in pursuit of god
First of all, to the fanatics, pardon my lower-casely treatment to the word 'god'. I have been wanting to voice this opinion for the longest time but remember the shrink's reward theory. Tonight, I am rewarding myself with a couple(?) glasses of Riserva 2003 Chianti wine, nothing spectacular to write home about , but nevertheless, a reward from nature's ample bosoms. :)
I think, mankind, the kind that have evolved so far, should stop wasting time in the pursuit of 'god' or to origins of our wondrous universe. I would like to decry the countless resources, time in particluar, spent by the physicists, philosophers(the armchair variety too), spiritualists and the ilk, for this meaningless pursuit.
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For simply one reason: we are not that evolved yet. Period. We need to accept that we are either, not that intelligent, as we think we are, or we are not ready.
Instead, I preach(me being the worst student), that we simply enjoy our fragile existences and help our brethren handle theirs with care too.
The way: Love, contentment, no one-upmanship.
For this, do you think we need to bring 'god' into the picture?
I think, mankind, the kind that have evolved so far, should stop wasting time in the pursuit of 'god' or to origins of our wondrous universe. I would like to decry the countless resources, time in particluar, spent by the physicists, philosophers(the armchair variety too), spiritualists and the ilk, for this meaningless pursuit.
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For simply one reason: we are not that evolved yet. Period. We need to accept that we are either, not that intelligent, as we think we are, or we are not ready.
Instead, I preach(me being the worst student), that we simply enjoy our fragile existences and help our brethren handle theirs with care too.
The way: Love, contentment, no one-upmanship.
For this, do you think we need to bring 'god' into the picture?
posted by mani g. iyer at
8:12 PM
4 Comments:
one half of me agrees with this sentiment. but we should remember that major parts of humanity depend on their faiths and a fear of angering a higher power, to be kinder to their fellow humans/beings.
on the other hand i also (like to) believe that there are some among us who are more evolved that the rest - those who pursue the secrets and questions of the universe and seek to find and understand a power behind all these wonderment. there is a hope that these people will give us un-denying proof that it is indeed very important to appreciate everything we have and to love everything around us.
good thought mani and i hope that chianti was good - they say that in a good glass of wine lives geography, history, sociology, humanity, art & life.
Mani,
I agree with you in part. I think that pursuing the origins of the universe through faith is a waste of time. However, in my opinion, searching for the origins of the universe via science has confronted humanity with some very profound questions.
We may not be evolved enough to answer those questions yet, but evolution is a process of changing in response to new challenges. If we don't try to answer those questions now, we will never evolve in a way that will allow us to answer them in the future.
One last point, wondering about the nature and origin of the universe can be a way to enjoy our brief and fragile existence. As the old saying goes, “The joy is in the journey not in the destination.” It is just important to remember everyone’s journey is different.
Have another glass of wine for me:)
Ken
Ashok and Ken, you have raised good points.
But why not evolve into a loving, contented and an unselfish humankind , rather than, an intelligent one? I firmly believe that in our journey, we should look at what we tread upon, rather than gaze into the sky.
Why not evolve into both a loving and intelligent species? Ultimately I think these aspects of humanity are closely related, and it is difficult for us to make progress in one without also progressing in the other.
Ken
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