Comments by Alanarchy
- "The last four lines. That's the heart and soul of this one, for me anyway. Beautifully composed."
Posted by Alanarchy on "Dream Souls" by AdrianJ
- "LOL. Where the did you get me saying that? And even if I did, man. I don't have a fucking clue what god is. I can make assumptions, based on my opinions, which is all any of us can do. I said nothing. All I did was offer "maybe"s. I honestly think that if there is an afterlife at all, it's far more complicated, and far-reaching then any one still trapped in the flesh could ever even begin to compute."
Posted by Alanarchy on "False freedoms, Holy Cheats and Formal Lies to Tyrannize" by AdrianJ
- "Some WANT religion. Other's don't. Still other's feel the need to bash what they don't understand. I had a religious friend who once asked me if I went to church. I said no, I stay spiritual in other ways. He told me, "well that's fine. I go to church, because it makes me feel better. I mean, you don't go to a hospital if you aren't sick, right.""
Posted by Alanarchy on "False freedoms, Holy Cheats and Formal Lies to Tyrannize" by AdrianJ
- ""Perhaps we belabor a misconception, that good and evil exist at all. That it is human selfishness and corruption that causes all the destruction. Benevolence also fits into this room and diversifies our species appropriately." Yup. But whats good for some is bad medicine for others. Can't we just say that we don't get the whole religion thing, and leave the people who do, and do no harm with it, alone?
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Posted by Alanarchy on "False freedoms, Holy Cheats and Formal Lies to Tyrannize" by AdrianJ
- "You should read American Gods. Good book. But again, we can't blame the blame, so we blame the invisible man. I think if there is a God, he isn't a control freak. He doesn't sit in front of a TV screen with a joy stick in his hands. He sets the stage, full of protagonists, lions, tigers, bears. He challenges us, because he wants us to overcome. Maybe he isn't benevolent. Maybe god is something nuetrel. Maybe he isn't sentient at all, just a floating sense of something. Maybe it doesnt exist. Maybe it does. Who knows. This isn't a matter for logic, my friend. Once again, it's a matter of faith, that thing you seem to be so down on. I don't know, dude. No one on darkpoetry knows, you don't know. No one knows at all. Maybe you don't even know after you die. Well I guess it would be niccce... If I could touch ya body. I know not everybody has got a body like you-o-o ;D"
Posted by Alanarchy on "False freedoms, Holy Cheats and Formal Lies to Tyrannize" by AdrianJ
- "Of course. Nothing's going to make you perfect. But can you say you've had the same impact as these people? Will you ever? Could it have been faith that helped them on their way? Well why not? Not divine intervention, no. But belief. No one in the stories, who is a human being, is as good as the stories themselves. Be that as it may... who cares? The messages are passed on. With strong undertones of faith. People benifit in all kinds of ways because of it. You don't need religion to do good, no. But it can (obviously) help the cause. Yes, many extremists can misinterperet things, and this can lead to tragedy. But my man, I think, in the end, the killing over religion is an excuse to kill over something else. As you said, we already have plenty to kill over."
Posted by Alanarchy on "From Whence Comes Faith?" by AdrianJ
- "Everyone always talks about the bad things done in the name of god. What about the countless little things, that happen every single day by kind, pious people. All the comfort people get from believing such a harmless thing as, maybe, when I die, I won't really die. I'll go to somewhere better, then this crazy place. What about people like Mother T, and MLK? Yes, there have been some stupid, cruel things done in the name of christ. But people are stupid and cruel, by nature. If there was no such thing as religion, we'd all just find something else to kill eachother over."
Posted by Alanarchy on "From Whence Comes Faith?" by AdrianJ
- "Faith, for me, comes from confidence. I don't believe faith to be soley a religious notion. Faith in yourself, and your abilities. In your loved ones, and your friends. I can't really call my religious beliefs to be faith; more like notions. I can barely call them religious beliefs. But If I was a relgious person, like alot of the people I know, I'd search for that faith inside myself. Going out and looking for it might just kill it before it hatches. Hmmmmm. "why must we believe them if they're already true?" I think this helps MAKE certain things actually take flesh. I think, therefore I am. I think, beyond a shadow of a doubt that I can be a good person, therefore, I try and better myself and do little if no wrong, therefore, I am a good person. I think I can play this next song well, therefore, I feel more confident in myself, I settle in, and I kill it. Like I said, I feel like it all comes from confidence."
Posted by Alanarchy on "From Whence Comes Faith?" by AdrianJ
