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Sen: You know… I think people who are wiser, they don’t believe in this religion stuff no more.
Lin Ji: No, I just think they see it in a different way…

Religion:

a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.

God:

the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.

Definitions taken from here

Subject on religion and the talk about God can be a very sensitive topic to discuss. As a matter of fact, how open minded are you right now when such a topic is brought up?

You freethinker? or do you *think* you are a freethinker?
You don’t believe no God exists? or are you saying it only because others are saying it?
Do you shun away when people ask you “so what are you? Christian?”

I was brought up being a Buddhist, but I was brought to Church too and I studied in a government school before, where learning about the Islamic teachings was a must. I am sure there are other religions out there but just from the three I have encountered, I have develop several views on them and from them. Now, if you ask me which one am I, I don’t think I can give you a proper answer without a cup of tea and chocolate biscuits. haha.

Truth is, even with the definitions stated at the beginning of this post, not everyone agrees with the definitions stated. There are so many ways in defining religion and God – it’s all very personal. Religion is something that can break people apart but at the same time bring a bunch together. To those that share similar views, hoorah – they found their haven. To those that don’t, they draw a line and it’s you-you, me-me.

Personally I don’t think I have a proper religion that I stick to. I don’t do all the must-dos stated in the Holy Book. And what I mean by this is the “go to Church every Sunday” thing, you know that sort of stuff? I mean, what makes you say that your Holy Book is more right than mine, and do what your book tells you to do is more right than what my book says? For all I know, both our books were written by humans. I am human and you are human (or at least I hope you are), why let our lives be controlled by some book someone else wrote – someone who may have copied from this somebody else and that somebody else may have taken ideas from here and there, and so forth?

Religion should never equals to God. Religion = God, no this is wrong. Religion + God, this one is right. Or at least I think so. Religion is a set of human said things. You do this, you do that so your life will perish. THAT is religion. You don’t need a book to tell you that when a person kills another whom you love is a bad thing. The book or religion just states that to make it clear and to prevent it from happening – and what’s more, religion adds by stating the punishment you would get IF you do such a bad thing. Therefore, now instead of saying “you must only kill when necessary” and give you a list of the probabilities of when you should kill someone – they merely state “DO NOT KILL OR THOU SHALL BURN IN HELL”. Simple. Tsk.

As for God. Now, I have a God. I do believe in God. I know God exists. I know God is around – everywhere, anywhere.

“Lin Ji, you can’t see God. God travels faster than light. How can you see something that travels faster than light? God needs to travel so fast so that He could listen to everyone’s prayers”.

And through my belief of His existence, I know we are here for a reason. But ultimately, the point is I do not equate God with religion. His work and the mere definition of God is too great to be put into a set of rules noted down into a book. I bet 110% that the way I see God is different from how you see Him. So so So… no right or wrong here again – in defining Him – in how you see Him.

But let me make this clear, I am not saying that having a religion is no good. As a matter of fact, religion does do you good. Like I said, religion brings people together – some needs this togetherness religion builds. And plus, it is most likely that through religion that you realise God’s presence. You don’t know He’s there until someone points out to you.

People now get this mixed up. So because there are so many, so many many religions out there and you have no solid proof to say yours is better than mine, it is wise to just respect. And hell, people gotta look up what respect means – they lack of it now.

So what are you? Christian? =P

I was blindfolded, but now I’m seeing.
My mind was closing, now I’m believing.
I finally know what just what it means to let someone in,
To see the side of me that no one does or ever will.
So if you’re ever lost and find yourself all alone
I’d search forever just to bring you home,
Here and now, this I vow.

~Nickelback, I’d Come For You.

BGIC 2007. Professor Wangari, Ms. Habibah, Professor Bellamy.

It was the entire afternoon. A few thousand feet off the ground, we looked down at the rich forest cover. A big habitat of greens filled with the wide affluent diversity of flora and fauna we have yet to discover. The drive was gone but there, as I sat, it was brought back to me. You showed great hope, great understanding, and put upfront great great objectives. When they say One can make a difference, you proved such saying right.

I have a long way to go.

You see, it’s always like this. When you SHOULD BE revising for your exam, you SHOULDN’T BE watching 3 movies, go to gym for an hour, goes out for lunch and spend the whole afternoon doing practically nothing useful…*sighs deeply* and in the end, you’d find yourself DOING EXACTLY WHAT YOU SHOULDN’T.

I’m doomed.

Alright, so not exactly. I haven’t any papers to sit for tomorrow and I have only english left for this week. Sighs* It’s next week that I dread about. Biology and Physical Geo. One after another. I now wonder how I can remember everything I have read and regurgitate them during the exam. God, please help me.

Anyway, so far Math paper was alright although I don’t think I could get an A. *sighs* Computing paper was a little weird. haha. I don’t know how to describe it. The questions were too broad and general, I have trouble writing what I want to say – I wanted to say so many things but only ended up writing a little less than I wanted to. Sighs* An A? Not possible either.

Putting that aside, I have planted them tulip bulbs. Tulip A and Tulip B are effectively planted. I now wait for them to germinate. I really hope one of the lot succeeds. I have a hard time watering them – I don’t exactly know how much of water I shall give them so they won’t drown. HAHAHA. Okay, I actually meant, so the fungus won’t grow on them.

Oh, I feel so restless at the moment. I should be heading to bed right about… now.

And here I am typing away.

Typing nonsense and more nonsenseS. haha.

“Go to bed Lin Ji!”

“May we live long and die out”

Sub Clause: “ Phasing out the human race by voluntarily ceasing to breed will allow Earth’s biosphere to return to good health. Crowded conditions and resource shortages will improve as we become less dense.”

I was reading a few blogs and came around the above and found it rather interesting.

Agreeing with a few of the points stated by Allisions of Grandeur, the mission stated (in the sub-clause) implicitly mentions that if human race is not “phased out” then biosphere will fail to recover. But how true is such?

Hominid fossils studies have shown that first of our group of Homo sapiens existed only hundreds of thousands ago – and we have indeed successfully move from one decade to another, co-existed and is still co-existing with other organisms in the physical environment.

The possibility that us humans are the key driven force to our extinction is a daunting thought. But I guess, “As bad as we have allowed it to become, there is still time to change our ways.” We are after all, part of the biotic world – we have every right to ensure that we survive through the upcoming ages. Hence, perhaps voluntarily phasing out human race is not a good idea, I personally think – but rather it would be more reasonable to educate the world, on the awareness and effects, of the aggressive torture we are currently forcing onto this huge habitat we all share as one. We need to change before it is too late.

What we undertand is new species is being introduced as time progresses while some go extinct. It’s how it has been and probably will be too in the years to come. Sumatran Tiger, Komodo Dragon are a few of them endangered animals – a few are left in this big big world we live in. People are trying to save this lot – from being extinct. Because maybe, quite possibly this lot are of great value to us, humans – a sad race who think they know everything but are effectively polluting the world, destroying this big habitat slowly.

Our ancestors viewed the Earth as rich and bountiful, which it is. Many people in the past also saw nature as inexhaustibly sustainable, which we now know is the case only if we care for it. It is not difficult to forgive destruction in the past which resulted from ignorance. Today, however, we have access to more information, and it is essential that we re-examine ethically what we have inherited, what we are responsible for, and what we will pass on to coming generations. Our marvels of science and technology are matched if not outweighed by many current tragedies, including human starvation in some parts of the world, and the extinction of other life-forms. The exploration of space takes place at the same time as the Earth’s own oceans, seas, and fresh water areas grow increasingly polluted. Many of the Earth’s habitats, animals, plants, insects, and even micro-organisms that we know as rare may not be known at all by future generations. We have the capability, and the responsibility. We must act before it is too late. –The Dalai Lama, His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet, spiritual leader of the Buddhist faith

No, I have nothing against humans *see myself on the mirror*.

Okay, so humans are successful because… you see them everywhere and they occupy the highest trophic level in the food chain (or food web for that matters)….which then made me think – will we go extinct?

Maybe…quite possibly….

I asked a few people about this – I haven’t really received any good answer (then again, maybe there is no good answer after all).

We’ve got the brains, nature has the power. What we do with nature, nature will in turn affect us according to what we did to it in the first place. Yes? It’s how it keeps itself stable….and perhaps will do whatever it takes to kill whatever it contains in order to survive? But We’ve got the brains. As soon as nature alters the living condition(s) in what we are normally familiar with, we would start adapting to that change. It changes, we adapt. Change-adapt. Change-adapt. Technology now advances so fast – before you start trying to learn how one new gadget works, another newer one pops up.

So does that mean, we can do anything to the environment? – Cultural determinism. orrrr… nature still has the upper hand of everything?

In any case, the possibility of humans going extinct… is quite small, no? We are now considered to be agentsof evolution. Through our ways of domesticating animals, creating new habitats…da dee da… and from my point of view, the very force that would drive human race to extinction would be humans themselves, whether from their creation or their mere existence.

If humans are not extinct, there won’t be such a thing as after-life of the Earth.

Dear rain,
Can you wash this pain away?
This one right here,
This invisible one, right here.
No, I can’t. I don’t know where.
Where it started, and how it ended.
I’m just standing here.
To let you slowly wash them away,
my thoughts, my feelings,
so I’ll be numb and possibly happy.
I guess I should stop and think next time.
And not rush.
Rushing is never good.
I don’t know. Perhaps my tracks have ended.
I have no more turnings to make.
I’m stuck here. with you.
Under starless sky, under angry clouds,
I’m here writing…
“Dear rain…”

As time reveals everything.
I am was a fool.

someone with a high degree over a person who has 10 years experience on the same field?

It’s a random thought.

I have been studying and studying, with a few years of experience working in different sorts of jobs in between. I just wonder… if ever you are a boss and you had to choose between someone who has gone through years of studying a particular field and another who has hands on experience on the same field… would you choose the one with the degree?

I am sure there are other aspects you have to take into consideration but what if both are equally good and the only thing that differentiates them is one with a degree and one without?

Hmmms…

Just. A thought or two.

When they say “Plagiarism is wrong”. It is wrong.

Look, let me get this straight. I don’t have anything against you. I don’t care if you hate me, I don’t care if you curse and swear my name to the Duce! What I care is you copying my work.

Although you are not the first who has done so in my study life but you are damn sure the first one this year.

You see, I am okay with letting you “see” my sheet but I am NOT okay if you start reading and copy down word by word of what I have written. I did not just waste all my effort to let you just copy which may ended up in both of us getting into trouble. You took my paper away…just like that with a “let me see, can?”. You took my book without even asking permission ( I often don’t mind this but you pissed me off too far so I am taking this into consideration too). What’s worst, you left all my stuff and my friends’ laying on the table, all messy, while you go away happily – content with the information you COPIED. Fuck! It’s immature. It’s not wise. And you’re wasting your fucking time in college. I’m sure you did not come all the way to college to “expand or upgrade” your copying skill. Pfft.

How would you like it… to have spent the last hour dissecting a cricket and your result is being copied by some jackass who did not DO A FUCKING THING ON IT. you are that jackass

If you think I have issue, think again!

If you had problem with your work, I would have gladly helped without any expectation of return favours and whatnot. I would have helped you to the very best I can. But because you don’t know me well enough to know this, it still does not make it right for you to COPY in the first place.

I thought you were mature. Or I expected you to be since you are in the tertiary stage of education now.

Try it one more time and I’ll gladly to nicely tell you on whatever the weather it would be… to slowly… fuck off.

I wouldn’t be saying this if I haven’t encountered people who had once copied my workand got ME into trouble.

I wouldn’t be saying this if I haven’t experienced what it would be like to have worked so hard and still get into trouble for doing something right.

It ain’t funny no more. Don’t give me your smiley face and tell me to “chill”.

I don’t even know what you would get from just copying.

Damn bastard.

{Lin Ji has won the “you have swear the most today” contest. *rolls eyes* Tsk.}