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There's
a time on every planet where people think that they're alone in the
world, and people on Earth are moving beyond that time. Space is so
vast it's hard to believe there's nobody out there.
However, you're
probably more inclined to believe that I'm a whack job giving bad
advice than to actually believe that I'm an alien from another
planet. Why is that?
A
vocal bunch of people believe humanity is being or will be punished
by God. Others believe there is no God. Most people fall somewhere in
between. Most people wonder about God. Some people are even wondering
if humanity invented God.
How
do I know you wonder? Yeah, I watch Morgan Freeman “Through the
Wormhole” too. I think people misunderstand what he meant.
So
what you all really want is if there's something “out there”
beyond yourselves. I've already given you some of that answer, not
expecting you to believe someone could come to your planet from
somewhere else and walk among you unnoticed. I'll give you a little
more of the answer.
If
you're looking for a God to punish all perceived wrongdoing, I think
you already know it isn't there. What if all those things you want
God to punish people for are just aspects of God? Consider that
everything might be an expression of God. I like to say it's all part
of the landscape, whether I want to see it or not.
I
wish I could answer all your questions and definitively prove the
answers, but I can't. Even if I've experienced other planets and
other sentient beings I can't know it all. The universe is so vast
that there must be more (maybe even other universes). All I can tell
you for sure is that anything ever created is a reflection of its
creator. So in all of creation, there must be something of our
Creator.
You
are the total antithesis of alone in the universe because you are a
part of absolutely everything. You were once stardust. You were once
living elsewhere as something else in the ever changing universe.
Now, you have the incredible ability to look at the rest of the
universe and reflect on it. You are capable of deciding what plants
will grow in your garden (or indoor pot or multi-acre field ...) You
can create earthquakes or blast off mountaintops (or build wind
turbines and solar panels.) In that sense, you are god. What else
could you create? Who do you want God to be?
All
the answers are within you.
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