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Originally Posted by Max Power  CT, You've got some bold statements presuming much about my beliefs. Belief in a god that isn't you is the ultimate cop out, always a puppet of the puppet master. What's the point of that? To bask in his glory and live under his creation? Seems rather pointless.
I do not believe in a god anywhere, I may have questioned the existance of god here on the forum, but that is in response to other forum members and that's hardly an admission that I believe in an almighty spirit being outside of myself.
Religion, like a belief that something outside of you has some kind of input is a form of control imposed by others for the control over others.
I respect your beliefs, but hardly agree on any level with them, telling me I'm wrong is fine as long as we can agree to disagree.
Enjoy!
Max |
Max, first of all, aplogies for coming across a bit heavy in that post.
When I was saying 'you', I meant 'one' or 'all of us'.
When you say 'Belief in a god that isn't you is the ultimate cop out', OK I can understand that view, but I could easily say 'Not believing in God is the ultimate cop out'. So, it becomes a pointless argument.
I was trying to get across a point in a rather bombastic way.
'One' can search for years and years for the truth, experimenting in all sorts of belief systems, till one day 'one' realizes one is old and sick and about to die. At that point, I believe things come full circle, and the things that matter are the good teachings we received as children, whether they were atheistic, Muslim, Christian or whatever; and these memories will come flooding back.
Those truths we can anchor onto as we pass out of this life, and help us not to fall prey to fear, illusion and despair.
I know it sounds a bit morbid, but I just felt I had to make that point.
It's like remembering what some old hobo might have told you years ago, 'Always go where the best is', or something like that.
I just strongly suspect that a lot of the ideas on this forum are just mind games and exercises in mentalism.
I realize a lot of people reading this are young, strong and energetic and want to try out different things. But when that fateful day arrives, will you be sure you have a rock solid foundation of truth to carry you through?
I also suspect that some of these new ideas, like wanting to remain youthful for ever, are a cop out in themselves and disguise an inner fear of physical death, which each and every one of us will experience.