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Mynder · 01-26-2010, 08:15 PM

Orlando, my answers work for me, and for many others who came to similar or the same ideas.

I have as little "proof" of this as you have of there being nothing after death. There is no proof that can't be argued away as hallucinations, "just a dream", or similar.

I can only say that it fits into my working model of "how things are" (tm), and I can only add that this model changes with each new idea, each bit of new input that is somehow relevant to it.

If I said to you that I had a dream about my older sister (who died as a two months old infant, roughly two years before I was born), and that afterwards I felt that she said "good-bye, I'm going to do my own thing now for a while" - would that persuade you of the existence of an afterlife?

It held meaning to me.

I have never fully consciously astrally projected, but there are people who have, and who have been shown many things that hint strongly at many more levels of existence. Nothing of that would hold up to scientific scrutiny as it is practiced today. Yet, unless many of us share in astonishingly similar "hallucinations", what explanation is there?

If it smells like strawberry and tastes like strawberry, sure it can still be just artificial flavor, but until I get more information that contradicts my model, I'm going to use it.

About the "holographic universe" part of it...yes, I liken it very much to a dream. And since I assume our higher selves are quite a bit more powerful, knowledgeable and advanced than the tiny fraction of consciousness they use on "running us", i.e. the little egos and minds in the physical world, I am fairly sure they can "share a dream".

Bashar, Abraham (-Hicks) and other "channeled masters" ultimately say that our reality is completely self-created and self-imposed. That we choose and create our reality the way we want to (i.e. the way we wish to experience life). I believe that there is absolute freedom in this, in that we can voluntarily cocreate with other spirits to form a shared reality/dream, so that interactions will be truly surprising and more unpredictable to each single participant. All to raise the "fun" of this adventure. I also believe that if a spirit wants, they can choose one of the infinite variety of universes all for themselves, with no other spirits around.

I'm not claiming that my model is truly refined. But it allows for all the things that people experience and share on these boards, while still making some kind of sense to me. What else can I ask from my model of reality?

Proof? How would I go about proving or disproving it?

If I do something that is deemed "impossible", it can be explained away as pure chance, even if the odds are overwhelming. Even a 1:1000000 event will happen, on average, once every one million times it is tried. Or it can happen the very first time, or the third, or the hundreth time.

If I don't manage to do something that should be possible by my model but not by "physical reality laws", then that proves nothing, either. If I can't do it, that doesn't mean nobody can. Or that I won't succeed when I try in a different way, later.

I haven't yet found a definitive mathematical formula for the afterlife. Not that I'm really looking, but if I find it, I'll be sure to post it here.

So, there you have it. What it boils down to is: there is no proof, so one belief is as valid as any other. Choose something that makes sense to you, that empowers you in life, and that allows you to enjoy every day the most. Choose what sounds plausible enough and FEELS RIGHT enough to carry you through your fear.

I cannot make you believe. I cannot make you disbelieve. All choices are yours, right now.

01-26-2010, 08:15 PM	#29 (permalink)
Mynder Family Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 2,659	Orlando, my answers work for me, and for many others who came to similar or the same ideas. I have as little "proof" of this as you have of there being nothing after death. There is no proof that can't be argued away as hallucinations, "just a dream", or similar. I can only say that it fits into my working model of "how things are" (tm), and I can only add that this model changes with each new idea, each bit of new input that is somehow relevant to it. If I said to you that I had a dream about my older sister (who died as a two months old infant, roughly two years before I was born), and that afterwards I felt that she said "good-bye, I'm going to do my own thing now for a while" - would that persuade you of the existence of an afterlife? It held meaning to me. I have never fully consciously astrally projected, but there are people who have, and who have been shown many things that hint strongly at many more levels of existence. Nothing of that would hold up to scientific scrutiny as it is practiced today. Yet, unless many of us share in astonishingly similar "hallucinations", what explanation is there? If it smells like strawberry and tastes like strawberry, sure it can still be just artificial flavor, but until I get more information that contradicts my model, I'm going to use it. About the "holographic universe" part of it...yes, I liken it very much to a dream. And since I assume our higher selves are quite a bit more powerful, knowledgeable and advanced than the tiny fraction of consciousness they use on "running us", i.e. the little egos and minds in the physical world, I am fairly sure they can "share a dream". Bashar, Abraham (-Hicks) and other "channeled masters" ultimately say that our reality is completely self-created and self-imposed. That we choose and create our reality the way we want to (i.e. the way we wish to experience life). I believe that there is absolute freedom in this, in that we can voluntarily cocreate with other spirits to form a shared reality/dream, so that interactions will be truly surprising and more unpredictable to each single participant. All to raise the "fun" of this adventure. I also believe that if a spirit wants, they can choose one of the infinite variety of universes all for themselves, with no other spirits around. I'm not claiming that my model is truly refined. But it allows for all the things that people experience and share on these boards, while still making some kind of sense to me. What else can I ask from my model of reality? Proof? How would I go about proving or disproving it? If I do something that is deemed "impossible", it can be explained away as pure chance, even if the odds are overwhelming. Even a 1:1000000 event will happen, on average, once every one million times it is tried. Or it can happen the very first time, or the third, or the hundreth time. If I don't manage to do something that should be possible by my model but not by "physical reality laws", then that proves nothing, either. If I can't do it, that doesn't mean nobody can. Or that I won't succeed when I try in a different way, later. I haven't yet found a definitive mathematical formula for the afterlife. Not that I'm really looking, but if I find it, I'll be sure to post it here. So, there you have it. What it boils down to is: there is no proof, so one belief is as valid as any other. Choose something that makes sense to you, that empowers you in life, and that allows you to enjoy every day the most. Choose what sounds plausible enough and FEELS RIGHT enough to carry you through your fear. I cannot make you believe. I cannot make you disbelieve. All choices are yours, right now.