My understanding of enlightenment, is simply a condition of the brain. It seems to be when somone is coming to some sort of realization. I don't think it necessarily has to be religious. And even if people become "religously" enlightened, it doesn't even mean that that is necessarily true, it...
yes i agree, God should be looked at as a good idea, in other words, people need to quit taking everything from the bible so literally. The concepts of morals and such, for the individual to carry through there life, are good things to live by, but not necessarily the teachings of actually...
It's because they couldn't think of a cool name, similar to how you run into men some times who's name is guy. The one who named him didn't know what else to call him.
It can also be compared to native americans. like when they saw the first train, they called it iron horse, nothing else made...
but that's not necessary true. most view that as your conscience. not some being talking to you, but that's ok. I disagree with your beliefs, but of course you are entitled to your opinion
Well there has to be some reason that people believe in religion. Personally I thought that it was the big questions like mentioned before that explain why people devote thier lives to it. if not those questions, then what cause could be great enough to make people believe in something without...
this is sirected to Riverwolf, out of curiosity, what exactly is your belief in Lord Ganesh, I've never heard of that, or i might have, and don't recognize it
I thought you said you were a thiest?
anyways, if that's really how you view, I agree with you in the above quote, and I too look at life from a stance of general non-belief. It is more interesting, and in general i think it's more comforting to just not know, and claim you don't know, than it...
no. i don't believe things are hardwired, I just take it like I see it. I used to be catholic, but things that are taught in religion don't hold up in the real world, so I stopped going to church.
p.s. in case you thought i was athiest, I'm not. Agnostic