join me?
if i wasnt trying to act together i'd probably almost appreciate this like its a psychedelic experience,
but, i have been stationed with guilt by everybody, and until i can say fair and square that i've "done my share", ill have to be concerned rather than entertained
anyways, do you ever feel like you can't tell the difference between imagination and reality? I'm there; that can be a scary state of mind when you're introspecting about your own ego, but then again, has anyone ever really known a difference between imagination and reality when it comes to one's ego?
We perceive two different entities: one good, one evil; one right, one wrong -- but isn't there really just one entity - or perhaps a swirl, a fractal-esque amount of entities?
the saying "i would have done differently in your shoes" can never be true, because when you're truly in someone's else's shoes, you do the same things they do.
Where does free will come into play, and doesn't it contradict morality? How can choice exist, and how can anyone be held accountable for their actions -- if one's actions are predetermined, but the emotions we feel have value, then how can one be punished for something they were going to do anyways inescapably? Doesn't the future come at us on a set course, and we only have a dim flashlight created out of experience to show us what may lie ahead?
This must be where religion first came into play - even if it was done subconsciously, religion was really a means of communicating guidelines for others, and future generations.
At first religion was just elaborate story-telling, a shaman giving explanations for the mysterious and unexplainable, sitting around a campfire at night with his fellow tribe members. This was a way for the shaman - the individual dedicated to bringing everyone together under the light of clarity - to communicate what he felt on gut instinct was best for the tribe; which animal to hunt, how to solve a dilemma or dispute amongst tribe members, etc..
It then evolved into paganism - a pantheon of Gods - that same old shamanistic principle now roaring as a response to the onset of civilization.
But they were still just stories then as well, and this was commonly understood. The 'Gods', representing the various archetypes of humanity and civilization, were in a spectrum with each other; dichotomous "right" and "wrong" had yet to come about.
And then, as the repetition of great errors made by civilization became evident, we ingeniously applied science to our artistic expression; they were no longer just stories someone made pertaining to their own experiences, no longer just archetypes, but now a "right" and "wrong" had been determined, "good" and "bad" were made law:
it became agreed upon that in order for anyone to advance any further in humanity's development, we must recognize loving everyone as the greatest virtue.
Whether for better or worse, we'd still be in a permanent loop of equal parts hate, lust, envy, and sorrow if we hadn't underwent that paradigm shift.
Although it is not as if religion were ever some sort of optional extra for civilization; it was all part of an intertwined process, and the "brave steps" the "prophets" and "saints" took actually reflect milestones in the direction of mankind collectively.
