Ponderings
Having just been reading some people’s thoughts on www.musesyndrome.com I felt the need to think about what I actually believe, since I haven’t thought about it in a long time.
Well I don’t think I believe in an afterlife. I find comfort in that this isn’t just all a test. But then is that a belief or just me saying that to try and comfort myself.
If there is a god I don’t believe it is the judo-christian version of a god. One that is all knowing, powerful and good. I can’t see how something can be all of these things. A forever good god wouldn’t be able to create the natural pain and suffering because what all good thing would create horrible diseases and natural disasters that kill millions of people.
Also a vengeful god cannot be a good god. The two contradict eachother.
A god can be two of the three:
- Powerful & Knowing – could actually be evil or just bored or whatever but as i’ve explained above cannot be all three
- Powerful & Good – without being all knowing it could actually just be ignorant to what happens on earth
- Knowing & Good – But without the power to do anything about it.
But then what of an afterlife. I’m not sure if I believe in one. If there is a heaven I don’t think i would enjoy it. It’s a place without suffering or pain, but without being able to feel these things would I still be the same person because isn’t how we cope with these things what makes us human. What sort of person would I be without my paranoia or my depression, it wouldn’t be me. So therefore would I exist anymore without these fundemental parts of me.
Wouldn’t heaven also be my hell.
Coming back to my god point wouldn’t having a hell be ungood (couldn’t think of a better way to put that). You haven’t worshiped me so therefore you must be under eternal suffering. That sort of god must have very low self esteem.
Also isn’t it unfair that the people who went to hell say 2000 years ago have a longer time in hell than someone who died today. Even if the person who died today was eviler.
Well thats my thought for today.
