We do not err because truth is difficult to see. It is visible at a glance. We err because this is more comfortable. --Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Geocentric

Mankind has been a victim of several types of arrogance throughout our short history. For many centuries we believed that the earth was the center of the universe. The Ptolemaic model of the universe consisted of 7 (the number of perfection and divinity) spheres with the Earth at the center. This was the geocentric view of the world that cost many brilliant men and women their lives at the vile hands of the christian church.. The position of the christian churches held that this was indeed the correct model of the universe and despite evidence, and then proof to the contrary, would not change their view. This ridiculous misconception was believed till the 1840’s nearly 200 years after Galileo proved, using a telescope, that the earth truly could revolve around the sun and not lose its moon. It’s not that the church refused to look. I could not imagine such blatant ignorance. It is much more likely that they feared that they would lose some power and therefore their money flow would suffer. For his scientific and open-minded work Galileo was imprisoned for the rest of his life.

Homocentric

If one is to be intellectually honest with oneself, we must question everything. We must examine our own sacred-cows with vigor and passion in the same way that we question the most vile and contemptuous doctrines of mankind. (ie.. people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones). The thought that we are the center of the universe and the object of Gods adoration is such an arrogant position to take that if you apply a little common sense then you should feel quite silly for having held such a position or claim.

People pray all the time. Why? For the believers they truly believe that they can change their god’s mind. It follows:

    God is doing or will do x

    I want God to change his mind and do y because it’s better for me

    So I will pray and attempt to convince him that I know better than he

Can you say “ARROGANT”

I have news for you. We are not the center of the Universe. We are but a small carbon based spec on a little insignificant planet in a little corner of the Milky Way Galaxy. Even our Universe may not be alone. New theories are emerging that our Universe is part of a Multiverse.

If you doubt my words think of this.

We aren’t even at the top of our food chain. When you die you will be eaten by worms and bacteria. It is the bacteria that are at the top. They eat everything, even you and me.

So cheer up, have a brew, and get over yourselves.

Chronocentric

The final centricity that we need to get over is chronocentricity. That is, the concept that there is a beginning and end to everything. The concept of time is a virtually universally accepted tenet. But it is an illusion.

Time is a measure of the gaps between events. Just like the inch is the measure of the gap between points. In 1918 Albert Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity which has since been empirically validated. This theory proved that time was not constant. It varied with ones point of reference and relative speed. More importantly for this discussion it showed that time is not absolute. In other words it is not a thing like matter. It is merely a measuring tool.

The past is just a compilation of images and concepts stored in ones brain. The future has not occurred yet and therefore cannot exist. There is only the present.

So, what does that have to do with the price of tomatoes?

Well, if there is no past, and there is no future, then there is no need for a creator.

The Universe is part of a recycling multiverse. It has always been and will always be.

No Creator necessary!

No God!

We must question the story logic of having an all-knowing all-powerful God, who creates faulty Humans, and then blames them for his own mistakes.

- Gene Roddenberry