If Bashar is just Darryl doing some performance art piece, well that rocks IMHO. If that's the case, he's obviously put in a huge amount of thought and effort, and come up with a wealth of really interesting ideas for me to mull over.
Or rehashing the same old things that all con-men tap into. Your fears, your hopes, your aspirations, etc.
Like I said though, if you're getting something out of it, more power to you. You seem to have your head on your shoulders (i.e. you're not convinced nor do you even care whether he's really an alien. You just like his message.) Go nuts. (figuratively.)
The idea that he should have to find some other profession to work at (which actually he does, he's involved in film) and should only be able to do the Bashar thing as a hobby, that's a whole separate conversation. I disagree completely that if he asks for money for his time that he's automatically full of shit.
I didn't say that. I am merely speculating. Like wondering if a real alien who could "channel" into darryl's mind could "channel" into a billionaire entrepreneur's mind just as easily and have access to any capital they ever wanted.
Also disagree that if Bashar is who he says he is, he should offer proof. I totally get not being invested in external approval, YMMV.
He, you, Hubbleman, Hempkat, Bombadil, etc. are welcome to believe anything you damn well please. You are also willing to say whatever you damn well please. And I am free to do the same.Why should he (or anyone) prove anything to you (or anyone)? I asked that a while back.
Nobody is trying to silence you.
Have whatever conversation you like.
I'm just really and truly not invested in that either way, don't know any other way to put that. Again I suggest you ask him about it. People ask him a lot of questions that I'm not interested in.
I looked for a way to ask him. That's why I went to the page. But I got distracted by all the questions that popped into my mind upon viewing the page. I never found an address where I could write to Bashar for an answer. Could you help me?
All due respect, you don't know anything about me or what I have or have not experienced. I'm a middle-aged woman with PTSD, FYI. I tend to limit my interaction. I'm not angry or offended or whatever other emotions have been attributed to me.
You said I was in your face. I countered that if you think this is aggressive, you really are misunderstanding the situation. It typically happens to people who equate having their ideas challenged as being attacked. I am not commenting about your intelligence, looks, sex, etc. I am discussing your statements and the statements made by others in this thread.
I make no claims to know you or your situation. You claimed I was in your face. I claim you are overreacting to what you THINK you read in my text.
Well, you know, I was speaking to someone else when you went right back to your original position. I was just hoping that maybe we could have a conversation about ideas that haven't necessarily been vetted scientifically, simply on their own merits.
We can have any conversation you like. For a day now, we've been having the conversation where you complain about the kind of conversation I was having. If you'd rather discuss Bashar's (or anyone else's) philosophy, let's do it!
I may not agree with everything yuo say, and I hope you will understand if I interject my own thoughts as a way of moving the discussion forward.
I also hope you will not take my independent existence as being in your face. Though I may disagree with you, I can still do so from a sitting position, while passing the pipe to you.
Nobody is forcing you to talk about that stuff. But I'm glad you understand that it is still on the table for anyone who DOES wish to do so.I have no interest in whether or not ships, blah blah, whatever. None at all. But it's wrong of me to wish people would stop arguing about it if that's what they're interested in.
Wait, so is it OK if people discuss things here that you think are bullshit? They don't have to meet the threshold of scientific proof to toss an idea around? If so, I have several ideas I'd like to discuss.
We are equals participating in an open forum. Feel free to discuss anything you like.
I like the idea of that thread.Right again. Sorry to have attempted to derail with a different exchange of ideas, carry on. As I said before, maybe I should start a different thread just for kicking around ideas about consciousness and re-imagining society, that may be more appropriate if people just really want to argue and I don't.
That said, I am quite a fan of science and do understand your overall frustration. I just don't think that science needs to underpin every single thought in my head every minute of the day.
Science is nothing more than an attempt to understand reality in a testable, falsifiable way. I am attempting to perceive as much of the truth as I can. If aliens are here, I would like to see the evidence.