Response to Nicole's Question

Nicole asked the question, "If someone were to never change their life at all, would you think there was something wrong with them?"

I think this would depend on what way the person was/wasn't changing their life. If the person was just going through the same monotonous routine everyday then I think I would find them sad, but I wouldn't think something was wrong with them. A lot of people find a comfortable routine to follow and get lost in that routine, rarely straying from it. I can agree that it is nice to have routine and stability in life but even hermits like me enjoy some adventure once in a while. However, If the person never changed their life I would think that they weren't really going anywhere in life, not achieving much. There is a difference between being comfortable in a routine and just not trying to move forward in life. So, in this case I would think that the person would need to step it up and take charge of life.

My question.....if people never stray from the comfort of a routine will they move forward in life?

Roses?

Being a sort of gloomy day, I have been exploring the internet instead of venturing outside and, while doing this, I came across this quote from Dale Carnegie, an American writer/lecturer, "One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today".

Now, I found this interesting and I am just wondering if anyone agrees and or disagrees with this statement? Are we really spending too much time imagining a world that we think is ideal and would want to live in or do we venture out into the real world? What about an in between?

Faith

Faith and God were the topic of Friday's class so my blog is centering on that. People hold faith in a numbedr of different religions, all of which state that they are the only true religion. How is it that people can put their faith into one religion when there are multiple religions in the world, with some similar and many vastly different from one another? In doing this many people are pitted against one another based off of their religious beliefs. This is not to say that everyone who has faith in religion dislikes or hates one another though, wars have been known to happen in the name of God.

This whole idea of faith and religion has brought me to wonder...what about people who do not believe everything of a religion, people who only choose to agree with parts of a religion? Do they have faith in that religion?

In Response to Austin's Question

Austin asked the question, "Some people see "living forever" as a curse rather than a gift, why do you think this is so?".

Living forever can be seen as a curse for the obvious reasons like, you would have to watch the people you love and care about die. Anyone you care about would eventually die and you would be left alone in the world. Yes, there would be more people to interact with but you would know that eventually they would die and you would be alone again. You could never fully be intimate or in a relationship with a person for these reasons, well, I guess you could but it would hurt too much knowing that you would have to see them die, as well as any other person you took up a relationship with. I am focusing on this aspect of living forever because it seems to be the most important part of it.

So, this leads my to my question...if you could live forever and a person you cared about could live forever with you, would you do it?

In Response to Bryan's Question

Bryan asked the question "Do you think the idea of believing in something greater should be separated from believing in God specifically, or are the same thing?".

I don't think that believing in something greater or believing in God should be seperate. I think that both kinds of believing help people, believing in God or some other higher power don't need to be seperate because, in my view, they both serve the same purpose for people. If God or that higher power gives a person what they need/helps them in life then I belive that it is not necessary to put them into different groups or categories.

Now, I don't think that believing in something greater and believing in God are the same thing. Not in the sense or what is being believed in, but I do believe they are the same in the purpose that they hold.

So, does anyone disagree?