SOUL

Your philosophical definition is the actual definition, I'm not sure why the definition derived from a religious text has become the default definition for the common understanding of it. Why would I want to use a 2 thousand-year-old uneducated zealot's definition that is really a distorted version of it to begin with? If someone else chooses the weak definition and assumes it also is what I'm using this is their distorted belief, not my problem. Belief is when we place trust or confidence in something that it is true or comports with reality. Everyone has beliefs, we cannot move in the world without them or we'd be a psychological wreck not trusting anything. Even using language posting on this internet forum is a network of beliefs that layer upon each other to be able to do it. Even the word faith, as defined by the religious text is problematic, not the actual definition of it. The primary definition is a loyalty or fidelity to something so it is an action that is in accordance with something one believes in. If someone doesn't behave in accordance to what they believe or behaves contrary to what they believe it creates a divide in consciousness. If we behave with harmony between our beliefs and faith it creates a unity in our conscious experience and it doesn't even matter if it is actually true or based on evidence, the psychological resolve can be just as strong as if it was true with evidence to support it. This is where the layman's definition comes in, it isn't the only or primary definition, it's a facet of how belief and faith works in our minds that allows it to be powerful in us. I know the religious text version has become a common definition of it and there is a facet of the belief/faith dynamic that correlates to it but I'm not going to let someone else's mistaken belief in their version influence my trust and behavior. If they express to me they believe I'm using their distorted version I will simply clarify the one I am using and then move on, they can believe anything they want. Belief and faith isn't problematic on their own, again it's how we move in the world, it's natural mechanism of our psychology. Even animals with less awareness than ours have trust and behavior that reflects a semblance of belief and faith in something or someone. Yes, an issue can arise when it's not actually comporting with reality or is a limiting one which is why it's a beneficial exercise to examine the ones we have. Keeping our belief/faith system to a concise one is often helpful to creating our consciousness as clear minded and free from conflict, one that is bloated and complicated with tendrils and tangents everywhere creates much more opportunity for a conflict to arise. Having a light belief/faith system also provides less source for self suffering, the more beliefs the more attachment. Can we rescue back the word from the distorted version of the laymen? I won't place much trust in that happening.

So it is mythological group think for lazy dum dums that don't want to do any work on themselves yet they believe has magical mind meld forces to give them a hall pass to eternal reward? That checks out...

Have you tried womanifesting? If you are waiting on a man to fest anything it's going to take a long time...

They are the minions of opining.

So don't ask 'who' then 'who' doesn't exist? Hmmmm

You haven't caught on to the game yet? They explain it and label it in thread after thread yet also claim any name or explanation is not it but if yours is different from them, you are told yours is wrong, theirs is the label 'absolute truth' and they explain how their thought beliefs are the right ones....while simultaneously saying any name or explanation is not it. Rinse...repeat....but here's the real question, 'who' is rinsing and repeating?

The real question is who is it that remembers the member name and password?

Where else can you find so many people claiming to be the only 'god' that creates reality arguing with the other only 'gods' about how the reality they created is wrong because they are alone in the universe as 'god' and know the absolute truth? It's hilarious

It's human nature to create a 'cult'ure

Don't let the miserable disturb your peace...it is lovely.

Contemplate this...there is no you...and also there is no god, that is just the imaginary story made up