The final post. of 2008.

Mankind has always needed some sort of guidance. Religion serves this purpose really well, even though it's really flawed and doesn't make the slightest bit of sense. I guess that's what faith is. Blind faith? All forms of faith are about being blind. After watching and reading documentaries and stories of wisemen trying to teach people how religion is false and they should open their eyes, I've realized a few things.

1)Like Nietzsche says, sometimes you defend your point of view only because the opposition really gets on your nerves. Religious people have their faith strengthened with every argument they have with atheists, and atheists feel more strongly that religious people are blind after every argument. It's human nature to defend your point of view, even though 90% of the time it isn't YOUR point of view, just a collective point of view that seems to make more sense to you because of what you've been taught your whole life. Evolution wasn't MY way of explaining things, it was Darwin's idea, I rely on smart people to get me answers. And so does the rest of the less than smart population of the Earth.

2)The thing is, as much as I'd like to believe the human mind is the most powerful organ ever, just looking at the bell curve shows you that only a lucky few can open their minds and accept the truth. Most people will try to have the best of both worlds. You know, a lot of people try to explain religious stories, traditional values with science, without realizing it's one or the other. I know people who can sit down and explain every physics theory but still pray at the end of the day.

3)I realized that as much of a lie religion way be at times, it is a great tool. We've all seen first hand how it can be bent to change a persons mind, but let's not forget the number of people who live an actively "good" lifestyle because of their beliefs.

4)Freedom is an illusion. I've illustrated this point previously, but I think I might as well do it again. If I told you an apple was actually an orange using scientific mambo jumbo explanations(this is just a thought experiment, play along), in your mind, it would still be an apple, not because it IS an apple(for apples are called so many different names in so many different languages), but because you've been told(from a young age) that it is an apple. Same thing goes for nearly every other thing. If you were taught religious values when a child, then chances are you are going to cling to them for the rest of your life unless you've opened your mind.

So IF religion isn't as true as it claims to be, HOW would you know if your living a good life, a proper life? Simple. Here I need to explain something mathematical.

-Time is infinite
there is no beginning, no ending, no middle of time. It's not one long line, it never ages, it never slow and never speeds up. OK? So it goes on and on and on and on forever.

-Matter is finite
Matter and energy cannot be created or destroyed. Just converted

-Movement is random
That just means NOTHING is scripted. everything moves without consciously knowing why it is moving or where it is moving.

Okay? Now for the thought experiment.
If I gave a typewriter to an immortal chimp and all it could do was randomly hit keys on the typewriter for EVER, even though most of what the chimp types out will look like:

oadgaodbigabipgbo[iaogbdab gddba igasidigai

EVENTUALLY, he would have written every Harry Potter book and every other book in existence. Why? It is all about probability. Even though the probability of all those logical words coming together is very very low, given the infinite length of time and the ageless chimp, eventually, it will come together. It may take days, hours, years, or much much longer, but EVENTUALLY, it would happen.

Now, let's assume those three things I've pointed out are true
-Time is infinite
-Matter is finite
-Movement is random

Then eventually, this life, this universe, this age of man will repeat itself, right? Given a few trillion years, this might just happen again. Me, sitting here and typing. Hell maybe it has happened many times before, and this could be the 4th or 5th time this version of the universe has existed. It sounds crazy. But hey, this is a thought experiment, not an actual truth.

The very fact that you can imagine the possibility is enough for the next section of the thought experiment. So, make sure you understand the first section.

Now, imagine every action, every joy, every sadness, every aspect of your life being repeated over and over and over again and infinite number of times. Would you feel despair or joy if the choices you make now are repeated over and over again? Remember, in THIS version of the universe, I might choose to shout at precisely 1pm, but in a remake I'd choose NOT to. In another remake I'd choose to clap my hands at 1pm. The possibilities are ENDLESS. And all those possibilities are repeated over and over and over again.

So now, if you've understood what I just wrote, take some quiet time to imagine this life being repeated over and over and over again(remember, it doesn't matter if it really happens, time could be finite according to some physics people, and it doesn't matter if you would remember this life the next time it occurs, the mere fact that you can imagine it recurring over and over and over again will show you if the choices you made are right or wrong). imagine it, and ask your self, are you happy with the version of life you are living? If you suddenly feel you don't want to be in this version of your life, then it is truly time for a change.