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Originally Posted by cylon  I feel whatever "it" is, it is much bigger than that. So in a way I've transcended the concept of God, altogether, in my own way. |
I find that happens a lot in admirable people. Those who are or were religious inevitably come around to questioning the popular notion of "God" and find it insufficient. It happened to me, just as it happened to you. That is, by the way, how a religion evolves, is reframed and reconsidered and recontextualized. Such thinkers, when they are not called heretics and blasphemers, become the drivers of change in a religious society and may be heralded as prophets for ages to come. Christianity is remarkably unique in that both Christ and Paul existed so close together; only Islam comes close. Thus both religions, while relatively recent on the world stage, are also surprisingly nimble.
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Originally Posted by cylon Being someone who continually questions their own spiritual beliefs IS a hard life. It's worth it. As long as I accept I'll never know everything, it makes learning about what I can know about, more fun. |
Madame de Stael once said, "One must chose in life between boredom and suffering." I agree with her, and enjoy my suffering for it.
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Originally Posted by cylon I guess I felt that I had to pick and choose. But I don't have to.... I don't need labels anymore. Labels are only there to aid you in explaining things to other people... but I'm doing this stuff for me, not to prove anything. |
Well put.