Thinking Just a Little Clearer

[RiJayden]

I was on Gaia about 10 mins. ago, on an Atheist thread. Someone said that Atheism was a religion, I said that it wasn't, but it was the non belief in no gods. Another person replied to me:
"Well technically it's a rejection of theism, not a condemnation of theism as incorrect."
I agreed, but then asked, "However, if you reject something isn't that because you think it's incorrect? You wouldn't reject something you think is true, right?"
He then directed me to a YouTube video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNDZb0KtJDk

It's a video by QualiaSoup, and they've made others, so I looked at them too. I then wrote a response, which I will now share with you:

Just finished watching the clip, and a few others made by the same person. Very well

made.




They also got me thinking: All my life, from 5 years up, through Christianity and now

Paganism, I've been blindly following things; believing in extraordinary things, without

thinking about other possible options. I love the supernatural, but I guess I didn't take

into account the ordinary events behind the scenes.

Example: I read my Tarot cards one day, about a year ago. They said I would get money,

but there would be turmoil. That happened, and my supernatural beliefs grew stronger. Now

I realize that it was just me projecting onto the cards. Whenever I got money, even

before this event, there was always turmoil, as I have a habit of living way

above my means.

There are other instances, like when I was 13, and I thought I had "predicted" someone's

death, when really I just saw the signs of unchecked depression in this person and knew

what the result would be.

I've always depended on the Gods because that's all I knew, and I think it's time I let

them go. For now, at least. I was blind to the other options and reasons as to how

everything we know of came to be. I plan to think more openly and logically (*gasp!* The

'L' word!) about my view points, from now on.

So, now I'm moving forward with a clearer (and naturally thinking) mind.

[ironbite]

See your first mistake was being on a Gaia forum.

[Jodie]

I liked your response and agree because in a lot of ways it has been a similar situation for myself throughout my life before I finally let go of my "beliefs" and settled on atheism

I used tarot cards sometimes. I know there is nothing magical or mystical about them, but sometimes they help clarify my thoughts or current perspective on life and stuff, like a psychology tool or something I guess. Yeah, y'all can go ahead and make fun of me now.

[DeadpanDoubter]

I don't see any difference between using tarot cards to clarify your thoughts and "interpreting dreams" to do the same. >.>

[The_L]

Sept 4, 2011 18:51:24 GMT -5 DeadpanDoubter said:

I don't see any difference between using tarot cards to clarify your thoughts and "interpreting dreams" to do the same. >.>

Aren't both basically using images to interpret the musings of the subconscious? Certainly it's not prophetic or anything, but surely it's a good idea to know more about what goes on in your subconscious mind?

[DeadpanDoubter]

Sept 5, 2011 13:58:49 GMT -5 The_L said:

Sept 4, 2011 18:51:24 GMT -5 DeadpanDoubter said:

I don't see any difference between using tarot cards to clarify your thoughts and "interpreting dreams" to do the same. >.>

Aren't both basically using images to interpret the musings of the subconscious? Certainly it's not prophetic or anything, but surely it's a good idea to know more about what goes on in your subconscious mind?

Exactly what I meant, yeah. Just sayin', not sure why people go "oooooh" about the tarot cards and not so much about the dream interpretation.

[Dragon Zachski]

Because tarot cards are generally associated with cheesy scam artists who barely even read the cards and rely almost entirely on cold reading.

[ironbite]

and I read the topic as thinking a little ceaser

ironbite-i hunger