The God Distraction: Chapter Eight, Meaning & Purpose
Well, here it is — finally! Sorry to take so long with this one. Hopefully, you'll feel it was worth the wait.
Meaning and purpose are a big part of why people hold on to religion. But when you really delve into it, you realize there's really nothing there of any substance. It's all smoke and mirrors — especially when you look at things through the prism of what we can actually know about such things.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you again!!! Enjoy!!! B
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I have to re-watch and pause as I go to read all the snarky marginalia. This time I had the sense *Not* to drink anything as I re-watched. The top reasons to believe had me laughing so hard I nearly fell off my chair. You're going to kill me someday. ;-)
Bry-Bry, your loyal spell checker here (word spells, not magical spells). In one screen blurb you say "Sprinkling blood upon the alter ..." Uh, that is altar, not alter. Having said that you have had a wonderful 2018 and I am expecting more of the same for 2019 (and will continue to pay for your posts!). Cheers, mate!
In keeping with my blind faith in the RIGHTeousness of my chosen deity I can only assume that, in character with his other and most copious usage of word play and puns, Mr. Deity indeed INTENDED the use of ALTER vs ALTAR (+1 sp) and if we, his chosen people, did not "get it" then, well, he does work in mysterious ways, doesn't he? (i. e. "our bad")
I have always liked Joseph Campbell's take on this subject: "People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life. I don't think that's what we're really seeking. I think what we're seeking is an experience of being alive… so that the experiences we have on the purely physical plane have resonances within that are those of our innermost being and reality… so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive."
I think you mean it. Thanks, as always, for making cogent and compelling commentary.
Exactly. I have used the following on street preachers (the next to lowest of the low with only child molesters lower IMNSHO). "How do you know what your purpose is? Does God tweet you? 'Hey there is a homeless guy 2 blocks away who really needs your help. Go help!'" Your discussion is much nicer than that and I thank you for it.