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Sometimes life seems so extremely arbitrary that I wonder why I even bother. I used to be religious, but over the last 5 years or so I've left my childhood beliefs behind me. Since I've given up on religion one of the things that has been haunting me is, what's the damn point? We have like 80 years here to do as we please, and then.. it's done. I used to think that this life was preparation for eternal life. Life's purpose was to try to become closer to God. But now.. knowing that this is all we have, I struggle daily trying to assign some kind of meaning to my life. There are lots of people and things in this world that I care about. It's not that I find all aspects of life pointless and meaningless, but the bare essence of life is what I find arbitrary. Yes, my family and friends give me a sense of meaning, but they'll all be gone one day as will I. Political activism gives me a sense of meaning and purpose, but once again, when life comes to an end, what will all this work have been for?? I am desperate for meaning, but I am not willing to forfeit my life to religion again. I am not willing to follow the herd, to take as truth the words of a 2000 year old book or the words of religious leaders. I want to find meaning in the mundane...
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
You live as though God exists.
If God exists, you go to heaven: your gain is infinite.
If God does not exist, you gain nothing and lose nothing.
You live as though God does not exist.
If God exists, the text is unspecified, but it could be implied that you go to limbo, purgatory, or hell: your loss is either null or infinite.
If God does not exist, you gain nothing and lose nothing.
Not to mention that Pascal's philosophy is, practically speaking, useless. In the Christian concept, God knows our thoughts.. he can read our hearts. And according to the bible, he's not stupid either. Therefore, the chances of being able to trick him into believing that I believe in him are very very slim...
Everything is purposeful but not nescessarily meaningful... Look up the difference. One thing cannot live without another thing, like the brain and heart cannot live without each other because when you seperate one of them of course, you will die. That is the sort of cycle that is the symbol of life, the circle of life, the wheel. death may seem like an ending of sorts, and to your concsious mind it is, physically. But energy wise you never die, you are transferred. And this pattern, this synchronisation will go on forever, and the universe knows you will never die.
You cannot change things that are outside of your understanding, so you have to live through what you have otherwise end your life. What else is there? You either terminate your life or, you carry on and wait for the inevitable that we all wait for. But, as every being comes to life we are learning, some of us learn the exact things our ancestors did until our awareness grows as we choose. but who knows what will happen in this decade? how do you know any of your beliefs will connect with the rest of the world; through your organic eyes, through those eyes and senses which you cannot escape, the world is your optical illusion (written in a song), your mirror, of well, you.
But what is outside of that?? Who knows, and whether you care or not you can't change it - and if you could, why not stick around to find out??
I wonder how it is for all those billions of people around planet earth? For all we know, there is already a person who can read minds, do magic, talk to "god/s". But I sure as hell want to keep learning to understand these things. You may wonder why you bother to understand them anyway, if you are going to die. But, no one has proof that you 'just die'. Because those organic senses of the scientists who study death, cannot see outside of their own awareness therefore if there was any otherwordly energy or other dimentional energy after death, they wouldn't pick it up...
but anyway, as you cannot possibly know everything in one life time become god's simple man and just live. Until you find an answer... Look for clues, the world has coincedences which guide you, through your own ability to use ituition. I am not completely spiritual but I don't expect nothing, so I always look for clues and whether it is my perception or not - damn it's a good way of getting through life.
Life is about perception. I hate saying it over and over and over but, you need to look for things personal to you and not be expected to find that meaning that society is always acustomed to. 'the happy family life' 'the great house and car'.... Nah, you look outside that window, you stare into space, you look at the formation of crystals, you read some amazing poetry. You will get what i am on about.
'be amazed' don't just 'amaze yourself' be amazed.