The Church of Logic

"Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see. It's getting hard to be someone, but it all works out. It doesn't matter much to me." -"Strawberry Fields Forever" The Beatles.

Song lyrics I think sometimes say things better than you otherwise could. I get a lot of my thoughts from song lyrics. I suppose Strawberry Fields isn't completely logical a choice since it's a little more apathetic than my views on the world. However I couldn't agree more with the first part of that line. So many people do go through life with their eyes closed, just because it's easier. I don't know, but I feel like if life we're meant to be easy all those people would be much happier. I suppose they say the best things in life are free, but there's a difference between simple pleasures and laziness. I think the only way I'd really be able to describe my thoughts on the divine would be to make my own text. So if anybody really cares to follow, the thoughts are below.

Intro
Though there will be many opinions in this text, it is important for this to never be taken at face value. The only way logic can advance is through constant debate. If a thought is correct, it will stand up to and only benefit from constant thought about why it is correct, if a thought is incorrect, argument will only help correct the error to the benefit of all man kind. If History has proven anything it is that for every step we take forward there are many steps back. Advancement is the ultimate goal. Without constant thought there is no progress. This text should change and adapt to the knowledge future generations are destined to receive, not be stuck in the past.

The Divine
The information we have at this time is not strong enough to make a definite statement about whether or not there is a god/gods/goddess/etc controlling the universe let alone whether he/she/it/them is involved in our daily lives or an impartial observe. It is important that many different opinions are held on this topic until such a time that there can be a more certain conclusion drawn. As far as my own logic has brought me, it seems in my opinion that there is a higher power, androgynous and infiltrating all life on earth. What we do effects every thing around us, thus the universe is much like a body. There are millions of separate and distinct cells, but they all function together as one. What is referred to as God/Allah/Jehovah/etc, is the brain. Thus it is not all powerful but so much more cognizant and powerful than us we are dependent. As we are all part of one body, it is thus important to take care of everyone and everything around us. Hurting others does nothing but destroy everything. Damaging the world around you or anyone are you is acting like a virus and ultimately will do nothing but kill what you have turned into your host and thus bring about your own destruction along with that of everything around you. Everything is a part of everything else and dependent on everything else. When you are at peace with that, a calm will wash over you. We are meant to be connected.

How to live your life
As far as commandments on how to live your life, there is only one. As long as you harm none, do as you will. Moderation is important. Life works all together on a balance. As far as you can see, it is the extremes that cause hurt and pain. Too much food causes health problems, but at the same time too little food does the same. There is a perfect balance to life. If you can reach this balance you will be happiest and healthiest, but should you rather indulge in one or more areas of your life, it is your decision, as long as you hurt no one else, you have the choice to be allowed to hurt yourself. Life is a learning process.

The Afterlife
Once again, there's no information to logically say what happens after death, but most importantly it is important not to be to eager or too scared of death. If there is nothing after this world, the only reason to agonize over their not being an afterlife would be to make your present miserable. The idea of giving yourself up may be difficult now, but if there is truly nothing else, there will be nothing to agonize over being nothing after death. If there is life after death, I can not bring myself to believe that there is a christian version of hell. If Justice is a universal truth, obviously the evil must be punished, but there are different views of what is evil and thus I find it hard to believe that there is a set list of you break these rules you will suffer. You have no one but yourself to answer to. If you are happy you are doing something right, if you are unhappy you are doing something wrong. If you die unhappy, you still need to work on becoming happy. You have control over yourself and your mindset is the most important thing. We create our own heavens, and create our own hells. God does not do that for you.

-Lia