| | I have a serious problem with predestination. Though, I really shouldn't call it a problem. I shouldn't call it that because in saying that it is a "problem" I am implying that there is a solution for me to find a resolution of my opinion.
I think a lot of the time when I'm talking about belief in God I do cause a lot of confusion because I'm always talking as if there's still a possiblity of a deity existing. I guess maybe I'll talk about all of this but for now I need to stick to one subject before confusion within myself.
So lately my English class has been the source of questioning beliefs and morals and all of that. People who know me in real life will know that I seriously don't like my teacher sometimes, but overall she's okay I suppose. The class itself is boring when we aren't having discussions and rather focusing on the work we need to do. When we have discussions, we really explore into the depths of which people understand humans and which people sort of really just don't care.
But to the point, lately we've been talking about moral rights and wrongs because we've been examining persuasive essays for different issues still prevelent in the US today. We've looked at punishment for rapists, the death penalty, the right to break away from a country, censorship, etc.
Naturally, this has all got me thinking a lot. I've been thinking mostly about my own morals and where my set of morals draws the line for society's expectations.
Even as I'm writing this, I'm scaring myself because I'm worried about what people will think about what I'm going to say. Because what I'm going to say is definately going to be offensive, but it's truth to me. So I shouldn't be worried about it. Gosh.
Okay, back on track.
On Predestination
To me, predestination is complete bullshit. Obviously, because I don't believe in a deity that would seem rather obvious, yeah? And along with that it's just the thought that even though I'm here on earth choosing each action that I make, this guy is sitting off in the clouds somewhere already knowing what I'm going to do? I'm sorry, that just doesn't make sense to me.
Edit: I thought of something else I would like to mention here. I know I've said before that time doesn't actually exist and that it's just a really nice man-made concept. But here's the thing: Time is the measure of change. If what you're going to do is already predetermined, then there technically isn't change. Because in knowing that it's going to happen, it sort of already has. At least, to me it has.
On Right and Wrong
Society sets moral boundaries. There are no absolutes. There is not right. There is not wrong. Just because I say that something isn't "wrong" doesn't mean that I'm saying that it's "right" either. If we lived in a society where everybody murdered at their own will and raped and stole and lied and so on, we probably would think that all of those things were okay if we didn't understand what we know as civility.
You know, if we were to say that there are indeed moral absolutes, then we'd be suggesting that there is a pre-determined path for humanity and that we have absolutely no control over our own destinys. To me, that's pretty depressing. But whatever. If you want to think that nothing you do is actually your own choice and that you are a puppet to some Invisible Sky Daddy, it's your choice. Or is it? HAHAHAHAHA.
And this brings me to Individuality
Do you realize that there is nobody who is truly an individual? In my english class, our teacher read us a persuasive essay on the effects of advertising on young children. The author of the essay showed how every child ends up wanting something that they've seen on TV, that their friends have, etc.
I don't know how it got me to this point, but I think that there is nobody who is truly a completely unique individual. We are all a combination of experiences, and brands, and labels, etc.
Right now I'm looking at the clothes on my body and I'm wearing three different brands. (Hat from Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle hoodie, and some brand of jeans not from either of those places. My shirt isn't particularly important.) I can't say necessarily that I wear the clothes I wear because of the ads that I've seen, but I do know what is and isn't acceptable in the teen community. -nods-
I don't know. I didn't really go anywhere with any of this, but just think about it for a bit. Maybe it will make sense if you do.
More later on the Invisible Sky Daddy.
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