Thursday, May 17, 2018

Lists in Progress


What I Know
·         Love is real, and the most powerful energy, tool, and philosophy
·         Perspective is personal, and the whole is necessary for Truth – one is weak; many is powerful and closer to truth
·         Gratitude and humility are crucial to a happy life
·         Serving others and operating outside myself make me a happier person
·         Science is not Truth, but it is the pursuit of truth
·         Faith is not Truth, but it is the pursuit of truth
·         Religion is created by humans, and thus is inherently flawed
·         Humans are beautiful – Humans are terrible – Each and every human is both at once – “good” and “bad” are subjective and not definitive
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What I Believe
·         God exists
·         An afterlife exists
·         God is love and operates by love
·         Free will is crucial to God’s plan for us – our personality, our choices, our experiences mean something
·         Christ taught Truth
·         God is actively involved, and inspires and directs humans
·         The only way to move closer to God and heaven is by becoming more one with all humans – moving together, and not building walls
·         People have the capacity to change, and are never beyond that potential to change
·         Scripture is the pursuit of truth; the Book of Mormon (along with many other works) was inspired by God
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What I Hope
·         God is mutually male and female
·         Eternal progress is essential to God’s plan
·         Christ is my Savior, and I have the potential to become more whole as I have faith in Him and His teachings
·         God gives humans part of Her/His power to act and to do good and to build good things (including religion); that power becomes greater the more humans work to attune themselves to it
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