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Q&A: Why can’t I just live my life and not want to identify with a religion or philosophy?

admin — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:42:50 +0000

Question by piscesisblue25: Why can’t I just live my life and not want to identify with a religion or philosophy?
I feel like I want to identify with a philosophy or a religion that agrees with what I believe, yet I can’t seem to find one that does fully. I’m an Agnostic/practicing Nichiren Buddhist but lately i’ve just started thinking what I believe is this:

There doesn’t seem to be much evidence to support the claim that God exists or doesn’t exists so who cares?
Everything in moderation. Keep your desires in check, etc.
Treat others with love, kindness and respect.

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Answer by Cody
I’m sorry, but I can’t think of any religion that fits your ideas.

But to answer your titled question, human beings are simply too curious. It’s pretty much impossible to live life without having a need to identify with some philosophy. People have an innate, unquenchable thirst for knowledge, and the greatest, most significant knowledge we seek is that which explains why and how we are here.

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Why should we live? What should we live for?

admin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:14:33 +0000

Question by : Why should we live? What should we live for?
As a naive, young Jewish boy, I believed that all Jews and righteous men would live forever in some sort of “new Israel” following the death of their mortal body. As I found that the mind, soul and body are one entity, I became aware of my mortality, though maintained some hope in my beliefs in the supernatural and a personal God. Now that I see that none my former beliefs can be true, I do not know what to live for or why I should live.
I understand that homosapeins are just as any other species as we are mortal and our existence is futile by nature. This bleak reality is rather depressing so I seek your opinion on my questions.
I understand that various ancient religions accepted the mortality of man; what did they believe was the purpose in human life? What are the beliefs of modern philosophers regarding that which men should live for?

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Answer by Bomb Soldier
Experience.

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The school founded by this antique philosopher, became a prototype of modern higher education. Contemporaries named him «the divine teacher»: in his works it was spoken about an ideal society structure and immortality of soul. Ancient Greek thinker Plato said, that «time is a moving similarity of eternity».
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To Live Is to Think: The Thought of Twentieth-Century German Philosopher Constantin Brunner

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To Live Is to Think: The Thought of Twentieth-Century German Philosopher Constantin Brunner

The culture in which we live today

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:15:59 +0000

Religion without the Holy Spirit Christianity without Christ Forgiveness without regeneration Salvation without regeneration Politics without God Heaven without Hell The Renaisance eliminated sin – French philosophers said we are all good Classical era eliminated revelation – we have to be rational Modern era eliminated faith – Just believe in science what you can see. Post Modern era eliminated God – there is no god, materialism Post Christian era – eliminated Christianity – we tried Christ, but found Christianity lacking.