The Universe, Creation and Evolution...

A puddle is very real to me. It had been a long time since I played carefree. Now that it is raining, perhaps i can jump into one. Had been too serious these past two decades. Time for a childlike breather.

"There are always two sides, and both sides must have a voice because both sides have rights." On this point specifically, I wish it were that straightforward! But of course it isn't..... What IS truth? This in itself is the conundrum, for what is one person's truth is not necessarily another's. Who is the ultimate arbitrator then? Who deems what the actual realities are? Is it God? Unfortunately no, because even God is one thing to one person and yet something entirely different to another..... Then we have balance. Parsee beliefs, Yin and Yang to mention just two. Balance is what creates that search for the supposed truth, but again, the answers will always be subjective. As far as I'm concerned, there IS no truth, there are only perceptions. What leans a situation for or against us is INFLUENCE; not right or wrong, moral or immoral, just or unjust! Yes, we must always evolve and we WILL always evolve, but our core mannerisms will always remain the same in this regard and we will be swayed by what or who influences us, not by "truth"! The seeking of knowledge can arguably bring us to an individual understanding of what we BELIEVE to be the truth, but again this is only perception; it's subjective and it's singular. We were all granted free will by God and this is our legacy. It's our free will that'll forever cause conflict because no two people can ever truly co-exist with completely parallel lines of thought. And yes, compromise is an avenue of reason, but it is flawed in that each person must still surrender something in order to win. Are we honestly geared for that? New words, succint terms and even an entirely revolutionary race of people that defy these patterns by default will never fully succeed unless we're talking about absolute purity of their existence. Will there ever be such a thing? All we can do in my opinion is seek inner peace and harmony and then cope with the onslaught as best we can! If we're fortunate, it's US that will become the influencers and others will follow.

I believe that there is something out there, but I do not believe that it can ever be explained. Religions of the world can try to explain what it is all that they like, but they will never arrive at the right answer. People can believe and believe, but they what happens when their belief and faith is shaken? I do believe in science because science can be proven, so far, evolution is being proven all of the time. It is becoming so easy to accept evolution because it has been, and is always being, scientifically proven. People have yet to prove the Creation theory. Everyone tries, and everyone gives me their explanations and proof for it, but until I see the scientific proof that I see with evolution, it is still hard for me to believe it. Now, did someone or something create us, yes, because we cannot come from nowhere. Something or someone had to create us, but why? How? When? For what reason? We will never know that. I can support a compromise. God (if that is what people want to call it) created life, but life evolved over time, we started out from cells, we changed, we grew, we adapted, and we became what we are today. Do I believe that things can change and adapt? Yes because I have seen my own cats change and adapt to what life has thrown them, I have seen people change and adapte to what life have given them. In order for humanity to survive we have to be able to go outside the box and we have to be able to adapt to what is in our lives. I thought that I would never get use to using computers, but in time I got used to computers. I did not like computers very much because I did not really know how to use them or how to deal with them, but over the years, I have been learning that the computer has many uses and that anyone can use the computer if they are willing to learn about it. You do not have to be a genius to use a computer, you just have to learn it. Everyone online has had to learn to use computers. People a thousand years ago would never have done this or learned about computers. My own grandmother has never really learned to use a computer and she does not own one. She looks to me for all of that. She told me she could never do it, but to live in this world we have to learn to adapt to using the technology that we have. Adapting is, believe it or not, an evolutionary trait. We need to adapt to survive. We need to change who we are in order to better who we are. What would we, human beings, be if we did not decide to adapt and change?

I have always thought that the reality of things is that there is both evolution and "intelligent design" (back before such a thing became a catchphrase)and that there's no reason that science and spirituality cannot go hand-in-hand. Quantum physicists are largely massing toward belief in a superior consciousness, despite the seemingly required atheism of the rest of the scientific community. Meanwhile, on this last point I realize I preach to the choir, but religious communities still utter hard-to-swallow nonsense as the explanations for all things and seemingly strive to block true scientific exploration...On the otherhand, there are those who in the name of science would do anything to learn anything, without omoral thought or inclination... What a messy age we live in. dr...

Ah Ricky. Sometimes your discussions are so deep I don't know quite how to answer. I do however believe. I believe in the Bible and the message it has for us. A clear study of this important book tells us that as humans we have free will so we can believe what ever we want and the only way someone else can control us is if we let them. The only power that others hold over us is the power we give them.

I agree to some points. The people from 2500 years ago were unlike us of today. Many were superstitious and had no way to logically express things they saw, or to even critically question experiences they thought to be reality. This is how Myth developed. There cannot be true words if there is little understanding. Rosicrucians and other 'secret' societies have worked for hundreds of years to bridge science (fact and understanding) and religion (belief and hope). It's been a long long journey, but many are beginning to see each side. Beliefs have evolved - greatly. But understanding is still lacking. Was growth due to technology, or experience? (both)

I enjoyed reading your article, the Universe, Creation and Evolution, in your blog! It was very interesting! And very poetic/spiritual..

yup this is true!

I addressed the control issue in a previous post on one of your discussion. In short, why throw out the proverbial baby with the bath water? So, men have corrupted and twisted the truth? We both know that. Why is it necessary to suspend belief in a Creator God because mankind is bent on controling others? You seem like a smart person. And I agree with you that we need to find a way to all get along. I keep searching for that way. But compromising the truth is not the way to do so. As far as beliefs evolving...if our beliefs are TRUE then it is US who need to evolve, not the truth. And the only way for our spirits (that part of us capable of perceiving truth) to evolve to where The Truth is....is to continue to seek truth. Mankind has proven over and over that all the good intentions conceived of by man, turn to sh!t...you cannot inherit the beliefs or the ideologies of your parents simply by being born to them, they must be found by experience and effort. I am proud to be part of your discussions. Thank you for allowing me to respond.

The eve of life on earth is still a mystery, I hope. However, there are many believes based on religion, science, common conception, etc. What I believe most is that the evolution from a single amieba. That explanation only satisfies me to some extent. And other things failed to prove and irrational. As only there is a little difference between monkey and human DNA structure, I believe that evolution has played a greater role.