The Cellar  

Go Back   The Cellar > Main > Philosophy

Philosophy Religions, schools of thought, matters of importance and navel-gazing

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 10-25-2006, 11:54 PM   #28
Urbane Guerrilla
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Southern California
Posts: 6,674
Quote:
Originally Posted by theirontower
Personally I went to a Christian school as a young boy until the age of 8 or 9, when the priests and I fell out badly due to my questions and their anger. That situation has been a defining moment in my life since then. As a college debater I was driven by the need to know, then exited the scene understanding that there is no "know" there is only perspective.
This sort of thing makes me sad -- though, and especially since, it needn't happen. The godly way of life bears explanation. Perhaps you should not have taken their impatience, though, for not having an answer. One of those priests probably did, but you didn't find him nor hear it. It's the sort of thing one can often better follow or understand with an adult mind.

Quote:
I think organized religion is a cheater's way out. We weren't meant to follow a book to god, we have to find it in our way, each of us. That book takes all the discourse out of it. How do you sit on a rock in the middle of no where and talk to god if all the answers are in that book? Its so easy to be told that these are the rules god laid out, now be a good boy. It just doesn't give much room for spiritual progression or enlightenment. Personally, I have never felt the presence of god around other people or their creations, only when I am in the deep outdoors all by myself do I feel the presence of divinity.
Offhand, I'd say you've the makings of a good Unitarian. Other denominations encourage thinking, but you have to work your brains to make Unitarianism a strong faith. That book, though, does have the ability to help clarify your thinking, suggest questions to consider and, aye, to meditate upon. Most sacred texts have that property, and I suppose one may do as well as another. There was a time when I thought as you do, but now I'm finding more and more good stuff in the philosophical verses of the Bible (the legalistic ones being mainly relevant to that time and that place). I'm particularly fond of, if but little schooled in, Proverbs and the Psalms this way. I just read through Ps. 18, just for fun. There are times when one must remark, with James Michener, "Ours is a very gutsy religion."


Quote:
Right and wrong are issues of perspective.

Harmony is more important.

Steve
Some are moral absolutists, some are not. I am. And harmony only reliably occurs associated with good in any case.
__________________
Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.
Urbane Guerrilla is offline   Reply With Quote
 


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:58 PM.


Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.