My Own Mind is My Own Church

Good Old Mr TP (Thomas Paine) said that.

I mean there are so many people that believe in "god". Who knows really what god is. I don't. I mean I've likened the idea of god to a talking CCTV camera before now, but I have no evidence to suggest that that is what he/she/it/the thing is. I suppose I could go stand near one and make it talk, see what the voice behind the machine says. What do you need to do to make one talk? Can you stand near it and simply wave and say hello, and you'll get some man or lady speak to you saying, you've made my day, for that you're off to heaven. Probably not.

Ideally I'd like to think that there is something out there. I like the idea of the cosmos, or the driving force behind everything. Although then I sit and think to myself. Why does this driving force seem to bring destruction along with it.

Why did man get so clever. Or at least get to the point where they thought they were clever; actually it has to be said that we are now more stupid than we have ever been. Why did apes manage to evolve into humans. Why didn't any other animal evolve? Why wasn't another one given some sort of weird knowledge out of the blue? Who chose us? What chose us? Why were apes picked to evolve, why wasn't something else picked. I don't know, like giraffes.

Hahaha, I've just had some mental image of a giraffe in a suit going off to work. using the lift, smiling and winking at everyone it comes across. Giraffes have very pretty eyes. I think that's why I like them.

Anyway, surely something else would have done better things with the consciousness that we have.

Do dogs think?

I mean, when you think of it that way, it's hard to believe that there is any sort of god. With all the death and destruction on this planet, well why would something create that? Why would a great god want it's people to sacrifice themselves to it? I mean it happened in ancient times, and in an odd way it still happens now. There are wars started in the name of religion. Now people are killing and sacrificing people who have a different belief system. Why do that? Where does it get you? What does it solve?

My own mind is my own church. Thomas Paine has a point. You cannot be certain of anything in this life. You can't be certain that anything is real. Only think you can be certain of is what you are thinking, what you are experiencing. What drives you, and what makes you want to continue. It's all down to you at the end of the day. And therefore the only thing you can depend on is you. Therefore you are your own god, thus your mind is your church. If you look inside your mind it is your place or worship.

I don't really know what I am getting at anymore. There was a point to this. Or at least I think there was. or am I procrastinating again, to ease the workload. Not that it really eases, or is hard, or needs easing. It's just hard to stay focused on something I have to do, as apposed to something I want to do. Hummmmm.......nothing.

Oh, and another genius quote from Thomas Paine....

All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.

Was he right or wrong... you decide!!