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Author Topic:   Impressions of being under observation.
iano
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Message 7 of 75 (322632)
06-17-2006 4:10 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Larni
06-16-2006 6:59 AM


In my pre-belief days I was a bit of a felon. I had learned that so long as one was smart enough about it then one could get away with just about anything. And I did get away with it. Doing the things I did never caused me much in the way of moral turmoil.
On occasion I would find myself considering embarking or about to actually embark on a particular course of action and would get the sense that I was being observed. Not by security personnel or people or the like. But as if a personal entity was observing. I didn't get a notion that 'it' was telling me not to do it - the observation was passive.
But the fact of being observed thus would cause a bit of unease about what it was I was intending to do. And sometimes I aborted the mission.
3 guesses as to who it was...

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iano
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Message 9 of 75 (322644)
06-17-2006 4:42 PM
Reply to: Message 8 by jmrozi1
06-17-2006 4:36 PM


even though I've seen people at my gym stare at themselves for over 5 minutes).
They are probably staring at their bodies. Not themselves. What you refer to is probably looking at yourself in the eyes. Time was when I couldn't look at all.

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iano
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Message 12 of 75 (322665)
06-17-2006 5:29 PM
Reply to: Message 11 by Legend
06-17-2006 5:23 PM


Re: Big Brother's here
you live in the CCTV capital of the world mate -
Plymouth?

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iano
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Message 19 of 75 (323154)
06-19-2006 8:25 AM
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06-19-2006 8:17 AM


Re: As if by magic.
That might be the way. Although we are not our thoughts, thoughts are part of the mechanism we inhabit. God stires the EM soup in our heads and it is the stirring which makes us aware of his observing us?
Hmmm.

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iano
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Message 21 of 75 (323201)
06-19-2006 10:20 AM
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06-19-2006 8:40 AM


Re: As if by magic.
It could be SpyWare.
You might not be far off the mark. For God to know our hearts he must have a way of observing them. Not all wear their hearts on their sleeves.
E=mC squared. God as just organized energy from which matter (organized energy)springs? EM = energy. God operating on own turf?
Btw I'm still pondering your last post in Gods and Demons....
Had forgotten. Look forward to a response if one forthcoming

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iano
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Message 24 of 75 (323275)
06-19-2006 1:23 PM
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06-19-2006 1:18 PM


I said 3 guesses. A little trinitarian joke of mine.
Did you get it?

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iano
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Message 27 of 75 (323291)
06-19-2006 1:52 PM
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06-19-2006 1:28 PM


But the point is, the basis of all morality is the internalization of "what would others think of what I am doing if they saw me do it?"
No surprise in my heartily disagreeing with you. Its Larni you should be presenting your findings to - not me. You know (oops) I don't agree with you and there is little point in reprising this well-flogged dead horse here.

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