And with a total of 0/3 of the votes, the subject of God has won!
...what? Whatever, I'll do morals some other time.
Many a year ago, I went over to my neighbor's house. We did all the things two child boys do, fighting and playing and such. And eventually, we went to play video games, and that was when I discovered Age of Mythology. This was a game that had to do with Greek myths and their gods.
Long story short, I got it and loved it. I also went through a period of time when I believed that the Greek gods were real.
You may laugh, snicker, chuckle, snigger, chortle, crack up, shriek, titter, or any other synonym for laugh you can find on thesaurus.com, but I did. And why is it so ridiculous?
Think what the difference between the Greek gods and the God of Monotheism is. Come up with anything tangible? Both, in my humble opinion, were created to explain something in the natural world that wasn't previously explainable. And that is where modern science comes in.
I'm going to lay my cards on the table (An ace, jack, and three) and admit I am an atheist, as I may have done before. I don't know if there is a God, but I'm not going to pretend I believe in Him. I haven't seen any proof tangible enough to convince me.
But I'm not going to spend this whole post bashing God.
I think many people simply believe in God because what is the alternative? If there is no God, there is no grand plan for your lives, no assured happy ending or forever after. A lot of people wouldn't want to admit, not even to themselves, their lives are insignificant. And what is the point of this life is there is no next one to be rewarded for?
I'm not telling you to become atheist. I'm not telling you to worship God. I'm telling you to look at the world from your own eyes, and not that of any mother or father or priest or monk or atheist leader.
And if there is a God, I'm not sure I want to be in a Heaven where people are excluded for thinking differently than others
Thanks for reading and considering,
J. Valett
I do not really believe in a God either, yet I am still Jewish
ReplyDeleteI guess I still go with the flow and you know, still go to a synagogue, but I feel like I have to see to believe. Who/What is God? Or should I say G-d?
Why is G-d always referred in masculine form?; like Him.?
I do not know and I do not necessarily believe
God is traditionally referred to as masculine because in ancient society, males did everything except child-rearing. It only seemed natural to them that God be a male as well.
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