text; un: camille

[cinaedus]

I would like to pose a question for everyone. Consider it curiosity, or a thought exercise.

What is your understanding of God? Or experience with, if you prefer to answer that.

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text un: QuartalHarmony

[fourhope]

My lived experience has shown no proof that the common understanding of a deity exists. Though, truthfully, I'm unsure if anything I've experienced disproves it either.

[cinaedus]

An interesting way to put it. I'd love to hear more, if you care to elaborate on said experiences.

[fourhope]

[Not a chance, random stranger.]

Just your average lived experiences really.

Humankind's belief in god(s) in an era without science is understandable. The divine becomes a way to explain the inexplicable. Humankind's continued belief despite scientific advancement begs the question of what need does the existence of a divine creator fulfil that humankind clearly craves?

[cinaedus]

[ Yeah, that's fair. Camille's not exactly laying all his cards on the table, either. ]

Whether there is life after death is perhaps the biggest motivator, at least from my experience. Many are discomfited by the idea that there may be nothingness after a comparatively short time alive. We have no real confirmation of what comes after death- scientifically, anyway.

[fourhope]

Certainly. While there are many theories about life after death, it's unfortunately not something that humankind can do adequate studies on this time. Not accurately anyway. The results of near death experiences and those who flatline and are revived seem inconclusive at best.

In my experience, sometimes it's best to just adjust to the fact that you can't know everything and sometimes the joy is in the unknown.