Back Talk: A Tale of Self Deprecation

"We can be as honest as we are ignorant. If we are, when asked what is beyond the horizon of the known, we must say that we do not know."

It's official. I've become agnostic. There could be a God, but then again there very likely could not be, and I accept that. It's a sad and lonely thought but it's also a logical one. I've always wanted to believe that there was something bigger out there than myself and the world I live in but this could be all there is. Maybe everything is just a series of coincidences and we read too deeply into them searching for meaning behind our messy lives. Maybe we experience traumatic dilemmas in our lives that we can't mentally or emotionally handle so we seek out "someone" who can make things right or who we can blame instead of blaming ourselves. It's really hard to look at yourself and realize how little control you actually have over anything. Karl Marx referred to religion as opium for the masses and maybe it is, but life isn't always easy. We all have our versions of opium so what's the difference if someone wants to believe in God? If there is a God, they will find out when they die, and if there isn't, they'll never know the difference. In conclusion: maybe the people who believe in God have figured out that ignorance is bliss? And if you had the chance to know for sure, would you be willing to hear the answer?