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wonder111 said:
yes, i've heard of it. I think they were selling it in Christian stores at one point, maybe they still are? what's so different about it?
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was written by Hellen Schucman which was a research psychologist, an atheist and a Jew. She claimed receiving revelations from Jesus in the form of dictations.

Some say it started as an experiment. Think about it! Schucman was a research psychologist; she was into experiments on minds, she did not believe in God, therefore she did not have any qualms or fear of God for misleading people and lying about him and she decided to test the gullibility of human beings. She invents a religion using Christian terminology to target the Christians, even though she does not believe in Christianity. Why Christians only? Aren’t the rest of people children of God too?

Some of its teachings:

“There is no life outside of Heaven. Where God created life, there life must be. In any state apart from Heaven life is illusion. At best it seems like life; at worst, like death. (T-23.II.19:all)[7]



Real life is only Mind, but the body is a lifeless illusion and God did not make the body”
“ The body neither lives nor dies, because it cannot contain you who are life. …God did not make the body, because it is destructible, and therefore not of the Kingdom. (T-6.V.A.1:all) & (T-6.V.A.2:1) [8]



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So who made the body?


Even if we assumed this absurdity were true, there is nothing new in that. This is the Berkley’s idealism. According to Berkeley's principal metaphysical position “nothing, including material objects, exists apart from perception; external objects are ultimately collections of ideas and sensations.” [9]


 "There is no need for help to enter Heaven for you have never left. But there is need for help beyond yourself as you are circumscribed by false beliefs of your Identity, Which God alone established in reality. (C-5.1:1-3) [14]


"Once an individual has been caught in the world of perception he is caught in a dream. He cannot escape without help, because everything his senses show him merely witnesses to the reality of the dream" (A Course In Miracles: What Is It?, p. 7). [10] Evil does not exist. It is an illusion that must be overcome by right thinking.

"Innocence is wisdom because it is unaware of evil, and evil does not exist." [T33/38] [15]

And there is no sin!

"4. No one is punished for sins, and the Sons of God are not sinners. 5. Any concept of punishment involves the projection of blame, and reinforces the idea that blame is justified. " T-6.I.16] [17]

And it starts of by attempting to brainwash there victims:

“Some of the ideas the workbook presents you will find hard to believe, and others may seem to be quite startling. This does not matter. You are merely asked to apply the ideas as you are directed to do. You are not asked to judge them at all. You are asked only to use them. It is their use that will give them meaning to you, and will show you that they are true. [24]

And this all in the name of LOVE. VERY VERY Scary!!
 
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right, it doesn't sound like Christianity. It sounds like things people were talking about in philosophy class though, (physical reality being an illusion) at least i'm pretty sure that's what they were talking about lol!

these kind of teachings are all over, but I think this book is now seen as a joke. On the tv show Will and Grace, Will said to Grace "sorry for the things I did to you in the past, and I'm sorry for getting you involved in a course in miracles" hahha
 
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It actually has a close resemblance to hinduasim but uses Christian terminology.

I hope people to see through this course. I think I heard Oprah bought a 1,000 copies for her guests. Ouch!!

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there have been several attempts to "debunk" Christianity using these types of methods.
 
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