tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post4810553688701695152..comments2023-10-07T16:35:50.848+01:00Comments on wakeupandsmellthecoffee: And You May Ask Yourself, Well, How Did I Get Here?wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-4120842551906377852009-04-07T18:45:00.000+01:002009-04-07T18:45:00.000+01:00It's mostly memory issues. I just wish I could re...It's mostly memory issues. I just wish I could remember more about myself when I was in my teens. If only we had digital cameras back then...Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380165835261203465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-43697194634974246632009-04-07T09:48:00.000+01:002009-04-07T09:48:00.000+01:00Sparx: You're right. It's all a matter of language...Sparx: You're right. It's all a matter of language.<BR/><BR/>Fred: Long time no see. So are your thoughts philosophical in nature or has your memory let you down. Memory is a funny thing though. It can turn events and feelings about them into whatever we want them to be. They are not objective in the slightest, are they?wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-82630814339625263332009-04-06T22:59:00.000+01:002009-04-06T22:59:00.000+01:00I often think the same thing, too, although my tho...I often think the same thing, too, although my thoughts revolve around school.<BR/><BR/>For instance, when I'm at a pep rally, I wonder how I acted and whether I was having a good time. Or, what was my graduation like? Sure, I have a few pictures, but age has chiseled away at my memory.<BR/><BR/>I got here, though. So, I guess I had the right map.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380165835261203465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-90995527258455154022009-04-06T17:20:00.000+01:002009-04-06T17:20:00.000+01:00Hiya - good luck with the business; and with the s...Hiya - good luck with the business; and with the search for god - we are all searching for something, even the atheists; it's just what we call it that makes the difference, I think.Sparxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075991922896922279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-84004116952041887802009-04-05T17:33:00.000+01:002009-04-05T17:33:00.000+01:00Fire byrd: I know what you mean. I don't like anyo...Fire byrd: I know what you mean. I don't like anyone telling me how to think or believe.<BR/><BR/>Eurekapaws: Ah, a fellow Talking Heads fan. I think we all get mellower as we grow older. Just not worth the effort to argue about, is it? I just want to get on with my life and live the dream.<BR/><BR/>DogLover: I think the diversity of all of us is what makes life interesting. Unfortunately, though, there are those who think we should all think the same way.<BR/><BR/>MOB: Free will, absolutely, is what makes each of us individual. Thank you for your kinds words.wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-65469999064830026542009-04-05T08:42:00.000+01:002009-04-05T08:42:00.000+01:00I have a spiritual but not a religious belief. As...I have a spiritual but not a religious belief. As a lapsed Catholic I dislike organised religion but I believe in a hgher power. I don't believe in a hardwired need to have religion in my life as I believe that people have agency to choose. Free will is what makes us individual and conscience plays a huge part in our choices. <BR/><BR/>Those courses sound great for you and I truly hope you get some good news soon. This must be a very stressful time for you all. You seem to manage it all so well as you have such a great attitude, even when you are feeling down hope shines through. All the best with the publishing deal.menopausaloldbag (MOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04320287770097378027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-67321063339587361652009-04-04T23:22:00.000+01:002009-04-04T23:22:00.000+01:00Having been fascinated by astronomy from a very ea...Having been fascinated by astronomy from a very early age and learnt that there are a 100 billion stars like our Sun in our galaxy, which is only one of 100 billion galaxies, I've always found the idea that a Supreme Being created the Universe a bit hard to believe.<BR/><BR/>Yes, it's bleak being an atheist, but for me that doesn't mean there's a God!<BR/><BR/>And I have brother who is a firm believer! Perhaps some of us are hard-wired and some of us just aren't!<BR/><BR/>And OK, if the Universe wasn't created by God, where did it come from? I know, I know, I don't have the answers!DogLoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790183909033947474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-91017910099482356712009-04-03T20:14:00.000+01:002009-04-03T20:14:00.000+01:00On the first topic, as I've aged I've become mello...On the first topic, as I've aged I've become mellower about religion (used to feel a need to explain to everyone why there isn't a God). I think there is a hard-wired need for some kind of organizing structure for our lives, and many people find that in religion. Some scientists find it in science, and certain types of intelligence derive greater satisfaction from making a new discovery of their own than in adopting someone else's.<BR/><BR/>On the second topic, I've been living the dream with starting my own business for a while now, and marketing and a positive attitude are the sine qua non. If the marketing guy inspired you, take that and run with it!<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, Same as it ever was...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722889095635339365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-57696847844572523872009-04-03T19:29:00.000+01:002009-04-03T19:29:00.000+01:00I find orgainised religion an anathama.But do feel...I find orgainised religion an anathama.<BR/>But do feel that life has a profound spiritual side. <BR/>And I don't need any priest/vicar etc to tell me how to do it.<BR/>xxFire Byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477692359400671374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-71294468545904410742009-04-03T18:37:00.000+01:002009-04-03T18:37:00.000+01:00kaycie: You're so right. And I find the journey so...kaycie: You're so right. And I find the journey so entertaining and enlightening. I think it's boring to be an atheist, in fact. Far better to be a religious explorer.wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462787118668544142.post-66184722833277887252009-04-03T18:25:00.000+01:002009-04-03T18:25:00.000+01:00Living in the Bible belt as I do, I am an oddity b...Living in the Bible belt as I do, I am an oddity because I am not a fundamentalist or even an evangelistic Christian. I have trouble with labels. For instance, atheist has an opposite: theist. Agnostic also has it's opposite: gnostic. The first deals with existence, the second with knowledge.<BR/><BR/>My husband, like you, thinks agnostics are just hedging their bets, but a true agnostic can lean toward theism or atheism. The first type says that God may exist but we cannot know him. The second type says that God does not exist therefore there is nothing to know.<BR/><BR/>I was raised in a straightlaced Methodist Church where we studied the Bible in Sunday school, did readings in services and took Communion once a month. In college, I read and learned things never made available to me in my small town school and my outlook changed. As I've aged, it's changed more and developed. I think if one is spiritually and intellectually curious, religious views and faith are a never ending journey.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05655321325607087357noreply@blogger.com