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Some of my conclusions about religion:
The binary/dual essence of nature is a strong one:
In life, we have the sun and the moon, good and bad, 1 and 0, up and down, on
and off, hot and cold, left and right, in love or not in love, republican and
democrat - the list goes on. Similarly, we have: heaven and hell; God and the
devil seem to be more so a manifestation of the binary need for good and evil
than does the idea of a heaven/hell being a home for two opposing and omniscient
beings. If I were a primitive, misfortunate, truth-seeking human being, I would
be just as prone to create a living "force" out of the word "evil" as any other
man would be that could not explain what he saw -- and slap a letter 'd' on the
front. Consider the sparrow who experiences the days and the nights in a world
full of unexplainable sights and sounds. The sparrow can no more explain mathematics
and love than the human can explain the origins of the universe. Does that
necessarily mean that the sparrow should try and define his world?
Should we? This ability to give up the need for such an explanation is the
core of the agnostic. Needless to say, this statement in no way obviates the
need for science, but the contrary. It objectifies the scientist's perspective
to that knowledge which is readily available to him in order to investigate
the unknown. The agnostic just knows when "when its time go home".
Religious people are no different than atheists
, or at least the popular definition of an atheist: Religious people have faith and certainty that a god exists. Atheists have faith and certainty that a god does not exist. Both of them base their opinions on faith. That makes them both subject to the same flaws of irrationality.
I might not have cared about my religious position on things
if society did not care about it too: The burden of proof of
whether a god exists rests on the person who decided to bring the possibility to
life. It is their concern that the existence of a god makes a difference, but
not that concern of the agnostics'.
I can lead just as normal of a life being an agnostic
as any religious person can: As long as I am happy with myself, a religion or a belief in something higher is not necessary for me to affect change in my own life. Only those people that care will spend their lives worrying about it.
The bible, the Karan, the Torah
.........they were all written by man: For all I know, those men could have been drunk on B.C.-century ale while they were writing these things.
If you are a seasoned believer of any religion and have lived or been raised that way into a permanent and closed state of mind, chances are that the idea of someone "questioning God's existence" won't make any sense to you. That's fine though: Your faith is your life and I believe that faith is a thread in society that should never, ever be taken away. It provides a groundwork for people to live by, and if that makes the world a better place, then I'm all for it.
And finally.....infinity exists
. I have this whole theory (which I only look at as theory) on infinity. This idea
almost convinced me to be atheist, but it wasn't enough. If you're
curious, you can read what I wrote here.
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