How I long for enlightened times

[chodadog]

Originally posted by Snoops@Mar 30 2004, 02:52 PM
Vick, hi hon, hope you and Sebastian are doing great )

My 2 cents (or less)

You cannot prove to me there is no Higher Power, nor can I prove to you there is.

That, if nothing else, is fact.

The problem is not that I believe there is, nor is the problem that you believe there isn't.

The problem isn't belief systems (or lack thereof), the Bible, the Torah, the Koran or any other 'holy' writing.

The problem isn't faith nor the lack of it. The problem isn't science, metaphysics, occult nor any other 'system' of discovery.

The problem is simply that we human beings have yet to master one thing.

The fine art of learning to agree to disagree.

I don't have to believe as you do, nor do I want to. I also have no desire to convert you nor attempt to prove to you that you are wrong, mistaken, or any other adjective. I feel no compunction to prove to you that my beliefs are correct, enlightened or 'the way.' I am more than satisfied that they are true for me, they work for me.

You can trace every 'holy war', religious persecution (from the jews to the witches) and discrimination based on crede to one thing.

Narrow minded human beings who are unable to accept the fact that not all believe as they do. They simply cannot agree to disagree and use their 'righteous' indignation and 'calling' to shove their way down the throats of anyone they can reach.

This is not the fault of a belief system per se as a belief system is just that, a system. It is the fault of the fallibility of the human condition.

(hushing now since I've typed more than I have in weeks and now my fingers hurt) lol

Very well said.