To All God's Children,
-->Religion and science cannot coexist because in religion one already knows truth and in science one must discover truth. If you are religious you have no need for science because truth is already spelled out in your holy book. Religion is a dogmatic belief that we already have truth, but science is problem solving to find truth. In this sense, physics could be one’s religion and Christianity someone else’s science.
Showing posts with label Christianity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christianity. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Music is Living: Black People and the Music Stereotype
To All God's Children,
--> Schizophrenia is prevalent among African Americans and the textbooks say it’s because of some disorganized parenting styles and high stress lives. I think it’s also because people by nature, not just African Americans, want to enjoy life to the fullest. Like it states in Taoism, music, dancing, and singing is living and being in harmony with nature. Think of one culture that doesn’t have music or dance? The brilliant mind of some impoverished African Americans are being suppressed due to lack of environmental stimulation or resources to promote one’s natural talents and brilliance. In essence, I am saying that like the people of my family, this culture and lifestyle established by our White ancestors have literally driven African Americans crazy. And yes I claim Blacks and Whites in my ancestry because I am part African and Irish American.
It’s evaluated as somewhat condensing to Blacks that we are good dancers and musicians although it’s considered a positive stereotype, but it isn’t a bad thing. Music is life and people who are connected to music are living life to the fullest. They also have a problem with Black rappers because they feel they are undeserving of being in the upper class. Well, why does anyone deserve to be rich? It’s not about deserving it’s just something that happens to certain people. Most rich kids born into privilege are just going to keep right on trucking. They didn’t work for it. At least rappers have to say words in rhythm in order to get where they are – they do something it isn’t handed to them. If anyone should be yelled at for living off of handouts it’s the children of wealthy people.
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-->Unfortunately, I’ve noticed that for some, but can never say all, Blacks that being “smart” is being “uncool” and “White”. White man did not invent knowledge. To be intelligent does not mean being white or uncool. The Hip hop religion was born from rebellion against white men, but really it’s still a submission to their rules. Hooking any sort of negativity into music and dance is admitting that the Puritans were correct. Music and dance plus Satan worship is admitting that the Christian or Puritans are right and that there is a devil that opposes God. Music and dance can be positive. Holy hip hop is not the answer to breaking the negativity that stems from the hip hop religion or way of life. Let the children invent their own way of producing music. Why do we have to do it the “white man’s” way if you have a problem with it? Let the creativity of the children shine and allow a new way to find joy in life without self-degradation.
" 'Wouldn't you say Pooh?'
'Say what?' asked Pooh, opening his eyes.
'Music and Living.'
'The same thing," said Pooh"
From the Tao of Pooh
'Say what?' asked Pooh, opening his eyes.
'Music and Living.'
'The same thing," said Pooh"
From the Tao of Pooh
--> Schizophrenia is prevalent among African Americans and the textbooks say it’s because of some disorganized parenting styles and high stress lives. I think it’s also because people by nature, not just African Americans, want to enjoy life to the fullest. Like it states in Taoism, music, dancing, and singing is living and being in harmony with nature. Think of one culture that doesn’t have music or dance? The brilliant mind of some impoverished African Americans are being suppressed due to lack of environmental stimulation or resources to promote one’s natural talents and brilliance. In essence, I am saying that like the people of my family, this culture and lifestyle established by our White ancestors have literally driven African Americans crazy. And yes I claim Blacks and Whites in my ancestry because I am part African and Irish American.
It’s evaluated as somewhat condensing to Blacks that we are good dancers and musicians although it’s considered a positive stereotype, but it isn’t a bad thing. Music is life and people who are connected to music are living life to the fullest. They also have a problem with Black rappers because they feel they are undeserving of being in the upper class. Well, why does anyone deserve to be rich? It’s not about deserving it’s just something that happens to certain people. Most rich kids born into privilege are just going to keep right on trucking. They didn’t work for it. At least rappers have to say words in rhythm in order to get where they are – they do something it isn’t handed to them. If anyone should be yelled at for living off of handouts it’s the children of wealthy people.
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-->Unfortunately, I’ve noticed that for some, but can never say all, Blacks that being “smart” is being “uncool” and “White”. White man did not invent knowledge. To be intelligent does not mean being white or uncool. The Hip hop religion was born from rebellion against white men, but really it’s still a submission to their rules. Hooking any sort of negativity into music and dance is admitting that the Puritans were correct. Music and dance plus Satan worship is admitting that the Christian or Puritans are right and that there is a devil that opposes God. Music and dance can be positive. Holy hip hop is not the answer to breaking the negativity that stems from the hip hop religion or way of life. Let the children invent their own way of producing music. Why do we have to do it the “white man’s” way if you have a problem with it? Let the creativity of the children shine and allow a new way to find joy in life without self-degradation.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Jesus: The Spiritual Teacher
To All God's Children,
-->A long time ago I once believed, in opposition to a friend of mine, that Jesus did not have to do what he did. As a human he had the right to live a normal life just as anyone else does. That’s what makes us human – our ability to choose what we want to do. If Jesus had been tempted by the devil when he was on the mountain he would have completely abandoned his messiah mission.
Therefore, because he carried out his mission to spread the word, did not abandon his duties, and whether you believe he is the messiah or not, brought light and life to so many people who believe, he is the greatest man and perhaps the most influential man to ever walk the earth. For God sake, they started time all over again in his name.
Even if you don’t believe in him or agree with him you should respect him as a spiritual teacher - and no I'm not a hardcore conservative Christian. For your wisdom, grace, and the gallant reception of such a humiliating death, Jesus is one of the most influential people in my life. Thank you, Jesus.
-->A long time ago I once believed, in opposition to a friend of mine, that Jesus did not have to do what he did. As a human he had the right to live a normal life just as anyone else does. That’s what makes us human – our ability to choose what we want to do. If Jesus had been tempted by the devil when he was on the mountain he would have completely abandoned his messiah mission.
Therefore, because he carried out his mission to spread the word, did not abandon his duties, and whether you believe he is the messiah or not, brought light and life to so many people who believe, he is the greatest man and perhaps the most influential man to ever walk the earth. For God sake, they started time all over again in his name.
Even if you don’t believe in him or agree with him you should respect him as a spiritual teacher - and no I'm not a hardcore conservative Christian. For your wisdom, grace, and the gallant reception of such a humiliating death, Jesus is one of the most influential people in my life. Thank you, Jesus.
Faith: Believing in the Unseen
To All God's Children,
“Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.” ~ Bible. (You know you’re lazy when you cite the whole Bible instead of finding the exact scripture.)
The point of faith in religion is to believe in the unseen. If God were some prodigious being hovering in the clouds like the sun that followed us everywhere we went, there would be no point to faith. You would be forced to believe in God, but you wouldn’t necessarily have to worship Him. Just like many rulers have existed not all have had one hundred percent approval ratings.
“Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.” ~ Bible. (You know you’re lazy when you cite the whole Bible instead of finding the exact scripture.)
The point of faith in religion is to believe in the unseen. If God were some prodigious being hovering in the clouds like the sun that followed us everywhere we went, there would be no point to faith. You would be forced to believe in God, but you wouldn’t necessarily have to worship Him. Just like many rulers have existed not all have had one hundred percent approval ratings.
The Definition of God
To All God's Children,
-->I’m convinced that many philosophers are wrong. Just because the definition of a certain being is not true in all cases doesn’t mean that being doesn’t exist. However, what it might mean is that the definition of the being is wrong. God is all good, but because there is evil in the world God does not exist according to a Frenchman named Sartre. Well that’s just stupid; I can understand the idea that the Christian God is “all good” and that it’s logical for an omnipresent being to allow evil in its being. There’s so much that lies beyond what humans know there’s no way anyone can prove that God does not exist from such a simple statement.
Maybe God should not be defined as an “all good” being. The Taoists believe that there is a balance of good and bad like in the yin yang. Good vs. evil is all relative to your perspective of whether the action helps or harms you. If you label something as good then you must have something as evil. It makes the most sense to just not label it either way. But I guess calling God the all-powerful “neutral” would just sound lame.
Whatever, I’m getting off track, but essentially what I’m trying to say is that our definition of God might be wrong because; for one, God lies outside our understanding and therefore nearly impossible to limit him to a particular definition. I believe God should be defined as a spirit that lies beyond us, but within us – a disembodied current of life force thriving at the very core of existence. God is everywhere because the spirit is all matter thus we are included into its being; for we are nothing, but conscious matter ourselves.
-->I’m convinced that many philosophers are wrong. Just because the definition of a certain being is not true in all cases doesn’t mean that being doesn’t exist. However, what it might mean is that the definition of the being is wrong. God is all good, but because there is evil in the world God does not exist according to a Frenchman named Sartre. Well that’s just stupid; I can understand the idea that the Christian God is “all good” and that it’s logical for an omnipresent being to allow evil in its being. There’s so much that lies beyond what humans know there’s no way anyone can prove that God does not exist from such a simple statement.
Maybe God should not be defined as an “all good” being. The Taoists believe that there is a balance of good and bad like in the yin yang. Good vs. evil is all relative to your perspective of whether the action helps or harms you. If you label something as good then you must have something as evil. It makes the most sense to just not label it either way. But I guess calling God the all-powerful “neutral” would just sound lame.
Whatever, I’m getting off track, but essentially what I’m trying to say is that our definition of God might be wrong because; for one, God lies outside our understanding and therefore nearly impossible to limit him to a particular definition. I believe God should be defined as a spirit that lies beyond us, but within us – a disembodied current of life force thriving at the very core of existence. God is everywhere because the spirit is all matter thus we are included into its being; for we are nothing, but conscious matter ourselves.
God of Man
To All God's Children,
-->As a child, when I thought of God I thought of a man watching an ant on a blade of grass. The ant is the scout and she needs to tell her sisters if the rain is coming so they can go hide. The man knows the rain is coming for the gray clouds, but has no means of communicating with the ant to tell her troubles coming. The man is like God and we are like the ant. God watches over us and knows when we’re about to do something wrong. He guides us only if we’ll accept it or can understand the message.
-->As a child, when I thought of God I thought of a man watching an ant on a blade of grass. The ant is the scout and she needs to tell her sisters if the rain is coming so they can go hide. The man knows the rain is coming for the gray clouds, but has no means of communicating with the ant to tell her troubles coming. The man is like God and we are like the ant. God watches over us and knows when we’re about to do something wrong. He guides us only if we’ll accept it or can understand the message.
Science and Religion on a Collision Course
To All God's Children,
-->Science and religion cannot be reconciled because the two cannot co-exist. It’s either belief in one or the other. I think what has happened is a merge between the new and the old. Religion has already explained for everything that science wants to discover. Scientists feel uncomfortable claiming that God invented everything because they have no empirical proof. Honestly, evolution is something that Darwin may have started serious conceptualization for, but it remains a mystery with several theories, but no laws. How and why did we evolve to become humans? Everyone who knows the real answers are dead and lost to our ancestors.
Who or what created the universe and why does it exist? Even Einstein said that the more he gazed at the stars the more he believed in God. There are just too many things that are left unexplained that scientists could ever hope to discover the answers to. Although, today most people no longer attribute thunder and lightning to angry gods in the clouds, we should all maintain open minds about sensitive issues. It’s possible that the God that we think of in Christianity may not be exactly the same as any Godlike being that might really exist. The universe is vast and endless as far as we know it. I believe there is a God because no one can prove otherwise.
-->Science and religion cannot be reconciled because the two cannot co-exist. It’s either belief in one or the other. I think what has happened is a merge between the new and the old. Religion has already explained for everything that science wants to discover. Scientists feel uncomfortable claiming that God invented everything because they have no empirical proof. Honestly, evolution is something that Darwin may have started serious conceptualization for, but it remains a mystery with several theories, but no laws. How and why did we evolve to become humans? Everyone who knows the real answers are dead and lost to our ancestors.
Who or what created the universe and why does it exist? Even Einstein said that the more he gazed at the stars the more he believed in God. There are just too many things that are left unexplained that scientists could ever hope to discover the answers to. Although, today most people no longer attribute thunder and lightning to angry gods in the clouds, we should all maintain open minds about sensitive issues. It’s possible that the God that we think of in Christianity may not be exactly the same as any Godlike being that might really exist. The universe is vast and endless as far as we know it. I believe there is a God because no one can prove otherwise.
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