[quote=scaredyclassic]It’s pretty obvious that G-d doesn’t exist. It’s not a particularly interesting question. If you really think there’s some supernatural creature in the sky who is actually interested in you, well, come on , you really probably already know in your bones that it’s not true. the louder people profess their faith, the more i think, yeah, well, you wouldnt need to sound so conviinced if you were convinced.
On the other hand, i think religion is a useful andgood thing, and that it’s worthwhile to try to have people, particularly young people, participate in it and to get some of them to believe for at least as long as we can. It has some good effects. it’s calming. It kind of gives a sense of meaning and purpose. it explains reality for people in interesting, layered, resonant stories.. it specializes in boundaries. it lays down rules. it provides tradition, ritual and fellowship. it’s GOOD….i like em all. muslims, christians, jews, mormons, miscellany, whatever ya got…
but, really, in reality, in real reality, i assure you, no one out there,no supernatural being cares about you in particular. i think we all deep down know that, , from just looking around the globe, and at history, that we are pretty much on our own down here….the louder people protest that basic truth, the more you know they don’t believe it themselves. That wouldnt act like such greedy boors if they really did…[/quote]
IMO, there’s a big difference between a god who takes a personal interest in individuals and a “higher power” or energy or life force or whatever you want to call it. Do we just go blank when we die, forever switched off, or does our energy continue beyond that which we can see, feel, hear, and smell, etc?
We know for a fact that we can only see, hear, smell, sense an infinitesimally small portion of what exists. (We also know that some people and animals can sense things along the various spectra that others cannot.) Why in the world would anyone think that we know all there is to know about the energies (or whatever we want to call it) in the universe? How can anyone possible make any claims to know that something does or does not exist for a fact?
