About the Author Part 3
First, I want to say that life, for all of us, has always been somewhat of a mystery, you know those old questions: ‘Why are we here?’, ‘Where do we come from?’, and ‘Where are we going after this?’ I never quite got all those questions answered exactly, but over the years, I started to get a pretty good idea.
Some people think I’m an Atheist—I’m not.
These writings focus on one point: getting things straight in my own mind about what the Truth really is, as far as “God” goes.
You know, some people think I’m an atheist. For the record, let’s get it straight—I’m not. I just believe in God, the Creator (or whatever you want to call him or her… or it) in a different way. I think most people have the wrong idea of what God really is. It’s just that I believe what God really is very different from what most Christians portray Him to be.
In fact, strangely what we see in the Bible is a God that contradicts Himself and is a very different God at different times and to different people. Then to top that off, people have made gods or even “the one true God” of a human being, which is a big mistake in my view. I don’t claim to know what or who God is. I think God is too big and incomprehensible for any human being — to be honest.
It doesn’t really matter
Some people say he (or she, or … it) is the god of the Bible. Some people say he doesn’t exist. I say: it doesn’t really matter. Because if it did matter, you would know for sure—one way or the other. I do believe in God, not because I can prove his existence (I’ll call Him a ‘he’ just for convenience’s sake), but just because I want to — it seems to make things easier. That’s my prerogative.
There are thousands of gods around the world, and everyone believes that their god (or gods) is the right one and all the rest are not. It’s impossible to know which god or which religion is the right and true one, and they can’t all be. I say, it doesn’t really matter, because if it really did matter — you would know. Maybe there isn’t really a god. I believe there is, but it really doesn’t matter if there is one or not. And just believing something is true doesn’t make it true. But to be honest, I haven’t got a clue.
I guess believing in God is just a little convenience too, because it kind of explains where everything around me came from, where I came from, and why I’m even here. I think explaining existence and why we are here and all the rest is probably one reason some religions have been created and have existed all these thousands of years.
They just think they know,
but they really do not.
No one can really “prove” there is a god, but then no one can really prove there isn’t. After all, what is the point in trying to prove something that is impossible for us to even begin to understand — or even see, for that matter? But it just makes sense that when you look at yourself and everything around you, you just know that there is something greater than yourself (whether there is or not).
If you want to call that God, I have no problem with that. But to claim that you absolutely know for sure there is or is not a god, in my opinion, that is being very disingenuous, frankly. What you believe or disbelieve, that is your opinion — I guess there is no harm in that (unless it’s believing a lie). When it comes right down to it, the reality is, everyone is “agnostic,” in some way. The word “gnost” means knowledge or knowing. So, agnostic is simply not knowing. And no one really knows, even if they say they do. They just think they know, but they really do not.
Belief is nothing more than opinions.
There is no way that anyone (at least that I know of) can honestly say they “know” that God exists, even if they did read it in a book. And the same goes for those who might say they “know” God does not exist.
Really, it is all about believing when it comes to God. Being a Theist or an Atheist — is all about one’s opinion. You form that opinion by reading or hearing others’ opinions. Belief is nothing more than opinions. If you say that what you believe, you know for a fact is true, you are not being truthful, because Truth is based on fact. If you cannot absolutely prove a thing is factual, then it is nothing more than your opinion.
Belief is nothing more than opinions
There is a saying: “Everyone has the right to their own opinions, but nobody has the right to their own facts.” Your parents did not make you. You had no choice (at least that you can remember) in the matter: whether to be born, exist, or die. There is no explanation given — but somehow you just know there is some reason you are here. However, one thing you just have to admit — whatever caused it all was huge and very powerful — something much bigger than you.
If it did matter,
one way or the other,
you would know
- Still, there is no way for anyone
to prove one way or the other. Therefore, it does not really matter, because if it did matter, one way or the other, you would know, right? So why worry about it? What will be, will be, no matter what we believe or don’t believe, no matter what our opinion is. But for me, I still communicate with somebody I believe is out there, somewhere — who it is, I really don’t know for sure.