gotwake wrote:
I was a atheist-agnostic until December of last year. I know it sounds cliche, but I had a really vivid religious dream.
I consider myself now a socinian unitarian christian. However, I see most modern day christianity as idolatrous. I believe that jesus was not claiming to be the one and only true son of God. I believe he 'tricked' people into letting themselves believe that he WAS the only true son, and then consciously sacrificed himself so that people would be like "Holy crap! I'm NOT the only one alive. Look at that guy up there..." I believe that he lived a very expemplary life, and wanted people to emulate him. But instead they idolized him, and superimposed a bunch of magic onto his life when writing the gospels.
I believe there was a big bang and will be a big crunch. I believe that the universe is ultimately cyclical.
I just try to do the golden rule thing. But its tough sometimes...
Huh. That's a pretty interesting set of beliefs, there. I'm curious, and if you don't mind answering: what are your beliefs about the afterlife, then?
As for me, I am very much an atheist, but that is really no more my overall philosophy than, say, the colour of my hair. It just is.
I guess my philosophy on life is pretty Epicurean in nature. Enjoy and cultivate what you have, because always longing for the next best thing means you're never content with the now. That being said, I do my fair share of longing (mmm, consumerism tastes good sometimes!). That's just how I try to approach the world, to bring me back down to earth.
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