Open Question: Religion - how is it reasonable?
I don’t want to turn this into a bitter argument, but I struggle to understand how people that are properly educated can see no flaw in their beliefs of god/gods.
If there is a god, and he did create us, and we are the only beings in this entire universe… why did he create all those other galaxies and a seemingly endless amount of space?? Does it not seem a little bit illogical to believe we are on the only populated rock in the cosmos??
Why does it seem that those who believe in religion are more adamant about the end of the world? Do you feel that you will finally be rewarded for your faith? Why should courteous and conscientious people be exempted from an eternity of bliss strictly because they do not have faith, considering their actions are based off the goodness of their heart, rather then being dictated by what the person may experience in the afterlife?
I realize not all religions are like this, I lived in Thailand for a year and grew a great appreciation for Buddhism. I still do not believe in it. But, I will say one thing that appealed to me…was the fact they were so ACCEPTING of others and their religions, which you cannot say for many other religions. It’s generally, “You either believe in my religion or you’re 100%….. WRONG!!!”
After I arrived back from my trip I was reading through the newspaper and found an article about a family going over to Thailand to help some poverty stricken areas and were putting on a fund raiser to help those that were less fortunate. My hand was on its way to my back pocket until I read, “The Johnson(fake name) family will be hoping to spread the word of Christianity while on their trip aswell” If they didn’t have this hidden agenda would they really be going over to “help”? To go over to these countries where people have nothing, desperate and are willing to grasp onto anything… is it right to take advantage of these people like this?? Why not commit these actions strictly because you want to? Why not allow these people to continue to believe in what they want? Are you of the opinion they’re suffering because they do not give credence to the “right” religion/god??
While I was there I did my share of volunteer work with no expectations of spreading any sort of faith. I found a very pleasant family, that had fallen on extremely hard times and had lost their house, along with their good health due to being homeless. Once I arrived home, I sent them the majority of my pay cheque for several months in order to build them a home, and continue to help support them to this day, I do however recieve compensation every once and a while from these people….. A simple “THANK YOU!!”
I don’t want to sound like I believe Thailand and Buddhism are perfect, because I still question Buddhists logic for believing in what they do. But, I don’t see the harm in HOW they believe, and I feel they believe for the RIGHT reasons. The western world and its religions can certainly learn a thing or two from them.
Now with the unemployment rate through the roof in the ‘God Blessed’ United States of America. As your job hangs in the balance, every morning is uncertainty, do you not begin to ask yourselves “Hey, I’ve been a good person, I’ve gone to church every Sunday, why me, god? God?! you there!? This guy never seems to answer me!!!”(Those must be riveting conversations) What about all those good religious people that I’m sure were guilty of participating in the greed which led to the demise of the great booming economy?? Are they not condemned to hell? Or did they make it to church on time to confess their sins, earning themselves a spot back in the line leading to the pearly white gates?? Right in front of that genuinely good Athiest who was killed thanks to his selfless act of pushing that little girl out of the way of a bus??
I like to keep things succinct, hahaha, so I’ll wrap this up with a quote from a movie that sums up my view point of what we truly are.
“I’d like to share a revelation that I’ve had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species and I realized that you’re not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You’re a plague and we are the cure.” - Agent Smith, The Matrix
and on a happy note…..
If life is a waste of time, and time is a waste of life, then let’s get wasted all of the time, and we’ll have the time of our lives.

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:47:42 GMT
Open Question: Heart Murmur in the Army?
Hi there! My fiance is in the Army, he just finished boot camp and is starting AIT school. His MOS is 31B, Military Police…He went to the sick hall today and they found his heart murmur…he has had it since he was born. When he went to MEPS before he joined, they told him not to write it down…and then they found it today. Tomorrow he is having more tests done but I do not know what this will mean for him? Medical Discharge? Waiver? Ignore it?

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:08:32 GMT

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