Am I Crazy?
I ask myself this question quite often. I've come to the conclusion that maybe I just think way too much.
I'm sure we've all thought asked ourselves the questions, "where do we come from?" "Why are we here?" Many reply with some sort of biblical scripture. But, really, do we think beyond that?
Let me explain myself. Like I said above, I often ask myself i, I'm crazy as I don't see my peers pondering the same questions (and if they do, they don't share.) Many nights, while laying in bed, I think about these questions: (especially over the past couple years since I moved away from home). "What is the point?" "what are we?" "why are we here?" "what is god?" "is there anything beyond death?"I don't have answers to most of these questions but, I do have some conclusions.
Over the past few years, I've queried the question, "what are we," and this is my conflusion: we are everything that is. "What does that mean," you may ask. Everything is made of something. Everything that is physical is made of cells which are made of molecules which are made of atoms which are made of energy. So, everything is made of energy. When it comes to the non-physical realm such as our thoughts and personality, many scientists will tell you that they are a chemical reaction that produce brain waves (energy). So, we can conclude that everything is made of energy. So, are there different sorts of energy? Honestly, I don' know. But, I do know that everything has to come from something. Even if there are different sorts of energy, they have to break down into one basic "thing" or one basic "energy" just to keep it simple.
Have I lost you yet?
With this simple logic, one can conclude that everything is made of one thing. Now, here's the question. Is this "energy" God? Is god all that is; physical and non-physical? I don't have an answer for that.
One of the descriptions of God is that He is all powerful. In dispute, the remark, "can God create a rock so large that even He can lift it," has been made. My answer to this is, "yes, because He IS the rock."
Okay, I could go on but this topic has become long enough. I just want to know your thoughts on this subject and if anybody else thinks of these kinds of things or, am I really just crazy?
Thinking and wondering, particularly about the topics that have no neat and simple answers, is always admirable, regardless of the conclusions one comes to. Too many people are content to simply adopt a philosophy or a theory or a religion without ever really questioning its principles. I dont know that we have a lot of thinkers anymore, which may be why thinkers feel compelled to question their sanity
Naw....he's crazy! Just kidding. Keep pondering! It's good exercise for the mind!
Gator1
It's good to ask questions like this...some people go through life never thinking or wondering why things are the way they are. Most (all?) nudists have probably pondered questions about "why do we wear clothes?" and decided that the standard answers are wrong.
You should read the books of Chuang-Tzu (taoism) some time and the writings of Alan Watts, you would probably find them interesting, given what you have written in your post.
All excellent questions! I find it most useful to keep asking them and not worry so much about whether there's a definitive answer to any of them ('cause there probably isn't). Living with curiosity and the courage to ask questions offers many rewards.
jim
Well, at 73 years of age I don't think I'm senile (well I wouldn't know would I?) but I know I'm not crazy. I have pondered these and similar questions all my life and I'm sure I will until the day I die. I think if I ever did come to a positive andirrefutableconclusion I would be very disappointed to lose the mystery. Keep thinking, exploring, discarding and accepting for yourself alone and don'tworryabout whether others would think you off beat or strange. As previousrespondershave shown you are definitely not alone and I would guess that most of us have had similar thoughts.
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