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Hell? No, and Yes

2008-10-21 02:06 PM - By Joe Loffredo - Comment(s)
Does Hell exist? I would say both no, and yes. Eternity is much longer than most anyone can imagine - we give it lip service, but we can't fathom how long it really is. We can look at our lives and say that 20 years was a long time ago, or 40 years ago, for that matter. We can look back farther and ...

Arguments and Discussions

2008-10-19 10:41 AM - By Joe Loffredo - Comment(s)
In the context of researching Near Death Experiences (NDE's), Neal Grossman had an experience with people that "cured me of any impulse to argue these things with recalcitrant colleagues; it is pointless to argue with someone who tells me that his mind is already made up, and nothing I can say...

NDE’s and Materialism

2008-10-18 03:13 AM - By Joe Loffredo - Comment(s)
There's enough information all over the Internet about how mediumship and similar spiritual matters are fake or otherwise not believable. Proponents of these viewpoints often believe in Materialism, and they usually go to town trying to run down our beliefs. Here's a different slice - Neal Grossman ...

Never let them get you down

2008-10-17 10:51 AM - By Joe Loffredo - Comment(s)
James Byrne is a medium of notoriety in the UK.  He was very successful for many years and then make an about-face and is now against Spiritualism.  This article tells James' story pretty well. Referring to lecture of his, he says that “My talk is based on the fact that so many charlatans...

Famous Mediums and Spiritualists

2008-10-16 11:10 AM - By Joe Loffredo - Comment(s)
If you want to learn about people of notoriety in the world of mediumship and Spiritualism, you should check spiritwritings, which has a number of biographies, including famous folks like Andrew Jackson Davis and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  There is a rather extensive book list as well.

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