Sweeping the Kitchen Floor

The mind focus’ on many things, at the oddest of times.  Consider this:

All of recorded human history has been based on a disputed assumption – on disputing the assumption – that there is an after life.  That there are gods and demons … that there might be ghosts of “souls” which fail to transition – or refuse to – or come back.

We bet our lives on the position we take.  Yet the basic philosophy common to all intelligent cultures is neutral.  That philosophy?  “Don’t do to another what you would not have them do to you.” … the basic “do unto others” …

Consider this:  We demand that there was a primal force, a deity, which began the circle of existence.  But there is no reason for that entity to still exist.  If the job were done right, than the universe is self-perpetuating.  If the first force was incompetent, or imperfect, than it would need to remain to adjust and judge (to “quality control” its product.  therefore, any deity that now exists must be les than perfect, less than “all-knowing” and basically incompetent and unworthy of any praise.  That would explain all the evil, sadness and misery in the world.  It would also refute the premise of many religions – hence they are false religions.  They are false because the believe in “an eternal, perfect and all knowing, deity.”

If there are no deities; if the universe began with one that has long passed, than it’s evolution is rational and the outcome would be perfection – the elimination of anything which is self-destructive.  That is, the elimination of anything which invites, through its own actions, another to utilize against it some destructive action.  “Others doing unto, as was done to them and theirs.”

Whatever we do – if done first, or not a return “in kind” --  invites retaliatory actions which are, for all intents and purposes, the same as those we take.

If we kill, we invite being killed – in fact, by the rules of the philosophy – we expressly invite another to kill us.  But if we are generous, feed, cloth and provide shelter to another – than we are inviting others to feed, cloth and shelter us.  If we protect another, we invite others to protect us.

… It is basic “do unto” stuff.

How do you live your life?  What, through your actions, are you INVITING others to do to you?  What have your actions AUTHORIZED others to do?  No judgment – beyond your own willingness to lie to yourself.  No need for a divine being, an afterlife, ghosts, goblins or demons.  No need for any of that.  It is the outcome that matters – what is left when each of you has given, and received, in kind … when all that is left are those creatures who do no harm.

“My belief is true; your belief is false.”  The idea behind declaring others Heretic.  If they are, so are you – when discussing contrary viewpoints only one can be right … but both can be wrong.

You have placed your bet … both as to what you are to do, and how you are to do it.  Heretic!  Who?  It is in the act you, or they, invite upon themselves through the actions they exhibit toward others that will determine the truth.  Do we NEED a heaven or hell?  Or simply to clean the garbage from this cycle of existence?

A perfect deity would create a universe that would exist without its interference – or involvement.  A perfect deity would create a universe that would evolve to perfect – self cleaning, self judging, and self excreting that which disrupts … or doesn’t care about … itself.

Logically: 1. There had to be a starting point, which we label primal deity, primal universal parent.  It must have been perfect, and therefore known the outcome of its creation; if perfect, than the universe is perfect and on track – therefore, there is no third party judgment, no apocalypse, no eternal punishment (a pointless waste of both time & energy that is inconsistent with creation).  There is only existence, or non-existence – we exist to create that which will exist; to assist that which will create that which will exist; to exist in harmony with all that exists.

The floor is swept.