Im sorta on the wall about The invention of Lying. It was funny and done very well, i just dont know how i feel about the content. I dont wanna give the movie away, but I'll just say that the look that it took at religion and God was very detached. I personally believe in God and am a Christian, so i was kinda stirred with how they approached it. Im also very objective and have an open mind about alot of things, I belive heartily that people are entitled to their opinions and should have discussion about beliefs.

The way I see religion and God may be somewhat different from the average christian, because a right wing bible totin hate mongering christian conservative I AM NOT. I believe that when it all comes down to it, we are just these transient beings. People live and die and are only around for this short while, in the big scheme of things. We have to do what we can for others and make a positive impact if we want to be remembered or to "live on" in the thoughts and hearts of others. There is also so much out there that we do not cannot and never will understand. Existentially, scientifically and philosophically speaking we dont have all the answers. So we can approach life and God and existence in two ways. We can look at it in a hopeless dreary way and not believe that someone bigger than us has put it all together. That there is no "big picture", that we are all just here for naught.

Or we can look at it with some hope. And believe that God made us. That he gives us all of our needs and though we may not see everything that happens in the world as fair, in our eyes, it has a reason and purpose. There is an order to things and at the end of it all, if we live good kind lives and do the right things, love god we'll be alright. I believe that some thing in life are way beyond reason and rationale. Some things just exist, you just have a feeling that this is how it is. Our higher levels of thinking are nothing compared to God, he made all this. He made it all. And bit by bit, day by day we are chipping away at the tip of the iceberg of all the knowledge of this world. People are so proud that they'd rationalize God out of existence that accept that we are not at the top of the cosmic food chain. How can we put all of our faith in man when we are so feeble? I dont know, i just couldn't see myself living such a dank existence believe in nothing and just living day to day

I know i said it before but the whole movie i was thinking about Pascal's Wager. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_Wager. To believe in God and do the right thing costs nothing. You have nothing to lose, yet everything to gain. But to believe in nothing, is a big wager. Because if its all said and done and when God comes in those clouds of glory you will have lost everything. God doesnt ask much of us at all. If we love him and love each other most things just fall in place anyway. Everything God asks of us are things accepted as right by almost every single group of people regardless of color or creed.

aw well, its getting late. And i have to be up in the morning

Buenas noches

Julian