Well I guess it's time to lay it on the table, to let things out in the open.
What I believe is strongly based on what I feel, for I think that our nature is born from our beginnings. Like all of nature's creations we have instincts, but unlike most others, most are intellectual instincts rather than ones rooted in basic survival. And at our core, we have a need to define who we are and where we come from. Why is this? Why do we feel an inexorable need to transcend the basics of father and mother, to find something greater than that in which we can attach our reasoning to? I believe it's fundamental proof of something larger, that in ourselves is the key to unlocking a mystery that's both unsolvable and, at the same time, part of our basic needs.
Us humans find solice in a higher power, and we find this because it's built in, an instinct if you will. Now you can debate the origins of this until you are blue in the face, but at the end of the day, we have this instinct, this drive, and there's no scientific explanation for it. Of course I submit a different angle, that our instincts toward this goal are driven by it's truth, by the Creator's seed in us all. I myself am on a spritual journey, trying to find my true North (what I call enlightenment).
And this is my reason for being, my core. I have studied the world's religions, the Science, the Bible, the Eastern thought, the Western thought. And through all this I have not found my true North. I feel as though I am a compass, irreversably drawn to a single point, yet unsure of where this is or what lies beyond. I am, at this point, as unsure of things as ever, yet buried deep within is the knowledge that there is one True path, and that all other paths are merely distractions to my journey. So I'd like all of us, the Christians, Athiests, Agnostics and Dualists; share your thoughts on this concept, enlighten us all on your experiences and beliefs (or lack thereof) on this subject. Peace!
