If Not God...Then What?
Since I've denounced God and Christanity as fantasy, I suppose it's only fair that I discuss my ideas on it all. Unlike many christians and other religious followers, I don't profess to have all the answers nor do I ask anyone to accept anything I say as fact. I challenge every person who reads my blog, now and in the future, to think and reason for themselves.
I'll begin with a scientific theory called conservation of energy. This theory states, in simple terms, that energy is neither created nor destroyed. Keep in mind, while it is still technically a theory, conservation of energy has been well observed and documented and there has been no observation or proof to refute the theory despite many attempts. However, that does not mean the theory will never be refuted, nor should you make the mistake of accepting it as fact.
Using that theory I've developed the idea that perhaps life is an energy source all it's own. If energy can not be created nor destroyed, then it stands to reason that life energy is recycled. Put aside your notions of reincarnation, that's not exactly where I'm going here. Pulling numbers out of a hat, for example's sake, let's say a human male has 100k life energy, while a human female has 120k life energy (perhaps another time we'll get into why I feel women have more life energy *grins*) Now, let's say both of them die. We now have 220k life energy on the loose. Conservation of energy tells us that this energy can not be destroyed, only reused or changed into another form. My theory is that this life energy is put to use, in new people. A type of reincarnation, but not in the sense that a soul moves from one body to another, more in the sense that each unit of life energy is an independent thing that can join with other units of life energy to form a living being. The life energy in your newborn might be from 10 deceased beings. This theory explains why some children know things they haven't learned yet, or have an unnatural ability to learn in one specific area. Perhaps they got a majority of life energy from someone who was proficient in that area. This theory ties in closely with the theory of evolution. As humans evolved into more complex beings, they required more life energy to operate and function their more complex systems, therefore they evolved internally as well as externally. So what does this theory do to help explain how it all began? Perhaps life energy didn't begin as life energy. Perhaps billions of years ago there were only a few types of energy, and the energy itself began to evolve and come together. Perhaps there was no big bang, no spontaneous creation of a living earth. Maybe Earth evolved and continues to evolve.
Or what if this is it? What if we begin when the sperm hits the egg, and we end the moment we die? What if there is no greater purpose, no life after death, no reincarnation, no...anything? Everyone wants to find "the answer" to life, but maybe they're asking questions that don't have an answer. Is it so unreasonable to believe that humans have no more reason for being alive than an amoeba?
Perhaps there IS one higher being who watches Earth from a distance and laughs at our childlike floundering for the meaning of life. Maybe we're just a video game played by beings 10 times our size. The fact is, no one knows for sure, and nothing has been proven. To say you have all the answers because you believe you have all the answers, is ridiculous. That's the exact logic religion uses. Anyone who points out flaws in their beliefs, or questions their teachings, is told that they need to have faith, that God works in mysterious ways. However, ask those same people why they don't believe in evolution or the big-bang theory and they will tell you that too much is left unexplained. Huh?! So it's ok to have a theory full of holes and unexplained things, as long as you have FAITH that you're right?
My true belief about life, and the only thing I can guarantee you is absolutely one hundred percent correct, is that we don't know. No one has the answer. At best they're making an educated guess (scientists) at worse they're telling fairy tales as fact (religion) Think for yourself, keep your eyes open, and don't take something as fact just because someone else told you it's true!
I'll begin with a scientific theory called conservation of energy. This theory states, in simple terms, that energy is neither created nor destroyed. Keep in mind, while it is still technically a theory, conservation of energy has been well observed and documented and there has been no observation or proof to refute the theory despite many attempts. However, that does not mean the theory will never be refuted, nor should you make the mistake of accepting it as fact.
Using that theory I've developed the idea that perhaps life is an energy source all it's own. If energy can not be created nor destroyed, then it stands to reason that life energy is recycled. Put aside your notions of reincarnation, that's not exactly where I'm going here. Pulling numbers out of a hat, for example's sake, let's say a human male has 100k life energy, while a human female has 120k life energy (perhaps another time we'll get into why I feel women have more life energy *grins*) Now, let's say both of them die. We now have 220k life energy on the loose. Conservation of energy tells us that this energy can not be destroyed, only reused or changed into another form. My theory is that this life energy is put to use, in new people. A type of reincarnation, but not in the sense that a soul moves from one body to another, more in the sense that each unit of life energy is an independent thing that can join with other units of life energy to form a living being. The life energy in your newborn might be from 10 deceased beings. This theory explains why some children know things they haven't learned yet, or have an unnatural ability to learn in one specific area. Perhaps they got a majority of life energy from someone who was proficient in that area. This theory ties in closely with the theory of evolution. As humans evolved into more complex beings, they required more life energy to operate and function their more complex systems, therefore they evolved internally as well as externally. So what does this theory do to help explain how it all began? Perhaps life energy didn't begin as life energy. Perhaps billions of years ago there were only a few types of energy, and the energy itself began to evolve and come together. Perhaps there was no big bang, no spontaneous creation of a living earth. Maybe Earth evolved and continues to evolve.
Or what if this is it? What if we begin when the sperm hits the egg, and we end the moment we die? What if there is no greater purpose, no life after death, no reincarnation, no...anything? Everyone wants to find "the answer" to life, but maybe they're asking questions that don't have an answer. Is it so unreasonable to believe that humans have no more reason for being alive than an amoeba?
Perhaps there IS one higher being who watches Earth from a distance and laughs at our childlike floundering for the meaning of life. Maybe we're just a video game played by beings 10 times our size. The fact is, no one knows for sure, and nothing has been proven. To say you have all the answers because you believe you have all the answers, is ridiculous. That's the exact logic religion uses. Anyone who points out flaws in their beliefs, or questions their teachings, is told that they need to have faith, that God works in mysterious ways. However, ask those same people why they don't believe in evolution or the big-bang theory and they will tell you that too much is left unexplained. Huh?! So it's ok to have a theory full of holes and unexplained things, as long as you have FAITH that you're right?
My true belief about life, and the only thing I can guarantee you is absolutely one hundred percent correct, is that we don't know. No one has the answer. At best they're making an educated guess (scientists) at worse they're telling fairy tales as fact (religion) Think for yourself, keep your eyes open, and don't take something as fact just because someone else told you it's true!
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