Wow,Ķ there,Äôs a lot that went on after I left.
Let,Äôs see if I can answer some issues:
The harm comes when you forget the programming is there, or when you consider some of your choices are not based on thought, but on programming.
Once you forget about the bars on your Prison, you start thinking that you know everything there is to know about an experience you had/are having.¬† When you forget to question how it is you ,Äúknow,Äù what you ,Äúknow,Äù is when you lock yourself in tighter, and become part of the Machine,Ñ¢ (which is part of another sermon).
You cannot walk out.  Escape from one cell is an escape to a different cell.  With practice, some people seem to be able to walk freely from one to another.
Your body is still imprisoned, for one thing, and for another, where does your imagination come from?¬† Your experiences, and the combinations of your experiences.¬† Furthermore, there is no guarantee that the way you ,Äúchoose,Äù to use your mind isn,Äôt subject to some hidden programs you,Äôre not even aware of.
You got it.  The BIP is only the beginning, however.  There is more to come.
And as to your second question, I question my questioning all the time.  What made me begin questioning them was the Barstool Experiment.
1. No.
2. We never are.
3. Universe.
4. The latter, for the most part, probably.
5. By analyzing every thought and motion you make.
Yes, especially considering neither ever happens.
Let,Äôs see if I can answer some issues:
Quote from: TemptationAs long as you're aware of the programming and you are willing to live with it because it makes your life and that of those you care about easier, I really don't see the harm.
The harm comes when you forget the programming is there, or when you consider some of your choices are not based on thought, but on programming.
Once you forget about the bars on your Prison, you start thinking that you know everything there is to know about an experience you had/are having.¬† When you forget to question how it is you ,Äúknow,Äù what you ,Äúknow,Äù is when you lock yourself in tighter, and become part of the Machine,Ñ¢ (which is part of another sermon).
Quote from: JenneIf you know you are in a prison, and you've walked out but revisit from time to time...is it truly a prison anymore?
You cannot walk out.  Escape from one cell is an escape to a different cell.  With practice, some people seem to be able to walk freely from one to another.
Quote from: HetHertI can escape confines because nobody can control the way I choose to use my mind, and where I go when I close my eyes.
Your body is still imprisoned, for one thing, and for another, where does your imagination come from?¬† Your experiences, and the combinations of your experiences.¬† Furthermore, there is no guarantee that the way you ,Äúchoose,Äù to use your mind isn,Äôt subject to some hidden programs you,Äôre not even aware of.
Quote from: Kai WrenYour senses have you trapped.
Your experiences have you trapped.
Therefore you should question everything both sources tell you.
And this will make you less trapped, but not completely untrapped, just into a different cell.
Have I missed something big?
If not... have you questioned what makes you want to question your senses and/or experiences?
You got it.  The BIP is only the beginning, however.  There is more to come.
And as to your second question, I question my questioning all the time.  What made me begin questioning them was the Barstool Experiment.
Quote from: Hawk Shadowsoul
1.Has anyone ever been outside?
2.How do we know when we are outside?
3.What is really out there?
4.I love freedom and the ability to think independently and without prebiased prejudice. Have I been doing these things or have I just been deluding myself into believing I have?
5.How can I know?
1. No.
2. We never are.
3. Universe.
4. The latter, for the most part, probably.
5. By analyzing every thought and motion you make.
Quote from: DanielI think of emerging from the BIP as a sort of a Discordian Nirvana.
Yes, especially considering neither ever happens.