From: Michael Mathews (desperado1977@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Mar 25 2004 - 08:05:43 GMT
In many ways I see that the MOQ follows suite with many of the eastern
religions. For instance while some may have no faith what so ever in
anything "other worldly" they still look to the practice of Buddhism because
of it's ability to co-exist with evolution and science. Many say it's the
science of the mind and almost discount the fact that it's a religion. Most
of the eastern religions and native american religions follow the
static/dynamic flow that the MOQ presents they just use other words to
convey the point. Yin and Yang could almost be put right on the cover of
Lila I think (although I think it would have made me pass the book up..lol.
As you all know this is just my opinion but I've always been able to find
heavy links between the MOQ and taoism, which extends to several other
eastern religions.
As far as the point about which religion is the epitome of mankind. Well, I
don't think there is an answer, unless you can somehow mesh all the
religions together. If you look at the major religions of the world not in
the contemporary sense but from the conception of the religions. In the
beginning if you pay close attention and pull back a bit they seem to work
quite well together (I guess it's the people that don't get along). The
stories are all told differently and in the end look a world apart but so
many points they come together (even the Eastern and Western religions,
excluding small sects, off-branches, and cults) I could start listing off
details but it will just stray me from the point.
I think though that perhaps we have to look more towards faith then
religion. I don't care if people dislike organized religions, or can't
believe a god or afterlife I think that's something that plagues humans
throughout their existence. It does, however, scare the heck out of me when
I find someone that has faith in nothing. Whether it be science, religion,
philosophy, or themselves. Faith is the driving factor behind all of these
things in life, without it I don't think we'd be dynamic, what would push us
to keep going? As always though faith leads to ritual which leads to a
religion. I believe science in itself is a religion to some. I think it's
completely possible to live by the MOQ and various other philosophies as
religions. So maybe we're really asking what's the best philosophy????
Please remember I am still new to posting so if I fell off the trail on this
one just let me know.
michael
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