Comments on: What Does Your Soul Crave?

By: Darren Hewer

Darren Hewer — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:49:29 +0000

Kitty, thanks for your comments. When you say you are a "proud atheist", what about this particular stance causes you pride? Most would define atheism as being non-religious. So what about religion do you especially dislike? What have your experiences with "organized religion" been like? Did you happen to check out the follow-up article, "Part 2: What’s God got to do with it?" It continues the thought at the end of this article, and without it, the ending here may indeed seem a bit abrupt.

By: Kitty

Kitty — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:38:01 +0000

You lost me on that last “God” sentence (I’m a proud atheist), but other than that I agree.

By: ReGenR8

ReGenR8 — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:03:41 +0000

Im so sorry! maybe i didn’t make myself clear. When i said that i agreed with Cat, i was not talking about having children, I was agreeing that the message of our basic, God-given longings is a simple one to understand. I dont consider simplicity to be a bad thing. I would never suggest that people have children just to leave something lasting on the planet.

and btw…the nick ReGenR8 was referring to a spiritual condition, as in re-born. I shall re-think using this nick in the future …:-P

By: justlooking

justlooking — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:32:14 +0000

Just another comment. Our ability to reproduce is certainly one way leave something lasting but I would hope you would agree that it’s not the only one. Our ability to touch peoples lives in a meanful way, that helps them to become a better person, I think would also qualify as something lasting. If we can encourage people, help them through thier struggles, show compassion in words and deeds. Contribute to making this world a better place, which could take on many forms, these things can leave many significant impressions on our life here. And ultimately showing people what you said ReGenR8 can be our greatest contribution.

By: ReGenR8

ReGenR8 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:56:22 +0000

I’m gonna have to agree with Cat….His questions are very basic ..(that’s the beauty of it)..and the reason he answers them all with Gd is, Gd is the answer to them all..So perfectly simple we miss it.

By: justlooking

justlooking — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:20:13 +0000

So Cat, they have been answered better? I would surley like to hear them. What are they?

By: Cat

Cat — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:14:51 +0000

I think our desire to create something lasting is a sort of analogue of our need to reproduce. Not everyone can have kids–not everyone LIKES kids–but we still have this drive to create something that will last when we’re gone. It’s not entirely rational, but hey, it’s worked. As for love, apes are social animals. We survive better when we’re part of a group, so people who love each other have an advantage.

As I’ve said before, I wasn’t impressed with McManus. The questions he asks are so basic, and he answers them all with God, when they’ve been answered better, more in-depth, and more satisfactorily for hundreds of years now.