Protestantism

» paper_turtle - Pretense

In response to Pretense posted by pink101:

I think the ancients ran into situations where things were dour. They wanted the situation to improve; but, had no idea on how to accomplish such. The imagined there was some force that could help them.
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The rest is history and prayers were invented. We all do it whether we will admit it or not.
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Yes, whether we are a believer or an athiest we all place faith in something which cannot be proven--especially to one holding the opposite view. It seems pointless, to me, to even try.
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What you said about things being dour has some validity, but I don't think it even begins to explain why people believe in God. Sit outside under the stars at night, witness the birth of a child, recall the joy and awe you felt when you roamed the fields and forests as a child. These are experiences which, to many, point to Something More, something we don't have to define or explain, but just "know."

peace and love,
Paper Turtle

-- posted by paper_turtle

» pink101 - Pretense

In response to Pretense posted by paper_turtle:
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There's a song that comes almost to mind.
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I can do the tune; but, am having a hard time with the words.
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I think the name of the song is, Just Pretend.
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-- posted by pink101

» Migisi - So Many Worlds of Pretense

In response to So Many Worlds of Pretense posted by pink101:

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begins with the subject imagining that something is true
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Gotcha. I've never been hypnotized or seen a real session, so I didn't know it began with a pretense.

-- posted by Migisi

» pink101 - So Many Worlds of Pretense

In response to So Many Worlds of Pretense posted by Migisi:
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Everything can almost be seen as a what it.
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In a certain sense, making plans so that you can achieve your goals and objectives is an experiment in what-ifs.
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-- posted by pink101

» Migisi - So Many Worlds of Pretense

In response to So Many Worlds of Pretense posted by pink101:

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In a certain sense, making plans so that you can achieve your goals and objectives is an experiment in what-ifs.
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Often true, Pink. One must 'imagine' those goals being achieved. But is this really 'pretense'?

-- posted by Migisi

» pink101 - So Many Worlds of Pretense

In response to So Many Worlds of Pretense posted by Migisi:
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It is a form of pretense, isn't it.
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It's done for the purpose of achievement. You think, what will happen if I do this instead of that. And, as you paint those possibilities, you decide on what you think are the best ones.
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The problem can be that we develop a way to think that leads us into a world of pretend situations beyond practicality.
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-- posted by pink101

» pink101 - Check This One

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Check this one out:
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http://psychology.suite101.com/article.c...
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Strange.
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-- posted by pink101

» Migisi - Check This One

In response to Check This One posted by pink101:

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My dad had a sleep/eating disorder. It was so strange to watch him make sandwiches with his eyes closed, and eat them while snoring. No kidding. He did have a weight problem as a result. So, rather than treat him with reducing diets, they treated his sleep walking with sedatives. Worked like a charm and he got down to normal weight.

-- posted by Migisi

» _Boanerges_ - Check This One

In response to Check This One posted by pink101:

as sad as this sounds - I laughed my butt off on the article.. I mean... I wondered why my "kitchen" items were showing up in my bedroom.... ahhh yes.... life at its fullest - so it seems....

-- posted by _Boanerges_

» Migisi - Check This One

In response to Check This One posted by _Boanerges_:
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Watching it happen was even funnier - but sometimes a bit dangerous. My brother's a sleep walker/eater too, but he didn't eat real food. He was caught cutting his blanket into little bite-sized peices and boiling them in a pot on the stove. Mom found him just in time, and woke him up before he ate them. Oh yeah, we've found all kinds of weird things in kitchen cabinets, oven, and fridge. It was never a dull moment in my house, night or day.

-- posted by Migisi