http://www.anamchara.com/2009/12/10/sorr/ Carl McColman ~ The Fullness of Joy is to Behold God in All Wed, 23 May 2012 13:15:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.anamchara.com/2009/12/10/sorr/#comment-5251 Gent Steward Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:32:13 +0000 http://anamchara.com/?p=2672#comment-5251 Not sure what place this has in our current religious climate if any. Understanding the bible and its meaning is one thing. Currently my research is leading backwards historically. I am finding information about religion prior to Christianity of great interest (much inspired by the recent film epic “Agora”). Surely replacing old gods with new ones is becoming old hat? I don’t have anything against people that have found faith in the ethereal. On the contrary I have plenty of respect. However, I think that we should be looking for new ways to develop society and different principles should form the basis of this. For example, instead of believing in something that could just as easily be myth, why not believe in facts. Crazy as it seems, science has been shedding light on reality for hundreds of years. But, it differs massively from religion, which begs that we blindly follow and obey rituals that perpetuate differences, rather than creating inclusion; science rather asks that we challenge everything and further our knowledge accordingly. Why? To make the world a better place. To alleviate hunger and famine. To make every one equal. So the facts that science questions and the ideology of religion both could aim for the same direction. Love and peace are all very well, but they don’t seem to be getting us anywhere. Not sure what place this has in our current religious climate if any. Understanding the bible and its meaning is one thing. Currently my research is leading backwards historically. I am finding information about religion prior to Christianity of great interest (much inspired by the recent film epic “Agora”).
Surely replacing old gods with new ones is becoming old hat? I don’t have anything against people that have found faith in the ethereal. On the contrary I have plenty of respect.
However, I think that we should be looking for new ways to develop society and different principles should form the basis of this. For example, instead of believing in something that could just as easily be myth, why not believe in facts.
Crazy as it seems, science has been shedding light on reality for hundreds of years. But, it differs massively from religion, which begs that we blindly follow and obey rituals that perpetuate differences, rather than creating inclusion; science rather asks that we challenge everything and further our knowledge accordingly.
Why? To make the world a better place. To alleviate hunger and famine. To make every one equal. So the facts that science questions and the ideology of religion both could aim for the same direction.
Love and peace are all very well, but they don’t seem to be getting us anywhere.

]]> http://www.anamchara.com/2009/12/10/sorr/#comment-5250 Steve Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:03:54 +0000 http://anamchara.com/?p=2672#comment-5250 Wow, I love the Didache. Inspiring and incredible. Can't wait to read it! Wow, I love the Didache. Inspiring and incredible. Can’t wait to read it!

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