Mangoes
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- Location
- Greater Toronto Area
Re: Christianity
Wow, if you want to start a fight talk about politics, religion or money right?
One thing that is consistant with both sides of the arguement. Rationale for each chooses only the points that fit with their perspective. For example those that despair over the negative of the natural world question how an omnipitant creator can cruelly allow the negative to occur.
If I recall that issue is addressed at the begining of the Judeo-Christian faith. Whereby mankind, caught in the middle of a supernatural struggle between good and evil, and bearing the ability for free choice, opened 'pandora's box' and as a result we participate in a natural world contaminated by death and decay. According to many faiths death and decay are imperfections of the natural world, and to break the bounds of these laws (3rd law of Thermodynamics: all things are in a state of enthalpy, or moving towards randomness) we feel we must participate in this supernatural struggle between good and evil.
Humans have a carnal bond to this supernatural stuggle whether we chose to quantify/qualify it via religious faith or faith that religion is wrong. Or whether we simply watch television every night. CSI....good vs. evil. Band of Brothers.....god vs. evil. Space channel shows.....good vs. evil.
Like it or not, if you care enough to view a show such as these, it is a relationship between you and your carnal need to observe good vs. evil.
And remarkably, humans/I have an inability to think about every possible perspective when creating viewpoints. Perspectives are broken from focus by the lens of personal issue/agenda/fear/pain/resentment/love/desire/hope......so as a result, bear this in mind when you ponder the direction of mine and everyone else's comment.
Wow, if you want to start a fight talk about politics, religion or money right?
One thing that is consistant with both sides of the arguement. Rationale for each chooses only the points that fit with their perspective. For example those that despair over the negative of the natural world question how an omnipitant creator can cruelly allow the negative to occur.
If I recall that issue is addressed at the begining of the Judeo-Christian faith. Whereby mankind, caught in the middle of a supernatural struggle between good and evil, and bearing the ability for free choice, opened 'pandora's box' and as a result we participate in a natural world contaminated by death and decay. According to many faiths death and decay are imperfections of the natural world, and to break the bounds of these laws (3rd law of Thermodynamics: all things are in a state of enthalpy, or moving towards randomness) we feel we must participate in this supernatural struggle between good and evil.
Humans have a carnal bond to this supernatural stuggle whether we chose to quantify/qualify it via religious faith or faith that religion is wrong. Or whether we simply watch television every night. CSI....good vs. evil. Band of Brothers.....god vs. evil. Space channel shows.....good vs. evil.
Like it or not, if you care enough to view a show such as these, it is a relationship between you and your carnal need to observe good vs. evil.
And remarkably, humans/I have an inability to think about every possible perspective when creating viewpoints. Perspectives are broken from focus by the lens of personal issue/agenda/fear/pain/resentment/love/desire/hope......so as a result, bear this in mind when you ponder the direction of mine and everyone else's comment.
