I was hesitant to go here so soon, but the growing pressure of my thoughts on religion must be bled off sooner than later. Please be forewarned that many of my views
conflict with "mainstream" religions, so if you are easily offended by
having your beliefs challenged, I suggest you proceed with caution.
Also, keep in mind that my goal is not to invalidate or change anyone's
beliefs (I think everyone is entitled to their own), rather to simply share mine. OK, honesty-check here, I admit I'd feel some satisfaction if you were to find logic, substance and purpose in what I write, and even gravitate towards understanding my universal point of view... but that's your choice, not mine. Just remember, if I didn't have some sort of motivation with this, I wouldn't be doing it, right??
I'm calling this Part 1 for several reasons. For one, I could write a novel on the topic, and perhaps I will. Second, I'm striving for a "soft start" on the topic, given its sensitive nature. Finally, I admit I suffer from a more than slightly meticulous writing style, and am spreading myself thin these days with a number of projects, so I should prepare you for my slow-as-molasses delivery with these posts. I'm working on that. Please just stick with me here, I think it will be worth your while.
Moving on... it's not just religion I want to talk about, but science - religion's nemesis - as way too many have come to think of it. I
don't think it has to be this way. This battle lies in many folks' perceived divergence between science and religion... but please understand, there is no divergence between science and God! For if God created
everything, that which science seeks to define, the two are very much on
the same team.
As I see it, the problem is we have too much "religion" - something created by
human culture (NOT God) - that makes a notable habit of defying the laws of
science and the Universe - laws that not only clearly exist and have been proven, but laws that could be advantageously viewed by all as the work of
God, or some "Higher Power", (or at the very least, laws that simply
explain "the way things are" in the eyes of an atheist). This human fault could even be seen as a sacrilege to God, but I'll get more into that later.
Personally, I don't claim a particular faith, and I think that's the way to go. But I will say that I believe in a Higher Power, something special, that we can only grasp slightly in our physical lives (if we are open to it), but also something that we will have no choice to experience when we die. Too many people wait till they're old to realize this. Why not realize it now, and do the right thing? Live the best life you can. You've been given these tools, and this purpose, from birth, so why not discard any bad things you've acquired and make the best of it. It's never to late to clean your plate.
I'll leave it at that for now, but much more to come. I didn't want to wait any longer to get this started.
My love to all.
................. just getting back to this, so bear with me. I recall working on a revised version of the above, but am not finding it. So, I'm deciding to keep this post as is, and in the course of future posts, will certainly cover whatever I thought I would have covered in a revised version. Hopefully I'm picking up some much needed momentum again in sharing my thoughts with this and many more things.
Please stick with me, and share with friends and family; I think what I have to say is pretty important, but again, I will say that's not entirely my call. In other words, stick with me here, read and process my words, and make your own decisions. That's all I can ask for.
