To change things around a bit, I've decided that my next post should be on the nature of religion, that ever forbidden topic in polite conversation. Marx said that religion is the opiate of the masses, a tool for placation and control. I personally think that religion, for all its vagueness and nigh incomprehensibility, at least from a purely logical standpoint, without relying on any inherent logical flaws, that's why its called faith right? But my tangentially minded thoughts aside, although I’ll talk about the nature of faith later. Religion's purpose is to ignite the hearts and souls of the people as well as inspire the dreams and enforce a moral code upon the people based on a mutual belief and understanding. But the funny thing about it is that every religion ever promotes a concept called free will, which is somehow concurrent with an God who is omniscient omnipotent and omnipresent or gods who are kinda like us, which seems infinitely more believable. Pascal's Wager is a statement that tells an individual to assume that God exists and to act accordingly, cause the possibility of a neutral to good ending is higher that way. One shouldn't assume anything, cause in the end, what I believe is the truth is that one must find their own truth and make their choice to believe in it. For example, if I want to believe that I am the reincarnation of a centuries old magician and I make that my truth, then that is my reality. In the end reality is merely attributed to the perceptions of the one who views it.
This blog is just here to help me put my thoughts down. Physically I am human, and 17 years old. Regardless of what you do, who you are, or where you live, the fact of the matter is that we must live in the now, not in dreams or hopes, to create a better tomorrow. That is the truth as I see it, my core belief, the quintessential element of my being. I wish I could write more in the description, but I am afraid that my limits at 500 characters. Peace.
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