Religion and Spirituality
I am a liberal protestant, most closely associating with the Religious Society of Friends and Unitarian Universalism. I mainly draw spiritual inspiration from the natural world.
Religious Context
I attended various Dharma centres and subsequently the First Parish in Concord, MA for most of my childhood. I visited the places of worship of Fundamentalist Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Jews. My mother was raised a Northern Baptist, and my dad was mostly Buddhist at that time.
At age 13, I gave a sermon entitled “Calculating Infinity” to the First Parish congregation on a theory of the Three Spaces of Existence. The sermon included a discussion of Metaphysics, the Big Bang, and a few mathematical notes relating consciousness to the obvious alternative.
The Bible
I lament the bastardization of the word of Christ by various people and organizations, and encourage people to read the New Testament for themselves. I recommend beginning with the Gospel according to St. Matthew.
I do not believe in the Old Testament ideologically, and do not encourage it to be read for anything other than gaining an appreciation of historical context. The Old Testament is detrimental to spiritual health, and more pointedly, detrimental to society. The “vengeful God” and “eye-for-eye” mentalities have caused grief for humanity throughout much of Western history.
Current Views
I am interested in the idea of “nothingness,” and the interface between that idea (or reality) and existence. Largely, I believe that God and Nothingness are related, and it is upon me to explore that relationship. Chiefly, this can be accomplished through the study and development of the Abstract: Mathematics, Music and the Arts, &c.