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Eleanor's avatar

I would like to underline that I am speaking personally when I say what I am about to say, being fully aware that one cannot go from the particular to the general. I grew up in Roman Catholic Ireland in the forties and fifties, when the bible and all its stories were taught as fact, with no room for questions regarding interpretation. For me at age six (communion class), this belief came to an end, upon being taught that all non-Roman Catholics went to Hell; my background is Quaker and Presbyterian and I had many good upstanding beloved relatives of these persuasions, so I instinctively knew this to be false and said so (with dire consequences!!!). The result was that, as an adult, I did throw religion out the window, while retaining a sense of awe about the World and Nature. The problem was that I equated God with religion for many years, until I realised I could just substitute the word Divine for God. Science has many limitations, amongst them being only able to explain the seen; humans constitute a tangible body and an intangible soul/spirit, both part of one whole.

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FortheLoveofFreedom's avatar

I wish these so-called inventors would stop trying to play God. Ultimately, they may succeed in destroying us and life as we know it. Sadly, many people today do not believe in a higher power. They actually think they are the creators.

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