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So tonight i was privy to be a spectator in a religious conversation/argument over at Micheal's. Needless to say I disagreed with them in many ways, but as they were discussing christianity, and not what my beliefs are, I said very little. This got me thinking about what my beliefs are, however, and I realized that I draw on many religions. Although, it must be pointed out that many religions, such as christianity, Judaism, and Islam all draw on each other, as well as other religions.
A prime example would be Hammurabi's code of law, which was written sometime in the 17th century BC. Alot of what is detailed in there is, or should still be valid, the ethics part, at least. It's codes of ethics like that religions have created into a way of life, a way that has to be followed in order to have "salvation" or whatever the hell (hah) kind of prize there needs to be at the end of the tunnel in order to get people to follow those guidelines. I think that people should just be good, do what their conscience tells them is right, or is the right thing to do.
To me, a history person--not a hardcore religion person, I see a lot of religions as a political or personal-agenda outlet. The Crusades for example, and even now, with terrorism. That is a political problem/dispute that some people are trying to solve through the religious exploitation of impressionable people. I'm not really totally sure what my feelings completely are here, or even the validity of them.....so I think I'll stop on that thought.
Anyways, I believe things like animals have souls, and that we will all go to the same place. As much as I fucking hate mosquitoes, they too have "souls," but then again, to me, a soul is simply your life force. I like forces, and believe in the big bang theory, and evolution, and I also think that celebrating passover is the shit. Stuff like that. I have many views, most of which I don't generally share because religion, like money, and politics, are things you discuss with people after you've met them a couple of times, and are kind of aware of their beliefs. That's just me, kind of like how in the asian culture, discussing family with strangers is considered taboo. Religion is most definitely a taboo subject.
One thing that bugs me, is wondering what the right thing really is, but that's why we have friends, and family, and wikipedia, and stuff like that. But when you're on your own, trying to make a decision, wondering, "Oh fuck, what am I supposed to do? What is supposed to happen? If I do this, this will happen, and if I do that, then something else will happen. Fuck." When something like that happens, I generally go with my gut, but i have a timid gut. I've gotten over being scared or nervous for the most part, except about religion conversations.
Call me a bad jew, but I'll just tell you I'm not really a jew. I just like the food.
Just FYI, 97.9 and 106.1 are both playing "Shoulda Lean," right now. At the same time. Wtf.
A prime example would be Hammurabi's code of law, which was written sometime in the 17th century BC. Alot of what is detailed in there is, or should still be valid, the ethics part, at least. It's codes of ethics like that religions have created into a way of life, a way that has to be followed in order to have "salvation" or whatever the hell (hah) kind of prize there needs to be at the end of the tunnel in order to get people to follow those guidelines. I think that people should just be good, do what their conscience tells them is right, or is the right thing to do.
To me, a history person--not a hardcore religion person, I see a lot of religions as a political or personal-agenda outlet. The Crusades for example, and even now, with terrorism. That is a political problem/dispute that some people are trying to solve through the religious exploitation of impressionable people. I'm not really totally sure what my feelings completely are here, or even the validity of them.....so I think I'll stop on that thought.
Anyways, I believe things like animals have souls, and that we will all go to the same place. As much as I fucking hate mosquitoes, they too have "souls," but then again, to me, a soul is simply your life force. I like forces, and believe in the big bang theory, and evolution, and I also think that celebrating passover is the shit. Stuff like that. I have many views, most of which I don't generally share because religion, like money, and politics, are things you discuss with people after you've met them a couple of times, and are kind of aware of their beliefs. That's just me, kind of like how in the asian culture, discussing family with strangers is considered taboo. Religion is most definitely a taboo subject.
One thing that bugs me, is wondering what the right thing really is, but that's why we have friends, and family, and wikipedia, and stuff like that. But when you're on your own, trying to make a decision, wondering, "Oh fuck, what am I supposed to do? What is supposed to happen? If I do this, this will happen, and if I do that, then something else will happen. Fuck." When something like that happens, I generally go with my gut, but i have a timid gut. I've gotten over being scared or nervous for the most part, except about religion conversations.
Call me a bad jew, but I'll just tell you I'm not really a jew. I just like the food.
Just FYI, 97.9 and 106.1 are both playing "Shoulda Lean," right now. At the same time. Wtf.