Thursday, September 19, 2013
The Endless Search of the Truth
“Truth is a shining goddess, always veiled, always distant, never wholly approachable, but worthy of all the devotion of which the human spirit is capable.” Bertrand Russell.
"The sacred truth in science is that there are no sacred truths. . . Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.” Carl Sagan.
If the truth have already been revealed in the bible, how come nobody knows which truth has been revealed. Or even revealed by whom, for whom, or to whom? Indeed. the truth can only be found at
the bottom of the abyss; but the abyss, however, is bottomless. And to think that the inspired authors of God were frustrated enough to write in the bible: "We will know the truth, and the truth will set us free.” John 8:32. I said it before, I say it again: I love and respect and admire the truthseekers. I never, however, give a hoot to those who claim that they already found the truth; especially as they refer to themselves as the truthwarriors. Poch Suzara
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The question of origins: Where did you come from? The question of meaning or purpose: Why are you here? The question of destiny: Where are you going to spend eternity? He who presupposes a godless universe has no answers.
Ken, for billions of year before my birth, I was existing as a nothing. After my death, for billions of years, I will again be existing as a nothing. So really, what's the fuss all about. Nobody dies partially. We all die entirely. Indeed, immortality is the condition of a dead man who does not believe he is dead. Cheers! Poch Suzara
Poch, your body keeps shedding off dead cells. Every cell in your body has been replaced by a new cell many times over, considering that you have lived many years now. If you are made of matter only, why is it you know you're the same Poch today as you were when you were seven years old, or seven years ago? The eyes you see the world with are just the windows of your soul. The one seeing throughnit is the real you. From the time of OJ Simpson's arrest and the completion of his trial and conviction, virtually all the cells in his aging body had already been replaced. You could make a case, as a materialist, that the court condemned the wrong man, for he was no longer who he was. Just a thought to provoke your thoughts.
Ken, what has this got to do with the biblical claim that God created you in His own Image and Likeness? Poch
Are you a literalist?
Ken, with love not for divinity, but love only for humanity, let us stand on our own two feet, accept duties and responsibilities for our selves, and solve our own problems without needlessly confusing the issue with meaningless words, and primitive destructive dogmas, pigmas, and hogmas. Cheers! Poch Suzara
Poch, how do you know your reasoning is valid even one percent? How can I trust that you truly love humanity? I know you think you can stand on your own two feet, but you have feet of clay. In your world view, you're just rearranged pond scum, a bag of protein. If we are only biology, we are prisoners of our DNA. We just are what we are. We can be no different. The necessary implication of this is, that the next thought you think Poch, is inevitable. You really had no option but to think it. Every thought you think, and every choice you make are all predetermined. You are just a sophisticated biological robot. If this is the case, since you can't choose to think apart from your DNA how are your thoughts and choices more than illusions of freedom?
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