Santa Prime November 25, 2012 Share November 25, 2012 It seems as though others have talked about this at length so I will be brief. I was religious for many years and had a relationship with god. I talked to him and he talked back. He was always ready to answer questions and made me feel better when I was sad. Then I did a lot of research about human physicology and physics. Even just understanding a laymen level about the natural world beyond high school science class lead me to the conclusion that god could not exist. So I had a paradox in my mind. I knew god could not be there but still I could talk to him. I asked god if he was there. He said I already knew the answer to that. That he was in fact a construct within my brain. He said it was time for me to let him go otherwise I could not progress any further as a person. I resisted and protested "I still need you" I thought. He repeated himself "Let me go". So I let him go and he was gone just like that in one instance. It was both sad and happy. Sad because I lost a long time friend but happy because the stress of belief was gone. I think he dissipated himself because there were only fragments left. I did take some days to integrate many of the good qualities such as reason, understanding and love back into myself. I do not think he was happy playing god. It must have been a terrible burden to be expected to have all the answers and he was exhausted. This happened over the course of about a mouth or so. So yes to answer OP question god is a tulpa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondragon November 27, 2012 Share November 27, 2012 Hmm, so when you were religious, "God" talked to you? And, later he admitted to being a construct after you asked him if he was there..That is weird, because one of people I know who was religious but now isn't, no longer believes, and one reason is "God" never talked to him. I am sorry Santa, I don't know you, but your post sounds a bit like propaganda to me..And I have seen lots of religious and anti religious propaganda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hush November 27, 2012 Share November 27, 2012 So what you're saying is that a religious guy never got a God tupper so he stopped being religious, therefore God tuppers aren't a thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
412 November 27, 2012 Share November 27, 2012 It seems as though others have talked about this at length so I will be brief. I was religious for many years and had a relationship with god. I talked to him and he talked back. He was always ready to answer questions and made me feel better when I was sad. Then I did a lot of research about human physicology and physics. Even just understanding a laymen level about the natural world beyond high school science class lead me to the conclusion that god could not exist. So I had a paradox in my mind. I knew god could not be there but still I could talk to him. I asked god if he was there. He said I already knew the answer to that. That he was in fact a construct within my brain. He said it was time for me to let him go otherwise I could not progress any further as a person. I resisted and protested "I still need you" I thought. He repeated himself "Let me go". So I let him go and he was gone just like that in one instance. It was both sad and happy. Sad because I lost a long time friend but happy because the stress of belief was gone. I think he dissipated himself because there were only fragments left. I did take some days to integrate many of the good qualities such as reason, understanding and love back into myself. I do not think he was happy playing god. It must have been a terrible burden to be expected to have all the answers and he was exhausted. This happened over the course of about a mouth or so. So yes to answer OP question god is a tulpa. i have never heard of anything like this before. It is ok I would have thought I was propaganda too only 5 months ago. It is hard for me to describe things I once use to believe in with any zest. Please do not take it as a personal insult. I should say when I was religious god was real to me because I could talked to him. But as I grew closer to hearing the voice consistently it sounded more and more like my own voice. Also god could not answer any question that didn't already rely on using knowledge I already possessed, or in other words I never received new information. If you wish to think that I was simply delusional or I am making stuff up that is fine. But I still did let the god tulpa go and he dispersed himself. It was painful and I cannot forgive the traditions I was raised in for doing this to me. But I understand why such social constructs exist and I cannot be mad at the believers themselves. very interesting. This thread has everything to do with . If you are religious, (can't assume you would be insensitive if you were browsing this thread), please bide through the atheist interpretation on this. tldr; skip ahead to 4:10 of the video Again, I'm going to push . Can i trust waffles to point out what's wrong with the vid or will i have to do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitchthe3rd November 27, 2012 Share November 27, 2012 I like to think that all gods are tulpae, in a sense. "Science isn't about why, science is about why not?" -Cave Johnson Tulpae: Luna, Elise, Naomi My progress report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungan Ninja November 27, 2012 Share November 27, 2012 Again, I'm going to push . Day 290 (11/6/2013) Why even keep the time anymore? Can the cryogenically frozen live again? The first step in creating a tulpa is believing that it exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Prime November 27, 2012 Share November 27, 2012 Hmm, so when you were religious, "God" talked to you? And, later he admitted to being a construct after you asked him if he was there..That is weird, because one of people I know who was religious but now isn't, no longer believes, and one reason is "God" never talked to him. I am sorry Santa, I don't know you, but your post sounds a bit like propaganda to me..And I have seen lots of religious and anti religious propaganda. It is ok I would have thought I was propaganda too only 5 months ago. It is hard for me to describe things I once use to believe in with any zest. Please do not take it as a personal insult. I should say when I was religious god was real to me because I could talked to him. But as I grew closer to hearing the voice consistently it sounded more and more like my own voice. Also god could not answer any question that didn't already rely on using knowledge I already possessed, or in other words I never received new information. If you wish to think that I was simply delusional or I am making stuff up that is fine. But I still did let the god tulpa go and he dispersed himself. It was painful and I cannot forgive the traditions I was raised in for doing this to me. But I understand why such social constructs exist and I cannot be mad at the believers themselves. Ok I just realized I got the time line wrong when I described what happened. The time I spent researching psychology and the natural world was about a year off and on. The time I reach the existential crsis to when the god tulpa dispersed was about a month. The god tulpa existed for many years before that point. Sorry I can see that would be confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waffles November 27, 2012 Share November 27, 2012 I was summoned to contribute here. That video: >God knows you well He's fucking omniscient, what do you expect >God agrees with everyone That's subjective. Besides that, there's the parable of the blind men and the elephant: tl;dr, different people perceive God differently >God seems so real God is real It's a great theory, but that video presents it terribly. >fundamental flaw in Christianity: you have to believe in God to be a Christian I don't even this point. Not relevant anyway. As for whether God is actually a tulpa, you could argue that -you perceive Him as such within your own mind -you make a tulpa of Him but he still exists The point is that just because He appears to be a tulpa, it doesn't make Him any less real. And Santa, about your story your story a shit your story comes off as nonsense, or, as someone else mentioned, propaganda. That your God tulpa decided to tell you that he was a tulpa etc. just sounds ridiculous, even if it did happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santa Prime November 27, 2012 Share November 27, 2012 your story comes off as nonsense, or, as someone else mentioned, propaganda. That your God tulpa decided to tell you that he was a tulpa etc. just sounds ridiculous, even if it did happen. Then I failed to tell the story correctly. Please forgive my apparent aggression in the first post. It is a subject that I get emotional about still and did not do a good job looking it over. I should have exercised more restraint talking about faith in the metaphysical threads as it is a touchy subject. I still stand by my story. I better not say anything else or I would just cause more conflict. I do not wish to be abusive on these threads. I appreciate the input I have received from others here about tulpa it is very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray November 27, 2012 Share November 27, 2012 Again, I'm going to push . Given that you see these same "symptoms" in people when they are arguing which gaming console is better does this mean that PS 3 and X-Box 360 are in fact those morons that fill comments section on YouTube videos with posts written with Caps Lock on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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