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Originally Posted by H:O:R:A:C:E
What really happened before the time of the Greeks? ~ querent
Doesn't make a lick of difference. ~ respondent
history provides a context for understanding events. [in my estimation]
context provides an opportunity for meaning; there is absolutely
no meaning to anything without a context for it. [i believe]
i have no desire to experience meaninglessness.
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I would suggest you are taking organic born's comment to one particular extreme, and ignoring the obvious counterpoint here. Our past defines us in many ways, yes. But it does not and cannot bind us. I can study humanity's history to get a sense of what has come before; what has transpired to create the material present.
But none of that matters one bit with regards to my own personal self-development path. All that matters is what is now, in this moment, as it relates to my conscious awareness and evolution.
This is the same point I make regarding all the "What is God?" discussions that take place on this forum. People argue back and forth (as if they actually know heh). But the fact is, none of it matters. Believe in God or don't believe in God. Again, it makes no difference one way or the other. One's self-development is not dependent on belief in God, or which version of God one happens to believe in.