You are, to a large extend, right. Trying to use the word god in such an abstract manner can bring into question wether we need to use that word at all. I don’t think it is a very useful word anymore as it carries too much with it. What I am trying to say is that I see, repeatedly, people that would purport to be rationalists, to hold beliefs on these subjects instead of holding in mind all the possibilities. It seems to me that many atheists have already decided on the materialist view as if it has been scientifically resolved. The truth is that it hasn’t and attention has to be directed towards all the possibilities. It is these possibilities that I call the “baby” that is thrown out with the bathwater. And yes they do include the possibility of higher levels of consciousness.
Clarification: I do not mean anything supernatural as anything that exists is by definition natural. To me the word ‘supernatural’ does not mean anything. Maybe instead of ‘supernatural’ the word ‘unknown’ should be used.
You are, to a large extend, right. Trying to use the word god in such an abstract manner can bring into question wether we need to use that word at all. I don’t think it is a very useful word anymore as it carries too much with it. What I am trying to say is that I see, repeatedly, people that would purport to be rationalists, to hold beliefs on these subjects instead of holding in mind all the possibilities. It seems to me that many atheists have already decided on the materialist view as if it has been scientifically resolved. The truth is that it hasn’t and attention has to be directed towards all the possibilities. It is these possibilities that I call the “baby” that is thrown out with the bathwater. And yes they do include the possibility of higher levels of consciousness.
Clarification: I do not mean anything supernatural as anything that exists is by definition natural. To me the word ‘supernatural’ does not mean anything. Maybe instead of ‘supernatural’ the word ‘unknown’ should be used.