Why I'm still not a Christian.
February 28, 2015 at 12:30 am
(This post was last modified: February 28, 2015 at 12:48 am by Whateverist.)
Premise: There is something greater than myself.
Hypothesis #1: that something is the grand everything, maker of it all who has nothing better to do than dote on every minor decision I make with an eye to judging my merit and/or guiding me.
Hypothesis #2: that something is an aspect of consciousness which includes me but is more than me. The totality of myself has an interest in my doings since it is inextricably tied up with me.
Umm .. I find the second option less .. I don't know .. insanely self absorbed and ..what's the word I'm looking for .. grandiose. That's the one. Yep, it is just a lot less extravagant to attribute that which is greater than myself to the organism/consciousness that gives rise to me.
Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful as hell. This organism had the wisdom to put me together and then develop into a creature with a conscious capacity for acting with learned independence in the moment. As long as I prove useful my organism will probably keep me going. It is humbling to realize you are not the final word on who you are or what you may do.
Might sound crazy as hell, but compare it to hypothesis #1. I rest my case.
Hypothesis #1: that something is the grand everything, maker of it all who has nothing better to do than dote on every minor decision I make with an eye to judging my merit and/or guiding me.
Hypothesis #2: that something is an aspect of consciousness which includes me but is more than me. The totality of myself has an interest in my doings since it is inextricably tied up with me.
Umm .. I find the second option less .. I don't know .. insanely self absorbed and ..what's the word I'm looking for .. grandiose. That's the one. Yep, it is just a lot less extravagant to attribute that which is greater than myself to the organism/consciousness that gives rise to me.
Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful as hell. This organism had the wisdom to put me together and then develop into a creature with a conscious capacity for acting with learned independence in the moment. As long as I prove useful my organism will probably keep me going. It is humbling to realize you are not the final word on who you are or what you may do.
Might sound crazy as hell, but compare it to hypothesis #1. I rest my case.
