Green_Manelishi
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MSilvia:I agree with you in that, but I don't agree that the only alternative to meaningless existance is the Judeo-Christian god. I personally believe in a meaningful and ordered universe, but not in a deity per-se. If there is a creator, or "higher power", I'm not convinced that it is self-aware, and I therefore do not concern myself with its worship. I do believe that prayer can be powerful, as can any ritual or magic in which deep belief is held, but I think that that the fundamental nature of that power is psychological reenforcement. I do not believe that praying for someone who is unaware of the prayer would have any effect on the person prayed for, although it could be transformative for the person praying.
I believe that my life is a kind of energy and that it, like the matter my body is composed of, can neither be created nor destroyed but may change forms. What matters to me is making the most of this form while it lasts, not striving for reward to be received when I am in a form that may or may not exist in the future.
My beliefs, of course, are my own. I'm happy that you are likewise secure in the beliefs you hold.
Uh Matt,
Please explain how a legitimate diety or higher power with creative abuility could not be self-aware. Please don't tell me about computers; a computer is a created object
(ironically by a higher power ... man, or woman, as the case may be)
I repeat my statement that what one believes is relevant. There are not many ways of "doing it right" (even in diving) if there is a higher power setting the rules and standards. There is one way, His way, and all else is wrong and being wrong carries consequences.
Rock on. Dive well. DIR or not.