Wondering thoughts

theist--->agnostic-->atheist--->nihlist

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"One is punished most for ones virtues" Fredrick Neitzche

Faith is like an onion, knowlege is the hand that peels the layers of the onion. One begins with total faith and belief in God, then upon investigating finds that not all is totally factual. Layer upon layer is peeled until one begins to question is there a God at all? Maybe, maybe not. Upon even more deliberation and reevaluation, one may begin the process of thinking there is no god. And upon even more deliberation and reevaluation one may begin to question the very reason for, and the total upsurdity of existance itself. The Onion widdled down to nothing the end product being nihlism. All people are some where within this spectrum . IMO. How much of the onion remains for me wouldnt even make a decent soup. *edit typo*This message has been edited by 1.61803, 05-27-2004 12:55 PM

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"One is punished most for ones virtues" Fredrick Neitzche

Hi JC, I do not think nihlism is a path one would want to travel, It is dark lonely road that leads to nowhere. Neitzche said.."When one looks into the abyss sometimes the abyss looks back at you." Jean Sarte said: "we are condemned to be free." What that means to me is that the choices one makes in life are personal choices that are not carved in stone. The individual is responsible for setting they're own morality and actions that govern they're life not religion. Fulfillment in life must come from within and not from external dogma. As Loudmouth stated the meaning of life need not be absurd, but can be filled with your personal participation in it. You and I and everyone else has the opportunity to decide our path. We are free and that is a frightening proposition that in this freedom we are inevitably alone. When it comes right down to it YOU are the master of your own destiny. As far as a reason for life goes a warm dutch apple pie and a hunk of vanilla ice cream is a pretty good one to me. Peace be with you.

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"One is punished most for ones virtues" Fredrick Neitzche