RE: My Religion: A Mixture of Gnostic Christianity and Personal Pursuit of Knowledge
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Another very interesting and well written read, thank you.
'Belief systems' I think to be a very dangerous term. I much prefer to have a knowledge system in which I can catagorically define as what I can at least be sure is 99.99% factual and more importantly, if I can't answer a question, absolutely accept that there is currently no answer rather than create a belief system to explain it which is basically what all the 'religions' have done throughout history.
This, in my opinion has quashed genuine research as people simply follow 'leaders' who appear to have more knowledge than their own knowledge and it's people who are always the weak link. Thankfully, genuine free thinkers persue knowledge through research and experience rather than just hypothesise which is what religion has done as well as people like David Icke who has put himself out there with his own suggested narrative.
I accept that it will most likely be never possible that I will learn what happens to humans after what we know as 'death', or ever have an explanation of how big the universe is or how it started. Others do, and research this while others just hypothesise.
I am happy you are so comfortable in your beliefs and are able to adapt and reshape them as you learn but the problem is, so few can and remain rigid and unable to. This is very bad.
Hope you're well young man. What an interesting history fella. Paignton. I used to love my holidays as a child there. Thanks for the memory jog :-)
Religion is taught and practiced rigidly. This can help pull people together under a common faith. Most of the time it is used to control people. It is highly effective because religion is passed down through families. People become brainwashed at a very young age, which makes it more difficult for them to see past what they have grown up with.
A belief system does not have to rely on blind faith or rigid principles. It can be based on life experiences. A belief does not need to be forced on anyone as it can exist as a personal choice. I have found having some sort of belief adds direction and purpose. It is never going to be possible to known all the facts.