You had me MVS for a while, but lost me with the above. You make an evidence free conclusion that this "force" -- about which you have no definitive knowledge as you use the word "whatever" in front of it, cares about human condition and able to bestow wisdom if we satisfy its ego by some sycophantic praying.
We do not live in a binary world neatly divided into "good" and "bad" and also transparent as to which is which. Trying to view the world in such simplistic terms is dangerous, it can lead to some very nasty outcomes for ourselves and those around us.
Cheers!
Nara, Late last night, I did attempt a long reply to what you have stated, but fortunately it has not gone through or it has been edited out as being too long. Be that as it may be, let me just point out:"I really do not know that 'force' or 'God',as generally called, like I know the people around me, to be able to point him (or her or it) out or, come to think of it, introduce him (or her or it) to you personally or on this website". However, this much I do know, as I said earlier: we have not made ourselves; our parents have been merely instrumental in bringing us into this world as per a preordained pattern of nature; we grow up in a social milieu of human beings at a given place and point of time, imbibing the language, culture, the level of knowledge and belief system around us; the language, culture, etc., of the people around us have a historical continuity about them though they do undergo changes over a period; it is possible, nay, probable these days, that we move from our roots to other places and meet with other people, their language, culture, etc., and absorb them also, in the process shaking ourselves out of our earlier moorings; it is possible, or probable these days, to learn about other languages and other cultures through the accumulated knowledge in the world of printed books, digital media and so forth, without having to move physically from our groove; we come to know as we learn about the history of mankind around the world, that we have gone through a 'primitive' stage, a 'medieval' period and now, face 'modern' times; we understand also that owing to the historical continuity factor and disparity in the development of human consciousness around the world, the 'primitive' as well as 'medieval' thought processes and practices still linger with us during this 'modern' times; we understand further that the modern men, with the rapid advancement of science, engineering and technology (the application of 'rational thought' as they call it) in all areas of life over the last few centuries in their part of the world, tend to look down on their less fortunate fellow beings around the world, who are yet to achieve their level of industrial development, material progress, military prowess or business acumen; the modern men in the process have become skeptical and consider that there exists no 'supernatural forces' around as believed in by a large chunk of mankind during the primitive or medieval periods or stages of development; as a result, they have stopped going around the 'tree by the riverside' as in primitive times or building temples for the purpose of praying to the 'idols' or 'deities' or 'saints' or 'sages' as in the medieval period; in short, they question the existence of a 'God' or 'Goddess' and would perhaps like to buy one in their sprawling departmental stores or the numerous marketplaces or the digital media, the 'Amazon.com' or 'E'bay', if it could grant them their fondest wishes in this world and after death!
Well, what the 'modern man', with his rapid advances in 'science, engineering and technology', needs to wake up and realize, even from the comfort and the many luxuries of his existence, is as follows: we have transformed this world, as the ancients or the medieval men knew, but we have not 'made' this world; we can simulate, manipulate or exploit nature, but we cannot 'create something from nothing'; we have transformed our lifestyles to a vastly comfortable one, but not necessarily gained 'peace and harmony' in existence thereby; we are not in absolute control of the 'natural forces' or even the 'artificial inventions' that have transformed our lives; we may have found ways and means to prevent conception, or induce conception in the laboratory, but we are not in control of our own 'life span' even in the present times as it varies; we may disbelieve in a 'soul' within, or the 'ghost in the machine', but we still do not know what lights up our sensory perceptions, our thought processes, our emotions or our intellect; we are still to come to grips with this 'life force' fully; we have only a vague idea of what happens on 'death' except that our 'individual consciousness' ceases to be and our 'dead body' is then disposed of by cremation or burial by the people around; we may disbelieve in a 'soul' undergoing an endless 'cycle of birth and death' till realization comes of the 'universal soul', or the doctrine of 'karma' that is usually associated with it, or in the 'soul' being consigned to a 'heaven' or 'hell' indefinitely as per the 'good' or 'bad' actions performed by it in this life, but we have no other conception of what does happen after death except of the 'cessation of life force' as aforesaid; we believe in a 'social and cultural evolution' -- that of respect for individual life, liberty, fraternity, property, and the like -- and adopt political and economic policies that seek to promote the 'maximum happiness for the maximum number of people', but even in the 'best of times' as of now, we fall woefully short in realizing those goals and as a result, resort to the 'infliction of pain' through 'deprivation of life, liberty, the fruits of one's labor (represented by 'money') and the like in 'vengeance' to 'reinforce' the cherished values, or to 'deter' the individual violator or others generally, or 'reform' and 'rehabilitate' the individual concerned; from such a study of 'social and cultural evolution' we even jump to the conclusion of 'biological evolution' of the 'animals' to 'man' through various stages, even though we have not really witnessed any such evolution or have any clear proof;
In short, this world, this life, still remain a mystery to us, making us wonder,
making us revere, and making us fold our hands and pray to 'that force' (God)!
