^hmmmm.... maybe. I do enjoy reading your posts... they're thought provoking and what-not. I do play in the gray because everything (even a word) is not black and white. My personal belief is that words carry great power (spirit) when written in spirit. I have always felt (from having others shove crap down my throat that I just couldn't swallow.... metaphorically speaking of course
) that thoughts of a spiritual nature should be open to interpretation and that none is necessarily wrong.... that 'the way' is different for everyone and 'the light' shines for each of us, in a very personal way (the light= the way=clarity/ the dark= confusion). Well anyway, I enjoy reading every post and pov because it expands my own when it is read in a way in which, "It may be 'right'/ it may be 'wrong' but it's fun to imagine the possibilities. I have only my own eyes through which to see and that is why I love to read the words that come directly from that of someone else. I know that there is NO WAY to view the world objectively but I still strive to do so. From my view (and this may not really relate to what you are referring to) doctrines are taken many times at face value instead of seeing the possiblity that they may have held a higher meaning ("I am the way, the truth, and the light... no man shall come unto the kingdom of heaven but through me") or a different meaning than the way that they are read. Therefore, Jesus is God and unless you worship him (the man, Jesus) as God... you will not find the way to heaven. So, this is the basis in my writing... the way that I feel and the way that I 'feel' that some others will relate to me.... our interpretations are what CAUSE US to be individuals and having everything force-fed (even without our knowledge from the time of birth) takes from us, that creativity/ that individuality and the beauty of our unique spirit. To me 'evil' and 'good' are subject STRONGLY to individual interpretation. I also cannot imagine anything outside of existance and love the first part of your post. Actually... I guess that we ALL DID imagine NOTHING... but it is still SOMETHING
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blah, blah, blah... sorry 'bout that
... we each have our own way to view the world and the words. In the beginning was the word... and the words was with God and the word was God.