1. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 288 If you live in one of the developed countries of the Western World you have probably turned on your

2. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 289 television at one time or another and seen a very dishonest looking person talking about a "rapture" where God was going to come back to earth and where the dishonest looking person and his (or her) friends were

3. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 290 going to be taken up to heaven while all the rest of us were left behind on the earth. When most of us see things like this on television (or read about things like this in a book about Bible Prophecy) we don't think too

4. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 291 much about it because we know that there is no way that something like that is ever going to happen. For one thing our knowledge of science makes us skeptical about people rising up into the sky and even if that was

5. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 292 possible it is unlikely that a divine creature like God would only take the dishonest people up into a "rapture" and then leave everybody else behind.

6. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 293 But even though we know that something like this could never happen some of us are still concerned when we see a television show (or read a book) that talks about Bible Prophecy and a rapture where all of the dishonest people

7. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 294 are taken up into heaven and where everyone else is left behind. To understand why church people continue talking about a rapture when science tells us that this could never happen, it might be useful to see what would

8. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 295 happen if one of the people who is a doubting Thomas could sit down and talk openly with a church leader about the rapture and Bible Prophecy. If a doubting Thomas could sit down with a church leader and talk openly

9. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 296 about these topics the conversation might go something like the following: "Church Leader," asks the doubting Thomas, "people in the church have

10. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 297 been preaching about the Antichrist (or the anti- Christian spirit) for over 200 years. In every generation people in the church have believed that they were living in the last times

11. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 298 and that the Christians would soon be attacked by an anti- Christian beast that would try to swallow them up. They believed that when this happened they would have to resist the beast and that if they successfully resisted the

12. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 299 beast, then instead of the beast devouring them and swallowing them up, the church people would swallow up the beast. I know that you as a Church Leader in the world today who was raised with the same knowledge of

13. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 300 science that I was raised with would probably have trouble picturing a situation where people started rising up into heaven and where they disappeared totally from the earth while everyone else was left behind."

14. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 301 "First of all, Thomas," replied the Church Leader, "I'd like to say that I will talk openly with you today but I want you to know that if you repeat anything that I say to another person, I will deny that our conversation ever took place.

15. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 302 You are right in assuming that I do not believe that one morning the phones will be ringing off the hooks at police departments around the world with people reporting that their friends and relatives are missing and that later

16. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 303 everyone will learn that a fairly large percentage of the people on earth have disappeared because they have been suddenly taken up to heaven in a rapture. Thomas, what I'm about to say might not seem

17. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 304 to fit in with our discussion about the rapture and Bible Prophecy but it is important. Many people such as yourself who doubt the existence of spiritual forces are victims of something

18. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 305 called spiritual slavery. Those people such as yourself who are victims of spiritual slavery will often have other people deprive them of their spiritual energy early in life and also throughout their life.

19. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 306 One way that people make other people into their spiritual slaves is by doing something unfair to them or saying something unfair about them and then denying that they have done anything wrong. When people make

20. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 307 other people into spiritual slaves they will also blame them unfairly whenever something goes wrong."

21. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 308 "When a person becomes another person's spiritual slave, they end up absorbing the pressure that should be going to the person who has made them into their spiritual slave. The individual who has been made into a spiritual

22. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 309 slave will have to deal with not only the pressure in their own life but they also will have to absorb the pressure that is being directed towards the person who has made them into spiritual slave. If they eventually, with insight

23. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 310 into the nature of their situation, get some sort of psychological release where they no longer feel the need to absorb the pressure of the people who made them into a spiritual slave, they will notice very soon that they

24. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 311 will have increased pressure put upon them by people who are upset that the person who made them into a spiritual slave is not happy about the new situation where they have to absorb the pressure that was previously absorbed

25. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 312 for them by their spiritual slave. The person who has been forced to become a spiritual slave might also be accused of being evil after they break free from their spiritual slavery. The ones who have been using them as

26. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 313 a spiritual slave might say that they are feeling increased negative spiritual energy coming into them and they might claim that the spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person is evil and has put a

27. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 314 curse on them and that is why they are feeling increased negative spiritual energy coming into them. Actually, they are just feeling the negative spiritual energy that the spiritually and psychologically vulnerable

28. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 315 person had been absorbing for them through the years. But being as the person who made the more vulnerable person into a spiritual slave is going through obvious spiritual and psychological pain as a result

29. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 316 of what has occurred, it will appear to anyone observing the situation that the spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person probably has in fact put some sort of a curse on the other person. The

30. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 317 spiritual slave will now be cast in the role of an evil person and the person who had been a spiritual slave will be forced to go back into their old role where they were being forced to absorb the pressure that is being

31. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 318 directed towards the person who had made the spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person into their spiritual slave."

32. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 319 Person A (a person who is pressuring Person C) Person B (a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person) Person C (a person who has made Person B their spiritual slave) Below is an example of a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person, or spiritual slave (Person B) being forced to absorb pressure that is being sent by the person on the left (Person A) to the person on the right (Person C). In the following graphic you see what happens if Person B manages to get out of the line of fire between Person A and Person C.

33. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 320 Person A (a person who is pressuring Person C) Person B (a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person) Person C (a person who has made Person B their spiritual slave) Below is an example of a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person (Person B) managing to get out of the line of fire between Person A and Person C. As can be expected, Person C will probably not be very happy about having to absorb the pressure that is now coming into them from Person A (pressure that was once being absorbed for them by Person B).

34. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 321 Person A (a person who is pressuring Person C) Person B (a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person) Person C (a person who has made Person B their spiritual slave) Below is an example of a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person (Person B) being forced to absorb pressure that is being sent by the person on the left (Person A) to the person on the right (Person C). For a short time Person B had managed to get out of the line of fire, but then Person C complained that Person B had put a curse on them that was sending negative spiritual energy into them. The negative spiritual energy was actually coming from Person A, but the group forced Person B to once again start absorbing the pressure that was being sent by Person A to Person C.

35. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 322 "Thomas, it is very hard for people who use other people as their spiritual slaves to stop what they are doing and to set their spiritual slaves free. Back in the 1800's many people were forced to give up their slaves. This

36. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 323 was hard for them because the slaves were a source of very inexpensive labor for them. When they were forced to give up their slaves they had to start hiring people at the market rate for employees and that rate was much

37. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 324 higher than what they previously had to pay to use slaves to do the work that needed to be done. In the same way it is hard for people who have spiritual slaves to give up those spiritual slaves. When they

38. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 325 give up their spiritual slaves and are forced to deal with the pressures that the spiritual slave had previously been absorbing for them, they will find that their lives will start to become much more difficult for them.

39. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 326 Do you have any questions about what we've discussed so far, Thomas?” "Actually, Church Leader", replied Thomas, "I think I understand and I think that I agree with a lot of what

40. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 327 you've said. It is true that people such as myself have become spiritual slaves against our wishes and that it is hard for us to break free from our spiritual slavery because of the side effects

41. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 328 that occur when we start to break free (the major side effect being that the people who have been using us as spiritual slaves cannot handle the increased pressures that

42. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 329 they feel when we start to break free from our spiritual slavery)". "At first, Church Leader, I thought you might be getting a bit off topic when you started talking about spiritual

43. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 330 slavery but I think I understand where spiritual slavery fits into our original discussion about the rapture and Bible Prophecy. I think it is clear to most people in the world that a lot of the people who use other people as their

44. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 331 spiritual slaves refer to themselves as being Christians and refer to people who are spiritual slaves as being non-Christians. So it could be argued that the people who serve as spiritual

45. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 332 slaves have the spirit of the Antichrist because they are not Christians. But many people question how this could be true because the Antichrist is supposed to be a powerful beast and people

46. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 333 who serve as other people's spiritual slaves are not powerful people at all. They are obviously not powerful and they have a lot of trouble succeeding in life because the spiritual energy that they need in order to succeed in

47. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 334 life is constantly being drained out of them by the people who have made them into spiritual slaves."

48. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 335 "I think I understand where you are going with this analysis, Church Leader. It seems to me that a lot of the people in the church today still hold on to the imperialistic ideas of the 1800’s. It also seems to me

49. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 336 that the spiritual force that we call God is actually the combined spiritual energy of the people who say that they believe in God at this point in history. When people in the church today pray to God they are picturing in their

50. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 337 minds a "person" who was born into an upper middle class family in one of the developed countries of the world. This "person", who represents the combined spiritual energy of the people in the developed countries of

51. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 338 the world who claim to believe in God, had exchanges of spiritual energy with other people coming into them from their community early in life that cemented into their soul a firm belief in

52. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 339 the idea that "you should not give a sucker an even break" and that you should make every effort you possibly can to break, crush, or destroy anybody who is a sucker and anybody who is weak. But of course this "person" who the

53. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 340 church people pray to always was and always is careful to give the impression to other people that they are kind and compassionate (they know that it is easier to trick other

54. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 341 people if they do not see who you actually are). This "person" who the church people picture as being God in their minds feels that it in order for them to maintain their wealth and to maintain

55. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 342 their levels of spiritual energy, it is necessary for them to oppress and to trick other people (and this includes increasing their levels of spiritual energy by

56. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 343 making other people into their personal spiritual slaves).” "That's right, Thomas," said the Church Leader, "and the people who serve as spiritual slaves are afraid that the

57. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 344 church people who use them as spiritual slaves (and the non church people who use them as spiritual slaves) are going to devour them (or swallow them up). And the church people (and non- church people) who use other

58. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 345 people as spiritual slaves are afraid that if their spiritual slaves gain their spiritual freedom then they (the people who had been using other people as spiritual slaves) will be devoured (or swallowed up) because they

59. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 346 will no longer be able to handle the increased pressure they would feel if they were no longer allowed to use other people as their spiritual slaves.”

60. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 347 "Thomas, this is hard for me to say because I am one of the people who uses other people as spiritual slaves. It is becoming increasingly difficult for those of us in the church to talk about the Antichrist and the rapture

61. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 348 because people are becoming increasingly aware that the people in the church who use spiritual slaves (and people who are not in the church who use spiritual slaves) are actually the bad guys and that the people who serve as

62. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 349 spiritual slaves are actually the good guys. If Christ were physically alive today he would probably be supportive of the people who church people label as having the spirit of the Antichrist and he would probably not be very

63. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 350 supportive of the people in the church. Most people in the church today know deep in their hearts that Christ would not approve of what happens when people who are spiritual slaves are continually denied their much

64. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 351 needed freedom. Many people in the church today look forward to a rapture that they believe will take place in the very near future. They know that the people who serve as spiritual slaves have been under increasing

65. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 352 amounts of pressure over the past few years as they have been denied in their attempts to break free from their spiritual slavery. These spiritual slaves who have been trying to break free have been pushed further and

66. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 353 further into their roles as spiritual slaves (causing them to lose more and more of their spiritual energy and forcing them to give more of their spiritual energy to the people who have made them into spiritual slaves). The people

67. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 354 in the church who gain power from these people who they use as spiritual slaves dream of a coming rapture where the spiritual slaves will finally stop fighting the roles they have been given as spiritual slaves and where they will be

68. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 355 forced to give their slave masters even more of their spiritual energy than they have given them before. Thomas, when you see a dishonest looking man or woman on television talking about the coming

69. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 356 rapture, you might think that they are talking foolish or crazy. They are not. They really do believe (and they have good reason to believe) that a time is coming soon when their spiritual energy levels will rise to a higher

70. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 357 level than their spiritual levels have ever been before. And if you (and if people who are similar to you) are not careful, Thomas, the spiritual levels of those people who have made people such as yourself into their spiritual slaves will

71. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 358 someday rise up to such a high level that they will feel like they are in heaven (or in a spiritual paradise) even though their physical bodies will still be here on this earth. Thomas, if you want to break free from your spiritual

72. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 359 slavery before the rapture that the church people are dreaming about comes (when you will be forced to give even more of your spiritual energy to the people who have made you into a spiritual slave), then you are going to

73. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 360 have to, with insight, learn to understand that while the religious myths might not be true, the spiritual forces that those religious myths are based on are real."

74. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 361 Below is an example of a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person, or spiritual slave (Person B) managing to get out of the line of fire between Person A and Person C. Once before Person B had gotten out of the line of fire but then Person C complained about the increased pressure they were feeling and the group forced Person B to absorb the pressure once again. This time, with insight into the situation, Person B was able to get out of the line of fire and was able to stay out of the line of fire. Person B (a spiritually and psychologically vulnerable person) Person C (a person who has made Person B their spiritual slave) Person A (a person who is pressuring Person C)

75. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 362 "Thomas, it appears that cultures throughout the world will eventually move away from the old fashioned practice of using other people as spiritual slaves, but it will no doubt take some

76. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 363 time for this change to take place. In the meantime, it would be good for all of us, people such as you who serve as spiritual slaves and also people such as myself who use other people as their

77. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 364 spiritual slaves, to keep trying to understand more about the nature of spiritual slavery. The transition from the old way of doing things to whatever new order that may develop will probably be smoother if we can learn to

78. The Philosophy of Exotischism Ignorance Is No Excuse 365 understand more about the dynamics of the old fashioned practice of using other people as spiritual slaves." Copyright 2010 Don Bergquist