Important Note On a Sunday

Think about it.

We can do this.

Quote of the Day -- Sunday Edition

"My own view on religion is that of Lucretius. I regard it as a disease born of fear and as a source of untold misery to the human race." --Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, historian

Quote of the Day -- Sunday Edition

"My own mind is my own church...

...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." --Thomas Paine, "Age of Reason"

Quote of the Day -- Sunday Edition

Have a nice day, y'all.

Quote of the Day -- Sunday Religion Edition

 

Have a nice day. 

Keep safe and warm out there, y'all.

Einstein, Spinoza and Me

 When Einstein gave lectures at U.S. universities, the question students asked him most was: Do you believe in God? And he always answered: I believe in the God of Spinoza.

Baruch de Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher considered one of the great rationalists of 17th century philosophy, along with Descartes.

According to Spinoza, God would say: “Stop praying. I want you to go out into the world and enjoy your life. I want you to sing, have fun and enjoy everything I've made for you."

“Stop going into those dark, cold temples that you built yourself and saying they are my house. My house is in the mountains, in the woods, rivers, lakes, beaches. That's where I live and there I express my love for you."

“Stop blaming me for your miserable life; I never told you there was anything wrong with you or that you were a sinner, or that your sexuality was a bad thing. Sex is a gift I have given you and with which you can express your love, your ecstasy, your joy. So don't blame me for everything that others made you believe."

“Stop reading alleged sacred scriptures that have nothing to do with me. If you can't read me in a sunrise, in a landscape, in the look of your friends, in your son's eyes—you will find me in no book!"

“Stop asking me, ‘Will you tell me how to do my job?’ Stop being so scared of me. I do not judge you or criticize you, nor get angry or bothered. I am pure love."

“Stop asking for forgiveness, there's nothing to forgive. If I made you, I filled you with passions, limitations, pleasures, feelings, needs, inconsistencies, and best of all, free will. Why would I blame you if you respond to something I put in you? How could I punish you for being the way you are, if I'm the one who made you? Do you think I could create a place to burn all my children who behave badly for the rest of eternity? What kind of god would do that?"

“Respect your peers, and don't give what you don't want for yourself. All I ask is that you pay attention in your life—alertness is your guide."

“My beloved, this life is not a test, not a step on the way, not a rehearsal, not a prelude to paradise. This life is the only thing here and now—and it is all you need."

“I have set you absolutely free, no prizes or punishments, no sins or virtues, no one carries a marker, no one keeps a record. You are absolutely free to create in your life. It’s you who creates heaven or hell."

“Live as if there is nothing beyond this life, as if this is your only chance to enjoy, to love, to exist. Then you will have enjoyed the opportunity I gave you. And if there is an afterlife, rest assured that I won't ask if you behaved right or wrong, I'll ask, ‘Did you like it? Did you have fun? What did you enjoy the most? What did you learn?’

“Stop believing in me; believing is assuming, guessing, imagining. I don't want you to believe in me, I want you to believe in you. I want you to feel me in you when you kiss your beloved, when you tuck in your little girl, when you caress your dog, when you bathe in the sea."

“Stop praising me. What kind of egomaniac God do you think I am? I'm bored with being praised. I'm tired of being thanked. Feeling grateful? Prove it by taking care of yourself, your health, your relationships, the world. Express your joy! That's the way to praise me."

“Stop complicating things and repeating as a parrot what you've been taught about me. Why do you need more miracles? So many explanations?"

“The only thing for sure is that you are here, that you are alive, that this world is full of wonders.”

Now. Go. Have a nice day.

Christianity, Judaism, Islam

Think about it.

 

Quote of the Day -- Sunday, God, Religion Edition

 

"I love you so much that I’m going to hide my existence to the point that I will be indistinguishable from other gods, and if you follow the wrong god, you are going to suffer for eternity."

--Unknown 

Quote of the Day -- Sunday, God, Religion Edition

"If god is both willing and able to prevent evil, why is there evil? 

If he is willing, but unable, then he is not omnipotent.

 If he is able, but unwilling, then he is malevolent, and if he is both unwilling and unable, then why call him god?"

--Epicurus, 320 BC

Quote of the Day -- On God and Gods

"If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. 

If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. 

If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones."

--Marcus Aurelius

On God and Forgiveness---From Someone Who Should Know

 

Quote of the Day -- God, Woody and Me

 

Oh, yeah.

Quote of the Day -- Sunday Edition

 

“The idea of a good society is something you do not need a religion and eternal punishment to buttress; you need a religion if you are terrified of death.” 

― Gore Vidal

Have a great day, y'all. Enjoy.

RBG--Thank You and Hoping You Are Already Resting in Peace

 Thank you, Justice Ginsberg, for all.

Tzadik - Wikipedia

Tzadik (Hebrew: צַדִּיק‎ [tsaˈdik], "righteous [one]", also zadik, ṣaddîq or sadiq; pl. tzadikim [tsadiˈkim] צדיקים‎ ṣadiqim) is a title in Judaism given to people considered righteous, such as biblical figures and later spiritual masters. The root of the word ṣadiq, is ṣ-d-q (צדק‎ tsedek), which means "justice" or "righteousness". When applied to a righteous woman, the term is inflected as tzadeikes/tzaddeket.

Tzadik is also the root of the word tzedakah ('charity', literally 'righteousness').

What Is a Tzaddik? - Being human all the way

Quote of the Day -- Sunday, God and Man Edition

Happy Sunday, campers.

Be well and stay safe out there.

Quotes of the Day -- On God---and Einstein

"The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. It should transcend personal God and avoid dogma and theology. Covering both the natural and the spiritual, it should be based on a religious sense arising from the experience of all things natural and spiritual as a meaningful unity. Buddhism answers this description. If there is any religion that could cope with modern scientific needs it would be Buddhism."

--Albert Einstein

Quote of the Day -- Happy Sunday!

Have a great day, y'all.

Happy Sunday

Try to have a nice day.

On Religion. And Living

There it all is, folks, right there. That's your religion for you. It's certainly mine.

Have a nice day.

Quotes of the Day -- On Religion

"Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich."

--Napoleon Bonaparte

"Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest." 

--Denis Diderot

"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness." 

--Dalai Lama

Finally, I had never seen this one but suddenly, it's another favorite:

"Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions." 

--Jerry Falwell

Go in peace.

Have a nice day.