I think I just figured out
why I am so offended by people
who show no reverence for, at least,
the idea of God
(or for the belief others hold in God).
It's because, even if I didn't believe,
I would still feel compelled to bow down
before a universe that is totally superior to
and infinitely more complex than I am.
Belief in (and reverence for) something bigger than us,
whatever that thing may be, is,
as far as I am concerned,
the only thing that keeps us humans
from being total wastes of mass.
People without reverence are like,
I don't know...
A poem with nothing poetic in it.
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| Hopper |
Do you need to have reverence for God to have reverence at all? I think it is quite possible to revere the cosmos, the near-impossibility of our existence, and the endless beauties of our little world, without revering (or the idea of) God.
ReplyDeleteI fully agree that everything is much more complex than ourselves, to a degree that is beyond human comprehension. Everything is much greater than our little existence, and I'm inclined to think we should appropriately revere the beautiful absurdity of our very existence.
~Matt
Hi, Matt -- good to hear from you! I think your question is answered in the "poem" above with:"even if I didn't believe,
DeleteI would still feel compelled to bow down
before a universe that is totally superior to
and infinitely more complex than I am." In short, no -- it doesn't have to be God one has reverence for. I just think of reverence for something to be a minimal human requirement. I guess I could sum the whole thing up with a statement it seems you would agree with me on" "We're getting a little big for our britches, we humans."
Hope all is well.