Category: Religion Philosophy
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People. Religion. Atheism. Meaning.
A people without religion will at the end find out that it has nothing to live for [T.S. Eliot, 1939] No, people do not live for religion. No, people do not need religion. No, Christ did not talk about religion. It is just that religion is a philosophical system of beliefs which entails all those…
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Passion. Man. The duty of theosis.
Man is letting himself get carried away by passion. “This is who we are” some people claim. We are animals. And an animal is satisfied with just being. But is this who we are? Are we just who we are or are we the potential we have to reach apotheosis? Is it not the duty…
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A mind anticipating everything… A human mind… God’s mind.
Scientists have shown how the brain anticipates all of the new situations that it may encounter in a lifetime by creating a special kind of neural network that is ‘pre-adapted’ to face any eventuality. A study shows that a seemingly miraculous pre-adaptation comes from connections between neurons that form recurrent loops where inputs can rebound…
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Laws of movement. Ignorance of everything. [Religion -> Science. Science -> Nothing]
When we look things in the details, it is easier to find laws which describe what we see. But when you go to the macro-level, things get harder. We know the details of the planetary movements. We do not know why they move and what created the universe in the first place. We know how…
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Religion: Its contribution to society (and other subjects)
In my discussions on the subject of religion, I noticed with regret that most of the people with a negative opinion about religion have this view because they consider religion having a negative impact on society. Religion is considered, especially by young people, as an oppressive institution that “tells you what to do” and “exploits…
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