without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?
--Douglas Adams
2007-05-03 05:27:26 · 18 answers · asked by Bebe 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes. Experiencing a feeling of wonder and awe at the sight of a gorgeous sunset or serene garden filled with flowers is proof that humans have emotional responses to the beauty they see in the natural world, not that a supernatural being created it.
2007-05-03 05:33:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
we do not favor for magical creature. I actually have purely been confident with the help of the evidence that the "backyard" develop into planted and not in any respect some random actuality of nature. all of us recognize the universe isn't eternal and did have a creation element (the large bang), so in accordance to the regulation of causality, something that contains be must have a reason. There should be an eternal reason, and on condition that the universe is lacking, the purely different decision is God!
2016-11-24 23:18:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It IS enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe there are fairies. And most people can see beauty in any garden.
I do believe in Faeries, Natures Spirits, Devas, and I believe that it is with their help that our gardens grow. But that doesn't mean that everyone has to believe that, nor, as I said, that it is requirement to believe in Faeries in order to appreciate the beauty of a garden.
2007-05-03 07:28:52 · answer #3 · answered by meg3f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Buddhist perspective if I may be so permitted...
Seeing a beautiful garden, a wonderfully colourful sunset, a brilliant starlit night or a gigantic full moon over a quiet desert are examples of seeing beauty a wonderful experience yet our perceptions regarding what we see can be different to what we actually see. Let me explain...
As an example, a beautiful flower is seen as beautiful. A week later we see that same flower and it has faded, it is still a flower yet its appearance has deteriorated...what do we usually say to ourselves when we see this...we usually say.."Oh, how sad..the flower has faded..", do we not..?
We as humans never simply see something and accept it for its true nature, rather we see something and make judgement on it based on our preconceived perceptions of those things we see, in other words we place conditions on the characteristics which we observe. We do this for everything that we see.
Our perception of the flower is modified within our consciousness to place a condition on the beauty which we see. What conditions then are preconceived..?
The perception that beauty is permanent.
The reason this is important is because what we see is impermanent, yet we perceive permanence, more importantly, we make judgement based on this false perception...as in "Oh, how sad, the flower is faded.." We have judged it a sad sight to see the flower as faded, yet this is its true nature...its nature is to be impermanent.
All experience is thus....
In answer then to your very good question as to is it enough to see a beautiful garden...my answer is no, it is not enough, we should see the beautiful garden and perceive it as impermanent. This does not detract from the experience of beauty, rather it enhances the experience knowing that it won't last. In the context of seeing ugliness, this way of perceiving then allows us to perceive it similarly as impermanent.
In the same way, we should perceive all experience as similarly impermanent, in this way seeing and perceiving Life itself in its true nature basing our decisions and judgements on the truth rather than the perception of such.
Peace from a Buddhist....
2007-05-03 06:15:30 · answer #4 · answered by Gaz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Douglas Adams FTW!
2007-05-03 05:32:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is....right now I am grateful to find an occasional wild honeybee still living in mine......While it's enough to see the garden is beautiful, I wouldn't mind seeing a few fairies too, though...
2007-05-03 10:02:34 · answer #6 · answered by beatlefan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is an excellent quote. I have ejoyed many of his books and plays. Douglas Adams will be missed. Truly a great author.
2007-05-03 05:34:35 · answer #7 · answered by U-98 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When we see and appreciate the beauty of a garden in the sunshine, we are existing in the here and now, a thousand miles from the abstract speculations of science and theology.
2007-05-03 05:40:49 · answer #8 · answered by Diogenes 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unless, of course, that there are fairies there to see. Is it enough to look at the universe and heavens without wondering who might be behind it? Only man has a soul that can wonder and sense the infinite, without which he would be just a mere animal.
2007-05-03 05:34:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes. Seeing the beauty in anything is good.
Fairies would just be an added bonus! LOL
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2007-05-03 09:30:27 · answer #10 · answered by Nobody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋