Then what put us here, only a supreme entity could have devised such a miraculous creature at the human being. We are physically too complicated to have simply derived from a cell.
On Apr 20, 12:16 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Did you ever consider that religion simply fills a void within your > incomplete self? Recognizing self and all it's potential overcomes, > as you say, the frailties of the mind. Being faithful to a faith > based belief in a deity that oversees everything in your life is > merely abandonment of personal responsibility to the self, the who and > what you are all about. Every culture experiences the same mortal > life with all its hardships, diseases and woes regardless of religious > belief. > Anthropocentrism seems the main problem affecting the world and it's > inability to become stable. We have become a disconnected entity, > separated from our cosmic origin. This disconnect leaves us void of > the vision necessary for growth beyond the mundane. > God is a concept derived from ancient philosophies as a means of > creating tangible relevance to the unknown origins of life. As > philosophers groped with ideas they failed to reach reasonable truths > and therefore others injected there own ideas rendering the entire > concept as infinitely enigmatic. As science advanced to replace myths > major shifts in deity belief also took place which ultimately led to > the use of religious concepts as a way of controlling the mass > populace. I think God (the name we use) is the essence of all living > things and all things perceived to be as in everything you see and > everything you touch, the energy of life itself. > Religion implies absolute truth and therefore each religious group > must persecute those who fall outside of that truth, ergo, religious > wars and atrocities. Religion has yet to accomplish anything more > than duping people and stripping them of their ability to function > upon their own reason. > Two people of differing cultures can get along really well but when > you throw in differing religions they are more apt to want to kill > each other. > I don't need religion to love someone, to treat someone equally or to > have compassion. > > On Apr 19, 11:42 am, Rosey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I decided to start a new post as I originally intended it to be a > > response to the Purpose of Life post but felt it took another > > direction. > > > First off, tip of the hat to everyone in here. I discovered this > > group by chance. Second, purpose to life? Ah, the frailties of the > > mind, I have been walking backwards as I've grown weak in faith. I am > > muslim, I don't think anyone here is immature enough to negatively > > comment on such a label, but I do have one thing to say: When I was > > more faithful to my religion and consistent with prayers I felt a > > sense of completion and calmness. I could even say that I at one > > point I felt that I reached a temporary self actualization. It's not > > the religion, but more or less the idea of maintaining spirituality > > that keeps one fulfilled. Through my recent skepticisms and > > analyzations of religion as a whole I have been more distraught than > > I've ever been. Is it an oddysey? Why does one who has steered far > > from ideological beliefs that a supreme entity exists feel lost and > > agonizingly stressed? Wouldn't one be better off just accepting and > > following religion knowing that they are abiding by its rules > > accordingly? Isn't that comfort? > > > Sincerely, > > Lost- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
