What if?

[meowzician]

What if we have not fallen from grace, but stepped into mission? A descent with purpose?

What if searching reveals something that seeing never can?

What if God didn't create a perfect world, but a world that can be perfected?

What if we are born here on earth to accomplish something that cannot exist in heaven?

What if it's not about Original Sin, but about Original Purpose?

What if it's not about getting to heaven, but about bringing heaven to earth?

 

[SlowUpTake]

what if "purpose" is an anthropomorphism that has no cosmic meaning?

 

[meowzician]

what if "purpose" is an anthropomorphism that has no cosmic meaning?

Don't give into the dark side, Luke. It will destroy you as it destroyed your father.

 

[SlowUpTake]

how is that dark?

 

[Wyote]

What if god was one of us

Spoiler

 

[meowzician]

What if god was one of us

Spoiler

Oh I LOVE that song!

Did you ever used to watch Joan of Arcadia?

 

[Wyote]

Oh I LOVE that song!

Did you ever used to watch Joan of Arcadia?

I vaguely remember watching an episode or two and the main girl
Never really got into it though, what is your mental connection here?

 

[meowzician]

I vaguely remember watching an episode or two and the main girl
Never really got into it though, what is your mental connection here?

It was the theme song for the show. I would assume because God WOULD appear to Joan as "one of us."

 

[Wyote]

It was the theme song for the show. I would assume because God WOULD appear to Joan as "one of us."

Ah yeah! I knew it was a theme song for some show at one point, thanks!

 

[Akar]

What if god was one of us

Spoiler

and what if....

-G

 

[Wyote]

and what if....

-G

Oh Lawd, don't get me started rofl

 

[Wyote]

and what if....

-G

"I'M HERE BUTTHOLES"

 

[Akar]

"I'M HERE BUTTHOLES"

-G

 

[TomasM]

I really enjoy the movie Life of Pi. These two clips seem relevant to this discussion:

 

[Wyote]

Goodbye everyone

Spoiler

 

[TomasM]

Goodbye everyone

Spoiler

I’m not superstitious but that really seems like tempting fate.

 

[Wyote]

I’m not superstitious by that really seems like tempting fate.

Just being prudent, you never know
If I don't come back, tell everyone I loved them

 

[ErikAlberto]

what if "purpose" is an anthropomorphism that has no cosmic meaning.

Don't give into the dark side

@SlowUpTake—

What if it doesn’t matter if “purpose” is an anthropomorphism that has not cosmic meaning?

If there is no point, what if we just choose to make meaning anyway?

What if @meowzician’s post is taken as a non-literal invitation to doing just that?

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@meowzician—

Let’s say meaning was made under the frame work that there was no objective “purpose”. What if that was Light and not dark?

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As for me?

What if we have not fallen from grace, but stepped into mission? A descent with purpose?

What if searching reveals something that seeing never can?

What if God didn't create a perfect world, but a world that can be perfected?

What if we are born here on earth to accomplish something that cannot exist in heaven?

What if it's not about Original Sin, but about Original Purpose?

What if it's not about getting to heaven, but about bringing heaven to earth?

Well, yes—naturally.
I read it symbolically. God is One. Light and dark are a part of the Whole.

 

[meowzician]

@meowzician—

Let’s say meaning was made under the frame work that there was no objective “purpose”. What if that was Light and not dark?

Thank you for you very kind and insightful post.

See here is the thing. If I do good? If you do good? Does it really matter if the purpose is objective or we make our own meaning? Doesn't it accomplish the same thing? In fact, let's assume far worse. Let's assume someone does good for purely selfish reasons. Let's say Joe gives a $5 to a homeless guy to buy lunch just to impress his religious friends. Does that really matter to the homeless guy? I think the only thing he cares about is that he was so hungry, and now he can buy something to eat.

It is difficult for my mind not to wander into the territory of wondering about metaphysical truths. But the older I get, the better able I am to stop wasting my energy on things I can never know, and devote my efforts to doing the good that I can do.

 

[Asa]

Does that really matter to the homeless guy? I think the only thing he cares about is that he was so hungry, and now he can buy something to eat.