The question of origin is surely interesting, and, at a certain point, unfathomable, too huge for mere humans to grasp. So how productive is such mental exercise? Ultimately, the enormity of the issue transcends our puny stories, our myths, even though they help people "get through the night," as John Lennon said. But these make-believe limitations on infinity have, throughout history, divided humans (creating wars and death) and provided a synthetic reason to act well. Isn't it a shame that we haven't moved beyond the primitive stories so that we can act well because it's the right thing to do--for our race, for our environment, for the future?
And, of course, the power we have invested in the system of such false narratives has created powerful people. This type of power is also reflected in false narratives spewed by people in other realms of society beyond organized religion. To prey on the primitive mind, the mind that doesn't practice critical thinking skills, can result in, for example, legions of Trump supporters who ignore his years of lying, cheating, conning. Just because he tells them that any disagreement with his egotistical, small world view is not true. But truth can prevail if people recognize that we should put our emphasis on what is real, what can strengthen all of us.
For a long time I had the belief that all of the gods that people worship are really “middle management.” They’re the entities that people look to for questions but they’re not really “in charge,” if you know what I mean? The being in charge there is no conception or idea that can describe it. It’s not even conceivable to most people.
Like you I’m not especially religious. I hover between agnostic and atheist. The idea of what or who spawned this whole thing I’ve thought about before and I like the middle management theory the best so far.
The question of origin is surely interesting, and, at a certain point, unfathomable, too huge for mere humans to grasp. So how productive is such mental exercise? Ultimately, the enormity of the issue transcends our puny stories, our myths, even though they help people "get through the night," as John Lennon said. But these make-believe limitations on infinity have, throughout history, divided humans (creating wars and death) and provided a synthetic reason to act well. Isn't it a shame that we haven't moved beyond the primitive stories so that we can act well because it's the right thing to do--for our race, for our environment, for the future?
And, of course, the power we have invested in the system of such false narratives has created powerful people. This type of power is also reflected in false narratives spewed by people in other realms of society beyond organized religion. To prey on the primitive mind, the mind that doesn't practice critical thinking skills, can result in, for example, legions of Trump supporters who ignore his years of lying, cheating, conning. Just because he tells them that any disagreement with his egotistical, small world view is not true. But truth can prevail if people recognize that we should put our emphasis on what is real, what can strengthen all of us.
Do you think you would ever have the answers to these otherwise unfathomable questions if the Wolves were ever moved to the Eastern Conference?
If they stay in the west after Seattle and Vegas are added, there is no god
Memphis would like a word with you about conference placement.
Pacific
GSW
SAC
LAC
LAL
PHX
LV
Southwest
OKC
DAL
SAS
NO
HOU
(Memphis goes to the Southeast)
Northwest
SEA
POR
DEN
UTA
MIN (sorry, you’d need to add two other West teams (making 34 total) to move them over to the East). Kansas City? Vancouver? San Diego?
For a long time I had the belief that all of the gods that people worship are really “middle management.” They’re the entities that people look to for questions but they’re not really “in charge,” if you know what I mean? The being in charge there is no conception or idea that can describe it. It’s not even conceivable to most people.
Like you I’m not especially religious. I hover between agnostic and atheist. The idea of what or who spawned this whole thing I’ve thought about before and I like the middle management theory the best so far.