I'm such a fucking nerd, blogging about this shit.

We talked about this in CLASS. An academic setting.

But really...can religion be all practice and no real belief? And belief with no real practice?

The kid who said that it can argued that people got to church, and pray and stuff without really getting all of that theological shit. But also, people believe in the theological stuff, and rarely go to church.

I strongly disagree, though the subject in class changed before I could say so.

Yes, doing the practices without getting all the theology done still gives that person something with meaning. You can do the practices, and I guess the theology might come. But maybe not. I don't think you can just go through the motions like that and really be a part of something.

Take, for instance, people who voted for Obama because they were Democratic, and so were they. You wouldn't necessarily have to believe in the guy, or in democracy in general to vote for him...yet, one still might vote for him, based on party lines, or even something so dumb as appearance. Yes, there is meaning there....for that person. But what does that mean to the idea of Democracy itself? Or anybody else?

Religion can't be so self-centered as to be about giving one person some kind of meaning for their life because they need it. I am so biased, but religion to me is a search for answers about life, the world, and what's beyond it. Yeah, I guess that gives me meaning, but its so much outside of myself. Like, I want to know for me. But at the same time, I want to participate in this higher power stuff because I know its so far beyond me.


Thoughts?

If I see one more fucking status about "Tonight is Gonna Be a Good Night", it won't be for whoever posts it.