13:01… Dad was having some issues with his computer and his phone this morning, so I offered to go out and help him out with them, but he tried to sort them out himself and he’d call me back to say if he was coming in to get me. The issues just came so fast and so furiously, getting some medication to help him out with his diabetes. He was on the hold line with Alberta Blue Cross, but he finally got that sorted.
There was some talk in there that we’d maybe go for lunch, but that wasn’t to be. He did finally get through and got himself sorted and the timing wasn’t great, so he was just going to go to the drug store and then go back home. There was a lot more than that, obviously.
13:12… after my afternoon dose of Gabapentin and my Active Hour steps, I have moved to the couch.
I'm feeling like getting some thoughts down and just seeing where they go.
I am in no way religious, I believe that makes me an Atheist. I can respect the idea that a lot of people are and the world will continue on its contentious path. There are a fair number of people on both sides of the argument, more so the pro-religious side than not.
I can see why religion is so popular, because there are a lot of questions about life and the things that happen in it, a lot of which are exceptionally difficult to answer. Thankfully, religion offers easy answers to all of those questions. An all powerful, all knowing, all controlling being is easy. If someone was to not understand why, the explanation that the being knows will nip that in the bud. That's easy.
There are generally more tangible answers to many questions and there are more difficult answers to the rest. There is a less spiritual answer to every question.
That isn't to say that they don't teach relevant lessons, which are important for the successes of the human race. How they get to those lessons, however, can be questionable, but the lessons, at their core, are relevant.
I understand how spirituality is so appealing, which doesn't make those people who love to believe in it stupid, maybe a little lazy, but not outright stupid. I can respect someone who believes, but I may not appreciate someone who pushes those beliefs on me. Thankfully, I haven't come across too many who have pushed. Fortunately, I also haven't found that a strong belief has augmented a person's personality and I can generally get along with most people.
Now, the fact that there are multiple religions creates more questions. The physical conflicts that have historically come from those questions haven't stopped to necessarily answer them, all those conflicts have ended with a mutual respect to disagree and let the other side be.
One of the biggest things I like to fall back on here is that people have a documented history of being easily swindled. The church, as a whole, is supposed to be a great place for everyone to get together and believe, but in doing so they ask for donations. It's unbelievably ironic, but seeing how long it has lasted, makes it more believable.
The overall trouble with people, in general, is that they are likely going to get into a huff, when you tell them that they are wrong. That's where it gets really ugly and instead of putting on a parade to broadcast these thoughts, I'll just write them here and maybe one day, they'll surface.
14:11… yeah, that is most of that thought, which I have been toying with for a long time. I'm glad I have that down now.
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