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In reply to the discussion: 5 Reasons Why I Hate Religious Christianity [View all]seekthetruth
(504 posts)Other animals may have one or two. We're obviously more developed than single-celled organisms or other life forms, but do you honestly think that human existence is the summit of existence?
A short time ago (with relation to the "whole" of time), we thought that the earth was flat. If you tried to explain red shift or blue shift frequency, gravity, or the chemicals that made up various objects someone living, say, in mid century 1200s about such topics they'd have no comparative comprehension. Do you think humankind, in likewise fashion, truly is at the pinnacle of knowledge at its current condition?
Some choose not to believe in a diety or spiritual consciousness. Others do. But the biggest mistake is thinking that with your intellect that you have the ultimate in logical reasoning since, comparatively to other potential life out there, you're still as insignificant as an ant.
If you want to believe that the whole of our existence is by chance then go ahead. You're just making a huge leap given that your experience is based on your interpretation of the environment around you, and the preconceived ideas that you have through your own experience - much of which was formed by other similarly finite humans.
Following Christ isn't about trying to be perfect. It's rather accepting your own faults with an understanding that you require forgiveness for all of the wrong you commit.