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Yes this is why I so love ATS. The bolding is my own, other than that the quote is the OPs in another thread. So if fools still believe in immortality why is the OP looking for it?
More fun stuff. If others are so weak you would think the emotions in the post would be better contained. Sort of loses meaning when you think about weak beings being immortal.
I find the OP to be a bit confusing. I am not sure what the OP truly wants after reading other posts.
Originally posted by Raist
After all would an immortal being not be above someone who is mere mortal?
If they are immortal they would be better than others who are not.
For them to chose to hand down information so that others might follow them would mean that those receiving the information are chosen.
Who says having an immortal soul would be a blessing? In many aspects it could be considered a curse. Only those who would have a nice after life would think it to be a blessing.
If there are none that are chosen than there can be no immortality period. Even if you do everything right you would be chosen in some way by someone that would be considered a higher being than yourself. After all would an immortal being not be above someone who is mere mortal? If they are immortal they would be better than others who are not. For them to chose to hand down information so that others might follow them would mean that those receiving the information are chosen.
When looking for the information to be immortal how do you know what is fake and what is not?
If you mean real possession of another body, then how would you do such a thing?
Originally posted by Raist
Anyone with knowledge of immortality would still need to choose those of us they deem worthy. Their definition of worth would be based on their superiority to us. After all if you are not worthy of the knowledge you are a lesser being.
i would largely prefer to extent my lifespan than bet
everything on the hypothetical reincarnation
and what if the world ends while reincarnating?
i would loose all chances.
Originally posted by Crossfate
You and me both want immortality.
I read a book years ago called the "secret on ararat" and it talked about something called potassium 45 or something which basically is a theory on why people of old lived to hundreds of years.
Im my mind the only way I'll ever reach something like immortality is to completely balance my body, mind, emotions, spiritual being and create the perfect unison between them all which would require me to give up many things like modified foods that alter my mind, health and body. It would require me to learn to access any available psychic abilities so that my mind is used to its full potential for balance with my body.
Another interesting read about the mind and how to control or teach it is "the brain course" and if you have a hard time believing in psychic abilities "the skeptics journey" helped me immensely as it's backed by scientific studies like hemi-sync and othe related topics all under close study.
The reason you would have to learn all the mind stuff is because without being able to physically control yourself with your mind alone, your body would eventually be subject to deterioration regardless of how you treated it because of natural laws such as entropy and the like. Realistically you could only live on earth for so long and would have to transcend to another status physically and neurologically, which is what many think Christ did.
That's not just my opinion....
[edit on 3-2-2010 by Crossfate]