It seems close to statistically impossible that intelligent life on other planets hasn't developed in other parts of the universe, given the scope of it all. Look how far we've progressed in a couple of millennia. In the scheme of the universe, that's a blink of the eye. Is this REALLY the only place and time this has happened?
It makes me wonder if there is a universal God and the opposite thereof. Do other beings from other planets have the exact same deities on the same moral compass that swings one way or the other? If so, I hope that what we are currently suffering under here on Earth is an anomaly and not our path forward. We don't even have a singular version of God on our planet. Does having a Christian faith somehow negate all the good in Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Judaism, Sikhism, yadayada - where does it stop? Does it make them evil, despite the fact that they all have their own North Star aiming towards "Being Good"? Or is it simply a case of many paths to the same destination? I don't know.
I've had several close encounters in my life with truly evil people. They view good people as weak and foolish because sometimes their deceptions they use on them hold together long enough to materialise into real tangible damage in this world. I guess this some sort of thrill to them. But I feel it's a downward spiral that ends in misery, despair and desolation for them. I choose the opposite.
One of the saddest things to me is how keen some people seem to be to discredit the reality of free will to choose good or evil. IMO it's a choice and life unfolds accordingly to it.
It seems close to statistically impossible that intelligent life on other planets hasn't developed in other parts of the universe, given the scope of it all. Look how far we've progressed in a couple of millennia. In the scheme of the universe, that's a blink of the eye. Is this REALLY the only place and time this has happened?
It makes me wonder if there is a universal God and the opposite thereof. Do other beings from other planets have the exact same deities on the same moral compass that swings one way or the other? If so, I hope that what we are currently suffering under here on Earth is an anomaly and not our path forward. We don't even have a singular version of God on our planet. Does having a Christian faith somehow negate all the good in Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Judaism, Sikhism, yadayada - where does it stop? Does it make them evil, despite the fact that they all have their own North Star aiming towards "Being Good"? Or is it simply a case of many paths to the same destination? I don't know.
I've had several close encounters in my life with truly evil people. They view good people as weak and foolish because sometimes their deceptions they use on them hold together long enough to materialise into real tangible damage in this world. I guess this some sort of thrill to them. But I feel it's a downward spiral that ends in misery, despair and desolation for them. I choose the opposite.
One of the saddest things to me is how keen some people seem to be to discredit the reality of free will to choose good or evil. IMO it's a choice and life unfolds accordingly to it.
Aim always for the Highest Good. Works for me...