In The Beginning? (Origins)

by BBella , Sunday, December 14, 2008, 06:00 (5633 days ago)
edited by unknown, Sunday, December 14, 2008, 06:49

I've recently became ill (just a bad cold) and at the same time was given a notebook pc for my birthday, so have had time to neglect more pressing needs of life and taken the time to hunker down, relax and read the whole guide on this website (I know, I was told to in the beginning but have neglected to do so). I also tried to read all the comments as well and so feel more aware now of how many of my comments were already covered by the guide itself. Sorry about that dhw. But, one thought I see that is often used or refered to in the guide, aand/or sometimes taken for granted, is the question or belief of a beginning, or origin of all that IS...as if a beginning is a must? Altho there may have been one, what if there wasn't one? This may have been touched on but I don't think it has been discussed (altho I may have missed it if it was). - Scientist state the possibility of a big bang in "theory" but is this theory any more reliable than the first verse of the bible? When I studied Hebrew back years ago I remember this verse was also to mean another beginning of earths cycle not that it was the beginning of all things. Also I remember reading that the 6 days of creation was only a metaphor for innumerable amount of years that is giving the order in which they appeared. So, what about the idea there was no origin, everything just has always been, just always been changing? - Maybe we look for an origin or beginning because we visually see beginning and endings (life and death) happening before us and so we naturally seek such thing as origin or beginning and end to all things (seek and you will find?)? But, truly, doesn't the words "beginning" and "end" seem meaningless in the light of the fact that we cannot absolutely prove anytghing has a beginning or end, since all we are allowed to ever truly see with our own eyes, is everything within the midst of change? The only thing constant and permanent is change, so why do we even believe in beginnings and ends? - Even tho we say a person begins and ends on certain dates and time, truly those are only the dates our physical relationship with that person ends. But, there are even those who say that does not have to be the end of that relationship as it is believed by many that the spirit of that person lives on (which I see was touched on in the guide). But, truly, that person did not have an official moment of beginning, as that which he is made of had no beginning, and as far as we know, will continue physically, and even some say, spiritually after he has passed. It is only the name that had a beginning and possibly an end...and how real is that, as the names themselves are only sounds. - So, if the big bang theory is false (which is a big possibility), maybe mans whole idea of beginnings and endings are based on falsehood as well? And if so, inspite of mans theories, then the universe would have always existed and always will, just in an ever changing state of constantcy, which we ourselves would also be a part of in eternal existence. - So, if this is so, (not saying anything is for sure), the question would then be, what part of our conscience, as beings, remains thru this eternal existence?