Thoughts 4/24/2007 April 24, 2007
Posted by Kelsey Martineau in Philosophy.Tags: Philosophy
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I’ve been contemplating the concept of destiny a whole lot lately. Think about it. Is there such a thing as destiny? Because if there is, it’s all or nothing. You can’t halfway believe in destiny. I find it hard to believe sometimes that every single thing in life is planned out, because just like many people have said, that means I’m not in control of my own life, doesn’t it? If there is such a thing as destiny, then either God is controlling everything, or your life was planned out by something or someone. That’s a very deep thought. I used to believe in destiny, but now I’m questioning that. Just as I said in an earlier post, we sometimes confuse emotion for God, and I believe the same goes for destiny. I think that sometimes when we get on those emotional highs, we think that things couldn’t happen any other way. I remember feeling this way about quite a few times in my life. Either the way I felt about someone, or some situation, I thought to myself, this has to be predestined.
So let’s say that you believe God is in control of your destiny. He controls everything that happens. Well if this is the case, then why do we pray? I’ve touched on this topic before, but nothing in-depth. Still considering that you believe in destiny, lets say that you’re destined to marry one particular person. Ok, well if it is destiny, do you have to do anything, or could you sit on your ass the rest of your life and wait for it to happen? A lot of people will say, well you can’t just sit around, but if you are a full believer in destiny, then it shouldn’t matter. No matter what you do, you believe you will end up with that person. That’s one reason I wonder a lot about it. If you’re familiar with the television show “Lost,” there are two characters that are polar opposites on this belief. John Locke and Jack Shephard. John believes in destiny. He believes that every single thing that happens has a meaning, a purpose, and a reason. But to Jack, everything is just happenstance. It’s science, it’s just how things play out. I want you to ask yourself, which one are you?
Thoughts 4/11/2007 April 11, 2007
Posted by Kelsey Martineau in Religion.Tags: Religion
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Have you ever considered that when you feel religion, it could be just emotion? Don’t mistake me for not believing in spiritualism when I say that, because I do believe that God intervenes in our lives. I’m simply saying, how many times have we mistaken our own emotions for God? Or thought that something that we felt strongly about was God, but it really just ended up being emotions. So that raises the question, is God simply emotion in our brains? I don’t think so, but it’s something to think about. I think a lot of Christians have problems talk to God, or knowing how to identify His voice. I know I do. But that doesn’t mean He doesn’t exist, it just means that it is a possibility that He doesn’t intervene as much as we think he does.
On a philosophical note, would God exist if no one knew about Him? Ahh, now that will hurt your brain. I mean what makes God feel so real? Is it the fact that most people are Christians? What if every single bit of evidence of God got wiped out, and everyone on earth lost their memory of Him? What would happen? Would that mean that He would have to send his son again, or would a copy of the bible appear miraculously to show us the way? Or would it be phased out, and new religions created by people? I definitely think religion gives us a feeling of purpose, but is it necessary for life? That’s the biggest question.
