Monakhos

This is part one of two. Part one is what I believe about existence, part two is what I am. Part one is easier to post so I’m going to go ahead and do that now. I may revise a little bit moving forward. It’s meant as a fluid document that I can update as things change (one of the points is that everything is changing, so it makes sense that this document would change as well.) I might get around to posting a few follow up posts defining some of the terms I use here as they aren’t all clear.

I believe in the collective. I believe in science. I believe in the truth of the individual and the collective. Everything is linked together by its hidden attributes. Everything that exists is relative to the whole (the collective.) There is no absolute truth. Everything changes. Everything exists simultaneously. The universe exists and is all encompassing. I believe that no one link to the collective is ever reused identically twice but rather that different groups of elements of the whole link together in a unique way each time. I can do all things through the power of the whole. It gives me strength to do anything I desire. I believe in the dismantling of all organized religion as each person needs to make his or her own decision and should not be told what to do or be led into following a religion based on fear of future punishment. This is what I believe.

–me (26 March 2010)

1. God is a projection of the human self.
2. Morality is the individual interpretation of the lines of the projection.
3. Morality is absolutely relative.

According to the Ussher-Lightfoot Calendar, the universe was created today by God in the year 4004 B.C. I can see how they figured out the year, though it seems that it would be hard to be that precise – and of course now new scientific and historical data points to an earlier date, but how did they come up with October 23?

I ran across an interesting link this morning on reddit. Jesus would be ashamed of you. Some of it echoes what I was saying last night, while other parts (the photos mostly) speak about the greatest frustration I have with the conservative Christian movement in America.

Apologies for the absence. I do not really have a good reason—just a lack of motivation recently.

I have been thinking a little the past few days about what the next topic on Monakhos should be. I think there has been enough poetry lately, and a book review seems out of place right now. I thought about posting a few short stories, but I am not sure they are quite right for this site. So I am in a bit of a quandry. I just thought I would share.

I am here now. Hopefully I will be good for a spell and actually write on here. Shame on me if I don’t. Monakhoan me will be my new name. I am me, and I am Monakhos. Monakhoan me.

Well, I think I am going to write a little on belief today. It has been glaring at me recently, begging to warrant a bit of writing.

Why spend so much effort defending the historical infallibility of the Bible?

I really cannot figure this one out. I used to believe that the Bible was 100 percent historical accurate. But what if it isn’t? Is it a big deal? Not at all. The purpose of the Bible is not to provide a written history of the past millenia, but to expound upon a way of living for the best end result. It doesn’t so much matter if the stories in the Bible took place as actual literal historic events or if they were slightly altered or even completely fabricated to teach a lesson. Certainly many of the stories are based on fact, but there is no real way to tell if, for example, the sun actually stood still or if the Red Sea actually parted. Does it really matter if God created the world in six literal 24 hour days or if each day was really a million years? Doesn’t the story remain valid? You can accept these stories by faith, but what is the point? The real point is understanding the meaning behind the story. Who cares if it is literally true or not? Does it really matter? I think not.

Don’t bother telling me proofs for any of the historical stories in the Bible. I’ve heard them all before and I am not interested in hearing them. Why? Because I don’t care if the stories are 100% accurate or not! I am far more concerned in studying the point behind the story rather than the story itself.