Let me start off by saying that I have no problem with religious and non religious people. It helps bring balance of opinion, but not world peace. Also, remember that nothing is true, and everything is permitted. But I'll explain more on that topic in the next post.
But at one point, I was very critical of religion. I don't take back what I said. In fact, I am more sure what I said made sense. But it was a certain 'enlightenment' that got me thinking.
I do not despise the goals of religion (peace, ethics, etc), in fact, I share them. But I take issue with the means and ways that these goals are being 'accomplished'. Religion would FORCE it. And have robbed many of their free will in the process. By force, I don't mean force in a strong "believe in this or burn in hell" manner. What I mean is that people should be free to learn. Constrains placed by religion often make many things (ideas, ways of life, or anything else) seem evil and wrong. Right now in fact, most hardcore religious people are already thinking I'm a heretic, or that I've joined the 'dark side'(haha lame). But in fact, all I've done is pierced the veil that I was bound by my whole life.
I am NOT trying to slowly force people into any thing. Not even asking you to forsake religion, as religion is far too important. What I am saying is, it is human nature to question. And a question, no matter how insignificant or ginormous, should have ABSOLUTELY no boundaries. We've all been thought a creed. And we've all at one point (or still are) labeling acts and people as GOOD and EVIL. Once you begin questioning and finding REASON, the line that separates the two will disintegrate. And the true nature of people will become clearer. The illusion that there is a definitive Good and a definitive Evil will vanish, and so will the illusion of people who are good and people who are evil.
I would not say that I have reached a higher level of thought than anyone else, like I said nothing is true and everything is permitted. And the taste of liberation is not always sweet. The first few weeks after I broke away from the "good and evil" train of thought, I felt disgusted, like everything I was trained to accept (e.g. spiritual enlightenment, life after death, heaven and hell, what we become after we die mostly) suddenly became untrue. The same feeling you get when a best friend stabs you in the back. The sudden disbelief, anger, sorrow, and then acceptance. Acceptance that in the end nothing is true, and everything is permitted. Now that's got you thinking. Don't worry, the next post will explain that saying in full.
But at one point, I was very critical of religion. I don't take back what I said. In fact, I am more sure what I said made sense. But it was a certain 'enlightenment' that got me thinking.
I do not despise the goals of religion (peace, ethics, etc), in fact, I share them. But I take issue with the means and ways that these goals are being 'accomplished'. Religion would FORCE it. And have robbed many of their free will in the process. By force, I don't mean force in a strong "believe in this or burn in hell" manner. What I mean is that people should be free to learn. Constrains placed by religion often make many things (ideas, ways of life, or anything else) seem evil and wrong. Right now in fact, most hardcore religious people are already thinking I'm a heretic, or that I've joined the 'dark side'(haha lame). But in fact, all I've done is pierced the veil that I was bound by my whole life.
I am NOT trying to slowly force people into any thing. Not even asking you to forsake religion, as religion is far too important. What I am saying is, it is human nature to question. And a question, no matter how insignificant or ginormous, should have ABSOLUTELY no boundaries. We've all been thought a creed. And we've all at one point (or still are) labeling acts and people as GOOD and EVIL. Once you begin questioning and finding REASON, the line that separates the two will disintegrate. And the true nature of people will become clearer. The illusion that there is a definitive Good and a definitive Evil will vanish, and so will the illusion of people who are good and people who are evil.
I would not say that I have reached a higher level of thought than anyone else, like I said nothing is true and everything is permitted. And the taste of liberation is not always sweet. The first few weeks after I broke away from the "good and evil" train of thought, I felt disgusted, like everything I was trained to accept (e.g. spiritual enlightenment, life after death, heaven and hell, what we become after we die mostly) suddenly became untrue. The same feeling you get when a best friend stabs you in the back. The sudden disbelief, anger, sorrow, and then acceptance. Acceptance that in the end nothing is true, and everything is permitted. Now that's got you thinking. Don't worry, the next post will explain that saying in full.
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