Recent content by PeteKL

This is how I see existence and recognition of my existence from others...rightly or wrongly. It is up to you to determine for yourself : I can't prove that I exist to anyone who cannot prove that they exist to me. I cannot believe what I perceive as truth unless I want to. I cannot trust my own...

Your question seems pointless. You know that no one can answer this question satisfactorily. If a rock has a soul..it has a soul, if a leaf has a soul..it also has a soul..if the stars above have souls then they have a soul, if the winds have souls so they have souls. What difference does it...

Back in 1994 I was really uptight and feeling ready to die. I stumbled upon a Vipassana meditation center which I thought was a TM center. I did a number of 10 day retreats which helped me to relax. Bare in mind that there are so many ways/reasons to become uptight that you may have to try many...

It's too hard to determine because I know that not everyone likes to shake hands. Various people shaking hands does not mean that everyone shook hands. I am reluctant to shake hands with just anyone as some people have sweaty palms. I know its fussy but you have to take things like that into...

For me death would mean no more smelling, hearing, touching, seeing, thinking, feeling or tasting. I can't imagine such a way of being but that could be how it is. I think of death everyday because I have too much free time on my hands.

If all our behaviours are based on brain chemicals and genetically engineered viruses could change our behaviour then I believe there is no basis for a belief in religion, a god or any kind of after life. This is the ultimate nightmare for me. It's not the zombies who bother me. It is the true...