it appears that you are in serious doubt about your own ability to communicate with God
The doubt is more with humans. They saw what I was posting and it appeared as gobbledygook. A hurricane of answers all over my Facebook page. Instead of feeling inspired, they feared for my mental health. Out of frustration, I just deleted it all and sought professional help.
I think my issue was that I didn’t target my audience. You can’t talk science to non-scientists – they just won’t get it. You can’t show art to people that have no appreciation for it. And so forth… So, figuring out how to really create content that works for all was both a challenge and a reward.
Me talking to him however, that I will discuss in the Neil entry. Most believers pray, I conversate/debate with him. ?
Well, not really, I believe that any psychologist or brain surgeon will propose that you are talking to yourself. Your mind does present an emergent independent aspect, IOW you can have conversations with yourself, but it may appear you are conversing with another mind. I believe it is known as ability for "compartmentalization"
This is what Max Tegmark explains in a previously posted lecture.
There is a wonderful book by Barbara O’Brien; “Operators and Things”, which describes her journey and return from a purely imaginary world of schizophrenia . It is a truly wonderful and enlightening story and it is true…
Yes! Compartmentalization is exactly what I do all the time! That actually explains my website better than anything I could describe. Being able to split my psyche into 6 characters and still behave like any other normal person.
I took a look at your site. I’ll drop out of this thread, but thought I’d leave a few comments. If your intention is to attract readers, either for their own amusement or for disseminating your ideas, the site is extremely scattered and confusing, and the needless repetition just makes matters worse. So I’d say whatever your ideas are, they won’t matter if potential readers are put off by the sloppiness. Cleanup your site, state some simple objectives, and THEN make some interesting content. And start way smaller. Two characters, maybe three, tops. And if you get any traffic, then introduce others. Anyway, good luck.
I will say though, it’s not a site meant to be binge-read like some Netflix series. ? Each entry stands alone so you can literally pick and choose the entries or characters you like and disregard the rest.
They were released slowly. One month at a time, so people eased into it. I actually already have a following of 611 unique users, and it’s growing each month.
Is it sloppy and disorganized? Yes, but so is life itself. And these represent my true life story.
I’ll be making some dramatic changes for season 5 though. I hired a new illustrator so we’ll be seeing some new art, and a branding/marketing friend of mine is helping with the reorganizing.
Trust me, you’ll see something truly amazing in Feb 2022. But for now, I need to get back to writing! ?
Hello Yonkey. I was reading your thoughts here and i notice you mention you were in a dark place when you were an athiest. Maybe you are writing this to tell us that your belief in God has help with depression and in a moral life. Maybe?
It’s definitely possible, but keep in mind I was in that place 10-15 years ago. Now, my thoughts, skills and experience have matured, which is why I feel the need to “pay it forward”. ?
I’ve heard of him, but haven’t watched or read any of his work. Is there any item in particular you think I should check out?
I should state that my views on religion are separate from God. I know they’re connected, but there are some human-related issues I have with religion that I’ve yet to discuss. I’m very interested to hear his views on religion to see if they coincide with mine.
What moral deed or action can a religious person do that a non believer cant do?
You know, there is no moral deed that a believer can do that a non-believer can't. I guess the only thing a non-believer can't do is believe in God. But, I don't see why they're inflexible on the issue. I've also yet to determine what makes an atheist so fixed in their viewpoint.
If you replace “God” with science, it doesn’t sound like a moral act. So, I would say no, belief in God isn’t really a moral act. It’s more of a choice.
"Antitheists, like theists, would have believed in an omnipotent, omniscient, eternal creator; but whereas theists in fact believe that the supreme being is also perfectly good, antitheists would have believed that he was perfectly evil." - Christopher New, Antitheism
I believe I captured this in Kenna. She is "perfectly evil" and I believe Christopher Hitchens would have totally subscribed to her "tribe". :P