Rational Thinking

Much more is possible using the rational faculty on a regular basis, and eliminating all, if not most, mysticism from one's life. Most notably, I have not read my horoscope in at least a month, nor have I consulted I Ching. I am also endeavouring to cut out sugar and coffee (two weeks without coffee, one and a half days without refined sugar). The aim of all this is not to become ascetic, or to be better than anyone else. When one believes in biological immortality (or at the very least, to live until much longer ages than what others expect - such as over the age of 120), one's approach to life and how one fills ones days necessarily changes. The goal is to to continue to live a happy, healthy, fulfilled, exciting and passionate life full of love of all kinds.

My concern about prayer is excessive reliance on it, to achieve desired results. If a person is ill, doesn't it make more sense to compile a comprehensive compendium of medical scientific research, and in consultation with a variety of health care professionals, assist the individual in that manner. An excessive reliance on god can lead to not taking full responsibility for ones actions, can leave the results up to another, 'higher' being.

Ultimately as we can only live in the now, the present, it makes me wonder whether postulating whether god exists, and the nature of that god, is a worthy or worthwhile discussion.

There is actually a direction to all this. A number concomitant ideas - and worthy actions - exist, alongside this rational, individual oriented, potentially god-less universe. More will be revealed in the March 2010 version of "Reason Magazine."