Robert Paul | musings and experiences

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“Oscillation III” and “Perpetual Motion” It was the winter of 1969. I rented a room in a small residence hotel at 9th and Mission in San Francisco. I remember the wind and the rain whipping through Fox …

Not The Best

I thought that I could do anything and be really good at it. I felt that I had a fine brain that could understand and solve any problem, learn anything that needed …

Christian Atheism

Non-realism (Christian Atheism) Christian Atheists want to remove what they see as the fairy tale elements of Christianity. They prefer to call this a non-realistic version of Christianity, rather than Christian atheism. …

from The Practical Christian, August 3, 1844 Q. Whence the term Non-resistance? A. From the precept, “Resist not evil,” Matt. 5:39. Q. How is the term used? A. To distinguish the sublime Christian …

What if Jesus was just some guy?

I’m reading Tolstoy’s “My Religion” and I’m thinking this is great! Tolstoy figured out the contradictions in the New Testament and distilled Jesus’ philosophy into 5 Commandments. And they’re simple. If everyone …

abandon thought

I spend too much time thinking. The internal dialog has been nearly constant for many years, and it keeps me from having peace of mind. Lately, I’ve come to view it as …

walking collateral damage

I’ve always been a very internal person, wrapped up in my thoughts. I walk a lot, and often I don’t see much along the way. I see just enough to avoid running …

not always right

The pivotal moments were unnoticed by everyone around me. They were solitary realizations that I had to change. I don’t talk about them. Too personal. There are also shared experiences that I …

abducted by aliens

As I came to in the recovery room after surgery, everything looked blurry. There were lights flashing and machines beeping. Wires and probes were connected to my body, and I couldn’t move. People …

extrasensory perception

We are surrounded by forces that we cannot see. Many of these forces have been discovered by science and used by modern technology. I believe that “extrasensory” experience is rooted in undiscovered biological …