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Another Your Heart Today concert wrapped up; extremely tough crowd (but only because they didn’t know how to react I hope)
Pics at the gallery
This is actually the end of this post, but it would be a good segue to a topic I’ve always wanted to blog about. Continue reading at your own peril.
Read MoreWe all want to be the person we know ourselves to be, and for others to recognise this and treat us with respect. We want to live without being dominated by fear, to enjoy good relationships, and to have a secure place in our society. No one is better than anyone else by virtue of their beliefs.
When we are able to be the person we know ourselves to be, without vanity or self-pity, we have the wonderful experience of feeling at home with everything that exists. Some people describe this in religious terms, some in terms of nature, but, whatever, we do not feel the need to have a religion tell us what we should believe.
My thoughts exactly. I’m not religious, but I do believe in God… not necessarily the way my religion paints Him to be. – but ultimately, I believe in the existence of a higher being.
BUT, I’m also a skeptic – in the sense that I accept that I don’t know anything for certain – which I think is the fundamental issue between the “extremes” of religious and non-religious. The former always seem so sure, with no exception. I guess that’s fine for the most part, but when it starts affecting their relationships with fellow humans in an unreasonable way, thats when it’s not – that’s why Religion has no place in government – because it’s bound to hit that wall if you tried integrating the two.
As implicitly stated in the TED video I posted a while back. It does NOT take a “belief system” to establish healthy morals or perspective. Most of humanity, regardless of race, culture, or creed, are in solidarity when it comes to what’s fair and just.
If this doesn’t inspire you, I don’t know what the hell will.
So there you have it, the LHC has been on, and we’re still alive. 1 Granted, they haven’t kicked it up to full steam yet. Naturally; anyone with half a brain should know that we experience “reactions” of greater magnitude in our everyday lives… undetected.
But for all the idiots who are still worried – thinking that the LHC will kill us all, here’s a nice site to keep you updated – complete with RSS feed:
– via Daring Fireball
Kidding aside, we’re living in exciting times folks.
I suggest all over-zealous religious nut-jobs take a chill pill and just let Science discover what it can. Your Religious beliefs are safe; the LHC still can’t prove/disprove the existence of a supreme being. Though I’m really hoping that, at the very least, it could provide enough information to shut those fucking creationists up once and for all 😉
Notes
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I just saw this comment while surfing the web and I just wanted to share it.
That’s the biggest difference I see between theists and atheists generally… atheists (and honestly, even agnostics) tend to take personal responsibility for what they do in their life and their actions. Theists tend to want to blame other people, other things, circumstances, satan, whatever for whatever bad happens. Strangely, it reminds me of people blaming violent video games for school shootings. Both are a load of crap.
You’re responsible for the choices you make. End of story.
Coming from, I suppose, is the “agnostic” side of the fence; biased as it may be, I have to say that the comment above was spot on. Having some higher being to represent good or evil is just too damn convenient for hardcore believers’ own good.
