Sunday, May 24, 2015

A wide vlew of ways of living

It seems that most people follow a set of rules defined  by the culture in which they live, often defined by their the dogma of their their religion and it's concept of god (by any name).  Thus, their view is limited by that dogma.  The Christian Lord's Prayer begins with "Our Father who art in Heaven" which indicates that their God is separate from us, living in some undefined place called heaven.  There is, however, a much broader view.  Infinity is a barely understood concept that can be considered to be Deity in the broadest sense.  Infinity and Deity are one and the same.  They are defined as  all that is and all that is not, all that was or was not, and all that will be here and not here.  Time, past, present and future is included,   Most people perceive  their god to be omnipotent without really understanding the meaning of that word.  But, truly, the term means all powerful - all that is good, or positive, and all that is evil, or negative.  People choose the framework of their life based on on a positive god who is good and forgiving  .

1 comment:

  1. Barb, there you go again. I couldn't have said it any better than you just did.

    I do have two sticking points, though.

    1) I don't think infinity can BE understood, even with all our scientists and quarks bosons and measurements and such. We live in a too finite world and have absolutely no point of reference for the term 'infinity'.

    2) My belief that 'good' and 'evil' are defined by each person. One's definition of something good may be considered bad by another. OK, OK...WILL be considered bad by another. Just as there can be no shadow without light, there can be no bad (evil) without good. The mere presence of good forces the presence of bad to come into existence.

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