I was feeling uncomfortable with the first half of that and have been fixing some of the inconsistencies and . . .
Is it time to rethink the “Atheist” label?
I ask, because I have a tough time with the “Atheist” label, since I’m not “a-theist,” one way, or the other. With the “God debate” being misunderstood and irrelevant for me.
I’m a “Rationalist,” with an “Earth Centric” evolutionary perspective.I’ve studied and thought about it long and hard - as scientific understanding keeps improving and accumulating - revealing an interior human reality that is beyond our ability to fully conceptualize. I do know that the more scientists have learned about the lay of the landscape within our bodies—its outlines and contours—the better we appreciate that more amazing biological details await our discovery within those contours.
Today’s consilience of biological physiological scientific evidence points at our human introspective mind being best understood as, a reflection of our body communicating with itself, as it is dealing with life, (interior and exterior.). (Think, Human Mind ~ Physical Reality divide)
Why does this matter? Because it makes clear, with solid scientific evidence, that everything one feels and knows gets processed through our senses, body, and brain.
The entire body/brain’s actual dynamic physiological/biological symphony dealing with the living moment, is what produces all of our thoughts and our ability to feel an experience.
All of our thoughts! The totality of our mental-landscape.
Why do I think that appreciating our body/brain producing our mind is such a big deal epiphany? Foremost because it makes clear the unmistakeable reality that along with our thoughts, we produce our own Gods, individually and collectively.
That’s not a bad thing, I believe it’s sobering and healthy, if rather shocking.
None of this does away with God. It does place God firmly within the arena of our own minds. While making it clear that God is not a part of the material physical Earth that created our bodies.
Achieving this realization encourages oneself to take responsibility for their Gods, as it opens a deeper understanding of myself and our passionate impulses. Reaching this level of understanding also provides better tools for moderating and channeling those challenging passions within ourselves.
It doesn’t fix anything, but it does help explain the dance, and reveal constructive options for dealing with the challenges that will keep confronting us.
I think that would be excellent because too many people pretend to know the Will of God - even though, their own Bible warns them that God is beyond human understanding.
Instead, they too often mistake their own Ego for God.
Why else do Gods usually resemble ourselves?
Is the hominid psyche driven to making Gods? Why?
I believe it is because we need a steadfast mental partner to walk the lonely roads of life with. Someone who will always listen, discuss and council. Someone who will never leave one’s presence. Someone bigger, better, more powerful and insightful. If no human could ever fulfill that need, then we needed to invent something.
People need God. No timeless God needs us.
I imagine the second half is going to take a pretty good hit also, but it’s late.
night night