let's talk about religion again
happy new year!!! i started this blog talking about religion which i find interesting. it's been 12 months since then, so let's have a full circle moment.
people that are so convinced that their logic is the only correct logic (which kind of goes against the very concept of logic being specific to each person) and are unwilling to see different perspectives and lack nuance piss me off! i've noticed this comes up a lot in "science vs religion" debates, which are debates that shouldn't really be happening since there's nothing else to be explored, i think. i still identify as roman catholic, that's something that hasn't changed about me. i just think that, while not mutually exclusive, both answer different questions about the world. don't think about it in a linear way. or better yet, don't think at all.
yes, exactly—i'm one of those foolish, hopeless weaklings who created a man in the sky to rely on when life gets too difficult. i don't even have any faith. would i be wrong in assuming i'm different than most people who believe in god? god is a fleeting lovely emotion that's kind of always there. it loves and mocks and adores and hates. i know it exists since even though i don't project this love to myself i bring it to others with a stupid grin on my face. because it makes me feel good. something something pseudo-altruism? i'm sure god frowns upon this, but i don't care about what he thinks.
a concept that i think blends science and religion (and maybe philosophy too) quite well is trying to cheat life and death through alchemy or like, other esoteric sciences. i watched the new guillermo del toro frankenstein and i absolutely adore it's depiction of the relationship between him and his creation. victor reminds me of those types of parents who see their children as extensions of themselves and their lack of accomplishment, and only give birth to either prove something or to pursue a goal. i love literature so much. so so so so so much. read more literature. read read read!!!
the bible obviously doesn't have any of the modern scientific concepts we know as fact today, but viewing the bible with the same amount of veritability (is that a word?) as a history book is not how you read that bible at all! i don't believe like, a sizeable amount of the bible even happened. yet i'm still catholic.
faith is what you make of it, doesn't matter how much you have. we're made up of stars and cells and thoughts and tissue. play god and you'll burn your hands trying to deliver what you ultimately can't reach. faith and knowledge makes victims of us all. have fun!