Itseemstome
Registered Senior Member
Don't you sometimes despair for Homo Sapiens?
I have a comprehensive religious belief. I believe all, or part, of the mind survives the death of the body. I have thought out all the ifs, buts and maybes of which I am aware and have come to my conclusion. I am aware of some of the weaknesses in my belief and am happy to discuss them. There is only one thing I can guarantee about my beliefs and that is that
I AM WRONG
There have been millions of other people, some considerably more intelligent than me, who have gone through a similar exercise and come to their beliefs. Since the vast majority disagree with each other, and me, I can safely say that ‘They are wrong’.
This matters not. I was lucky enough to come across, and to be persuaded by, my line of reasoning in my twenties after some years of wondering and a bit of on-and-off searching. I have heard nothing to dissuade me, as presumably neither have they, in the years since.
When I say I am wrong I obviously think I am on the right lines. The problem is I cannot be sure which bits of my belief are the inaccurate ones. This also matters not. I am content in my beliefs and am sure that I will find out all or part of the truth one day.
What I do know is that I am one of the happiest people I know, and others will concede that point. I won’t try and convert you, you will find out one day, and I don’t mind being told that ‘I am out of my tree’, we will find out one day.
What I do know is that I belong to a race of creatures which has a staggering propensity for believing something that is completely wrong. Don’t you think that by looking at all the other religions and their believers that we should be rather slower to condemn.
I have a comprehensive religious belief. I believe all, or part, of the mind survives the death of the body. I have thought out all the ifs, buts and maybes of which I am aware and have come to my conclusion. I am aware of some of the weaknesses in my belief and am happy to discuss them. There is only one thing I can guarantee about my beliefs and that is that
I AM WRONG
There have been millions of other people, some considerably more intelligent than me, who have gone through a similar exercise and come to their beliefs. Since the vast majority disagree with each other, and me, I can safely say that ‘They are wrong’.
This matters not. I was lucky enough to come across, and to be persuaded by, my line of reasoning in my twenties after some years of wondering and a bit of on-and-off searching. I have heard nothing to dissuade me, as presumably neither have they, in the years since.
When I say I am wrong I obviously think I am on the right lines. The problem is I cannot be sure which bits of my belief are the inaccurate ones. This also matters not. I am content in my beliefs and am sure that I will find out all or part of the truth one day.
What I do know is that I am one of the happiest people I know, and others will concede that point. I won’t try and convert you, you will find out one day, and I don’t mind being told that ‘I am out of my tree’, we will find out one day.
What I do know is that I belong to a race of creatures which has a staggering propensity for believing something that is completely wrong. Don’t you think that by looking at all the other religions and their believers that we should be rather slower to condemn.