relegates the incorruptibles to the status of mummies, pretending it understands and can comfortably categorize these saints. How then do the scientists explain the fact that a year and a half after the death of St. Francis Xavier, a medical examiner placed a finger into one of the saint’s wounds and found fresh blood on his finger when he withdrew it? Or that when a finger was amputated from St. John of the Cross several months after his death, it was immediately observed that blood began to flow from the wound? Or the case of St. Nicholas of Tolentino, whose arms have frequently bled over the last 400 years https://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/incorruptible-saints.html
  6. Yes....nonlocal space is akin to spaceles
  7. I Find them True as in Effective Beneficial and Rewarding. No. I see what you are referring to as the Supreme Being (Thee Creator) as Nature. Nature is Creation.... Yes it is. Yep... Yep... Animism is almost Universal in most if not all African Cultures Religions and Spiritual Beliefs. Yes that is the Meaning of the "words".... If we are talking "Beings" like unto the Anunnaki Then it is a "Title".... Beings use Available Forces/Energies in Accordance to the Laws of Nature limited to their Understanding of Nature. It becomes Evident to me That all Beings are subject To Nature...Hence a Individual Being can not be Highest or Greatest. - except among fellow Beings Is this Being akin to the Anunnaki? Then explain your conceptualizations of this BEING.
  8. Love the lord with all the heart soul and mind Thou shall not Steal THou shall not Covet thy neighbor It is as I have said ....The Idea of a Supreme Being is too Individualistic. Nature is Neteru/NTR Nature is All - in whom we move and have our Being Nature is the Sum Total of All Beings I do not believe a Being Created Nature.....Nor do I believe Nature was Created You would be Surprise how Coherent African Thought is across the Continent. True. Yes it does So I have been told. It is a Title for a Being and not necessarily The actual position or abilities of this Being.....definitely not Thee Creator.
  9. No Laboratory is needed beyond your knowledge and the Internet. Most of the research has been done already and some of which is available on the Net. It maybe if you are Convinced of it. Matthew 21:21 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive Although these dreams are rarely a faithful replication of any one memory, fragments of various recent experiences intermingle with other memories (usually related remote and semantic memories) to create a novel dream......These observations support the emerging view that dreams are generated by networks in the brain similar to the networks that are involved in recalling memories and constructing imagined scenarios during wakefulness (Fox et al., 2013; Graveline and Wamsley, 2015). Like memory and imagination, a vivid dream requires the construction of detailed, memory-based imagined scenes – and this process appears to rely on the hippocampus. https://elifesciences.org/articles/58874 In this article, the author discusses the African view of space-time called “Hantu.” Furthermore, he clarifies the Africans’ understanding of consciousness, which is linked to their worldview, particularly the idea of space and time. This is important because Africans claim that there is an entity called consciousness that is not influenced by space and time and exists in living and non-living beings and in a space less and timeless dimension..... From the discussed definitions of time, Africans understand that contrary to the Western view, that time is an ephemeral concept that exists only in the observer's mind. Time is a mental construct and is derived from our daily activities, and it is something that is inseparably connected to events, activities, daily chores, and objects, which helps us carry out our duties and make sense of the world around us. https://wireilla.com/physics/ijrap/abstract/10321ijrap01.html i think so Ok I have explain this already but I will share another view Are they related and share commonness (bleed over or into each other) - Yes.....They all share YOU. In One you are Unconscious and In the Other you are Conscious Thanks again....this is becoming repetitious. Yes they are Real hence they are called Realities. They are not physical. Cool True Yes we often can't Recall all of what is in our Memory....nor are we Aware of all that we Know
  10. If it's in a dream....I am pretty certain it is a composite of Memories. I will give a reductionist...ipso facto Time is a part of Physical shared Reality.....The observer influences or creates this Reality. Inability to recall "things that happened" is not proof of no memory....Memory can be faulty. Why??? Fine by Me There are levels to dreaming but One State of Dreaming....Usually denoted by primarily unconsciousness. Having thoughts in Images, Words or Emotion - Daydream(wishful thinking) and exercising your imagination is not Dreaming. Visions are more akin to Trance like States of Consciousness. All Realities feel Real whilst you are in them....The Feeling of Realness does not define the Reality you are in - the Attributes of the Reality does. We agree They are only real as grooves, magnetic filaments, shades of light and dark on film tape or disc etc.. Exactly .....that is how you differentiate between Realities. To understand Dreams...one must understand the Structure and Form of the Dream - some dreams need interpretation some do not. Dream Recall is a Skill....Practise makes perfect(better) as with all skills Exactly you do not know all of what you know....you only know about 1%
  11. Yes... Yes Nature can be a Singularity in which "Beings" Exist. These Beings or Being can express more or less of particular Aspects of Nature. The All Pervading and all Encompassing quality of Nature cannot be seen as Individual....... but only consisting of Individuals Ancient African Scientist simply refer to this as The ......ALL I am Not referring in any way to the History or Concept of God or what it represents....but Man's use of the word or the origins of the word God itself. Hence its/their Usefulness.
  12. Fine by me as long as it fits with the information I already has vetted as true or brings new compelling evidence which would then force me to change. The Divine is more Abstract.....The Best word I find is NATURE. The Idea of a Supreme Being sounds too individualistic The word God has a history that is not all that fitting Yes...that is true of some Rulers and the Rich find Religion and God as useful.
  13. You are Only Conscious of Approximately 1% of what you perceive and you remember even less....maybe you read a story in a book and place a face on it and a place to it in your imagination, Saw it or them in a movie, commercial or even just over heard a story as a child Yes and No Yes...it is my way of adding more info instead of just repeating the same thing over and over. No...I am alluding to something deeper Now is the Everlasting Instant or Moment we Live In....Everything is happening in the Now - All at once. Time is a Construct of the Mind(In shared Reality) in which we place events in a linear Sequence....The Past is a memory and the future a projection - both are function of the Mind Sorry to disappoint you but most of the information I am inferring is African and Eastern. Yes If you meet with disembodied Spirits, Beings, Creature and or Elementals then you are not in a Dream State...You are in a Trance State(Alpha Brain Waves). It is the State of Mediums and Channelers....Usually preceded by the Hypnagogic State. Then we will have to agree to disagree. They Interpret what they experience as sound. The longer and more time they spent in other realities the more they begin to realize they are balls of Light(not Visible Light) All is Vibration...we have but One sense that of Feeling - the same stimuli perceive by the eyes will be seen - that same stimuli perceive by the ears will be heard - the same stimuli perceive by skin will be felt. Yes. All physical Realities are One You can have many Worlds and Timelines in Physical Reality Then You are Confused...As the Attributes of each reality is different . It's a Recording On a screen....The Individuals represented/reflected on screen were or are real - but the image you see on the screen is not real it is a reflection of the real. Different rules applies to different Realities. In order for us to Understand the dream our mind tries to keep things familiar by insinuating Time....but it never really works the way we know time works in physicality. Dreams are Limited to using what you would recognize...if not it would not make any sense to you. People in your dreams whether known or unknown to you are recognize as people....Same is true of Places Things and Events Thank You... The Moment you focus your Awareness you are in a Different Realm of the Dream - Lucidity. Most dreams occur in a State of Unconsciousness, once you become Aware your Subjectivity is being Observed - Lucid Fine by me..
  14. Exactly. Once you have a accurate translation...... many of the above questions will be answered True.. The Divine has.......Conscience. All Text is Man's Interpretation of the Divine.....The Divine is also You Me and every living thing. and more. They are Man's attempt to pass on his Understanding of the Divine and the Reality we live in.. We stand on the shoulders of those who come before....so to speak To Each his own...according to their Order
  15. True....But Not "only" You are using bits and pieces of your memory to create a message In Dream Reality Time as in Now is not the same in its Attributes as in Shared Physical Reality......Neither are you Aware of all that you Know. The very infrastructure of Dream Reality is perceived through Memory... There are Many States of Consciousness....We are talking about the Dream State - REM(Delta Brain Waves) A Deeper(Theta Brain Waves) or Other State Of Consciousness can have you meeting with Beings.....That is not Dream Reality - A whole other set of Rules apply. Sound as we Know is Only exists in Physical Reality....It is believe communication exist via Telepathy Only Physical Reality has Physical Bodies.....Whatever body they were using to fly in their dream - was not physical not matter how much it looks and feel physical. The Movement Talking Characters and Structures you see on a screen in a movie house is not real.....they only look real. Real as in Spiritual....but not physical as we understand Physicality An Observation is an Observation whether or Not it is of an Observation....Each Observation is In a sense Individual. Time as we know is not the same in Dreams.....Bits of Memory can be use to create seemingly new information - Ideations It is a function of Memory and Familiarity...Dream Reality Time is not Linear or Sequential. Time and location change from moment to moment instantly. They Align with many Dream Cultures. I have Read up on many Dream Reality Traditions - Tibetan Dream Yoga and Senoi Dream Theory It was Money well spend even though it was a dream. In The Physical Shared Reality this is True....Pure Undifferentiated Potential (Wave Function) all Possibilities can be Realized(reality) - Collapse into a Particle. That is what science is realizing....We Do Create Reality - Buddha was and is Right. Give Thanks for the Light
  16. Or What if they are both right... Words do have more than one meaning...Which affects Context and Narrative. Not Necessarily Mistranslated....But it can be.. Yeah Why? The Translated text is Mistranslated.....Not the Original Text. - One must now render his own understanding given current insights If it was done on purpose(intentional)...then yes its a Deception What if its a matter of Cultural Nuances and Personal Bias....then it is Accidental or Negligence - Unintended without Purpose. Yes you could....I would rather translate the original text nearer to its true meaning. We all are Africans. Find then the Ancient texts yourself a new translation.
  17. Yes....Hence a human Being Thank you In the Dream Reality it is Memory of sound applied to Create and or Reflect Seeming Shared Reality. In Dream Reality....You as in your Physical Body, is Not there in your dream, so you as in your physical body is Not Flying in your dream. In Dream reality you only appear "Physical" Hence different Rules Applies....Physicality and all its attributes do Not apply. Similiarily You only seemed to be Hearing Dream Reality The Form Consciousness Takes is sometimes Referred to as Astral/Etheric/Double or Lucid Body. Its Attributes are different from the Physical Body's Attributes. Yes.. Dream Reality Has its own Attributes.....One in Which Time and Space do Not Exist - Only its Memory. In Dream Reality another Attribute is Bits of Memory is often recreated in New and Novel forms to convey meaning....While in Shared Reality Memory is Linear and Sequential. Yes....If they do then ask then about the incidents of the dream. If so they are a Novel and New recreation of Memory. Memory and Recreated Memory....You are the Dream and all Aspects of Dream are a part of You. Oh! I did. Thank You. The Extent of the Influence is Vast according many Spiritual Leaders and a Few Scientist There is no such thing as "Nothing"... The "Thing" in "Nothing" is Pure Potenial. Yes...Naming I feel appreciated. African and Eastern Spiritual Movements and Systems seems to be way ahead in this regard.
  18. Simply answer is No. but that's not the question I asked. Fair enough.. I have no photo of him....at this time. Very likely.
  19. Thank You The definition of the word "someone" is typically of a human being....Deities and Spirits are not considered human beings though they maybe mistaken for One. Yes....But the Physical Body the Conscious(waking) mind remains asleep and there is nothing within earshot that is producing those sounds True....The Mental censor that curate/create this Waking Reality is in abeyance whilst One is asleep....different Rules now applies. If You believe its pure mentation/memory then - Thank you If not. If you believe there was actual people in your dream then go ask them if they also remember the incident or see if the cars and planes are where you left them. One of worst kind of dreams i have had was that of finding money only to wake up and realize it is but a dream. Yes...Ears turn vibrations into sound and eyes turn vibration into sight - Synesthesia The Object is the Vibration(pure Potentiality) What Color is Tuesday? exploring Synesthesia - Richard E Cytowic. This Reality is a Shared Reality. There is no Flower only Pure Potential "With our Thoughts we Create the World" - Buddha Thank you. This Our Shared Reality is Pure Undifferentiate Vibration....Once a Potential has been Name(observe) it collapses into a Packet Called an Atom losing its Wave Function and is now a Resonant Frequency in this Shared Reality.
  20. At the Time of the war both sides had and held slaves The British promised freedom to all who fought for them...Nova Scotia - The British ended the Enslavement of Human Beings in 1838. The Revolutionaries/Insurrectionist had not decided the question of whether or not to Enslaving Human Beings ....it was finally decided in 1865 Name one? Or what does it mean today to be an erstwhile Royalist? I am for Truth Justice and Liberty....I am not anti anything - except while in the pursuit of said mentioned ideals it may appear so.
  21. If race makes a difference in either the "gathering" or Interpretation of Facts....Then it Propaganda. How so? The Memory of Sound and Ideations. Yes Its Pure Mentation/Memory of Sound...as there are no actual people(/music/airplanes or cars) talking(making those sounds) in their dream Or are you saying their are an actual people(/music/airplanes or cars) in their dream? If the people are not actual(as in real) why then would the sound be Actual(real in the conventional sense of the meaning of the word). Ears turning vibrations into Sound as Eyes turn Vibration in to Sight Everything is One form of Vibration or the Other it is our Senses that make then somewhat Distinct and Recognizable. Our Observation of the Flower is in a sense its creation(subjective) and another's Observation of the flower is another creation of the same flower - hence changed.. Both Observation of the flower is not the same...Personal Bias The Flower is Pure Potential....That Collective (Un)Consciousness has Projected from its Subjective bias thru Naming(Resonant Frequency) It's Fun
  22. Why is that? Proslytize to Build Numbers....In a Democracy Numbers count in Elections.. So you are a Loyalist?... I am more of a Jacobin - Egalitarian Democracy We Fight for Freedom Liberty Justice and Truth ......What is more Important? I disagree with the racialization of the conflict.....there are those who have and continue to strive for a Demarcation of the Struggle along those line - That Paradigm is False. So then lets nonviolently work for shared connected goals views and desires. I agree Depends on the type of proselytizing ? Unity is strength in numbers. What matters the tribe or path if the goal is the same? Can we work together till the goal is accomplished? What then is the best reason for you to vote for a candidiate? Cornel is One of us and is our candidate What are these goals if not Justice Liberty and Truth?
  23. Thank you. Yes Blacks are not Monolithic.... Whether they are wrong or incorrect depends on if they are on track to achieve Worthy Goals or are being led by Selfish Deceptive Losership. Until I see the rest of the field and hear Cornel's Policies and Goals it's a good bet I will be in His Camp. My Question to you is What is the best reason in your opinion to vote for a Candidate?
  24. I think that Cornel use the word Reintroduction to empathize the fact that he is not bringing something totally new but bringing back some ideas that many of the founding fathers stood for and others rejected. Distribution of Land has already been done for some. Equality is the goal... Well give the brother a chance....I am sure in his campaign he will enlighten us as to how he intends to achieve his goals My guess is they won't be too happy...Or maybe Cornel will convince them to" beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks" Bad Leadership is Losership....The blind leading the blind. Not Every individual has avail themselves of the freedoms and liberties America Offers whether they are ill informed or incapacitated against their will...... As a people we have benefited and is in a better position than many who came before...as such we have a responsibility for and to those who will come after....
  25. Yes we do.... Then you need to check out the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle it explains the Problem of Measuring large objects.. My very first response was to say truth is what you are "Convicted of"...Meaning that Reality as in True is a matter of Consciousness - Biocentrism(Lanza).

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