A rambling question of how you determine truth, information, etc?
Not sure if I worded that correctly, or if this is even the "correct" spot to ask. At some point, I began growing out of religion, and one day it just hit me like a ton of bricks (which I'd credit toward my hyperfixating on history, archeology, philosophy, science, and the like). I became more aware of how I'd clung on to parts of religion (a wildly easy thing to manipulate) that feed the very human desire for peace and love, same as I see the world do in different forms and flavors, but nonetheless...
Please excuse me for stating the obvious: the information we have, what we know, what we're told growing up, and all of the above, it's directly humans impacting humans. So, that for me draws a thick line in the sand: what we know is from people just as messed up as you and me, no matter what. I do not believe in some divine human.
To jump a bit, knowing of many religions and different sectors, I piece things together and only feel more lost. For example, a random example, in Numbers 2:9, if I recall correctly, it states the number of members in the tribe of light positioned toward the light is 186,400, which is close enough to the speed of light. I didn't think anyone else realized this, but I looked I view the bible symbolically, and feel it all paints a message of meditation, with death and resurrection in all religions symbolizing the winter solstice and fertility being a main cause of concern as well. So, knowing this, I wonder, as anyone would: how did they know this? Who wrote this? A website I enjoy gathering information from, "badnewsaboutchristianity", helps with uncovering answers to questions like that, but even then, I'm left wandering/wondering inside. Another helpful resource of mine is Bill Donahue's "lectures", if you will.
Is the consciousness we are aware of something attained through evolution, as impossible of a question that is? Do you meditate, and are you aware of how it affects the pineal? Is there anything to any of it? It feels like any knowledge is chasing my tail, as truth truly is subjective, and my mind is an echo chamber. I'd love to just hear what anyone has to say or what they gathered from this ramble, thank you.
Please excuse me for stating the obvious: the information we have, what we know, what we're told growing up, and all of the above, it's directly humans impacting humans. So, that for me draws a thick line in the sand: what we know is from people just as messed up as you and me, no matter what. I do not believe in some divine human.
To jump a bit, knowing of many religions and different sectors, I piece things together and only feel more lost. For example, a random example, in Numbers 2:9, if I recall correctly, it states the number of members in the tribe of light positioned toward the light is 186,400, which is close enough to the speed of light. I didn't think anyone else realized this, but I looked I view the bible symbolically, and feel it all paints a message of meditation, with death and resurrection in all religions symbolizing the winter solstice and fertility being a main cause of concern as well. So, knowing this, I wonder, as anyone would: how did they know this? Who wrote this? A website I enjoy gathering information from, "badnewsaboutchristianity", helps with uncovering answers to questions like that, but even then, I'm left wandering/wondering inside. Another helpful resource of mine is Bill Donahue's "lectures", if you will.
Is the consciousness we are aware of something attained through evolution, as impossible of a question that is? Do you meditate, and are you aware of how it affects the pineal? Is there anything to any of it? It feels like any knowledge is chasing my tail, as truth truly is subjective, and my mind is an echo chamber. I'd love to just hear what anyone has to say or what they gathered from this ramble, thank you.
22-25, FNew
