We blame science and religion for our many problems, but I believe this to be nonsense. Our problem is our human nature, for we want more of what money can buy and this caused people to became “sensory junkies” and lost the ability to see or experience things for what they really are. If we have this amazing cognitive ability very few people are using it and most of us have lost it which brings me to my next point, namely being conscious.
We claim to be conscious and if I understand this accurately its because we can form ideas or thoughts, right? But where do these ideas come from since I haven’t seen or touched one. So if I don’t know where this idea is “stored” or what the ingredients is or where to look for it, how is it then possible to form ideas if i don’t know were the original idea came from. I am still stuck at this question, and forever will be but this hasn't stopped me thinking about it, why? Whats meant by unconsciousness, god or the meaning of life is at best only words for me, bringing me to my next point, us.
Whether religion or god is real, is not my place nor do I want to comment on it, but what I despise is the mixing of science with religion. The only conclusion that I can draw from this is that a number of people want to make some sense of what religion is, often with ulterior motives. What I detest even more is the constant argument between nonbelievers and believers and that intelligence seems to play a large role in this argument. What rubbish. It easy to stand on the sideline for nonbelievers and use science which you probably know very little of, if any as a tool for reasoning.
Another point I want to make is information hoarding by internet users, especially in philosophy forums. We have all read numerous philosophy text, but sometimes you have to take a step back and try to form your own…Some of you will agree that reading a philosophy book for the first time, when re-reading it, its seems like you haven't read it at all. Is this not telling you something?
Whats ironic is that the mystery of the universe, consciousness and religion is for some people not enough, to the extent that they create their own conspiracy theories??