Posted by Chris O on July 18, 2008, at 14:11:14
Anyone listen to the lovely and ever-so-irrational Coast to Coast AM with George "I Never Heard an Apocalyptic Theory I Didn't Love" Noory and Art "I Watched Too Much Star Trek" Bell? Well, two nights ago, they had on a lovely guest. She is a "writer" who specializes in, er, local government corruption scandals, occasional movie scripts (some for Don Johnson, who "pays well and fast"), and now, uh, the "afterlife." Yeah, so, anyway, Ms. Morang went on to opine on the "eleven dimensions" and the "three Hells" and the "seventh Heaven" and the "wisdom" of her "twenty-five years of research." So, uh, she said about eighteen million things that offended me. But anyway, I just want to cite a few. This is coming from my skeptical agnostic perspective, not from any conventional fundamentalist/orthodox religious belief system.
To start, Ms. Morang said that all who have committed suicide, all who are alcoholics, all who are drug addicts, all who engage in "sexual perversion" (whatever that is), can enjoy a stay in Hell. Yes, nothing like being sent to Hell because you are unhappy and can't "will" yourself out of it. Makes perfect sense, huh? In fact, according to her, most people can expect to go to Hell, even "If you are 'good'(?)." This thoughtful conclusion is based on nothing less than Ms. Morang's twenty-five years of "research" (Oh, my! Impressive! Applause!) into NDEs, psychic phenomena, and other scientifically dubious fields. Hey, but no worries, everyone. Hell isn't permanent. It's just a place we go to burn off all our bad karma. Yeah, it hurts ("like hell," ha-ha, according to Ms. Morang), but it's kind of like a steam bath for the soul, according to Ms. Morang. And, if you "think happy thoughts" upon dying, you have less of a chance of going to Hell. Of course, this does not bode well for me, as I need to take medication to think "happy thoughts." Oh, and I guess if I die painfully, that might be a problem too. Don't think I'll be thinking happy thoughts then. So, basically, according to afterlife expert Dianne Morang, who wrote the bizarrely titled e-book "How the Hell to Get the Hell Out of Hell" (Oh, tee-hee, isn't that funny?), and who uses modern utilitarian philosophy to synthesize multiple ancient belief systems that all engage in either-or/black-white thinking and have nothing to do with one another, I am going to Hell. And, you know what else? According to Dianne Morang, if you have schizophrenia, you are likely just having contact with other dimensions. No, it's not a brain disease. It's a spiritual gift. Yea! Oh, and your pets can see ghosts. So, when Fido's barking at the wind, it's actually Uncle Harry standing there. Isn't Coast to Coast AM lovely? Please, someone tell me you listened to this show last night and cursed the radio like me!!!!
poster:Chris O
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