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2011-02-03T12:52:38.438-08:00

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plenty of religious people are not happy! 90% of p...

2009-06-18T11:01:12.386-07:00

plenty of religious people are not happy!
90% of prison inmates are christian!

Ha ha...it is true...you were there when love blos...

2008-05-18T19:05:00.000-07:00

Ha ha...it is true...you were there when love blossomed!!!!

What is the definition of standard deviation? Ha ha!

-Brian

Lol, you know I will.

Getting close to the ...

2008-05-18T18:03:00.000-07:00

Lol, you know I will.

Getting close to the big day man, you must be pretty excited. To think I had to watch you crazy lovebirds gush over each other while I was learning the finer parts of a random sampling and Poisson distribution.

Thanks for your thoughts! It is interesting to hea...

2008-05-15T07:06:00.000-07:00

Thanks for your thoughts! It is interesting to hear things like this!

I am careful not to judge, because you are right--there are bad religious people just like there are bad atheists.

My only hope is that you'll continue pursuing those things that make you happy. If you eventually find out that you aren't happy--keep an open mind and begin looking elsewhere...

-Brian

Interesting take. To answer your two questions:
2008-05-14T22:23:00.000-07:00
Interesting take. To answer your two questions:

My Driving force is to make tomorrow more enjoyable than today was. I work hard so that I can buy the things I want to have. I cultivate relationships (through friendships and good deeds) so that the people I like will be there tomorrow to enjoy it with. I do the "right thing" in most cases because ultimately it's what I want to do. Not because it's right, but because the "wrong thing" simply doesn't appeal to me.

I'm asked a lot about why I would do anything I didn't have to if I wasn't concerned with a spiritual being or an afterlife, but the truth is, I do it because it benefits me, either directly by giving me something I want, or indirectly by giving someone I like what they want, which makes them happy, which makes me happy. Rather than wanting to go to heaven once I die, I want to feel like my life is heaven while I'm alive. Either way, its self-serving motivations that drive people

As far as tragedy: I cope. I carry on, because thats all we can do, is to carry on. My strength, or will to carry on comes from knowing if I don't, then I'm hurting only myself. Personally, I think it would be harder to accept tragedy if it were considered part of someone's plan, but I cant say that for sure, since I don't experience those beliefs. Perhaps thats why I'm not as affected by tragedy (on a worldwide level, or family level, such as a loss of a loved one). Its sad, sure, and its fine and natural to mourn a bit, but why spend life in sorrow when you can spend it having fun? After all, that bus could hit us tomorrow.

I don't believe religion makes people act good, or bad. I know a lot of pretty shitty religious people, but I know an equal number of (as a percentage) shitty atheists.

I think, in the end, there are good and bad people, happy and sad people, fun and boring people. And then there are spiritual/religious people and atheist/agnostic/existential people. I dont thing the last two types of people relate to the former groups.

@ Seth,

Thanks for your concern. It isn't t...

2008-05-14T18:35:00.000-07:00

@ Seth,

Thanks for your concern. It isn't that I don't believe non-religious people can't be happy--because they can. However, those people could be happier by growing closer to God. There is a "spiritual" element (in my opinion) missing from some people.

My question back to you is: What is the driving force behind everything in your life?

In my opinion, growing your spiritual side (through whatever it is you do and are) is just as important as food and water in order to sustain life.

In addition, life is full of tragedy. How do you cope when things don't go your way? Where do you find strength when you can't find an answer for tough questions?

Although I can't give you physical proof of what I'm talking about...I see it fairly often. An element is some people is simply...missing.

Cool post, but I gotta ask:

Do religious pe...

2008-05-13T23:33:00.000-07:00

Cool post, but I gotta ask:

Do religious people really think that non-religious people aren't happy? Or that the happiness is only "fleeting."

For a blog that has shown you to be one of the most open-minded people I know, that struck me as fantastically closed-minded.

I know you are in need of good content! Hopefully ...

2008-05-09T21:59:00.000-07:00

I know you are in need of good content! Hopefully I can help you out!

-Brian

Can't tell you how happy I am that you took the ti...

2008-05-09T21:36:00.000-07:00

Can't tell you how happy I am that you took the time to answer my call with some quality thoughts and writing! I completely agree with you on all of them. Thanks for helping me out!

Will let you know when I finish the post, still need a few more ideas.

-Cameron