My views on religion (Blog made for fjookenterprises)

Hi. I am writing this so you can understand my views on religion. This is not a way to convert anyone. This is just how I feel and think. I am writing this to counter argue with fjookenterprises as he has been trying to find the religion for him but always seems to find flaws in every religion he tries.

Don't get me wrong I believe there must be something after death. I was born and raised catholic. I am baptized, I have my first communion and first confession. However I do not believe that the catholic version of the afterlife is the only possibility. The way I see it no one has technically been there to explore and come back (I will get to near death experiences later). There is no way to prove that god exists. I believe that  there has to be something after death and that we can't just cease to exist. Maybe there will be many different gods as there are many different religions.

Near death experiences that happen in a medical setting cannot be taken as proof. The people that are seeing this "light at the end of the tunnel" are also very high on medications to reduce pain. For example when my grandmother was dying of cancer they had her on morphine. She swore my uncle was standing over her late at night when in fact he was at home sleeping. Drugs can do weird things to your brain including making you see things that aren't actually there or perceive things differently then you normally would. Maybe that light at the end of the tunnel is actually a light in the hospital room or the doctor shining a light in your eyes.

Other near death experiences can also bring up the seeing a light at the end of a tunnel or life flashing before your eyes. Honestly this might be a reaction to pain or your mind not wanting you to witness your own death so it is trying to make you think or other things that have happened in your life to take the fear of death away. Also if you are part of the catholic religion (and others) the first thing that comes to mind when you think of death is your version of the afterlife. In this case would it not make sense that when you are staring death in the face you think about your version of the afterlife to the point that you image you are there?

This is going to sound very odd but recently I was watching the Disney movie Hercules and out of nowhere I thought of the comparison between the greek religion and the catholic religion. Hercules was taken from the gods and brought to a couple of normal people on earth to care for him. Jesus was born to Mary and Joseph so they could raise him. Hercules and Jesus both saved peoples lives. I'm not saying they are the same but the similarities seem to go on and on. How can it be that so many different religions have so many of the same ideas but with different names and faces. Maybe no one religion is wrong. Maybe it is just that they are telling the story differently.

In conclusion I would like to say I believe in something after death but I do not necessarily believe in the catholic god. In the end we will have no choice in what happens to us after death and at that time we will all need to accept it.     

Falling into nothingness

Imagine that rush you get when your playing your favorite video game? Awesome right?
Now add fear to that equation.

For me everytime I pick up a remote I get to experience a fear and a thrill like no other.
Let me start at the beginning.

I was ten year old. My aunt and uncle had a 3do system. I loved it. I played as often as I could. It was my mom and dads anniversary and I was being babysat. Sure enough I pulled out the controller and started playing theme park. I was typing in my name and the letters were spinning on the screen. All of a sudden I felt my muscles lock. My whole body was shaking. I no longer was in control of my muscles. I could still see and hear. My mouth just wouldn't work no matter how much I wanted to scream. After what seemed like hours I finally regained control. Everything after that is a blur.