Green thumb or God

I am a true believer of science, so much that I can't believe in religion at all.

Most religions are based off of one god and that god has many names, most of which mean the same thing. Each religion is essentially the same thing, if you do something wrong or "evil" then you must be punished. Sometimes you can redempt oneself if one does some kind of (usually community) work or project to get back into the good graces of God so that they can get into heaven when you die. Of course there are religions (off shoots) that disagree with redemption (Lutherans), but who are we to question that?

In any case, religion is a way of life, one in which I don't associate myself with. Who are they to say who can and can't go to a nice place when they die? Should a man who has done good deeds all his life go to "hell" because he committed adultery on accident? Doesn't seem plausible to me.


Wow, I'm getting way off topic into a point where I'll be rambling for some time. What I meant to say was that my class had two guest speakers come in last Tuesday to talk. The first one took a very scientific approach to sustainable farming. He even had his own restaurant in Hawaii called Sweet Home Waimanalo. He was a little boring going into facts and figures and his own personal theories, but his experiences were the most entertaining. It's nice to see people who understand that we the people of the United States and those of us who live on Earth need to realize that the world is running out of resources, stand up and grow your own damn food.


The second person who came had an interesting story about losing her dad, gaining a farm, and losing her life for a couple years (cancer). She gained it back later by being in touch with a higher being that ~some how~ heard her calls and the plants grew wonderfully. Yes it was another sustainable farm, I was happy about that. but the whole higher being and spirits from the other sides made me extremely skeptical. Still I didn't go up and say, "Hey, what your talking about? Yea it sounds like a lot of bull-crap". Not something that would go well with the teacher. None the less, like any other culture, I respected her decision on how she told the story and what happened. The whole picking foods via vibration (good/bad vibes from the produce) and praying to the ancestors doesn't seem realistic to me. Sure she had some bad times with her crappy neighbors and their air pollution causing her to almost kick the can, but the onset of good produce could be good luck or green thumb. Or someone could say that it was Karma for all the bad she had before, is now good in her garden.

Now as much as I would like to say I believe in Karma, I think that it's a nice thing to have and maybe believe in, but like most beliefs, it's not quantifiable. So, sadly, no Karma for me. But hey, she had some good luck with all those plants growing, and since I highly doubt that she's the type of farmer to plant a plant and not tend to it (other than watering) after the fact. I can honestly say that I believe that she has more of a green thumb and good luck than prayer and a higher being.

Whatever. In the end, both people were good at what they say and do. In the future, maybe when I finally retire, I'll settle down and grow my own sustainable farm and hope for the best. None of that praying to God or vibration stuff for me. I'm good with science and technology.