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| no one really seems to want to engage in those ^ anymore. As ambiguous as the title suggests, i think that is what this entry is definitively concerning. Lately, I have begun to recognize more and more that thought in and of itself is a tricky plane of existence. While i often suggest in casual conversation that no one really 'thinks' [despite the inherent impossiblity of the matter], the way in which we frame our thoughts has puzzled me.
One thought is the idea or concept or faith in a God or many Gods. There are many different paths that one can choose to find this God inside ourselves or externally, whether it is by sitting in a church a couple hours a week or flying to other areas of the world to spread your idea; however, my problem is where faith and thought separate, or at the very least nullify each other.
From the religous standpoint, as far as i can follow it at least, a devout faith inextricably conflicts with the idea of a free will. This, in my opinion, is necessitated by the engagement in a philosphy of living that not only encourages but often demands that one follow a path that leads to an unknown, a remainder, of sorts. By this remainder, i mean the afterlife. The problem to me is the philosphy of living itself. The idea of death often evokes ideas of liberty or freedom from the tethers of physical existence by 'resting in peace'. But in the afterlife from standpoints such as the Christian or Islamic, is it truly peaceful. Do we as people (for the most part) find peace in true happiness, or do we find it hectic similar to a day at an amusement park or zoo?
Beyond that point, do we forget or not care about the ones we leave behind or those who are cast aside into another deviation of an afterlife, ie, hell? With these problems in mind, is true happiness ever attainable in a spiritual sense?
So is it possible to be free and religious. I find it hard to be, given the above; however, my main concern wasn't freedom in religion. My inquiry is to how a God that supposedly grants free will also demands that a structured way of living is necessary to achieve this false happiness in the afterlife. While those who commonly follow the teachings of Jesus argue that it is that very faith and devotion are what grant one passageway into heaven; however, as i remarked earlier, the idea of heaven [to me] is a bit more complicated than pearly white gates and a cloud-spa.
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| ap euro is the new red light district.
it's funny how much attention my last entry got. people seemed to react [on a majority level] in a caustic manner; however, it just kind of seems like readers of this xanga are afraid of hearing that liberalism can be flawed and wrong. people are working at something they think is right when i think there are not looking at the situation in uganda holistically, and should maybe take something like that into consideration before they go sleep in a church field.
i have 9 days of high school left until graduation.
hot, fresh, gender rolls.
i don't think i am going to project grad; if anyone has ideas for a graduation alternative [ie a moonwalk] i am very interested. then again, a lot of people that are college students [now] will be back by then and maybe i can enjoy there company.
sean fell 2 stories out of a tree. the right side of his face looks funny [for now].
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| the africa protest thing is interesting. people are going to protest the terrible condition that these children are placed within; they demand that this needs news attention. i am puzzled by this demand for a lot of reasons. Firstly, i think people protest the event in order to embetter themselves, whereas giving away a large sum of money would probably be more useful in fixing the problem. moreover, a protest over the poor condition of these people seems at least mildly racist. a lot of white kids going to participate in a liberal movement in order to aid the poor, ignorant black communities in africa that can't help themselves. additionally, if the protest is in fact to garner media attention, it would seem that it would be smarter to join the katy protest with the houston one, seeing as how the only 'media' that katy holds is a terrible newspaper that even i've been in. from what i understand, it is large protest similar to the immigration protests in l.a. that garner media coverage; i am pretty sure c.n.n. isn't going to come chronicle the events in katy, texas. just a thought. | | |
| i hardly use xanga now. maybe some other time. now i'm on my way to starbucks | | |
| i don't think i've updated in a while because, well, i haven't felt like it. i am supposed to be working on my english paper, that of which i am really really worried about even though it should be really good. i guess i just have yet to wait and see.
well, maybe i am working now. . . | | |
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