About religion · Monday August 28, 2006
I am not a religious person, but I thought I’d express my point of view towards religions and religious people. My intention is not to annoy certain people (although that will probably take place) than arouse thoughts and questions concerning the topic. Try to see my thoughts from a neutral viewpoint, but if that’s not possible, then who am I to blame?
About god
There are tens, hundreds and maybe even thousands of different religions in the World (I don’t have any statistics or facts, sorry). These different religions have either one or many gods. Everyone does have the right to pray the god one wants to, but this arouses a few fundamental questions, such as:
- What god is?
- Is there one or many gods?
- If there is only one god, whose god it is? The god of Christians’, Islamics’ or someone else’s?
- What if you’ve been praying the wrong god all the time?
- Does god even exist?
I could come up with lots of more questions, but I’m going to review some of the aforementioned now. An interesting matter is that the amount and character of god(s) differ depending on the religion. According to monotheistic religions there is only one god, while polytheistic religions have multiple gods. I won’t take any position about which comprehension is better, but I just want to mention that this difference already shows how people create and alter religions and make them more ‘fit’ and ‘appealing’.
Let’s assume for a moment that there would be only one god. Whose god would that be? In other words, if there is a afterlife and possibly a ‘Heaven’, would only the ones who believed in the ‘right god’ get there? Wouldn’t it be rather harsh to believe in one god for one’s whole life and then at the moment of death realize that it was a wrong god? Makes you wonder…
The last question I brought up is the eternal question about god’s existence. Answering that one is impossible in my opinion, ‘cause how would one proof that god really exists? Yes, I know things and phenoms exist that even science (at least yet) can’t explain. However, I don’t see any proof that this affecting factor would be a god. Why couldn’t it be some unknown cosmic energy or something comparable?
‘Holy’ wars
It is hard for me to understand what religion can make people do. It is like a drug. Wars between different religions, crusades and other equivalent events downright shock me. And what are people fighting for? A thing that in my opinion is everyone’s personal issue. A thing that doesn’t even physically exist. Where is tolerance? Why should everyone believe in what you believe and worship your god?
Freedom of religion
For me freedom of religion is very important. I see religion as a personal matter. It shouldn’t be a thing that is imposed to other people. Everyone should have the right to believe what they want or not to believe. If we don’t take the time to think about things but instead believe everything we hear, we will be doomed. Religion is used so much to cause injustice and other evil things that I’ve personally started to see it in a very negative light. And one really annoying thing is missionaries. If I’m interested in something, I will know how to get information about that particular matter. I don’t need anyone to come to my doorstep telling me about salvation. Sigh…
What is religion needed for?
Personally I don’t need religion at all. I can still see why so many people believe in something. Basically religion is a salvation for weak people. People, who need some extra power to keep on living. Personally I get this strength from within myself, practically I believe in myself. I don’t need an image of god to worship or any guiding principles, because I know that my inborn moral comprehence will tell me what is right and what is wrong. For me the importance of religion is non-existent.
What do you believe in?
In conclusion I could ask you, my dear reader, a few questions. If you believe in something, could you tell me:
- Why do you believe in what you believe?
- How did you choose the belief/religion you believe in?
- What do you get from your belief?
- Could you live without religion and how you think it would change your life?
I hope my writing has awaken at least some thoughts in some of you. Any comments are welcome.
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Mondays should be removed from the calendar · Monday March 6, 2006
What good ever happened on Monday? Have you ever had an efficient Monday at work?
I suggest we rip Monday of the calendar. Why? Because Mondays suck. Today was just another typical Monday, I didn’t get anything done at work and that got me a bit depressed. It doesn’t have to be this way!
What if the calendar looked like this?
Let’s remove Monday and change weeks into six-day-periods. I bet no one will miss Mondays?!? Besides, when we remove one working day from the week, then we’ll have two thirds of work in a week and one third of rest. That would be the ideal situation, because the ideal amount rest (according to some recommendations) is about one third of the day (eight hours), so wouldn’t it be logical that one third of a week would also be dedicated for resting?
Okay, did I waste my time writing this? Probably. Did I waste your time? Definitely!
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Choices · Friday January 20, 2006
Life is full of choices. Should you eat mashed potatoes or pasta? Should you save money or buy goods with it? Who to vote for in the election?
Personally I have always been very slow in making decisions. I consider different options carefully if I don’t instantly know what I want. Even so, in some cases I go by intuition and sometimes make even very quick decisions. Usually I have made these kinds of decisions in my head long before the actual choice situation and these are the cases when almost nothing will make me change my mind.
Every day we make new decisions even without noticing. Many of these choices hardly affect our lives in any significant way, but sometimes a small choice can have consequences that are far-reaching.
Let’s take a few examples from everyday life. If you cross the street at the wrong moment, you might get hit a by a car and die. On the other hand, you can win thousands of dollars (or euros or whatever) if you buy a raffle ticket at the right time. So, each one of our actions can have enormous effect on our future, no matter how unbelievable it may sound.
How do you know how your each deed and decision affects your future? Shortly put: you don’t. You just have to be brave and make decisions and not consider too much about the consequences. Usually following your instinct will lead to the best results. Learn to interpret your own inner voice and it will tell you what to do! Besides, wouldn’t it be boring to know every decision’s influence beforehand?
Some of you might have thought (because of what I wrote in the beginning of this thought) that I would tell who you should vote for in the Finnish presidential election. Oh no, I am not going to go easy on you! Each and every one of you is free to make his/her own decision about who to vote for or not to vote all. (I don’t recommend the latter option, because I see that a person who doesn’t vote, does not have the right to complain about the result.) Use your consideration…
How easy making decisions and choices is for you? Which are the toughest decisions to make? Do you trust your instinct?
[This article was originally posted on wadeweb.info .]
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Inefficiency · Monday January 9, 2006
I had planned several to-dos for this weekend, but I didn’t really accomplish all that I would have wanted to. At least I did my laundry (because I nearly had to) but that’s about the only reasonable thing I’ve done this weekend. Well, I also installed a couple of USB ports to my computer, but still…
You begin to wonder if it’s your fault after all or should we blame the society that sets us those achievement pressures. Because nowadays everything is up to your achievements and results, there is no need to be formally competent any longer. What I’m trying to say that someone could know how to take care of the job, but if he/she can’t do it cost-effectively, then he/she is no good. Efficiency is the word of today.
Is it right that we have all that undone work in our subconscious mind causing us more stress? Or does it all depend on our way of thinking and attitude? Can we avoid stress by changing the perspective at work that’s waiting to be done?
On the other hand, is stress always a bad thing? Tight schedules and rush can sometimes make us do things effectively – even more effectively than without stress. I’m sure that on the long run stress isn’t healthy, but I believe that it is sometimes needed to get the best result.
P.S. I must admit that this thought was mostly on my mind last night, when I felt a bit stressed-out. Today I have been able to accomplish some things, so I don’t feel so flabby anymore. Every day is different.
[This article was originally posted on wadeweb.info.
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