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November 7, 2013 at 1:07 pm (This post was last modified: November 7, 2013 at 1:09 pm by Lemonvariable72.)
(November 7, 2013 at 7:19 am)Lion IRC Wrote: I can't remember a time when I didn't think God was obvious and necessary.
And if you were born in saudia arabia would you not say the same about allah?
(November 7, 2013 at 6:14 am)GodsRevolt Wrote:
I grew up in Catholic school with some angry nuns that didn't like questions, and I was asking a lot of them by fifth grade. So by seventh grade, when I repeated got the "mysterious ways" answer and told that I could not participate in the extracurricular activities because of my "attitude" I decided to I was atheist.
After arguing my mom in to a half heart attack I transferred myself out of the private school and into public school where I was free of religion class, but I still had unanswered questions, so I kept looking. I looked into eastern traditions and I saw a lot of wisdom in them. I loved the book Sidhartha and the eight fold path and everything, but I honestly felt like there was something missing from it. I admired the search for knowledge and understanding within the universe, but it felt a bit counterintuitive to me to be full of passion and bottle it up at the same time. To feel so full of everything but work so hard to empty yourself.
I got into some of the more depressing philosophies (nihilism and existentialism) near the end of high school, but the more I thought about those the more I started to think that philosophers spend a lot of time trying to sound smart without really saying much of anything.
By college I was an apathetic agnostic as for as God was concerned, but I still wanted answers, and when someone had an idea about something I followed them with it. I tried to just open up to any possibility, to seek out truth and challenge it, because Truth should be able to stand up to challenge and not be swayed. I decided this and it put me into some awkward positions. I was hanging with some LDS for a little while, I joined an atheist group in town to hear what they spoke about. I talked with professors and friends about their experiences.
And then some things happened that would not be taken seriously in this forum but they were so specific to me and who I was at the time that to challenge them would be to challenge who I am or ever was as a person. And so here I am.
I know it sounds ridiculous, but you asked and so I am offering it up.
Too be honest with you, the "ridiculous" part is what I'm asking about.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
