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The word occult comes from the Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to "knowledge of the hidden"

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This group's aim is polite philosophical debate

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KosAbility: Remembering wilderness voice

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Wilderness voice has been a Daily Kos member since 2006, and his last comments here offer a view into his thoughts and his thoughtfulness:

Divine intervention ... happens.

People will naturally ask, why does it not happen all the time?

The answer is that from the spiritual side, Earth School looks like a challenging, awesome first person video game. Disasters are kind of a feature rather than a bug. Of course it does not seem that way to us who are in the midst of it.

Bored With Heaven? Try Earth School!

Our job is to bring the love and the light!

My personal take is informed by the reports of near death experiencers and some personal experiences - that we are all one - seemingly separate fragments of a unifying Divine consciousness.

Occult and Psychical Sciences: Every One Of Us Performs Supernatural Acts, Daily

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I like to read medical journals and write about the things I find. My writings are not to be taken as medical advice. With that said, I do believe that I have some insights worth sharing.

(This group is named after "Complete illustrated Book of the Psychic

This group is named after "Complete illustrated Book of the Psychic Sciences" a book by Walter B. Gibson 1966.A fun and interesting read.

Walter Brown Gibson (September 12, 1897 – December 6, 1985) was an American writer and professional magician, best known for his work on the pulp fiction character The Shadow. Wikipedia

Walter B. Gibson was a prominent figure in the fields of occultism and psychical sciences. He was a prolific author and editor, publishing numerous books and articles on topics like astrology, telepathy, and dream interpretation. His most notable work is likely "The Complete Illustrated Book of the Psychic Sciences", which is a comprehensive guide to various occult and parapsychological topics.

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Every One Of Us Performs Supernatural Acts, Daily. A Refutation of a Physical Only Universe

Let us start by assuming there are entirely no supernatural phenomena - that all physical activity can be accounted for by physical causes. If so, this has to apply to all things, including human behavior. Human behavior is a complex activity that arises from sensory input, memory, the abundance or scarcity of various biological molecules, and more. As complex as it may be, if it can all be accounted for by physical causes, there is no conflict with the notion of a physical only universe.

Now let us consider consciousness. Consciousness is our inner subjective awareness of life. Consciousness makes “agony” and “ecstasy” more than mere text strings. Without it there would be no content to discuss and no one interested in discussing it.

The contents of consciousness can be expected to arise from the brain, but consciousness is not a physical thing, It is our subjective inner awareness. In a physical only universe, consciousness can only be along for the ride - it cannot cause anything physical to occur.

Evidence to be considered: The only evidence that needs to be considered here is the observation that during the course of the day, we form intentions and act upon them.

If we choose to accept the observation that our voluntary muscles require conscious intent to perform organized activity, then this is an admission that a non-physical entity, our consciousness, the ghost in the machine, causes physical events to occur. By definition these are supernatural events.

The attentive reader is now saying wait a second - this can all be accounted for by physical activity in the brain. Nothing supernatural need be invoked. One can take this position, but this leaves no role for consciousness. In this view, consciousness is merely a passive add-on. Any notion of being able to consciously act on an intention can only be an illusion. But this result is contradicted by observation - every one of us can easily observe that we do form conscious intentions and act on them.

Can voluntary muscles just do things on their own? When this occurs it is called tremor or dyskinesia, and we go to a Movement Disorder Specialist in order to be treated. Voluntary muscle activity can also occur during rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder. But these are exceptions - the vast majority of voluntary muscle activity occurs under conscious waking control.

Human behavior all arises from voluntary muscle activity. There may be exceptions but I cannot think of any.

What we have just demonstrated: Human behavior arises from a non-physical, which is to say supernatural, cause.

All of the foregoing can be stated in a single sentence: In a physical only universe, each of us would be a passive observer in a meat robot.

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