8th April 2003, 11:24 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Darunia
Yea...I'm pretty sure IT IS a comforting security blanket. Beyond death is too frightening a concept, because our consciousness is forever lost into oblivion. Rather than face that, I too would rather believe in a diety. Unfortunately, "I was born outside of the matrix", and know better...there is no going back into the matrix once you're out of it.
Just love that analogy, it works on so many levels!:p
What about starwars? The Jedis had a afterlife and also triumped over darkness.
In the story of the Matrix Humans are enslaved by their own creations machines , If you ever saw the animatrix shorts you would know it was mankind hate and miss trust of the machines that caused them to go crazy and sadistic.
As for escaping the matrix , Neo did have to take a walk of faith to learn his powers , God the freaking Oracle also makes it pretty religous.
Your view that Religion isnt reality is merely your opinion , As we sensible people know reality isnt very kind and a little Optimism makes a big difference.Security Blanket maybe you could call it that but atleast we have somthing to believe in.
The reason you discreidit the bible is that the ones that taught your parents didnt take the time to understand it themselves, Which sadly becuase of that its like someone trying to teach quantum Physics without getting more then a few bits of knowledge before teaching it themselves.So really what I am saying is that most priest are uneducated.