Talking behind one's back is cowardice. I like your beliefs. They make sense. Usually, the only part of any religion I disagree with is trying to force it down another's throat. As long as you don't go all paladin-y on me, I wouldn't mind talking about it. That is, if you are still interested.

~GR

Well, sure! I'm always interested in talking (it's why I'm a writer), even more so if the person agrees with me! And yes, the entire reason that I kind of backed off from the catholic church is that they were always telling people what to think and who to worship, and frankly, I resented it... it probably comes from being an objectivist...
Anyway... I just tried to come up with a system of beliefs that doesn't rule out anything from other religions. So then I realized 'What if our beliefs create the event?' and then I worked outwards from that central point.

That's an interesting idea. If anything, your beliefs seem to lean more toward Buddhism, with the exception of the belief in an ultimate good/evil. I'm more of the yin yang theory myself. Good and evil are such subjective things. I ended up concluding that if nature had no moral absolutes and it was here first, it would stand that perhaps whatever deity(s) was behind it all wouldn't either. ::shrug:: Probably also comes from the fact that my father was Native American and passed on a few of his shamanistic leanings to me.

How very interesting...
You know, I've noticed that the only true evil is both blind and stupid, neither knowing nor caring what it does. After all, I agree with Fisk (from the comic 'Better Days') when he says that he dooesn't believe that anyone fights for what they think is wrong. The only differentiation between good and evil is which of two opposing viewpoints you hold and which one has more propaganda behind it purporting it to be the 'good' one...
...your dad was native american? Kick ass!

lol, my dad was half Cherokee. And he more or less had religion shoved down his throat, so he swore that I would get a sampling of it all rather than tell me to believe and not question it. And I did. There's a lot of really weird stuff out there, if you ever decide to make a study of it. Actually, the closest thing Buddhism has to a dichotomy of good and evil is knowledge and ignorence. (knowledge being good and ignorence being bad.)

Not trying to fit you in a mold or anything. Just musing about how similar the two sets of beliefs are.

Indeed, and funnily enough, intelligence is one of the qualities that I hold in highest regard.
Y'know, if I didn't already have a set system of beliefs, I might just have converted. lol.

Pfft, the best and longest lasting of the religions were very plastic and tended to absorb other cultures rather than try to replace them. Change a few names, add a few qualities, and voila! Your religion has recieved an upgrade. :)

Lol, then why the hell has catholocism lasted so long? They're more rigid than me at Hugh Heffner's mansion! XD

lol, I'd bet ;) Actually, that's one of the younger religions. 2,000 years isn't really that long in the grand sceme of things, especially when the oldest of the religions, Hinduism, has been going strong for more than twice that.

True, but they've still been around long enough to completely shit on the scientific community and essentially take over the world.

Too true. But as long as there are radical atheist scientists, there's hope!

ROFL! Well, I'm certainly not atheist, but I'm still a scientist and hence retain a certain amount of secularity.

Eh, I'm not exactly an atheist, but it may be close. Just too many things I still can't explain. Sort of the "God of the Gaps" theory, where a deity is substituted as an explaination until science figures it out. I can't explain the big bang, the platypus, or quantum physics, so until someone figures it out, I'm blaming a god for all that. (And let's face it, you HAVE to be a god to understand quantum physics.)

Not true. I find that 'The Elegant Universe' by Brian Green handily sums up all the important points on that particular subject. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I bought the DVD.
It's actually pretty simple to understand, you'd probably enjoy it quite a bit!

Also, "Hyperspace" by Mitchio Kaku (not sure I spelled the first name right) is a worthy read. It explains dimensional physics in simple laymans terms, keeping things mostly conseptual and trying to leave out as much of the math as possible. Definitely worth a trip to Borders, in my oppinion.

I actually have The Elegant Universe and its sequal, The Fabric of the Cosmos. I got about halfway through the first one before my eyes crossed and I had to stop before my brain imploded. The whole thing with the trains and lights and a photon with a a pair of mirrors...Gak! Crap, there go the eyes again...

I'll finish it eventually. String Theory really does sound intriguing. I just need to take it really slow...

...Elegant Universe has a sequel?!?!?
Damn! Now I have to go run out and buy it!
*scampers off to Barnes & Nobel*

*sigh* Ah, back to the beggining. You know, I prayed to Bahamut once to find a mate, and two days later I got that message from Shadow. But you know what? If I hadn't decided to be her mate and then ended it, I wouldn't have come to you. And if I had never posted this .txt file, I might have never even met you in the first place.
So, I guess in a round-about sort of way... She answered my prayer...

Kinda funny, huh?

*laughs and hugs you* Everything happens for a reason, love.

~GR

*chuckles* Did you ever think for a moment while you were writing the response to this file, that you could be saying those words to me?

Can't say that I thought about it at all. Though if someone would have asked, I probably would have made some sort of derisive remark about not being lucky enough to have this kind of love happen twice.

~GR

Bahamut works in mysterious ways... XD (if that's not 'paladin-y', I don't know what is)

Really though, to quote Zekirhc: "Don't give so little credit to luck.".

No, paladin-y is trying to make me a convert to the teachings of Bahamut. Like I said, if I had to pick a draconic deity, it'd be Aasterinian. Saying that the powers-that-be work in mysterious ways, well, that's just the way it is.

I really don't give luck as much credit as I should. I guess it always surprises me when it happens. ^_^

~GR

...Wow, I was about to say something completely random, retarded, and possibly offensive, but luckily I caught myself in time. Phew! ^_^"

*quizzical look*

~GR

*Sigh* Do you really want to know?

Well, sort of. *sigh* Though, I think by the time you get this, you'll have forgotten.

~GR

No I didn't.

I was going to say 'lick ma ballz!' for absolutely no reason whatsoever (yes, I am actually that much of a moron), but then I thought better of it.

XD What balls, reptile? (snap!)

~GR

XD Anthro form has them. As well as human and wolf.

Ugh, so glad my anthro form is closer to a mini-dragon than a mammal. And that I'm female. XD No balls here!

~GR

Hey, don't knock 'em 'till you've tried 'em!

o_O And how, exactly, would I sample your balls? XD *licks her fangs*

~GR

!!! 0_o
Uhhhh, I think I left my stove on... Bye! *flies away as fast as possible*

*waves to the retreating dragon's backside and shrugs*

~GR

Sorry, that was supposed to me a reply. Grr...technology...

be* curses, I can't type this morning...

*chuckle* 'S alright. I have those days too.

I'm a total and complete atheist, which I'll say right off the bat, but if there is a God, it can do worse than be your version. :3

hehe, thank you. <3
tho I KNOW this is outdated. My beliefs have evolved to significantly more deep and elegant forms since I wrote this.

Yea, I imagine so. I just felt I should go back and look at stuff and comment first before A) making an idiot of myself and asking WUT RELIGEN R U? or B) Looking like a jackass and saying "so I'm POSITIVE your beliefs have changed, since then, so..."

X3 Good boy.
I like it when ppl think - it makes me feel all funny down there.