(April 20, 2013 at 5:18 pm)Love Wrote:(April 20, 2013 at 4:56 pm)Joel Wrote: I also think that, assuming Jesus was a real person, a lot of the things he taught were good things. But I think they were already good things: not good just because he taught them.
I work 'goodness' into my life, and a lot of people I know see that. I just don't understand why you must ascribe that label to yourself when it's not conventional Christianity.
Whether or not you believe it's original Christianity, couldn't you do all this without that and show that what people believe Christianity to be - is not necessary?
To me, you just sound like a 'good' atheist - not a Christian.
Well, I guess. At the end of the day "Christianity" is only a label; it is my personal experience that I value, not labels. I used to be a "good" atheist, but as I have stated in my writings on this thread, I now believe that Jesus experienced "God" in his consciousness; God being the primary source of love, morality and truth. It does sound extremely counter intuitive, obviously absurd to atheists, but it's what I believe to be true.
I am trying to work out what God actually is because I certainly do not believe that him/her/it is an omnipotent and omniscient being, but I do believe that it is omnipresent and is probably the driving force behind nature, like a panentheistic entity. It feels like a universal consciousness that can probably be experienced more intensely through the use of psychedelic drugs, such as DMT, mescaline, mushrooms and LSD.
Well okay. Good luck on your... Journey?
