I just realized that I wasted about 19 years of my life. I'm actually 24, but I'm guessing that at around age five I would have had the fear of God pressured upon me by my parents before I attended kindergarten. I need to find a way to make up for that time lost, because I definitely have not been living my life. It's time to take risks and wishing for bigger and better things. I can achieve all that by trying indefinitely. But, first things are first... I need to move out and become fully independent. I got the skills, so the best thing to do is use them to get a better job. Life is great so far. I haven't had any qualms at all. I do sometimes have a crick in my neck when someone tells me what God gave me. Other than that, everything is fine and dandy.
I managed to watch The Four Horsemen. Great conversations by the four (Dennet, Dawkins, Hitchens and Harris). There were times I validated my similar thoughts of religion with their talk. There were others conversations that surprised the heck out of me. I would say that I agree with about 99% of what the four had to say about religion. I just didn't understand why Dawkins found nothing wrong with grace prayers before eating. He didn't explain it much, other than saying that grace to him were empty words and as an Atheist he can say empty words. I honestly don't find them empty words if you take God out of the grace before meals. It is more of a personal thank you to the hard working farmers and nature. Those are the two elements that made the meal possible why ruin perfect thanks to God? that would make meaningful words empty words indeed.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
19 years gone
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