I thought it was time to put down my views on religion, philosophy and the meaning of life once and for all and get it off my chest as to why I don't believe in a God. I will be reviewing books that I have read on the subject and talking about my worldview and why I believe it is possible to lead a good ethical life without a God. I will try to restrain my rude remarks about Christianity and other religions as I know I need to practise tolerance. But as you can see from the quote of the day, it might be very hard!
As I am obsessed with the ancient world, in this blog I will be discussing the teachings of Epicurus and other Greek and Roman philosophers whose views on the meaning of life and how to live a good life are still relevant today. Pre-Christian philosophy without the emphasis on sin and the need for an afterlife I find very refreshing. I will also be discussing the philosophy of Taoism and the meaning of the Yin Yang symbol pictured which I find very inspiring. I will be discussing other religions as well and why they do not appeal to me. However as this blog is about my journey towards enlightenment I think a picture of the Buddha is a very appropriate end for this first post.
[Quote of the Day was: "My dislike of the Christian religion is based on the natural revolt of the pagan against a creed that has nothing to do with Mother Earth, humanism and the gusto for life but croaks of sin, death, punishment, fear, with a very dull promissory note on paradise." Sir Lionel Lindsay quoted in "the Leafy Tree" by Daryl Lindsay 1965.]
