The universe is an amazing place. Due to our size and limited knowledge of said universe, I believe that it is of utmost importance that we find and create our family and "village" to help ourselves raise not only children, but our own minds. We must grow together and to do so, we must overlook those aspects of others that we don't agree with (so long as those aspects aren't hurting each other). What do I mean by this? I mean that just because I am uncomfortable with the concept of a single parent entity who is looking out for us and caring about us, doesn't mean that I shouldn't associate with those that do. I find immense comfort in the presence of my friends who have deep faith and truly walk-the-walk of putting the Almighty first in their lives (or at least equally to their spouses). And I like that these friends are praying for me.
Except of course, for when I don't want the Bible-thumpers anywhere near me (friends not included in that - just those I don't know who are espousing their own crazy). Still, I love the people that walk around with a sense of peace because they have their spiritual life all figured out...and I clearly do not and it DOES keep me up at night.
So I say all of this because so many of the folks that are on the Fringe, like me, are wildly Christian (I am not), they are vocal about it and it guides them in their everyday. Their information and experience is greatly appreciated and I hope that they are able to love all of the universe's creatures, not just those that think the same as they do...(ooh. Midwesterner ending a sentence with a prepositional phrase!!) Anyway, I will be adding links to their sites as well...as even tho I don't subscribe to their brand of crazy, I do agree with how they are living the other aspects of their lives and I don't suppose anyone wants to subscribe to MY brand of crazy. Let's just agree to ferment and grow together and leave the God-talk for another day.
Tangent: Do I believe in the Almighty? Good question. I certainly find myself talking to someone sometimes. Some would say myself, but there are times when I am NOT talking to myself but clearly directing the conversation at some other being. I do believe in the basics of what I learned in Nat Sci (had quite an epiphany in NS3)...matter can neither be created nor destroyed. Thus, since the universe has been created, all that is in it has always been in it. So yes I believe that "aliens" exist and there is no reason why some are capable of long-distance travel and others aren't (like ourselves). I believe that there are tons of planets of all manner of types. And I have no idea whether there is a god. I would like there to be. I would like there to be angels and ghosts and spirits of all kinds. But I am inclined to believe that when we die our "spark" which is just matter, goes somewhere else. Perhaps if the energy binding the matter is strong, the matter will stay together and "go" into some other creature, plant, being? Not sure...but that's my understanding of reincarnation. Kind of blows the whole past life regression thing out of the water...since my matter that I am currently using probably won't stay together. And I am unsure if the spark that we all have is anything other than "just" the same old matter found in everything else...
Oh how I can go on.
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