We're all entitled to our beliefs. Most days...I believe there has to be an intelligence to the universe--except for certain parts of New Jersey...

But seriously...organized religion is okay 'til it tries to convert me. And every religion seems to have fringe groups that take everything too literally. Are abortion clinic bombers any better than the Taliban?

To me, God and religion are two distinct, separate things.

So...I cherry pick things I believe from Buddhism, Christianity, paganism, Gnosticism, and existentialism. Most religions seem to get most of it right--and if there is a god, I think that THAT god values those of us who thirst for truth, and don't have "faith based" beliefs.

I mean, why can't "doubt" (as well as faith) lead to enlightenment? Think Larry Darrell/The Razor's Edge, here...If you really hunger for truth, believing or not believing in god is of secondary importance. So hey, hunger for truth, and let the chips fall where they may...at least then life may become a bit more of an adventure, because we are living it with an adventurous spirit.

I like Scott Campbell's comment early on; how it's simply HARDER for existentialists. That is very true. It is, very simply, much harder to find "meaning" in a godless universe, because we are left to our own accord, and have to make it all about THIS LIFE--finding meaning in in here and now, while surrounded by all the poverty and chaos and hate and all...that doesn't mean, though, that it's not worth the effort. For some, at least, it seems to be.

Scientists want to find God, somewhere in their science. They probably won't, but don't think for a second that their pursuit won't unexpectedly lead to something quite grand.


Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 04/13/12 08:21 AM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice
Fortune depends on the tone of your voice

-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon)
from the song "Songs of Love"
from the album "Casanova" (1996)