One can see why Marx thought religion the opiate of the masses - or at least I guess one could if one knew what a wad of opium does when shoved where the sun don't shine - which is how Victorians tended to use it. That people want these experiences to comfort them or to find glory in is disturbed and disturbing. John Wheeler said the sun would not shine if there was nothing to radiate to. Even that might need stripping bare for the scientist. Life is hard and I'd like some explanations as to why and what kind of future might be worth putting in some hard ground for. I essentially think religion is for the weak, or those of us rendered weak. I would repair with future memories not linger with dead texts from mad societies.
There's a place called 'The Quotations Page' Alan - it Googles up and it's free to register. This turns up all kinds of sage quotations and expands into origins. Better, incidentally, despite my views, to exist to shine forth God's glory than grubb money as a lying banker. On 3 Dec, 20:42, Alan Wostenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > You exist to shine forth God's glory, and be happy with Him forever in > heaven. > > Molly, that was a good quote by Aquinas you posted. Do you know where > he wrote it? I'd like to go read it. > > On Dec 2, 9:29 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Perhaps why we exist is defined by what Thomas Aquinas thought of as > > salvation: “Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to > > know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to > > know what he ought to do.” Can our beliefs, desires and moral actions > > answer the question why? -- 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.
