>>102065950
You are wrong and I will now try to shut your mouth once and for all via argumentation
Firstly, Orthodoxy holds to the Holy Tradition of the Church Fathers and Holy Saints, our whole theology is structured on their writings and we live our lives according to the saints and elders of the church. One of the most important attributes of a Christian is discernment. As such, we do not rely or put our hope in politicians or worldly powers, but in the Church and in the head of the Church, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour.
If anyone manipulates others with their religion then the only thing we can do is pray that they repent, if they do not then they will have to answer to God for their own actions. It is unforgiving unfortunate that study things happen, but it's not surprising or new. As for your second sentence, you're right in part, the more culturally religious someone is the easier it is for people to abuse their faith. However, such person differs from a theologically, practicing religious person. The person of the latter kind will not be deceived by poor accusations or conspiracies. Yet, not all conspiracies are equal, some are true, and that's where discernment comes in. When i said all political are controlled by jews i was merely using hyperbole— not everyone is under jewish control, just that they do control the most important politicians, if not they themselves are politicians.
Secondly, the video does not claim any such thing. It is about properly realising our selves and acting in a way that is proper in regards to our structure. Furthermore, i talked about the immortality of the soul because you yourself brought it up. I did so as to get it out off the way.
Thirdly, your reasoning and argumentation in regards to Descartes is nonsensical. To start off, his line of reasoning aimed to answer the question "what can i know purely from reason?", which is why it is relevant to our discussion, as it is not based in the material world, but in the immaterial. Now, i will not show you to slander Descartes any further, since you clearly do not understand his work. The distinction he makes between the extended and non-extended substances is perfectly reasonable and correctly points out the union between the mind and the body. In his writing, Descartes describes the non-extended substance, the mind/soul, as the one in control. He likened the deletion between the two as the following: the mind is like the ship captain, while the body is the ship. The ship needs the captain to sail, but the captain can act without the ship, the ship being merely what the sailor uses to traverse the sea. Continuing on, your final idea presented in the lady paragraph is simply idiotic and it showcases your failure to properly understand the context of Descartes' reasoning and basic differences between man and objects and the terms used. To begin with, objects can't "think" or "doubt". So your comparison is already dead in its tracks. The action used was completely reliant on reason, something that no one has behind humans.
>>102066109
Descartes himself theorised that the mind was located somewhere in the brain, interacting with the body through the pineal gland. Because of this, he considered any person without brain activity as thoroughly dead