QUESTIONS without ANSWERS

Cherry

By Ed Crane

Wed, 06 Jul 2022
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Gods do not exist. I am sure of that.

So I ask myself why I still pray when

I have no answer to life. Small things,

begging for a good night’s sleep. Big

things like “please let her survive,” and

when I feel I’ve lowered my benchmark

I say the Lord’s Prayer and vow to love

and forgive in exchange for a daily loaf.                    

 

This puzzle intrigues me. It’s a question

of why we feel the need to look up to

something better than us. A parent figure

when ours have passed or fall short of

our expectations. A wise hand to guide

us and fear when we think we’ve done

bad. The need enjoy reward and suffer

recompense. This begs another thought.

 

The possibility that evolution bequeathed

a design fault in the structure of intelligence.

Something went wrong, we can’t deal with

things we don’t understand, so imagination

cheats us. An imperfection in our make up

allowing some to prey rather than pray using

nature’s mistake to build fear of our fears,

convincing us the dark imaginings are real.

 

This lucrative source of power handed down

through countless generations reveals a further

error on nature’s designs: the desire to control.

The error of some that feeds on the errors of all.

                                                                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate 18
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Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Feeling sure God doesn't exst is normally a mix of not wanting him to exist, puzzlement as to why if he's there he doesn't get rid of evil straight away, an awareness within us somehow of  a probable greater being who could, might help us, but a certainty heard that evolution has been proved to have made all.  The desire for there being no God is what fuels that declaring of certainty that evolution had made it all somehow, for if so we don’t need him! But that whole concept is full of cracks – the means Darwin hoped for hasn’t come to light, and dinosaur fossil soft tissue throws doubts on the billions of years wanted, and the big bang itself is cracking up even if it could lead to such complexity, and design that we see in nature above and around.

So you, keep praying, and prayerfully looking at the sound scientific criticism of evolution (eg see https://creation.com) and seriously read the words of the historic Jesus Christ. Rhiannon

 

 

Submitted by Ed Crane on

Please re-read the opening line of the poem, I think it puts my thoughts into a better perspective.

I have no wish to question your faith, after all I was raised with Christian values and I do not want to enter into a thoelogical discussion particularly about whether or not Jesus of Nazareth was the son of (a) God.

I could have written longer piece covering whether higher intelligent animals also feel fear of the unknown or if they look up to or fear a superior being or even humans. (chimps for example have been filmed  showing odd ritualistic behaviour) 

Keep praying, Rhia? In all honesty I am trying very hard not to.

As I said, please: don't take what I wrote personally smiley

 

Submitted by Ed Crane on

Much appreciated :)

 

Submitted by Ed Crane on

sorry

 

Submitted by celticman on

yes, all of that and none of that 

 

Submitted by Ed Crane on

wink

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Can you beat that?

 

Can you beat that? The best question I've ever heard was when as I was handing out test papers I quoted Oscar Wilde, “In examinations the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer”.

Instantly the young man's hand was up, “ Sir, can I ask you a question?”

Tom Brown