To Know or Not To Know
that is the question29 total reviews
Comment from BeasPeas
An interesting post. It seems to neither deny nor push for a belief system in either direction. Most people either have it or they don't. We'll never know who's more content--if any. Maybe belief waxes and wanes with circumstances. Marilyn
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2020
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An interesting post. It seems to neither deny nor push for a belief system in either direction. Most people either have it or they don't. We'll never know who's more content--if any. Maybe belief waxes and wanes with circumstances. Marilyn
Comment Written 04-Jan-2020
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I truly believe it does. However, admitting this is nigh impossible. Doug
Comment from rspoet
Hello Doug,
That of course is the ultimate question: To know or not to know
and the answer is unknowable, if that makes any sense.
Faith, by definition, is exterior to thought, logic.
Divine knowledge suggests many contradictions,
perhaps it is Mobius, with only one side.
Best wishes to you
Robert
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2020
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Hello Doug,
That of course is the ultimate question: To know or not to know
and the answer is unknowable, if that makes any sense.
Faith, by definition, is exterior to thought, logic.
Divine knowledge suggests many contradictions,
perhaps it is Mobius, with only one side.
Best wishes to you
Robert
Comment Written 04-Jan-2020
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2020
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Thank you, Robert. I have become reliant on you to tell me the truth. Doug
Comment from Jesse James Doty
This is daring. Yet, not troublesome for me. I can go there rather easily. Imagining that we are alone and face mortality on our own, is a profound thing to consider, and I hope many who read this, do just that. I like your notes at the end, almost as much as the poem. My favorite verse is. "'Cause now, you really are one of us." I like the unforced rhymes. They don't take away from the message at all. Rather, they add clarity and make it more enjoyable to read. Note: adhering to the constraints of the Be All, is what I am trying to avoid in my own writing. Thank you for bringing up the controversial topic, which so many, do not tolerate thinking about.
Take care, Jesse
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This is daring. Yet, not troublesome for me. I can go there rather easily. Imagining that we are alone and face mortality on our own, is a profound thing to consider, and I hope many who read this, do just that. I like your notes at the end, almost as much as the poem. My favorite verse is. "'Cause now, you really are one of us." I like the unforced rhymes. They don't take away from the message at all. Rather, they add clarity and make it more enjoyable to read. Note: adhering to the constraints of the Be All, is what I am trying to avoid in my own writing. Thank you for bringing up the controversial topic, which so many, do not tolerate thinking about.
Take care, Jesse
Comment Written 04-Jan-2020
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2020
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Awe, Jesse. Thank you soo much. Doug
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Hi Doug.
No intellectual conversation on the topic you chose? Ah well, you must be busy (with life and writing), so no worries. You are very welcome.
Jesse
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And...tired.
LOL
Doug
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And...tired.
LOL
Doug
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Yes. I understand. Life can be exhausting.
Jesse
Comment from Janet Foor
Good thought provoking question for a conversation starter Doug. For me, I could not, or would not survive without my faith.
I like the cadence and bullet like lines.
Well done.
Blessings
Janet
reply by the author on 07-Jan-2020
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Good thought provoking question for a conversation starter Doug. For me, I could not, or would not survive without my faith.
I like the cadence and bullet like lines.
Well done.
Blessings
Janet
Comment Written 04-Jan-2020
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Thank you, Janet. I understand...but can't seem to help me, being...me.
Comment from Dancemom
I'm a little dense, so I am not sure whether this is pro religion or a pro secular poem. It definitely makes one ponder the meaning of life. Your meter and rhyming pattern are both unique and lovely. Thank you for sharing.
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I'm a little dense, so I am not sure whether this is pro religion or a pro secular poem. It definitely makes one ponder the meaning of life. Your meter and rhyming pattern are both unique and lovely. Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 03-Jan-2020
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Actually, I tried to walk that thin red line. I accuse...not. I know not enough to...advocate. I simply must be what I was made, and hope for the best. Thank you, Doug.
Comment from Tina Crute
This poem a thinker makes! No one has all the answers but God, and some day we will have them too. I prefer not to know too much for now. I do know I like a poem I have to read a couple times to see what my brain thinks of it!
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This poem a thinker makes! No one has all the answers but God, and some day we will have them too. I prefer not to know too much for now. I do know I like a poem I have to read a couple times to see what my brain thinks of it!
Comment Written 03-Jan-2020
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Smiling. I thank you. Doug
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Yourw welcome!
Comment from Mrs. KT
Happy New Year, Doug!
Oh goodness!
I got myself into all sorts of trouble when, as a young girl in a Catholic elementary school, I began asking questions that upset the "status quo." Your well-crafted poem reminds me of those days.
I simply believe that we were always meant to question...With questioning comes growth...
Thank you for sharing!
diane
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Happy New Year, Doug!
Oh goodness!
I got myself into all sorts of trouble when, as a young girl in a Catholic elementary school, I began asking questions that upset the "status quo." Your well-crafted poem reminds me of those days.
I simply believe that we were always meant to question...With questioning comes growth...
Thank you for sharing!
diane
Comment Written 03-Jan-2020
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Diane...I, personally, would not like this world...without you. Doug
Comment from Hitcher
Another thought provoking offering here Doug... Many live without faith and do just fine, and many would not survive without it.
I had it as a youth for my family were devout Christians but put it aside as I aged and found my own path. Do I miss it ? I think I can honestly say No, will I return to it one day? Maybe
There are many good, kind, honest and caring people out there who have no faith... enough to save humanity? only time will tell I guess.
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Another thought provoking offering here Doug... Many live without faith and do just fine, and many would not survive without it.
I had it as a youth for my family were devout Christians but put it aside as I aged and found my own path. Do I miss it ? I think I can honestly say No, will I return to it one day? Maybe
There are many good, kind, honest and caring people out there who have no faith... enough to save humanity? only time will tell I guess.
Comment Written 03-Jan-2020
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You bet your ass, there are many...people out there without overt religious obiesance, who care a damn might more than your so-called born again christian. However, within religious circles, we carry nought but the pariah's crown of thorns. I, risk my eternity, on the premise that Christ did the same. Thank you. Doug
Comment from kiwigirl2821
hello doug
I feel like I know where this is coming from like how can immortal make the mortal so intelligent to hold thoughts of their own and yet never give an inch on finding answers to the questions that plague the mere mortal. Perhaps there are no answers that make sense. It definitely does draw the questions though of why send the immortal to be called mortal when the deck is stacked? I'm no religious scholar by any means of the definition but your write this time makes sense, perfect sense in fact ...
debs
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hello doug
I feel like I know where this is coming from like how can immortal make the mortal so intelligent to hold thoughts of their own and yet never give an inch on finding answers to the questions that plague the mere mortal. Perhaps there are no answers that make sense. It definitely does draw the questions though of why send the immortal to be called mortal when the deck is stacked? I'm no religious scholar by any means of the definition but your write this time makes sense, perfect sense in fact ...
debs
Comment Written 03-Jan-2020
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Kiwi, this was, in my opinion, (oh, what a surprise), an erudite rendition of contemplative, non-judgemental thinking. Good job. U get an...uh...well, let's see...an audition. LOL Doug
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oh Lord! Not ANOTHER audition... lol
Comment from estory
This was certainly abstract enough, obtuse enough, to be approachable from a number of directions and lend to multiple interpretations. That's a mark of good poetry, to create something that can describe a range of experience and mean different things to different people. We have here allusions to a God, but not a definition, sketches of morality, but not pinpointed morals. Once again, I loved the fragmented language, the fractured structure that speaks so much of today's fragmented, fractured experience of life estory
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This was certainly abstract enough, obtuse enough, to be approachable from a number of directions and lend to multiple interpretations. That's a mark of good poetry, to create something that can describe a range of experience and mean different things to different people. We have here allusions to a God, but not a definition, sketches of morality, but not pinpointed morals. Once again, I loved the fragmented language, the fractured structure that speaks so much of today's fragmented, fractured experience of life estory
Comment Written 03-Jan-2020
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Please, don't ever...stop...reviewing. Doug
