My mother and I do not agree on everything, one of the main things that we don't agree on is the existence of god. Now neither of us are biologists, and anytime we talk about this subject we don't bring up the issue of how life began, or evolved or anything since we both agree that currently no one can prove either. What is brought up is why she thinks that there is a god, and why I think that there isn't. This is never about who can quote more scientific papers pointing one way or another, it is more about a personal belief. My mom has told me that she knows there is a god because there have been many times in her life where things have worked out in a way that couldn't have been random. I don't think that, and often wonder about all the little things that happen to me and the order that they happen. I wonder about how different thinks could be had certain events in my life had happened in a different order. Obviously I can't tell my mother that she is wrong, first off because she is my mother, and second off because I can't and nor do I pretend to be able to refute what she says. I think that the main difference in our views, isn't really about god, but about how we interpret our lives. This might even trace back to where we are in our lives right now. My mom works a job every day and everything is in order, she doesn't have to worry about graduating, classes and all that other crazy college stuff. Whereas right now I feel like everything is happening around me randomly and I am just along for the ride. I think that this issue breaks down into two ways that two different people currently view their lives, and I realize why my mom accepts hers and whenever I think about myself though that lens I even question if what I believe is a product of myself or where I am in my life.
I agree that it isn't just really about the fact that she believes in god that makes a difference in your opinions, but that it is about the way things are interpreted, like you said. Many people can look at a simple idea, such as sexuality, particularly gayness, and not make a big problem out of it, even if they are involved with a love one being gay. However, there are others who have no love ones who are gay, yet they take the issue to a whole different level and rally against it. Each person has their own beliefs and some will be stubborn in accepting the views of another.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with what you said about how it breaks down into how two people view their lives. I have had many religious conversations with my mother, father, and brothers; and what I feel like it comes down to a lot of the time is that my parents have had time to absorb every thing and figure out how they feel about it and how it will fit into their life. While my brothers and myself are at a point where we are being presented with new and contrasting information every day and still need to figure out where it all fits.
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