Out of body religious experiences

[TomOfSweden]

The came up with a model that explains it. Nobody else has ever done that before, so I'm going to go with this theory.

I have very personal beliefs but still many doubts. I do NOT believe in organized religion because I think it leads to the fundamentalism that destroys and kills and hates.

I don't agree at all. I think and believe that the "organised" part of "organised religion" is what's good about religion. It gives people structure, traditions and rules to organise their life around. We all need them and we all need to be part of a greater whole.

The bad part of "organised religion" is when the ethics and philosophy of a religion leaks into the scientific part. Where people take an age old moral system and keep the obsolete scientific theories that used to go with it. People who just can't accept that the Jewish/Babylonian theories in Christianity about creation and post-death where wrong. They didn't have the fine tools to measure before. Now they do.

But there's plenty of very large religions that don't make any scientific claims at all. Zoroastrianism for example. They're huge in Iran. They're organised and do a lot of good. Buddhism is another one, (unless you live in Tibet).

I think there is an atheistic fundamentalism as well, that is just as dangerous as religious fundamentalism.

I think you're wrong here to. I've recently read up a lot about atheism in USA and I haven't seen any examples of fundamentalist atheism anywhere. Apart from crater-faced 17 year olds who are against everything.

The fundamental bits in the atheist movement is that they are militant about having critical discussions. Which considering the number of religious in USA, is not a big thing over there. I can understand why they might get frustrated.

http://www.pointofinquiry.org/

These are great. It's an atheism spreading network for USA. They've got a podcast and have plenty of interesting scientists and scientific journalists talking about various subjects.

Here's Karen Armstrongs theory, which I fully support. She's a catholic nun and have written plenty of great books on religion: Fundamentalism occurs when there's a disjunction between your faith and what you know. People become fundamentalist when they know they are wrong and the external conflict are just about them trying to convince themselves.

I have had experiences that I cannot explain (My grandmother visited me before she died, I am convinced of this. And I have had other "visitations" as well. AM i deluded, I don't think so. Can I explain it, NO, but I am convinced it happened.)

I've got lots of experiences I can't explain. I like to leave the explaining to people with the education to do it rather than having a go at stupid ass guesswork which isn't ever likely to make any sense. We all know we can't trust out senses, but it's all we've got. Sucks.