On a Friday afternoon, as I was having lunch with a work colleague, a casual chat about culture turned into an extremely stimulating discussion on religion and origin of humans. My colleague, who has been a non-practicing Muslim for many years, articulated his human behavior analogy in such a philosophical manner that I was convinced humans are a dangerous group of species and our creator didn’t care for us anymore. His theory was neither influenced by any spiritual teachings nor any religious text. He was simply narrating his beliefs that came from his subconscious mind which had been searching for answers on our existence.
According to him, we were perhaps designed by unknown Martians or simply extraterrestrial creatures. If you believe in the concept of Adam and Eve, you are a direct result of a mistake/sin committed by Adam and Eve by eating the forbidden fruit. Had they not done that, we wouldn’t be here which means we are basically here by mistake. According to Science, we are descendants of apes which probably makes the most sense but did you ever think we could have been designed by scientifically advanced people from the outer space as a test which went wrong? This is because, as humans, we have no physical variations as opposed to 84 million other species that come in all forms of shapes, figures and sizes. Even dinosaurs who dominated earth for many years had variations – 3 legged, 4 legged, some had ability to fly and so much more. Same family birds, reptiles and mammals have so much variation in their appearance but humans have had the same structure ever since it all started. Those Martians perhaps came to experiment with a new breed, they created us and they realized they made a mistake because humans became dangerous the way they thought and acted. They left us and now from time to time they try to make contact without much success. As humans uncover the mysteries of this universe through advanced technologies, they are constantly getting closer to our creator. After all, people in olden times thought lightening in sky was a result of GOD’s anger but now we know it’s nothing but an electricity discharge.
As my colleague and I discussed religion, which supposedly has all the answers, we concluded that it was an institute which was a band-aid solution. If a child suffers from a little burn on the hand, parents would simply tell them I told you not to do it but never give proper explanation. They wouldn’t tell the child that if your skin comes in contact with fire, it will destroy some cells which in return will cause pain. Religion acts in a similar way. Religion is a great source of spirituality and we must respect that. These mammoth and extravagant places of worship that generate millions in donations have been in existence for hundreds of years and they only reflect human idiocy. It’s a form or bribery which is not going to please our creator. Experiencing the energy that surrounds us is the way to move forward which is what our great messengers did. Science is helping us achieve a lot of things and we must carry on.
UPANISHADS – “Energy can neither be created, nor be destroyed”
According to him, we were perhaps designed by unknown Martians or simply extraterrestrial creatures. If you believe in the concept of Adam and Eve, you are a direct result of a mistake/sin committed by Adam and Eve by eating the forbidden fruit. Had they not done that, we wouldn’t be here which means we are basically here by mistake. According to Science, we are descendants of apes which probably makes the most sense but did you ever think we could have been designed by scientifically advanced people from the outer space as a test which went wrong? This is because, as humans, we have no physical variations as opposed to 84 million other species that come in all forms of shapes, figures and sizes. Even dinosaurs who dominated earth for many years had variations – 3 legged, 4 legged, some had ability to fly and so much more. Same family birds, reptiles and mammals have so much variation in their appearance but humans have had the same structure ever since it all started. Those Martians perhaps came to experiment with a new breed, they created us and they realized they made a mistake because humans became dangerous the way they thought and acted. They left us and now from time to time they try to make contact without much success. As humans uncover the mysteries of this universe through advanced technologies, they are constantly getting closer to our creator. After all, people in olden times thought lightening in sky was a result of GOD’s anger but now we know it’s nothing but an electricity discharge.
As my colleague and I discussed religion, which supposedly has all the answers, we concluded that it was an institute which was a band-aid solution. If a child suffers from a little burn on the hand, parents would simply tell them I told you not to do it but never give proper explanation. They wouldn’t tell the child that if your skin comes in contact with fire, it will destroy some cells which in return will cause pain. Religion acts in a similar way. Religion is a great source of spirituality and we must respect that. These mammoth and extravagant places of worship that generate millions in donations have been in existence for hundreds of years and they only reflect human idiocy. It’s a form or bribery which is not going to please our creator. Experiencing the energy that surrounds us is the way to move forward which is what our great messengers did. Science is helping us achieve a lot of things and we must carry on.
UPANISHADS – “Energy can neither be created, nor be destroyed”
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