I Believe

I believe organized church breeds hypocrisy, at any level, but to different degrees with different churches. Though the level of hypocrisy may change, everywhere there is organized church, there is some amount of dishonesty, simply because human interaction tempts people to want to impress or put on some sort of act for others, especially in religion. I regard dishonesty as at least close to the very worst thing that can be done, and I think it's close to if not the center of everything that is evil and wrong. When I say I'm a solitary Christian, I mean that I believe in the very basic concepts, as in I believe in Christ. I don't agree with much of what the "church" says is true, because I think the bible has been retranslated too many times to be accurate anymore. I believe in God, but I don't necessarily believe in what the bible says. I see no reason to believe that good works will accomplish admission to "heaven" nor do I see any reason to believe there is a heaven, as in an eternal resting place, or a hell. I do believe there is something more than what we have here, because I believe there is always more to everything. I also don't see any reason to believe there are no other "gods," as in other beings omniscient. I have simply not had any proof that there is another, or that God, as I see it (him, whatever), is the only one. I have however had my own experiences, and when I search my own soul in all honesty and openness, I believe I have seen evidence of the presence of God in myself.

As for situational ethics, the very root of this is honesty. If there is not total and complete, unfailing and consistent honesty then this is a very harmful idea. But if there is honesty there then it is perfect. Situational ethics simply means that there is no way to have one single rule, law, or idea that will forever govern an action. For example, killing. Wrong, most of the time. To cause death is never a good thing, but in certain situations it is the right thing: if it is the only course of action that is available to protect someone who cannot provide their own protection, or for a number of other reasons. There are cases in which taking the life of another is "right", but there are far more cases in which taking a life is wrong. But in both extremes, whether it's right or wrong, it's what is best. It is the right thing to choose. It is all relative to what is around you. In other cases, one person can be in a certain situation and one thing is the best, the right thing. But if another person is in that exact same situation, then most likely something different is right. Most likely not drastically different, but different. Situational ethics does not believe in laws or universal rules that govern all. There are no absolutes. There are certain things that hold true "most" of the time, but none at all that hold valid all of the time. This ethical view is impossible to hold in absolute perfection, because one cannot be perfectly honest all the time. Man is naturally flawed, but honesty is something to strive for at all costs. I wish I could go over all that this is, but that would take far more than I have the ability to put into words, right now anyway. I think I'm fairly good, but not that good. The only problem is how dangerous it is. It's all too easy to believe in it and listen to greed and desire rather than honesty, to your soul. The soul is honest, the mind can be overcome by the desires of the world at time.