Most religions
claim to have the answers to the problems of
life and to know its purpose, but often, their
concepts differ and sometimes contradict and
conflict with each other. What can we do about
this?
Must
we, like people through the ages have done,
and as many people still do, polarize ourselves
by adopting a partisan view? Why should we accept
anything pertaining to our lives, when we have
the freedom and opportunity to investigate things
critically? Having come this far, why should
we be content with half-measures? Let’s
put the sacred cows out to pasture, and pull
the skeletons out of the closets, to make room
for cleaner and better things.
Life
does not infuse our bodies for long; we should
therefore use it while we can, and not waste
it. Others might tell us their purpose in life,
but can anyone tell us the purpose of life,
so that we will understand it clearly and accept
it immediately as self-evident and true? So
far, no-one has succeeded in doing so. And why
not? Well |
