Perfectly on point, thank you! All of this insanity is preparation for Transhumanism. Much like Hitler pursued utopia in the form of a perfect human race, the current derangement of everything from language to truth to mutilating one's body is an attempt to herd us all into a permanent state of soulless hell. Keep your wits about you people, stay vigilant. None of this is compassionate.
Once I've filtered out your particular sectarian viewpoint, I agree with the core truths you're striving for.
The powerful mythic stories in the Bible work against your theme, though. Thinking for oneself is always punished. Accepting orders from a higher authority is regarded as proof of piety.
It was the individual need to know more that got Adam and Eve hurled out of the Garden.
The Adam and Eve story is an allegory of the genesis of free will among other meanings. With free will, necessarily comes the option to choose between good and evil. I dont know what other bible stories you are referring to about accepting orders from a higher authority, but your two premises are straw men that many use to throw the baby out with the bathwater because of their disdain for religion.
Yes I have absolute disdain for dogma. Religion has zero to do with that which we call, for convenience, God.
The Bible's foundational story, that of Abraham and Isaac, is an absolute refutation of the most urgent imperative in all creation--to protect and defend one's children. That Abraham is regarded as our archetype of faith is a perfect illustration of justifying the monstrous.
To believe that the Creator of the Universe demands we prove our love by being willing to murder our children is to me the most profound misunderstanding of the nature of the divine and our place in the universe that anyone could ever be guilty of.
Once again, there is a deeper meaning to that story. These stories and allegories are like a Buddhist Koan. Literal, exoteric readings just show that you haven't put enough contemplation into what is actually being communicated.
I became "anti-godless herd" at the age of 8. I've had to suffer often because of it. Looking back on the persecution, lies, accusations, and other things I've been through because of my choice to choose " peculiar individuality in the light" causes me to rejoice. If something wasn't different (in a good way) about me, none of that would have ever happened and I would be in the wrong herd with all of the other sadly blinded and deaf herd members who are withering away in darkness, in preparation for their permanent separation from God. Am I perfect? No. I've made a lot of mistakes on this road of life. Has resisting the dark herd's lure, doing my best to stand on my own principles, finding my own way (with a bit of help from above), and saying no to the temptation to be drawn into the darkness of human conformity been worth it? *Absolutely*. They'll have to work a lot harder if their going to turn me. It's people like us who cause devils like Klaus Schwab to state that they have to change us with gene therapy. (bit paraphrased, but accurate)
Do you truly believe that the Creator of the Universe, in an Unknowable Vastness that human language has no capacity to grasp even a tiny fraction of, would condemn any human being to eternal suffering?
Hasidic Judaism has the concept of the rectification of the soul during which the individual suffers greatly in recognition of his own wrong actions, but that's a process of rendering out all that impedes that individual from a full recognition of truth, and is merely a necessary transitory process.
That moment of pause within eternity to enable the individual to recognize and accept culpability as the transitory step towards union with God seems to me more in keeping with the Ultimate Purveyor of Justice.
Sorry, I don't debate religion and I definitely don't believe in arguing religion over people's heartfelt comments on a blog post. The way I see it, is our beliefs are our own. I respect other people's beliefs and don't try to change them. Personally, I don't really care what other people believe as that is between them and whatever they base their beliefs on (God, Jesus, Buddha, or whatever). The way I see it is, someday we will all know the truth. Some of us will have been right, and some of us will have been wrong. So, in the meantime, I do the best I can, while standing firm on what I believe (whether wrong or right), while also doing my best to respect those who don't necessarily believe things in exactly the same way that I do. Trying to change someone's mind about what they believe without having a personal relationship/friendship with them is typically futile and I gave that up years ago. Good luck with your personal religious (or not) walk. Regardless of where that takes you, it's *your* walk to take. Just like mine belongs to me. None of us really knows if our individual walks will take us to the same place eventually. Won't that be a hoot, if we find out that many of us end up meeting one another at the end of a really interesting path and find out that people we didn't think were aiming for the same destination end up there anyway? That, to me, is very exciting.
Though I always find it troubling when anyone discussing matters of personal faith includes beliefs on the ultimate destination of others (per your first comment to which I responded), because that *is* a judgment.
Perfectly on point, thank you! All of this insanity is preparation for Transhumanism. Much like Hitler pursued utopia in the form of a perfect human race, the current derangement of everything from language to truth to mutilating one's body is an attempt to herd us all into a permanent state of soulless hell. Keep your wits about you people, stay vigilant. None of this is compassionate.
Eesshh...you're not wrong, and that makes my skin crawl.
Once I've filtered out your particular sectarian viewpoint, I agree with the core truths you're striving for.
The powerful mythic stories in the Bible work against your theme, though. Thinking for oneself is always punished. Accepting orders from a higher authority is regarded as proof of piety.
It was the individual need to know more that got Adam and Eve hurled out of the Garden.
I'm glad you took what you considered "the meat" and left what you consider "the bone".
Got your point, and you got mine!
I enjoyed the meal, truly.
The Adam and Eve story is an allegory of the genesis of free will among other meanings. With free will, necessarily comes the option to choose between good and evil. I dont know what other bible stories you are referring to about accepting orders from a higher authority, but your two premises are straw men that many use to throw the baby out with the bathwater because of their disdain for religion.
Yes I have absolute disdain for dogma. Religion has zero to do with that which we call, for convenience, God.
The Bible's foundational story, that of Abraham and Isaac, is an absolute refutation of the most urgent imperative in all creation--to protect and defend one's children. That Abraham is regarded as our archetype of faith is a perfect illustration of justifying the monstrous.
To believe that the Creator of the Universe demands we prove our love by being willing to murder our children is to me the most profound misunderstanding of the nature of the divine and our place in the universe that anyone could ever be guilty of.
Once again, there is a deeper meaning to that story. These stories and allegories are like a Buddhist Koan. Literal, exoteric readings just show that you haven't put enough contemplation into what is actually being communicated.
No, it is quite simple.
https://i.redd.it/4ozwde4hk8mz.jpg
Ha no.
I became "anti-godless herd" at the age of 8. I've had to suffer often because of it. Looking back on the persecution, lies, accusations, and other things I've been through because of my choice to choose " peculiar individuality in the light" causes me to rejoice. If something wasn't different (in a good way) about me, none of that would have ever happened and I would be in the wrong herd with all of the other sadly blinded and deaf herd members who are withering away in darkness, in preparation for their permanent separation from God. Am I perfect? No. I've made a lot of mistakes on this road of life. Has resisting the dark herd's lure, doing my best to stand on my own principles, finding my own way (with a bit of help from above), and saying no to the temptation to be drawn into the darkness of human conformity been worth it? *Absolutely*. They'll have to work a lot harder if their going to turn me. It's people like us who cause devils like Klaus Schwab to state that they have to change us with gene therapy. (bit paraphrased, but accurate)
Do you truly believe that the Creator of the Universe, in an Unknowable Vastness that human language has no capacity to grasp even a tiny fraction of, would condemn any human being to eternal suffering?
Hasidic Judaism has the concept of the rectification of the soul during which the individual suffers greatly in recognition of his own wrong actions, but that's a process of rendering out all that impedes that individual from a full recognition of truth, and is merely a necessary transitory process.
That moment of pause within eternity to enable the individual to recognize and accept culpability as the transitory step towards union with God seems to me more in keeping with the Ultimate Purveyor of Justice.
Sorry, I don't debate religion and I definitely don't believe in arguing religion over people's heartfelt comments on a blog post. The way I see it, is our beliefs are our own. I respect other people's beliefs and don't try to change them. Personally, I don't really care what other people believe as that is between them and whatever they base their beliefs on (God, Jesus, Buddha, or whatever). The way I see it is, someday we will all know the truth. Some of us will have been right, and some of us will have been wrong. So, in the meantime, I do the best I can, while standing firm on what I believe (whether wrong or right), while also doing my best to respect those who don't necessarily believe things in exactly the same way that I do. Trying to change someone's mind about what they believe without having a personal relationship/friendship with them is typically futile and I gave that up years ago. Good luck with your personal religious (or not) walk. Regardless of where that takes you, it's *your* walk to take. Just like mine belongs to me. None of us really knows if our individual walks will take us to the same place eventually. Won't that be a hoot, if we find out that many of us end up meeting one another at the end of a really interesting path and find out that people we didn't think were aiming for the same destination end up there anyway? That, to me, is very exciting.
Excellent response.
Though I always find it troubling when anyone discussing matters of personal faith includes beliefs on the ultimate destination of others (per your first comment to which I responded), because that *is* a judgment.