I personally do not believe in religion, or in higher beings but I do believe that they exist and yes I do realize how contradictory that that sounds. Keep in mind that the following are my opinions and my beliefs and not meant as any sort of attack on those of you that do believe. So, if you want to comment on them by all means do so but please keep it respectful.
The reason why I do not believe in a higher being stems from the theory that "God" did not create man, but man created "God." This was brought about by looking at all the different beliefs of either a single higher being or multiple ones and coming to a conclusion that the main purpose for a higher being is to explain the unknown. If you look at all the different mythologies such as the Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Norse, Mayan, etc...there are many gods each having a different purpose to help explain the naturally occurring things in the world. Example, Zeus and his lightning bolts. Over time the human races' understanding of the world has grown and obviously the need for the multiple higher beings is gone. The biggest unknowns in the world how did we come to be and what happens when we die. Which is the fundamental basis behind the single higher being faiths. So humankind came up with these beings to give explanation for what all happens in life and in the world giving me the conclusion that "God" did not create man, but man created "God."
While I was thinking about this, the old question about if a tree falls in forest and no one is around does it make a sound came into my head. The answer to this question is no, scientifically speaking when the tree falls and hits the ground it does not create sound but sends waves or vibrations through the air, ground and any other medium. It is only converted into sound when these vibrations are picked up by our ears, turned into an electrical signal and then interpreted in our minds to what we know of as sound. Therefore, unless there is somebody around sound cannot exist. What this has to do with whether or not higher being exists is this...sound only exists because it is the creation of our minds, which is not unlike people's beliefs in a higher being. Higher beings were originally a creation of the mind to explain the unexplainable, and it is the fact that as long as there are people who believe in them they will exist, just like if there is somebody around to hear it sound exists. Just like if there is nobody around to hear the sound then it cannot exist and if nobody believed in a higher being they would not exist either.
Even though because of my beliefs tell me that they do not exist, I have to acknowledge the fact that they do exist because of all the people in the world who believe in them.
"Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for good people to do bad things, it takes religion."
(Steven Weinberg)
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Challenge ACCEPTED!
(Barney Stinson, How I Met Your Mother)
So approximately twenty-four hours ago I had, oddly enough, a faithful reader make a suggestion of what I should do for my blog and well though great as that suggestion was I think I will expand it a little bit. I hope that is alright with you my only faithful reader.
So my day started off at about 9:00am in the morning when my alarm went off and I got up out of bed to go pee. It was a good pee. The first one in the morning is always very relieving. After which I decided to crawl back into bed since I am still having troubles falling asleep, not too long after I fell back asleep the doorbell rang. Of course I decided to ignore it because I wanted nothing to do with who was on the other. Last week the rental agency for the townhouse sent over some people to do a checkup on the furnace and they came to the conclusion that it needed to be replaced. Which who was on the other side of the door this morning. So my roommate took care of it and let them inside. Though, when I finally got my butt out of bed there was nobody here. Not my roommate, not my roommate's dog and not one of the people who were going to look at the furnace. I thought it was odd but alas I did not complain.
Anyway, I started to get ready for my class and I have to say I looked good before I left. Oh yes, I was a hottie today. I know you probably do not believe me but everybody has their good days and I had one today. I digress, on my way out the door I decided that I wanted to walk to the o-train station instead of take the bus. Yay for exercise! On my walk towards the station I started thinking about the time a few weeks ago when I saw a young woman walking their child who was attached with a leash. It was one of those leashes that attached around the torso and not the neck so it was not as cruel or comically amusing as it could have been. Sadly did not see that again today. Would have been awesome though. So as I continued my walk, nothing eventful happened at all. I listened to my iPod, passed some people on the sidewalk, almost get run over by a car, same ole, same ole. I get to the o-train station the train is there but pulls away before I actually got to it, I did not mind at all. I sat down on a bench and waited until the next train came. I got on it, sat down and took the wonderful six minute ride to the campus.
Campus, it is a wonderful place. Full of life and people, books and learning, and a couple of chicks walking up the stairs ahead of me talking about how they hoped if he was going to be able to pull out in time. Oh if only I could have heard more of that conversation, I bet it was absolutely delight...wait for it...ful! Delightful! Sorry, How I Met Your Mother is a great show. My class today was the dreaded algebra, but it is not so dreadful. My teacher is actually not bad, I mean for one you can actually understand what he is saying despite his accent. In all honesty though, I do not really pay attention to what he says. I copy down what he writes on the blackboard and when he breaks off writing to go over about what it is he writes about I play sudoku on my blackberry. On the genius difficulty. That is just how I role. Semi-colon end parenthesis.
Class was class, boring, dull and I kicked ass at sudoku like always. It was the only class I had today so after which I gathered my belongings and headed back to the o-train. Hoped on, and because it was that time of the day it was packed as usual during the rush hour. Quite comfortable when you're squished up against the side, luckily it is a very short ride so no harm done. After the train ride, I decided to walk home and on the way I stopped in at Walmart and picked up myself two big mac meals, super-sized of course. I am a fatty fatty two by four.
After getting home, I devoured my dinner while starting to watching old episodes of not How I Met Your Mother, because I am all caught up with those. I have switched from that to Two and a Half Men, which in my opinion is another good show. I have managed to get through all of season one of that show and am currently onto season two out of eight season. I have quite a ways to go, I am however, confident that I will be able to prevail in my quest to watch hours upon hours of the senseless comedy of Charlie Sheen.
And ladies and gentlemen that was my day today. Not glamorous, not exciting, and not worthy of writing a blog post about but it was done anyway. How does it feel to have wasted your time reading it? I am going to guess not too good, not too good at all.
So approximately twenty-four hours ago I had, oddly enough, a faithful reader make a suggestion of what I should do for my blog and well though great as that suggestion was I think I will expand it a little bit. I hope that is alright with you my only faithful reader.
So my day started off at about 9:00am in the morning when my alarm went off and I got up out of bed to go pee. It was a good pee. The first one in the morning is always very relieving. After which I decided to crawl back into bed since I am still having troubles falling asleep, not too long after I fell back asleep the doorbell rang. Of course I decided to ignore it because I wanted nothing to do with who was on the other. Last week the rental agency for the townhouse sent over some people to do a checkup on the furnace and they came to the conclusion that it needed to be replaced. Which who was on the other side of the door this morning. So my roommate took care of it and let them inside. Though, when I finally got my butt out of bed there was nobody here. Not my roommate, not my roommate's dog and not one of the people who were going to look at the furnace. I thought it was odd but alas I did not complain.
Anyway, I started to get ready for my class and I have to say I looked good before I left. Oh yes, I was a hottie today. I know you probably do not believe me but everybody has their good days and I had one today. I digress, on my way out the door I decided that I wanted to walk to the o-train station instead of take the bus. Yay for exercise! On my walk towards the station I started thinking about the time a few weeks ago when I saw a young woman walking their child who was attached with a leash. It was one of those leashes that attached around the torso and not the neck so it was not as cruel or comically amusing as it could have been. Sadly did not see that again today. Would have been awesome though. So as I continued my walk, nothing eventful happened at all. I listened to my iPod, passed some people on the sidewalk, almost get run over by a car, same ole, same ole. I get to the o-train station the train is there but pulls away before I actually got to it, I did not mind at all. I sat down on a bench and waited until the next train came. I got on it, sat down and took the wonderful six minute ride to the campus.
Campus, it is a wonderful place. Full of life and people, books and learning, and a couple of chicks walking up the stairs ahead of me talking about how they hoped if he was going to be able to pull out in time. Oh if only I could have heard more of that conversation, I bet it was absolutely delight...wait for it...ful! Delightful! Sorry, How I Met Your Mother is a great show. My class today was the dreaded algebra, but it is not so dreadful. My teacher is actually not bad, I mean for one you can actually understand what he is saying despite his accent. In all honesty though, I do not really pay attention to what he says. I copy down what he writes on the blackboard and when he breaks off writing to go over about what it is he writes about I play sudoku on my blackberry. On the genius difficulty. That is just how I role. Semi-colon end parenthesis.
Class was class, boring, dull and I kicked ass at sudoku like always. It was the only class I had today so after which I gathered my belongings and headed back to the o-train. Hoped on, and because it was that time of the day it was packed as usual during the rush hour. Quite comfortable when you're squished up against the side, luckily it is a very short ride so no harm done. After the train ride, I decided to walk home and on the way I stopped in at Walmart and picked up myself two big mac meals, super-sized of course. I am a fatty fatty two by four.
After getting home, I devoured my dinner while starting to watching old episodes of not How I Met Your Mother, because I am all caught up with those. I have switched from that to Two and a Half Men, which in my opinion is another good show. I have managed to get through all of season one of that show and am currently onto season two out of eight season. I have quite a ways to go, I am however, confident that I will be able to prevail in my quest to watch hours upon hours of the senseless comedy of Charlie Sheen.
And ladies and gentlemen that was my day today. Not glamorous, not exciting, and not worthy of writing a blog post about but it was done anyway. How does it feel to have wasted your time reading it? I am going to guess not too good, not too good at all.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
All Television Is Educational Television.
The question is: what is it teaching? (Nicholas Johnson)
As of late I have been spending quite a bit of my time catching up on different television shows. Starting at the beginning of their creation until either their very last episode for the ones that have been canceled or up to the latest episode for the ones that are lucky enough to still be on the air. And as always, it has got me to thinking...
Television shows tend to have different themes for each episode while at the same time sticking towards the main goal of where the show is headed in its entirety. At the moment I have been catching up on two different shows: How I Met Your Mother and Ghost Hunters.
While watching Ghost Hunters it started me thinking about my views on what I believe happens when we died, which in turn got me to re-evaluate my thoughts and beliefs on religion. So, I started writing. I had full intention of making it a very lengthy post on here but it really did not seem that this blog would be fitting enough, which is when I came up with the idea that I should just create my own website. A place for me to share my philosophical views and in time hopefully a place where others would do the same. As for now, it is currently in the planning stages and in all honesty will probably never happen. That, however, brings me to my next point.
How I Met Your Mother is a fantastic show that for me tries to teach a person that no matter what situation you are in or what happens you should always strive for what you want most out of life. For a very long time I have always been thinking about a multitude of different things from religion, the after life, the universe, the unknown. I am nothing more than a modern day philosopher that seems out of place for that sort of thinking. I would have much rather been back in ancient Greece with the likes of Sophocles, Aristotle or Plato to name a few. At the same time with the technology that is present today and the possible reach it has to span out across the globe why not put it to use? Maybe I really should go ahead with that website and see where that road leads.
As of late I have been spending quite a bit of my time catching up on different television shows. Starting at the beginning of their creation until either their very last episode for the ones that have been canceled or up to the latest episode for the ones that are lucky enough to still be on the air. And as always, it has got me to thinking...
Television shows tend to have different themes for each episode while at the same time sticking towards the main goal of where the show is headed in its entirety. At the moment I have been catching up on two different shows: How I Met Your Mother and Ghost Hunters.
While watching Ghost Hunters it started me thinking about my views on what I believe happens when we died, which in turn got me to re-evaluate my thoughts and beliefs on religion. So, I started writing. I had full intention of making it a very lengthy post on here but it really did not seem that this blog would be fitting enough, which is when I came up with the idea that I should just create my own website. A place for me to share my philosophical views and in time hopefully a place where others would do the same. As for now, it is currently in the planning stages and in all honesty will probably never happen. That, however, brings me to my next point.
How I Met Your Mother is a fantastic show that for me tries to teach a person that no matter what situation you are in or what happens you should always strive for what you want most out of life. For a very long time I have always been thinking about a multitude of different things from religion, the after life, the universe, the unknown. I am nothing more than a modern day philosopher that seems out of place for that sort of thinking. I would have much rather been back in ancient Greece with the likes of Sophocles, Aristotle or Plato to name a few. At the same time with the technology that is present today and the possible reach it has to span out across the globe why not put it to use? Maybe I really should go ahead with that website and see where that road leads.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
It's Not Wise
...to upset a Wookiee (Han Solo)
September 26, 2010.
1:24am Unknown number
>>Love you
1:28am Me
>>Do you?
1:29am Unknown number
>>Oh ya
1:30am Me
>>Are you sure you have the right number?
1:31am Unknown number
>>Loooool I know its u kmac
1:33am Me
>>Lol no it's really not.
1:34am Unknown number
>>Sure
1:35am Me
>>I just got this number two weeks ago.
1:37am Unknown number
>>Oh ya
1:37am Me
>>Yep
1:37am Unknown number
>>Nice
1:43am Me
>>Good luck with declaring your love to kmac though
1:44am Unknown number
>>Hot shit
1:48am Me
>>I'm sure kmac is
1:48am Unknown number
>>Fuck kmac eh what a prick
1:50am Me
>>Why do you say that?
1:51am Unknown number
>>Why not?
1:51am Me
>>Well I wouldn't know.
1:52am Unknown number
>>Oh ya?
1:52am Me
>>I don't know kmac so I can't make any assumptions.
1:54am Unknown number
>>that's fair man he's hairy.. Chewbacs shots
1:56am Me
>>C'mon now don't be hatin' on the wookiee
1:57am Unknown number
>>Hahah wookies for life
1:57am Me
>>Damn straight
September 26, 2010.
1:24am Unknown number
>>Love you
1:28am Me
>>Do you?
1:29am Unknown number
>>Oh ya
1:30am Me
>>Are you sure you have the right number?
1:31am Unknown number
>>Loooool I know its u kmac
1:33am Me
>>Lol no it's really not.
1:34am Unknown number
>>Sure
1:35am Me
>>I just got this number two weeks ago.
1:37am Unknown number
>>Oh ya
1:37am Me
>>Yep
1:37am Unknown number
>>Nice
1:43am Me
>>Good luck with declaring your love to kmac though
1:44am Unknown number
>>Hot shit
1:48am Me
>>I'm sure kmac is
1:48am Unknown number
>>Fuck kmac eh what a prick
1:50am Me
>>Why do you say that?
1:51am Unknown number
>>Why not?
1:51am Me
>>Well I wouldn't know.
1:52am Unknown number
>>Oh ya?
1:52am Me
>>I don't know kmac so I can't make any assumptions.
1:54am Unknown number
>>that's fair man he's hairy.. Chewbacs shots
1:56am Me
>>C'mon now don't be hatin' on the wookiee
1:57am Unknown number
>>Hahah wookies for life
1:57am Me
>>Damn straight
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
I've Always Envied People Who Sleep Easily
Their brains must be cleaner, the floorboards of the skull well swept, all the little monsters closed up in a steamer trunk at the foot of the bed." (David Benioff - City of Thieves)
Oh my dearest, how I have not missed the endless nights kept awake by your very presence. Or how you torment me with the vivid array of thoughts and queries about anything and everything imaginable. The grip you have on me tightens with each visit you pay me, making me wish for a time when I was free from your hold. Free to rest and recover until our next encounter throws me back into the gauntlet. Why can I not just be rid of you? Will you ever just leave me to be in peace?
Oh my dearest, how I have not missed the endless nights kept awake by your very presence. Or how you torment me with the vivid array of thoughts and queries about anything and everything imaginable. The grip you have on me tightens with each visit you pay me, making me wish for a time when I was free from your hold. Free to rest and recover until our next encounter throws me back into the gauntlet. Why can I not just be rid of you? Will you ever just leave me to be in peace?
Monday, September 6, 2010
Ah, Summer, What Power You Have
...to make us suffer and like it. (Russel Baker)
Goodness gracious I am back once again.
My apologies for the two people that might actually read this for my impromptu hiatus the past few months. The last two-three months have been quite crazy and hectic. Here is the brief rundown of the events:
Quit my job.
Port Elgin.
Studied.
Multiple games of baseball.
Birthday.
Sauble Beach.
Ottawa.
Funeral.
Stag/Stag and Doe.
Injury.
More baseball.
Moved.
Back to school.
Now somehow I went from having like absolutely no social life to practically never being home apart from the time I was actually just studying. I wish I knew how it happened, and as much as I just like to stay in and do nothing I liked being out there and running around being among others a lot more. Who would have guessed that about the quiet guy who keeps to himself? This past weekend I felt completely lost. This is the first full weekend that I have spent here in Ottawa and from the very few people I know here none wanted to do anything and I was left here to my lonesome self.
*sigh*
I know, woe is me and all that...
I know there are other people out there with bigger problems and all that. This was not me complaining about not having anything to do, this is me explaining that after however many years of being a shut in recluse I am finally wanting more out of my life.
This little boy is finally growing up.
Goodness gracious I am back once again.
My apologies for the two people that might actually read this for my impromptu hiatus the past few months. The last two-three months have been quite crazy and hectic. Here is the brief rundown of the events:
Quit my job.
Port Elgin.
Studied.
Multiple games of baseball.
Birthday.
Sauble Beach.
Ottawa.
Funeral.
Stag/Stag and Doe.
Injury.
More baseball.
Moved.
Back to school.
Now somehow I went from having like absolutely no social life to practically never being home apart from the time I was actually just studying. I wish I knew how it happened, and as much as I just like to stay in and do nothing I liked being out there and running around being among others a lot more. Who would have guessed that about the quiet guy who keeps to himself? This past weekend I felt completely lost. This is the first full weekend that I have spent here in Ottawa and from the very few people I know here none wanted to do anything and I was left here to my lonesome self.
*sigh*
I know, woe is me and all that...
I know there are other people out there with bigger problems and all that. This was not me complaining about not having anything to do, this is me explaining that after however many years of being a shut in recluse I am finally wanting more out of my life.
This little boy is finally growing up.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
The Key To Change
...is to let go of fear. (Rosanne Cash)
Being surrounded by the depths of darkness
Sitting there searching for anything to hold onto
A light to guide you through the nothingness
Of living all alone in an empty void
Life is an interesting thing, or rather the events and how we perceive them are...
It is funny sometimes how things can be going along so smoothly, feel so great and then all of a sudden *BAM!* You hit a wall, stumble back and fall to the ground. Then after standing back up you realize the wall is gone but is then replaced with a giant chasm with no place to cross. That is what depression is like, or at least that is a simplistic way of putting it (at least for me).
Carrying the weight of your world on your shoulders
The pressure is mounting and you just can't hold on
Cracking underneath this mountain of boulders
Until you can't take it anymore and crumble to pieces
What do you do when there is nothing left of your world? People always say that you should talk about things but what I have come to realize is that, that is not a real solution. Sure it might be a temporary fix to help let it out; however, the relief does not last for too long. It will always come back and a lot of the time it comes back with a bigger bite then before. Then there is always the pharmaceutical intervention with drugs... I some how think though that we really do not need more chemicals being put in our body than what we are already.
Gathering your strength for one final fight
To get back up on your feet and stand on the ground
Giving it all you have, pushing with your all you might
And tossing off all the weight that was on your shoulders
I personally believe that the only way to finally get past it, is to deal with it yourself because unless you are willing to just let everything go to put it behind you than it will never go away. I know that just letting go is not an easy task. Somehow, I was able to do this though I really do not know how this change occurred. I do know though that it is very liberating. To face your fears and overcome them to change your whole perspective on life is just simply a remarkable thing.
With a sigh of relief the darkness begins to fade away
Bringing forth the light back into your world
Everything seems wonderful with this brand new day
And you start moving forward to continue on this journey of life
Being surrounded by the depths of darkness
Sitting there searching for anything to hold onto
A light to guide you through the nothingness
Of living all alone in an empty void
Life is an interesting thing, or rather the events and how we perceive them are...
It is funny sometimes how things can be going along so smoothly, feel so great and then all of a sudden *BAM!* You hit a wall, stumble back and fall to the ground. Then after standing back up you realize the wall is gone but is then replaced with a giant chasm with no place to cross. That is what depression is like, or at least that is a simplistic way of putting it (at least for me).
Carrying the weight of your world on your shoulders
The pressure is mounting and you just can't hold on
Cracking underneath this mountain of boulders
Until you can't take it anymore and crumble to pieces
What do you do when there is nothing left of your world? People always say that you should talk about things but what I have come to realize is that, that is not a real solution. Sure it might be a temporary fix to help let it out; however, the relief does not last for too long. It will always come back and a lot of the time it comes back with a bigger bite then before. Then there is always the pharmaceutical intervention with drugs... I some how think though that we really do not need more chemicals being put in our body than what we are already.
Gathering your strength for one final fight
To get back up on your feet and stand on the ground
Giving it all you have, pushing with your all you might
And tossing off all the weight that was on your shoulders
I personally believe that the only way to finally get past it, is to deal with it yourself because unless you are willing to just let everything go to put it behind you than it will never go away. I know that just letting go is not an easy task. Somehow, I was able to do this though I really do not know how this change occurred. I do know though that it is very liberating. To face your fears and overcome them to change your whole perspective on life is just simply a remarkable thing.
With a sigh of relief the darkness begins to fade away
Bringing forth the light back into your world
Everything seems wonderful with this brand new day
And you start moving forward to continue on this journey of life
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