Posts from philosophy

People want to create a story that completely satisfies them. A story where we are the strongest and most noble, and our enemies are miserable wretches. And the only way to defeat us is through treachery, and even then, they try to slander us afterward. People try to escape reality into their quasi-reality, and usually, this reality is not created by them. And such people are very easy to control – through various myths. So, we need to fight against these myths, tell people the truth, and make them think!!!

If there was an explosion, then something huge exploded, but where did this something come from?

She (hesitantly): Well... there was a big explosion...

That's the point. :)

Even not all Christians understand this – God has always existed.

I am an Orthodox Christian.

And in many religions, the gods are not eternal and not primordial. Even in early Christianity, Jesus was not considered pre-eternal.

I am also a believer. But I don't like people who shout at every corner about the evidence of God's existence, even if it's indirect, while providing false facts and portraying themselves as almost exposing a global conspiracy of scientists. The existence of God does not require proof - a person either believes or does not. And to be a believer, it is not necessary to go to temples, read prayers, and perform rituals. Faith is not about that.

Apparently, ancient people understood the scripture too literally: why should light appear as a large flash or something like that? There is something to think about here. I don't remember exactly, but if you look closely at the first chapters, it turns out that scientific theories about the first life originating in the ocean confirm what is written in the Bible.

The Ancients once again took the sacred scripture too literally. :)

I don't know, the explanation is extremely simple, but very vague - "God was always there." But think about it, if we talk scientifically, what was there before the Big Bang? I discussed this topic with a very experienced and respected atheist psychologist:
Me: Well, if not God created the Earth, then where did it come from (smiling)?
Her: There was a Big Bang, from which all the stars and planets appeared, by combining particles. True, I don't know much about it (laughs).
Me (making an interested face): And how did this explosion happen?
Her: Before the explosion, there were other planets, galaxies that were depleted and exploded.
Me (in a tone, like a child asking questions, like "where do babies come from"): And how did that universe come about?
Her: Also from a Big Bang.
Me: And where did that explosion come from?
Her: From another universe.
Me (already seriously): Okay, I understand. And where did all the explosions, all the universes, and all the galaxies come from? Where did it ALL begin?
Her (uncertainly): Well... there was a Big Bang...

That's how it is :)

In fact, one of the symbols of faith in Christianity is the Trinity of God. This means that Jesus, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit are one. This means that they all existed from the beginning. But the problem is that this symbol of faith was adopted around the 6th century. And before that, there were such disputes among Christians that blood flowed like a river.

Regarding the Big Bang, I believe that initially there was the Absolute (a non-personified accumulation of energy). The Absolute created the universe. The Christian God is a more personified representation of the Absolute (possessing the traits of character and reason). The Islamic God is another form of the Christian God. Buddhist beliefs are about worshipping the balance of the Universe. Pagan gods are also personifications of narrower aspects of the Absolute, or personifications of people's own missions created by them. I hope I won't be burned at the stake for this?:)