For hundreds of centuries religions have attempted to
describe and placate one or more gods. In earlier times many gods vied for the superstitions
of man, a devotion that was more the result of edicts for allegiance by spiritual
leaders, witch doctors or shaman. In recent times religions have refined rituals
and methods for interpreting the desires and wishes of deities and have used various
ancient theologies to collect an obedient assembly of followers.
Today there are approximately 38,000 Christian denominations,
sects, and cults throughout the world, each declaring their description of God
as "the" truth. There are an equal number of non-Christian religions
practicing as many variations and interpretations of truth as there are
Christian denominations. Anyone seeking the real truth will not find it in the
tangled web of theologies presented by the smorgasbord of today's religions.
We are not alone in this journey of seeking knowledge of the
nature of creation. Millions throughout history have sought answers beyond the
parameters of local dogmas only to be abused, discouraged and branded as
heretics by the ruling powers of religious communities. "Don't ask questions, just have faith, all you must do is
believe,” have been STOP signs
raised for anyone seeking answers beyond ancient texts in light of the current
and growing knowledge of the universe. BELIEF
is a multifaceted concept which does not require a basis in fact or truth.
"Faith is the
substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Faith
is a hope that the stories of ancient superstitions and supernatural events are
true. But which texts, if any, are true, and which gods, if any, are real?
It isn’t faith that allows us to cross a suspension bridge, travel
in an airliner, or take an express elevator to the top of the Empire
State
Deities did not write or dictate words contained in the ancient
collection of written texts of men selected and assembled by a succession of
Nicaean Councils to meet their political agendas. A creator of the universe would
have been perfectly capable of communicating with mankind in a much clearer
understanding than that which has been provided by the legends of men. Ancient texts
used to describe supernatural experiences were written some 50 to 2000 years
after the alleged events by creatively inspired men with a spiritual fervor
producing a collection of stories and legends from many oral traditions, some
beautiful, some historical, some inspiring, expressed by a very limited
understanding of the nature of the universe.
Creation has equally inspired mankind to write words of
beauty, dignity, truth, both uplifting and damning, as the nature of man
continues to be revealed through written expressions. Examples can be found in art,
music, poetry, science, the Gettysburg Address, the Bill of Rights, the
Constitution, libraries filled with books, all of which are products of inspired
and creative minds.
Creation has given mankind a questioning and exploring curiosity
to search, understand and know the truth of his environment and history. The
more we understand and know about our past, present and future, the more we
understand the character and nature of creation.
Time does not intend that mankind should live with a mind
bound by superstitions of 4,000 year old descriptions of creation, and deny the
reality and existence of the magnificent universe we know today.
Creation would not institute dissension between people by
singling out one tribe to designate them as a special or "chosen"
people. Creation embraces all people equally with an inspiration to treat each
other in the same manner we want to be treated.
Creation would not issue instructions or laws of deity obedience
for all mankind, to a single tribe of people in only one location on a planet
which was inhabited at the time by approximately 35 million people of various
cultures, clans, tribes, and villages located all around the globe; nor would Creation
provide a single act of salvation 200,000 years after mankind appeared on this
planet.
Creation is infinite; our time is infinitesimal.
Individually we are no more than a single speck in a dynamic wave of life
swelling through time. On the celestial clock we exist for only a fraction of a
"tick"; life, on the other hand, continues to evolve indefinitely.
Creation is a universe of infinite proportions so large that
man cannot begin to imagine the whole of it. We see with our eyes the immensity
of the heavens; we see with our Hubble and Kepler telescopes the continuing
birth and death of distant stars which are reflections of our past, present and
future; we learn from exploring space expeditions the nature of neighboring
planets and moons. In all of this we are only able to see a fractional
dimension of creation.
Creation did not institute an eternal reward or punishment
system in an afterlife. This is the product of a biological will to survive,
and mankind’s desire for immorality. The gift of life is the same for all
biological life forms on this planet, and we are no exception. Birth and death
is the order of the universe. Everything in the universe is under the same
edict, galaxies, solar systems, stars, planets, moons, all were born at some
point in time and all will end (die) at another point in time. The death of
these bodies will provide building material for the birth of new moons,
planets, stars, solar systems and galaxies which will eventually take their
place. Likewise, we will meet death one day and the material of our bodies
(atoms) will be dispersed and recycled again into some other biological form to
perform a new service. Everything is recycled to something new, stars, people,
plants, etc.
Deities are not genies whose eternal presence is waiting to
hear man's requests and appeals for everything from health to wealth. Creation
is not manipulated or bargained with; neither does it manage our individual
fates. Every living thing of this planet is designed to succeed or fail on its
own merit and abilities to cope with in the environment of its habitat.
Creation does not reside in a box, statue, Temple ,
Cathedral, Church, or Synagogue, on special days of the week. Creation exists
throughout the universe and available to all who seek truth and knowledge. Creation has provided the conditions for many forms of life
to evolve on this and billions of planets much like our own throughout the
universe. The third planet from our sun is not the only unique creation of
multiple life forms.
All biological organisms (flora and fauna) have an
indefinable connection to each other much like all matter possess a property
defined as gravity – an energy possessed by all matter throughout the universe.
All biological life forms of this planet are composed of the same types of
atoms (oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, phosphorous, & trace amounts of
other atoms) all of which are eternal, with a genome controlled structure by an
amazingly similar DNA/RNA ribbon of molecules.
Creation began some 13.8 billion years ago in an instant
birth of order and physical laws that continue to exist unchanged forever. All
that is on, and in, this planet was created from the death of ancient stars and
has developed over 4.5 billion years of evolution.
Mankind will never know the full nature of creation; as the
created can never know the full nature and mind of the Creator.
Creation is forever --------- and we are only briefly, now.
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