religion

Posts about religion, skepticism, and how it fits into the scientific world.

I am God
the banana leaf It is likely that in its vision of oneself, the obligation of staying true to form must have been overlooked. Imagine, the absolute gravity of formulating the invention of the cat, with the means of the evolutionary process, and the canvass of matter by the theory of a big bang. As my mother would say, your father’s 15 seconds of glory brought you along.
By paolo Paul denaro5 years ago in Futurism
Goddesses of Badassdom: Freya
When we read myths and legends, we get reams of text about how awesome the gods are. How clever, how manly, how wise, and we get intricate details about all their deeds and accomplishments. But when it comes to the goddesses? Well, we know their names, and we know generally what their areas of concern were, but more often than not the way they're talked about is that they're just the girls of the pantheon. As if the gods all went out for an epic roarer of a boy's night, and the wives stayed at home waiting for them to come back.
By Neal Litherland5 years ago in Futurism
You Visited My Dreams
My sister’s 18th birthday. 11/24/19. I was 19. My cousin took her life, and passed on to the spiritual world. Dream 1: (A week after the getting the call.)
By Lele Blue5 years ago in Futurism
Navaratri- 9-Night Grand Festival For Goddess Durga
‘Navaratri’ means 9 nights and denotes the 9 power nights of the Goddess Durga. Navaratri signifies the magnificent triumph of the Supreme Goddess over demonic forces and symbolizes the victory of good over evil. After the nine nights, the victory is celebrated on the tenth day called Vijayadasami. During these 9 nights, Goddess Durga is worshipped in her 9 powerful forms called Nava Durga. It is also a custom to propitiate the Goddess Trinity – Durga on the first three days, Lakshmi on the next three days, and Saraswati on the final three days of Navaratri. Worshipping the divine feminine energy during Navaratri gives immense blessings, fulfills wishes, abundance, happiness, and protection.
By AstroVed5 years ago in Futurism
Week Two
Week Two Lethargy, mood swings and fear Uncertainty is a place where not many can live for long. Its very definition does not allow you to move back or move forward, everything is up in the air. The fear of the unknown wants to draw you back into the known, even though it is there that the abuse and hell lay. Your mood swings from happy that you are free to fearing that very freedom.
By Cori Melton5 years ago in Futurism
Self-mummification: Sokushinbutsu
We are all aware of the mummies of Egypt, and we are always wondering how the Egyptians were so much progress with medical science. But there was a practice of self-mummification amongst the Buddhist monks till the 19th century until Japan made it illegal. The Sokushinbutsu process is as it sounds, no other hand is needed to mummify the dead body. The person who wants to undergo such a process brings on him a harsh routine and strict diet along with a drink of poisonous tea.
By Debdutta Bose5 years ago in Futurism
Leaving the cult
When you turn thirty-five your first thing to do is not usually decide you want to start over in life. You do not want to leave everything behind, hoping you can get out of your own personal hell with what you can carry in a suitcase and the clothes on your back. No money, no real contacts outside of the community you are leaving and an uneasy realization that you are likely going to spiritual hell because you can no longer live in the physical hell that you have been living.
By Cori Melton5 years ago in Futurism
Peaceful Storm
Before, I had laid my head down for slumber, the night was still and quiet, the heat was still on the rise, not feeling any relief from the fans that just moved hot air around in my room, as if I was lying in a hot oven… baking. While trying to sleep, a relaxing dream was interrupted by wind. Of late, I had been having dreams that caused me to rise from in terror, instead I was startled awake by the sound of the gust of wind that entered my room, in the middle of the night.
By G.A. Moore5 years ago in Futurism
Fig Leaves
In the Garden Of Eden, Adam and Eve sinned. Thus, no consequence of their own. They were tricked into eating fruit denied them.
By Pearl Thomas5 years ago in Futurism
An Angel Walks Into A Bar
On the edge of town, in a dimly lit bar, the most powerful entity in the universe sat on his stool huddled over a glass of whiskey.
By Matthew Donnellon5 years ago in Futurism
Back To The Middle Ages - The Creationist´s Worldview
Anyone wondering why the religious convictions of the candidates play such a major role in the US election campaign will be no less surprised that many supporters of the Republican Party even reject or even oppose the generally accepted theory of evolution according to Charles Darwin.
By René Junge6 years ago in Futurism
The Art of Zen
My words tremble. It is said that Zen is a topic which words cannot describe in full, for it describes the nature of being. For those who speak do not understand, while those who don't know, truly understand. In that sense one who claims to know what Zen is can be said to be a fraud, like someone who picked your pocket and sold you your own watch. You already understand Zen, although many of us feel lost.
By Ariel M. Scisney6 years ago in Futurism