I mainly am targeting those of this crowd who are so entrenched in their beliefs that they cannot see how entrenched they are... but unfortunately, you probably do not know who you are.
I mention boredom as relative to a lack of impetus for creative discovery, as well as the ability to awaken to a state of perpetual excitement and awe for all of the magic the universe has to offer.
The concept of 'God' is a tool used to enslave the mind.
Science is no different, with it's objective indifference and separatist motives, albeit subconsciously.
What is left is up to you.
Do as thou wilt.
2007-12-08 22:23:37 · 7 answers · asked by Invisible_Flags 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
maddog27... lost in the words.
2007-12-08 22:33:02 · update #1
"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. Love is the law; love under will." Aleister Crowley
The fact is, we must review our choices periodically and decide whether they are still valid. But change is also forced upon you at times, such as when My Steve committed suicide. It's been nearly two years, and almost nothing about my life is the same.
But I don't think it is all that related to boredom. I find boredom much more related to short-term issues, such as waiting for a new order of books or DVDs to show up in the mail. I can create projects or activities whenever I want to, or call on Y!A to offer suggestions, but boredom, like depression, tends to make one incapable of fighting it. It takes a strong act of will, and if the will is depressed, you have a self-perpetuating funk.
I agree, however, that there are plenty of people who get stuck in a rut spiritually. Often this is because they are sufficiently afraid of hellfire that they are afraid to reassess decisions made when they were very young, or even ones made for them before they were old enough to choose for themselves. To break through that takes a strong act of will, but again, authoritarian religions suppress the will first of all.
2007-12-08 23:29:49 · answer #1 · answered by auntb93 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
For me, boredom is the loss of curiosity. That's allied to a loss of creativity, which is always exploratory. That's part of the reason I find religion so dull. It's a teenage interest, I think, and no more for me.
2007-12-08 22:46:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Boredom is a condition, and complacency is an attitude. Learn the words.
Why are you TARGETING people? Are these people in season?
Look up the word "presumptuous"........... how about this: you decide what you want to believe, and everyone else will decide what they want to believe? Or do you have some special powers that nobody else has? I dare you to tell me how to think ...........
2007-12-08 22:30:07 · answer #3 · answered by maddog27271 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I’m convinced that a lot of folk interpret opposing views as a personal attack upon them and fail to consider differing views objectively.
2007-12-08 22:29:26 · answer #4 · answered by Pi 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Life is a veiw from many angles.
2007-12-08 23:16:11 · answer #5 · answered by PENMAN 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am always interested in beneficial change.
2007-12-08 22:37:53 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be good be nice, is that complacent?
2007-12-08 22:33:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋