I think people should believe whatever they want to believe as long as they don't imagine bizarre rules that must apply to other people.Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Aug 26, 2023 6:10 pm It frustrates me that either I am wrong or all the people who believe Christ = God = creator of all that is are wrong. I mean, I suppose I could just let them be wrong or else let myself be wrong, but what happens to those who are "wrong" in this world? Do the wrong not further perpetuate what is wrong? I don't want to be wrong and I don't want other people to be wrong and potentially pay a penalty for it.
Personally, I think we should all try to be as agnostic as possible regarding matters of "life after death" or "heaven and hell" or whether there was a creator of the universe or whether that creator was good or bad, male or female, or anything else. HOWEVER, we ought not be overly agnostic about everything that does happen in this world while we are alive--things that we are logically and technically able to know.
Do you disagree with my assertions? If so, what have I said that is not acceptable?
We can't actually know what's wrong or right for each person. There could be lots of different levels and vibrations that people are resonating on/with. Maybe the idea of a certain God is a certain realm (or bubble of belief) that is very real for some people -- but it's not superior over other realms (or thought/experience bubbles) as they might think it is -- it's simply just ONE realm to experience from the human state. Maybe it doesn't matter which realm-of-thought/reality a person is attuned to in their human form -- rather, what matters for themselves and others while they're here is what they do with it.
I don't think it makes sense that a human being can claim or impose a certain framework of conclusions on what faces all human beings after the death of human bodies. I mean, seriously... how ridiculous. We are such limited organic beings and yet we imagine that a god told us such a thing? And it doesn't even make sense. Rather than striving for what should be believed, maybe we should be questioning what is believed. We don't have to have a bunch of beliefs to live and enjoy life! Example: Young children!
We can each determine what makes sense and feels right to us while we're here, and make peace with that amidst all the other concepts that work for other people. There is no single right answer for everyone... and I think we can see that as evidenced throughout humankind and history, don't you? If we stop being hung up on the concept of single right answers, we can be open and flexible to gain the benefits from more possibilities.