oh..just random thoughts

[eternal_purity]

So I spent the weekend at the temple. Almost literally. Went once on Friday, Saturday, twice on Sunday, and once on Monday. In some ways, that temple inspires me. It makes me think about religion and other stuff...when I'm not feeling too bored saying the same prayer for two hours (which is what they were doing all weekend).

So you know what I think

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[queen_writer]

i see what you mean. interpretions are sometimes false. i don't know. i like organized religion to some extent, but i have my own beliefs on it.

[eternal_purity]

Well, I suppose organized religion doesn't make you feel so alienated in your beliefs. That's definitely a plus.

There are a lot of pros and cons about such religion. But to me, the cons outweigh the pros.

[lystellion]

my brain has been on overdrive this weekend for some reason, just thinking

When I started reading non-fiction and really thinking about things, I found this. I mean its not like I didn't get lost in thought a lot before, but if you're giving your mind 'food for thought', it's not surprising if it spends a good deal of time chewing it over.

Friedrich Nietzsche. Oh me oh my. I studied him for a year at college, specifically his book Beyond Good and Evil. He's a favourite of many very disparate types of people. Freud and the other psychoanalysts were very into him - there's a strong case to be made that a lot of Frued is drawn directly from Nietzsche, especially stuff about the unconscious, instincts and such. He never accepted the idea of 'truth' as it was traditionally seen, he certainly didn't think much of science - thinking it useful at best, rather than representing anything true. He didn't like loads of the philosophers before him, simply insulting many of them. All types of pseudo-intellectuals have embraced him, he's always a

[eternal_purity]

Jean-Paul Sartre...I've heard that name before. Can't remember where, but it sounds incredibly familiar. Heh. That was pointless.

So...Beyond Good and Evil, eh? Off to the library then. I'll read that as soon as I can, while I wait for The God Delusion (I'm number 43 on the waiting list...isn't that great?).

I got the title wrong, by the way. It was Evolutionism and Creationism by Ben Sonder. It's a fairly simple book to read--very short--and is more like the history of the two sides of the debate. I picked it up hoping to learn about specifically creationism. I've got a good grasp on evolution now so I thought it's time to explore the opposing side. :)
The book is okay, though it looks like it's written for twelve-year-olds. And a lot of the evidence Sonder cites are ones I already know of, such as the case of Leopold and Loeb and prominent historical figures like Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan.

P.S. Thanks for that quick intro about Nietzsche. See what I mean when I say I learn more from you than my teachers? :)