[2338] in Depressing_Thoughts
Re: The role of religion
dcctdw@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (dcctdw@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Sun Sep 15 16:11:33 1991
Hmm. I've been watching this and being slightly confused, since 1) i'm not
jewish, and more importantly, 2) i'm paganistic deist (or is it deistic
pagan?)...
I've always seen religion as something very personal. Others may share the
same view, but i'm not particuarly out to find people who believe the same
as i do, nor necessarily convert them. it's not like i don't care... it's
just that my belief is for me, and your belief is for you, and as long as
we're happy: cool.
so my point is: why do you subscribe to any particular religion? Because
it's a close approximation of what you believe? In that case, is it
-exactly- what you believe? If not, why shouldn't you change it? There
are N religions, who've all felt that they're correct; why can't you start
the Rhu Greene version of Judaism? It doesn't have to be pompous; it can
just be something that Rhu believes, and if you're comfortable with it,
then go with it.
Rhu, you asked what if God wants us to enjoy life. Well, i ask you if God
meant for you to think. I don't think God is upset with me for taking
Deism and pretzeling it with Paganism to make my own belief. Are there
rituals in my religion? No. Very rarely do i pause to praise God per se;
often i pause to admire something, but rarely do i attribute it to "God".
The Wild Magic, the High Magic, the Light, the Dark, Nature, or just saying
"oooh, that's neat!" -- but that's all i ask of myself -- to respect and
help this world to make a better one. I think God is pleased that I'm
doing this as best as i can. To be honest, i think God likes a good
backrub just like the rest of us...
