I really must get out more
Strange things are happening. Like. My alarm clock somehow setting itself to 5:39 am. It woke me up at ten the previous morning and I swear I didn't touch it all day, but I went to set it last night and it was at 5:39. Could this be some kind of electrical fault? Did I do it in my sleep? The amount of times I would have had to push the buttons makes it unlikely....and it takes some effort to keep the alarm button pushed...
I suppose there must be a rational explanation.
But, being completely paranoid, I put 5:39 into google and it came up with a couple of bible verses. Thats how they're written, like the numbers on a clock. John I didn't understand. Mathew was something like "if someone hits you on the right cheek, offer them your left cheek as well". I'm not about to go around doing that. Is this God's way of telling me that he's going to give me a good slapping at some stage? If so, I may have to edit my blog a little...
Actually, I'm not quite an atheist, despite some of my earlier posts...I get religious feelings all the time, they just aren't connected to any particular belief system. I can't believe in things without evidence and to me that seems the only way to live your life. However it is a fact that religious people are generally healthier than people without beliefs. There is a theory that religion satisfies a deep psychological need-no one can deny that there is something in our minds that we do not control: dreams are accepted to carry meaning, therefore our minds are at least separated into a messenger and a receiver of messages. So there is a part of our minds that we do not have conscious access to, that has a different kind of perception, that knows more than we do. And maybe being in touch with God through praying is in fact a way of keeping in touch with this 'higher self'. And....
I've confused myself.
I suppose there must be a rational explanation.
But, being completely paranoid, I put 5:39 into google and it came up with a couple of bible verses. Thats how they're written, like the numbers on a clock. John I didn't understand. Mathew was something like "if someone hits you on the right cheek, offer them your left cheek as well". I'm not about to go around doing that. Is this God's way of telling me that he's going to give me a good slapping at some stage? If so, I may have to edit my blog a little...
Actually, I'm not quite an atheist, despite some of my earlier posts...I get religious feelings all the time, they just aren't connected to any particular belief system. I can't believe in things without evidence and to me that seems the only way to live your life. However it is a fact that religious people are generally healthier than people without beliefs. There is a theory that religion satisfies a deep psychological need-no one can deny that there is something in our minds that we do not control: dreams are accepted to carry meaning, therefore our minds are at least separated into a messenger and a receiver of messages. So there is a part of our minds that we do not have conscious access to, that has a different kind of perception, that knows more than we do. And maybe being in touch with God through praying is in fact a way of keeping in touch with this 'higher self'. And....
I've confused myself.
posted by Ben at 1:43 am
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