What is life, if not the greatest miracle in the perceivable universe? Can you conceive the extent of the greatness and grandeur of our luck to be amongst the few chosen individuals throughout the entire history of this planet to be able to share and rejoice in this gift of life? Would you even consider it in the realm of possibilities to believe that any man, living or dead, could ever come to an answer to even just an exponentially small amount of the questions that fascinate the human mind? What are the greatest and smallest things in this dimension? What is our purpose as the most intellectually advanced creatures that exist, to the extent of our knowledge, in this universe? Who is God? What is God? Where does true power come from? What
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I would honestly recommend it to any human being that has the courage, intellect, and strength to do so. The catch however, is that it is the most impotent idea to any living person unless it truly comes from within. This brings me to my next point, which is: what do you do once you’ve accepted that a quest for a more logical existence is fruitless? How do you help someone to see the truth about life in the same way that you do if the only way that this can be done is if the person comes up with it on his or her own? Even if you could, would you want to, or would you consider it immoral to push your beliefs on others? I do! This is why this entire essay is somewhat controversial. Any critical thinking mind could easily make a strong argument about the paradox that is at the foundation of my beliefs by asking me this simple question: “How can you affirm that it is highly immoral to push ones beliefs on another, and yet still take the time and effort to write an essay with the intention to influence others to think in the same way that you do?” I have no great argument against this and no groundbreaking philosophical revelation for you. My beliefs are my own, and like many others I honestly and truly see nothing but advancement and progress for the human race as a whole if only everyone shared my ideas. This is in fact what I am getting at. All beliefs and philosophical ideas seem to share one crucial factor in common: “if only everyone thought like I did, my philosophy would save this
I would honestly recommend it to any human being that has the courage, intellect, and strength to do so. The catch however, is that it is the most impotent idea to any living person unless it truly comes from within. This brings me to my next point, which is: what do you do once you’ve accepted that a quest for a more logical existence is fruitless? How do you help someone to see the truth about life in the same way that you do if the only way that this can be done is if the person comes up with it on his or her own? Even if you could, would you want to, or would you consider it immoral to push your beliefs on others? I do! This is why this entire essay is somewhat controversial. Any critical thinking mind could easily make a strong argument about the paradox that is at the foundation of my beliefs by asking me this simple question: “How can you affirm that it is highly immoral to push ones beliefs on another, and yet still take the time and effort to write an essay with the intention to influence others to think in the same way that you do?” I have no great argument against this and no groundbreaking philosophical revelation for you. My beliefs are my own, and like many others I honestly and truly see nothing but advancement and progress for the human race as a whole if only everyone shared my ideas. This is in fact what I am getting at. All beliefs and philosophical ideas seem to share one crucial factor in common: “if only everyone thought like I did, my philosophy would save this