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spiritualquest · 03-17-2008, 12:38 PM

Thanks for the responses from you and everyone who responded. I appreciate it truly. I guess I don't know what the heck I am anymore. I don't know that I have agnostic views or maybe just my own views that are not fully shared by anyone else.... (which is fine too)... LOL. I am just trying so hard to make sense of this life.

By the way, I am also a Texan... I live not far from you. I am in Lufkin Tx.

Ok.... I don't know why exactly I believe in good and evil forces, but I would suspect that it does come from personal experience. Too much to go into right now. But I have had experieces with what I consider to be hauntings. (long ago). I know I believe that we have a spirit of some sort and I do believe for some reason that this life is not the be all to end all of our existence. Is it for my own comfort that I believe this way??? maybe, but I don't think so. It is a gut feeling that I know something is out there in another realm and we will get there someday when this body dies. I might add, I am a registered nurse. I have been a hospice nurse before also. I have seen some peaceful deaths and some that were not peaceful and were horrible passings. I have seen the look in the eyes of many many people when they were dying. I have seen the look of horror on the faces of some in the last minutes of life. Yet, most of those I have seen had a look of peace on their faces.

Ok, and emotions? I don't believe emotion comes from the human body. I believe it affects the human body. But we do not will ourselves to love, hate, become angry, to be depressed, or to be joyful and happy. (at least I cannot will these things within myself).

And no, I don't want to find out what other members here believe so I can take on their beliefs... just as someone replied here... if I did that then it would be the same thing as accepting christianity just because others believe that way. However, I welcome you sharing with me.

I also do not discount completely the theory or reincarnation.

I also respect the beliefs or lack of belief of others. I do not think everyone else is wrong because I think differently.

Thanks for listening,
Debra (East Tx)

03-17-2008, 12:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
spiritualquest Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 10	Thanks, to Skepticologist Thanks for the responses from you and everyone who responded. I appreciate it truly. I guess I don't know what the heck I am anymore. I don't know that I have agnostic views or maybe just my own views that are not fully shared by anyone else.... (which is fine too)... LOL. I am just trying so hard to make sense of this life. By the way, I am also a Texan... I live not far from you. I am in Lufkin Tx. Ok.... I don't know why exactly I believe in good and evil forces, but I would suspect that it does come from personal experience. Too much to go into right now. But I have had experieces with what I consider to be hauntings. (long ago). I know I believe that we have a spirit of some sort and I do believe for some reason that this life is not the be all to end all of our existence. Is it for my own comfort that I believe this way??? maybe, but I don't think so. It is a gut feeling that I know something is out there in another realm and we will get there someday when this body dies. I might add, I am a registered nurse. I have been a hospice nurse before also. I have seen some peaceful deaths and some that were not peaceful and were horrible passings. I have seen the look in the eyes of many many people when they were dying. I have seen the look of horror on the faces of some in the last minutes of life. Yet, most of those I have seen had a look of peace on their faces. Ok, and emotions? I don't believe emotion comes from the human body. I believe it affects the human body. But we do not will ourselves to love, hate, become angry, to be depressed, or to be joyful and happy. (at least I cannot will these things within myself). And no, I don't want to find out what other members here believe so I can take on their beliefs... just as someone replied here... if I did that then it would be the same thing as accepting christianity just because others believe that way. However, I welcome you sharing with me. I also do not discount completely the theory or reincarnation. I also respect the beliefs or lack of belief of others. I do not think everyone else is wrong because I think differently. Thanks for listening, Debra (East Tx)