Just go with the flow dude

The Taoist religion can give us an insight into Chinese history because they show the importance on natures natural order. This being expressed by the go with the flow attitude that people who follow this religion have. Like a river they suggest that humans do not interfere with its natural flow. The religion also gives insight into the political affairs of China, for most of Chinas history there was an emporoer in power. In creating celestial masters the Taoist were in search of a government in which every person was treated equal.  This political order and China as a whole didnt last very long however the tribes that followed the social ranking was based on the persons religious ranking. The article tells us that since there is no physical evidence they based their piecing together of history with writings.

what does it all mean?

Today we read an article about how we all could be some computer simulated game. Before reading I was sure that I was real and living, after reading I'm not so sure.  I would almost rather be a computer simulated game because its easier to think that everything happens for a reason instead of just trying to go with the flow of life. quite honestly high school seems like an impossible maze that I can never get out of. Like a mouse in a science lab I smell the "cheese" or college but it feels like I'm never getting any closer... am I being timed against others? Why am I here? I would rather feel that there is some greater being using me as an experiment or just for enjoyment then to think that I'm here for no reason at all. Religion gives me little insight and I am left with hoping that humans have more to offer then war, crimes, jealousy and hatred. Those who are good are suppressed while the innocent are killed every day and it leaves me wondering how this all happens without some purpose. I've lived a good life so far and I've been given everything I wanted but the ugliness in people is just the same wether they are rich or poor. If I am part of a game what happens next because we all know there is a time when the screen turns black and "GAME OVER" comes. If I'm a figment of another persons imagination how am I able to question them and why wouldn't I know this person. After all of this I finally realized that no matter what you believe or think us humans are not the most powerful thing on this Earth and we don't know what we are here for. I can promise though that we weren't created to  post selfies on instagram in hopes of getting comments to feed our self esteem or to  snap chat people in order get a little number next to their name meaning the amount of consecutive days you and that person had meaningless conversations. This brings me to another reason that we might have been created, I've always heard about the good days but when were those days because everyone living says they remember the good days but during that time there was some time before that, that was better. Going back with the computer simulated game theory are we being tested for every possible out come it started with being a small number in one part of the earth and here we are 7.125 billion and counting replications later. Spread across the world living all different lives, is each person a test or is humanity in total being tested. These simulations as referred to in the article if proven some how to be correct would be the answer to question that people have been asking since cognitive abilities were advanced. The reason people have fear and the entire purpose of religion is to tackle that one idea. Personally I feel the only way to really live life whether we are real or not is to forget why we are here and be here just for the purpose of enjoying life. Once you have found what makes you happy and let everything else go then you have fulfilled your purpose. Not super sure how this became a long rant about life but it did and I feel comfortable with the ideas that I've shared and I hope someone will be enlightened or maybe this only made sense to me.

In the article "Holocaust Survivors: the Search for Faith" Mr. Menachem Daum describes the remarkable journey of his parents faith after suffering through the Holocuast. He describes how his mother cannot find it in herself to forgive G-d and his fathers strong faith that continues even after the Holocuasts. The quote that really stuck me was " A G-d who limits himself to actions that we humans can understand couldn't possibly be G-d." This quote would support his Dads views. Most people I feel would agree that his mothers arugmet is logical that G-d should have stepped in and done something. That quote sheds light on the argument if us as humans could understand everything G-d did then we wouldn't be human. If we are relating this to the story of Job we could say that this was a test of the faith of the chosen ones, the Jews. Was Hitler the work of the devil in order to make sure that the Jews would keep their beliefs in time of suffering. What G-d did to Job was awful but he kept his faith and proved to be loyal. Job was a good person and so were the Jews. The story of Job is almost identical to the holocuast the punishments got increasingly worse and worse as time went on and the strong kept faith while others turned their back on G-d. Logically its hard for some to understand why G-d would continually let his "chosen people" be pursicuted but in comparing these stories I saw a whole other side of the Holocuast.

absent for one day and we already moved to a new story

From reading "The book of Job" part 1 there are clear similarities and differences to the bible stories. One major difference in this story is the presence of the devil or Satan. From what we have read in class the devil is not directly influencing pain on the people its G-d. A second difference is usually the good people who fear G-d are not punished but rewarded, like Noah or Abraham after proving himself. There are also many similarities such as the way they refer to G-d as lord. Another similarity is that G-d wants people to fear him and to follow his rules. He tests Job just as he did Abraham giving them reasons that would be logical to turn their back on G-d and waiting for there responses. You could say that both passed the test given to them. Lastly G-d proves himself to not be as all knowing as he seems in almost every story that I have read, unless every flood, torture, trick,and sacrifice was all part of his plan to lead humans where he wants them to be.