| Re: Religon, is it true? This is not to say that relegion is true but this is to say that we are subjects to a power higher then human intelligence and possibly the source of everything even "chance" and the chaotic nature of the univers upon which we base our pinciples.
Those exact same principles which are proven solely by our existence support this.
Let's put things into perspective.
-We are each of us, 1 of about 6-8 billion people on the face of this planet.
-This planet is one of (an arguable) 13 known planets within our system.
-Our system is one of innumerable stars within a galaxy and our galaxy is one of an infinite number of galaxies.
-If we try to comprehend the sheer size of the univers we gradually get a headache... that's because to the universe each of us individually is actually less in size then one electron of one atom in relation to our size, to the universe (which could then be part of a larger thing of which we can't possibly fathom)
-Basically we know nothing.
Now suppose I were to take just one atom from your body from anywhere. That's all it is an atom. More specifically it's a cluster of matter and energy which is so impossibly small that we can't see them with our normal eyes. This atom has no mind no desire it simply exists.
Then, what is it that causes all of the atoms which make up your body to do so? They aren't being pulled together by any known attraction. There is virtually nothing stopping them from all flying off in different directions instantaneously. Some will argue the principle of attraction and so forth but this is rubbish because in all actuality the universe is expanding and everything within it is being propelled to do so as well. So really we shouldn't exist. We are some sort of exception to the principles upon which we found our knowledge and understanding.
Do you see the paradox yet? We justify our laws of nature by things which we experience but our experience is actually a flaw to that system.
In our feeble minds, some are optimistic and to them it may seem that something (or someone) has willingly caused our existence. Then there are those who refuse to accept the "truth" as such and hide behind a flawed science or some other form of pure ignorance, commiting the same heinous crime as "relegion."
There are the few who have merely accepted that science is not complete enough to say that there isn't/ is some supreme being because that's like a child calling his/ her parents imaginary. It just doesn't make sense because there isn't any proof to back it up. At the same time realizing that there is a possibility that there might not be a "god" or anything at all. In which case these people ask themselves, "which way do I stand to lose more?" (we've already determined that there isn't anything to gain from our lack of knowledge, only hope) Then they choose according to their heart finding their path in this confusing existence.
The rest are ignorant and scared. They are those who have not yet arrived at any conclusion so they accuse everyone around them of being fake. Creating unnecessary wars and strife and dividing people by the same confusion that they themselves have.
Relegion is not fake because it's representative of the confusion that the whole world shares; the fact that noone really knows for 100% sure about anything even the true nature of their own existence. However to say that a person is wrong for bettering themselves, is a flaw which our entire society shares because of a lack of confidence in the strength of the individual. The only truth that we can achieve in this world stems from our existence itself, that people exist for progression. Exemplified by our curious nature. We progress the most when we are unified. Erego, acceptance is the key to the knowledge which we all seek.
Last edited by Corvus; May 01, 2008 at 01:37 PM.
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