"I am that", to me suggests what remains when there are no brain patterns connected to sound-labels (words) and the chemical releases which triggers these brain patterns. I find this is a clearer concept than using words, no matter how poetic they sound. Also, by taking this mechanical approach to words, I look at all words, to the brain, are the same, just a different pattern. This demonstrates to me that all words are the same, ie. god, love, evil, etc. Only when we add values to them (chemical release) do we make the words different from others in the form of our focus and attention.
Then, beliefs follow the same logic. Having a belief is only a formation of words. We give any beliefs its purpose when we add chemical release to them. So having a belief or a belief that I don't have a belief, is the same.
Also, the power of prayer is no different than saying a sentence or a silly nursery rhyme. Again, we give its importance through the chemical release, our learnt emotional responses.
If I see this clearly through my model, then I'm not imprisioned by them and nor do I care if people have such beliefs as I see only their chemical releases that they have learnt and experienced. To these people, to them, their beliefs and values are true as they have experienced them. Any arguments through words will be pointless. Just ask any convert the reason for their conversion and it will always be, from my experience, from some emotional (chemical release) crisis. So, for them to see this whole process, in my opinion, they must understand this whole mechanical process of chemical releases and its triggering brain patterns.
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