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Originally Posted by photon
I don't know if that's true of all non-believers... Many look inside and just haven't found anything. After all the emotion is taken away, after all the ritual, all the group psychology, all the gentle mass hypnosis (not intential mind you, just a "this type of service causes this kind of reaction" kind of thing), all the social and community factors, many find that there's nothing left, that they don't hear any still small voice inside.
If God took an active role in the world (ie influenced the outcome of events and decisions outside their natural un-influenced results) then it would be detectable. If God regrew arms, there would be videos of arms being regrown. If God healed, studies could clearly show it. But when an atheist or agnostic looks for these things, they don't find them.
So they look inside for that still small voice, and are still waiting.
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Yeah, I was painting non-believers with too broad a brush and you are right I have to remove my emotions, attachments and desires to enter. If I can do this, it doesn't matter if I'm a saint or a sinner, black or white, male or female, gay or straight, etc., it just is. For me entering that place is a matter of being quiet so my awareness is heightened and the magic can begin. How to become quiet and where to look is the dilemma, find it on your own or ask. I had to ask someone.
It's a shame when religion focuses on miracles and debunking evolution when they could focus on Jesus' teachings [and others] such as 'The kingdom of heaven is within you.'