Re: Religion and Sex
Brian Flanigan (flanigan@magibox.net)
Sun, 18 Oct 1998 14:06:54 +0000
>Organized religion, to me, is that "fake" feeling that everything's
>alright with the world just because god is there. I don't need something
>separate from myself to "judge between experiences." I can judge for
>myself; I know the difference between right and wrong, and I don't need
>the threat of eternal damnation to make me a good person :)
Kari, some people may be incapable, or think they are incapable of judging
experiences, right & wrong. If they choose to rely on organized religion
to help them deal with such problems, I have no objection (although it
does seem sad that they have so little confidence in themselves & in
other humans. I, personally, go along with what you are saying.
>I believe all the answers to the world lie right on this earth. We are
>born here, and we die here. I don't need to know anything beyond that.
>Like I said, I'm agnostic. Our spirits may go somewhere else. But that's
>not really my concern. All I want is to learn what I can about the world
>while I'm here, to be the kindest person I can be, and to try to make
>the lives of those around me a little better. Now would, say, the
>Christian god send me to hell for these things simply because I don't
>believe in him specifically?
I think there may be other realities, existences on other levels, but those
levels (such as my spirit) take care of themselves. My job is to live
*this*
life, which just happens to be in *this* 'reality', here on Earth. I am
interested
in expanding my mind to try to get whatever better sense of other
realities I might be able to (I think I am in touch with my spirit, in
certain
vague ways), but I largely agree with you. And yes, it is my understanding
that the Christian god will relegate you to eternal damnation for not
sharing his point of view. (!) :)