Spiritualists, is there in fact, "No spoon"?

Question

Still in the AM, but my "made" status was challenged in that a hit I made wasn't sucessful.... sigh

Answer 1

I can make a spoon stick to my Nose.

Answer 2

Doesnt look like anyone else has answered the question properly yet, I will try to be Mr Serious.

The "There is no Spoon" theory, in my understanding/opinion, is based on a few concepts. Bill Hicks is another good quote:
"That all matter in the universe is merely energy condensed into a slow vibration...... life is but a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves...."
Looking at what we are made up of, under the most powerful microscopes shows basically a **** load of protons, neutrons and electrons. These are purly energy, with gaps between them, which shows we are not solid. Nothing is solid, all is pure energy.
What we see is light bouncing off objects (energy bouncing off energy), not the objects themselves. Then your brain 'makes up' over 50% of what you see based on your preconcieved idea of what that object should look like. Men suffer from an affliction based on this idea when we cant see the bloody coffee jar sitting on the bench infront of us. If you could see this energy as it is rather than what your brain thinks it should be then you get Neo's Matrix type sight. Even the air around you is energy.
Similar concpts for touch, taste, smell etc.
"perhaps they couldnt work out what chicken tastes like which is why chicken tastes like everything"

Thoughts Create Reality.
Then to further this notion, theres the idea that the universe works like a hologram and "The universe will rearange itself to conform with your perception of reality"
The hologram idea means that every little piece contains the whole picture. The Micro reflects the Macro. As above, So below. Which is why it is possible to divine with Tarot etc.

I could rant on about this idea for pages, but you would only get bored and I never read lengthy answers.

The spoon is only there because you think it is.

Answer 3

They have different uses, legitimate in different cases. Evidence and facts are useful--when available. But imagining "facts" so you can claim to have some is never helpful. (Just look at some of the creationist arguments against evolution, for example.) Beliefs are a working approximation of the truth, for cases in which the facts cannot be proved. It's better to have evidence in support of beliefs--at least, better than believing something in defiance of all evidence. But most of us wouldn't get through life nearly as well if we didn't base our actions on beliefs sometimes. There's a whole lot less that's provable than some people imagine; they're just not fussy enough about they're proofs. (You can substitute the word "rigorous" for "fussy" if you want.) Faith is not the same thing as belief. Faith is a commitment to a relationship. If you think you don't like faith, how would you like to have a faithless spouse? Or even a faithless business partner? It's true that some people turn faith and belief inward. They believe they've got the truth, and their faith is a commitment to claiming to have the truth, in defiance of any and all evidence. Some of these claim to worship God, and others claim there is no God, but they have in common that they treat themselves, and their notion that they are right about everything, as their god. Fundamentalists and some atheists share the same form of idolatry. The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they’ve found it. -- Terry Pratchett, "Monstrous Regiment" “Sir, surely only things that exist are worth believing in?” said the enquirer [...] “If they exist, you don’t have to believe in them,” said Didactylos. “They just are.” -- Pratchett, "Small Gods"

Answer 4

No hardship is as real as anything else. What we see, or try to see, is that the spoon is not the end of the story. There is a greater meaning and a greater plan for our lives than what we can see and hear and touch and taste in this world.

Incidentally piggy, did you get kicked out the AM? *gasp*

EDIT - Oh that's awful, I'm so sorry to hear that! Oh wait a minute, I wasn't the target was I??? =]

Answer 5

Having read the adventures of Spoon Girl and Spork Boy, I can safely say, sorry Virginia, there is no spoon.

Answer 6

You've not heard th horrible news then? Spoons went extinct and forks are on the endangered species list as the Spork is such the superior species.

*Weeps for the forks and spoons*

YOU VILE SPORKS! I CURSE YOU!

Answer 7

lol what have spoons to do with Spiritualism ?
there is a spoon ... but the spoon isnt what it seems lol

Answer 8

Yes there is - and it's a very long one - and you will need it as a spiritualist cause you regularly sup with the devil.

Answer 9

There is definitely a fork in the road.

Answer 10

Guess I'll be eating my cereal with a fork this morning. Ever tried it with chopsticks?