Episode 233 - Questioning Spirituality with Eldon Taylor

Is it rational to be believe in a higher power? Or is God/Source/Spirit a fantasy “Santa Claus” crutch that appeases our childlike natures? These questions and more are explored in this episode with guest, Dr. Eldon Taylor. Eldon is a New York Times best-selling author publishing on a wide range of topics from exposing the darker sides of mind programming and brainwashing to the spiritual search for life’s meaning. He is an expert in the area of preconscious information processing and has served as an expert trial witness with regards to both subliminal communication and hypnosis. Eldon was also a practicing criminalist for over ten years where he supervised and conducted investigations and testing to detect deception. In the first half of this podcast we explore the power and susceptibilities of the human mind. In the second half we dig into his latest book, Questioning Spirituality – Is It Irrational to Believe in God?, which explores both the atheist/scientism and believer rationales for trusting in a higher power. Among the many ideas shared in this episode are: •When we are dishonest, we are betraying ourselves •How and why subliminal messages work •How we talk to ourselves is a predictor of how we will behave •There are two ways to be tied up in the world - externally or internally through our beliefs •Free will is not free •Brainwashing goes way beyond MK Ultra etc. – it’s everywhere •We have a genetic predisposition, but we can change our personalities •What the first step to changing limiting thoughts is •The mechanistic model of science regarding humanity •The ‘logical’ reasons to reject spirituality •The advantages of being spiritual and why it’s not irrational to believe in God •“White Crow” stories that can’t be explained scientifically and attest to there being something beyond this reality – •Eldon’s own white crow story •Reason is a gift to decipher the language of God Links: Website: www.eldontaylor.com/ Questioning Spirituality book: www.amazon.com/Questioning-Spiri…God/dp/1803413018 Gotcha book: www.amazon.com/Gotcha-Subordinat…ooks%2C110&sr=1-1 © the spiritual forum 2023