I mean, if a highly moral person rejects the idea of God and believes himself/herself able to reconcile the goodness of Jesus with mere man, then why horoscopes- unless there is still a deep yearning for a wisdom that transcends our human understanding?
2006-09-07 05:03:06 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Please presume the premise true. This is the experience I have recently witnessed regarding a dear agnostic friend.
2006-09-07 07:04:16 · update #1
Seems so!
Yes.
2006-09-07 05:06:19 · answer #1 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I occasionally read horoscopes to find out what others are thinking. I also read the TV listings and plotlines of shows--even though I don't own a TV and avoid it like the plague.
By the way, I don't find Jesus as particularly good. He condemns anyone who doesn't worship him to eternal damnation. My father was a much better person with infinitely greater wisdom than anything that Jesus said or did, in my opinion, and the worst thing he ever said to me was "I'm a little disappointed" for some outrageously bad thing that I did.
Of course, I was totally remorseful and never did anything else to disappoint him. But he never threatened me with hellfire and brimstone or even so much as a spanking.
Face it, Jesus is a figment of febrile imaginations after the fall of Jerusalem to the Romans, who was then co-opted by the Romans in the fourth century AD and expanded to include all the resurrection and son/sun god belief myths of the last 5,000 years that were available to the Roman Empire at the time. His stories come across as two-dimensional, incomplete, and contrived, as most myths do.
I want somebody to show me one thing, just one thing that Jesus said or did that was original or more extraordinary than anything that anyone else has done.
Just ONE thing.
2006-09-07 05:20:22 · answer #2 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As an non-believer in the man made sky daddy some people call "god" i do not believe in or read horoscopes
They both fall in to the realm of superstition in my opinion
I am sure there is a deep yearning for this wisdom you mention, however some people dont rely on the garbage from some 1400 / 2000 relic so called holy books
Christians are clearly deluded. They ALL display classic symptoms of OCD - obsessive compulsive behavior.
2006-09-07 05:11:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Astrology has no longer something to do with witchcraft. they're 2 thoroughly separate issues. interpreting your horoscope contained in the paper would not be witchcraft in any experience, besides the undeniable fact that it also would not provide you with a sturdy theory of your destiny both, because those columns contained in the paper surely keep on with to someone's' solar signal, and there are such various different issues that aspect right into a correct astrological interpreting. in spite of everything, a newspaper horoscope might want to count number as an leisure, like interpreting expensive Abby or doing the crossword puzzle.
2016-11-25 19:11:16 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think daily horoscopes are crap. There are far too many different elements that go into making up a person for these to be at all accurate.
Other than those, I'm big into the woo-woo. Initially it was as a rebellion against being forced into church. But now I'm simply fascinated by many aspects of what is called the occult. I'm not using it as a substitute for "god" though.
2006-09-07 05:10:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are amusing. They are often also an opportunity for reflection about what you really want to happen during the day/month/year.
Of course humans have a yearning for understanding--that is why we study everything, and that is also why historically humans have been drawn to things like religion--they explain what we cannot. I don't see that as proof of any god, just as evidence of a human desire for knowledge.
2006-09-07 05:10:50 · answer #6 · answered by N 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course everyone searches for some meaning beyond himself. I would disagree with any atheist who says differently. But the meaningful term here is "search". You have to know something about a subject before you can reject it and you have to research a subject before you can know anything about it. The unexamined life is not worth living. That goes for atheist as well as theist.
2006-09-07 05:11:13 · answer #7 · answered by October 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is human nature that we look for something beyond ourselves. Just because someone is an athiest or agnostic does not mean that the human need for a greater purpose exists in them.
2006-09-07 05:09:57 · answer #8 · answered by AbsintheLover 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, not necessarily, what have you heard.
I was able to find something on the supposed
goodness of Jesus and Jehovah though.
Enjoy.
Amos 2: 3
I will destroy her ruler and kill all her
officials with him," says the LORD.
Luke 19: 27- 28
But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them, bring them here and kill them in front of me." After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
Neither verse sounds highly moral to me.
May the Good Lord have mercy on us all.
2006-09-07 07:00:03 · answer #9 · answered by zurioluchi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Astrology is totally unrelated to the idea that Superman invented the universe, or that Superman came to earth and kllled himself so humans could sin all they want.
Astrology is based on the idea that solar & planetary energy influences people's behavior.
Choosing to believe it does not require a Superman creator entity.
2006-09-07 05:14:44 · answer #10 · answered by Left the building 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most atheists and agnostics are more grounded in reality than believers and thusly disregard horoscopes as mere entertainment.
2006-09-07 05:08:49 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋