God's Idea of a Social Experiment?

These past few days have been particularly "religious", so to speak.

Because of the prayers for Grandma who has left us, and the very Catholic people who have come nightly as spiritual support, I have been able to overhear and participate in spiritual discussions.

The conclusions of which I shall not disclose here, for fear of another heated session of preaching.

The thing is, I am not an atheist; I believe in The Big Guy upstairs, and it is possible he has little helpers in many forms (hey, you try and create the world without help), and it is possible there is an afterlife, and a rebirth. Hopefully. If not,

"Say a prayer,
But let the good times roll
In case God doesn't show"

I do believe He'll show, but since He loves us and all I highly doubt he wants us to not be happy. Unless kidnapping and torturing people or bitching around floats your boat.

Whether or not He shows, hey, at least be prepared to say you've lived a full and happy life. :)

The thing is that I'm not sure the Word is authentic or not; it was written a bajillion years (I'm sorry I'm not entirely historically accurate) ago, by several hundred different people, and in about fifty different languages, published in a country not of its origin, etc etc.

Can you imagine the inconsistencies?!?

Of course, the bajillion years has also contributed to the fact that many arsewipes have sought to use it to manipulate minds and for politics and yadaa yadaa and so the whole concept is pretty much warped beyond repair.

Call it a failed project if you will, contributed by the very nature of ours: the capacity of free will. There is the best and the worst in us; but it is our choices that make us who we are. Nobody is capable of not sinning ever, so I doubt any of us should be in the position to judge. Unless some guy murdered 18 people or something lah, in which case he should be strung upside down by his ankles and have rancid durian pelted at him.

Anywhoosers, if we were really meant to KNOW, we'd all be sainted and the world would eat rainbows and poop butterflies.

But it isn't, and I think it'd just be a great start if we could just stop digging up differences to get heated up over; it's so ridiculous!

"Your Bible is different from my Bible/Quran/Torah/etc. Therefore I dunwan to friend you." (putting it simply; but it does sound that stupid, doesn't it.)

"We Protestants are not like you Catholics. We don't pray to God's mother, grandmother or aunty all." (this is entirely quoted and yes, actually uttered by a real human being)

"God said not to make any images!! You heathens!!" (albeit exaggerated, but also true. Hence it should mean all artists' works are demonic and evil.)

Kids tend to think that "misusing the name of God" means exclaiming, "Oh my GAWD!" which would make me the biggest sinner of all time. Which is totally stupid but we forgive them because they are children.

I would see it as using the Scriptures as excuses to start hating people.

"You cabbage-eater barbarian! Die!! *killkillkill*"

Look, I know life is hard, and your boss isn't being very fair, and your kid is smoking pot, and you're just very frustrated and want to take it out somewhere, anywhere; but really now. Grow up. XP

"Why do you want to ask which denomination I come from? No need to ask la. It just makes us hate one another. We're all children of God after all."

The wise words of then-13-year-old Elizabeth. ;)

Gah, it's too early in the morning for such heavy topics. Will go back to sleep now; woke up at 5 gungho-ly.

Anywhoosers, I will be going to MV a little later; will drop by and see my loverlie peoples at the shop and head for Education Fair 2009 (last day tomorrow!) and (*whine*) search for options.

Charsiew again or another attempt at roti? Stupid roti never turns out for me. *pout*

I NEED A PLACE TO LIVE PEOPLE!! Grr.