Reply To: Questions on Posts in the "Origin of Life" Subsection

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taryal
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My mano sankhara suddenly caused some cittas involving the memory of this thread, so I wanted to get back to mend things. I think I need to say sorry for the way I spoke above. I started on a quest about 8 months ago to discover as much truth about the world as I can. I have spoken to many people about issues that tend to go beyond what people normally discuss like the mystery of consciousness, death & life, etc. The sad part is that most of them have been really ignorant towards me. Creationists have tried to lure me into their religion. Some interactions I had with Christian missionaries honestly felt like a pedophile trying to groom its victim. They self-proclaim to be moral people but when you bring up doubts like the problem of suffering, they responded with anger and contradictions. Many Materialists, on the other hand, act like they know everything about the world. Yet, when you try to discuss the complexity of the conscious experience and the possibility that the mind may not be what the brain does, they become insecure and act like it’s a “sin”. Here’s a cry-bully materialist video. Then there are those who don’t even seem to have any urge to investigate things. Because I had many negative interactions, I feel like I was a little insecure about my stance on the mysteries of the world. But I am really impressed by the responses here, especially the way Dr. Lal handled this thread. Good job!