Sunday, April 08, 2007

god?

is there really a god out there?
and no, i'm not going atheist here but here's my take.
I do think that there's a god out there but my doubts lie in the very thing Christians believe firmly in - the bible.

is everything in the bible true? is there no exaggeration at all and could it all come down to e power and wonders of the human mind?

I'd say that most Christians around the globe believe in healing and that god is here to provide it. Of course there are prerequisites to you attaining it and of which, the most common of all would probably be faith. some may argue that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. is that really faith or could it be just luck? you'd say that faith is not needed when god can be identified with by the 5 human senses and that it is precisely because it doesn't work this way that we need faith. well then, how would you know that this "faith" you're believing in or that you have might not just be a play in your mind? what do i mean by that?

Most of the Christians out there would have experienced a first-hand account of a miracle healing in a crusade or a church service or at the least, seen it or heard of it somewhere. Personally, i've seen over a hundred of different cases of healing. Big, small, jaw-dropping, heart-moving, you get e idea. But what we don't know is whether that IS healing or just a play of the mind. Researchers say that the average human uses only a mere 10% of his potential brain capacity. Knowing that, I'd not dare imagine what it would be like to be using a complete 100% of the mind. But let's not go into that. What i'm trying to say is that the messages you receive, the words from the preacher's mouth, the experiences you've heard of might just be enough to stimulate that mind to work a little harder into achieving the usage of more potential brain capacity. Seeing a lame man stand up from his wheelchair to walk might be a mind-blowing sight because it goes beyond what the mind calls "logical" into the seemingly "impossible/supernatural". But is this really healing or is it the work of the mind after it's been stimulated into believing that "standing up from the wheelchair to walk" IS possible. What i've NEVER seen is the medical EVIDENCE to show that the patient has RECOVERED but what i've always heard is what they always want us to hear and that it takes FAITH to SUSTAIN the healing. What about cancer patients who've been "healed" but die a couple of weeks later? I don't think we actually will ever get to hear of them. and e truth is, we'll never know.

Well, there's actually a little personal experience of mine about the power of the mind.
I've ever been made a "steelrod" simply by having my mind stimulated by a motivational speaker. What happened was that there were 2 chairs approximately 1metre or so apart. On one chair lay my head and the other had my legs on it. The rest of my body was supported by the many hands of the students beside me. My eyes were closed. The speaker began to speak words like "strength is going through your body and you will soon be as solid as a steelrod" and constantly reminded me to keep my eyes closed. Before long, I felt a slight weight upon my stomach which lasted about 30 seconds. Soon after that, I felt another weight, this time heavier, on my stomach again and it also lasted about half a minute. And then i was told to open my eyes. I looked up to see the eyes of my fellow schoolmates wide open and the shock on their faces. I was told that the students stopped supporting my back but my body laid straight like a "steelrod" with just my head and legs on the chairs. And after more words spoken to me by the man, i had him sitting on my stomach WITHOUT SUPPORT BELOW MY BACK. The final shock came when a classmate of mine (weighing about 60KG) stood on my stomach and in all of that, my body didn't move a single inch. That to me, IS the power the mind possesses when it is stimulated.

Could this all be the work of our powerful mind that is largely stimulated by our belief in the phenomenon of a god?

Everything we believe as a "miracle" or "work of God" could very well just be luck or a play of our minds. Have you ever experienced or encountered a miracle which is objectively tangible?

Having shared my views on this, I do hope that none of you get offended and you have my apologies if you are. This is my take on this topic and I'd very much like to hear yours. :)

Posted by kevin. at 3:00 am