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Azure Jane Lunatic (Azz) 🌺 ([personal profile] azurelunatic) wrote2003-01-14 09:35 am

Religious fappage, from comment

One of the givens in many religious forms that I am willing to give credence to is the whole 'the human mind will not wrap around the Highest; to do so would break it or stretch it unimaginably for that moment and there would be no coherent memory and no comprehension' concept.

Therefore, any Foo that may be worshipped by humans is not the true Foo.

[identity profile] iroshi.livejournal.com 2003-01-14 11:04 am (UTC)(link)
What he said. I definitely don't understand Isis. Although I'm not necessarily certain that 'worship' is the correct term for what I do...obey, certainly.

Hrm. Worship:

Noun.
1a. The reverent love and devotion accorded a deity, an idol, or a sacred object.
 b. The ceremonies, prayers, or other religious forms by which this love is expressed.
2. Ardent devotion; adoration.

Verb transitive.
1. To honor and love as a deity.
2. To regard with ardent or adoring esteem or devotion.

Verb intransitive.
1. To participate in religious rites of worship.
2. To perform an act of worship.

Since reverence is a required part of worship, the definition of revere:

1. To regard with awe, deference, and devotion.

And yeah, all those things apply to my feelings and actions towards Isis and whoever that God is who hangs around me and doesn't talk much. :)

Now, given that...do I *understand* either of them? Oh, hell no. I have only the barest grasp on their existence. I don't know what they really are, why they're bothering with me, why they don't just *do* any of the things they tell me to do -- I know they're quite capable of them. I'm not capable of comprehending them. *shrug* I just know that as far as I am able to tell, they're on the Right Side. That's good enough for me.