Stephan G wrote:
"From the divine".
There is no "divine", not even de Vino! The youngster asking about "where from are we", it is good to have an invisible entity like Jahweh to lay blame on. Child: Where do we come from? Mom/dad: we don't know. Go ask Jahweh!
I wish I could bring that quote up as it was in terms of the questions. But it worked and works for many even now. "Go ask god!" (Remember that young sun god of the Greeks? Yes, those Delphic Oracles!)
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To each his own, I guess. I believe in no religion but believe there is a source of life.
Whatever gods may be or may not, I can't really tell. I can only be thankful for the chance to exist even for a moment.
Man's knowledge and existence is but a grain of sand to the whole universe. And putting the blame or passing the responsibility to someone else, is one of our greatest failing. The hunger for power and control is another as well as the pretentiousness, of wanting to be important and special. And there is the fear of death and the want to live on forever.
I believe these failings created the gods, both ancient and new. Created religion, the community, created the kings, the nations, the politicians. Created the present selfishness and pride, the discontent, the woke, the LGBTQ's, just about every problem we see today.
Problems that can all go away if we just accept who we are and our part in the circle of life.
Perhaps the ancient gods knew what we will become today, that is why:
The Bible Gods, never wanted man to learn and be wise. Told them not to eat the tree of knowledge.
The Bible Gods never wanted man to live forever. Cast them out of Eden to never taste the tree of life.
The Bible God never wanted man to unify. Destroyed the tower of Babel and confused the languages.
But hey, Zeus came and said just believe me, and have everlasting life with God in his house up in heaven.
I do not believe in religion, but respect the belief of those who do. Especially if that belief makes them a good person. I do believe there is a source, a creator, a life giver, a divine.
Whatever gods may or may not be, I do not know for I seeketh in vain. It has been a hard life, confusing, painful and many times hopeless, still I am thankful and humbled by the chance to be.