#writeart

This is example output of my WriteArt project. It's an experimental way to write - basically, the program is a parser that parses plain text and adds span tags around appropriate words (or parts of words) so as to vary font size. There's plenty of room for expansion, but I think the simple program is nice to quickly make nice writing - like the above example, which comes from this writing:

To be great22 is to be misunderstood26; To be loved22 is to be in reciprocal joy.30

After running this through the parser, you get span tags around the enlarged words with the font size (in pixels) added as an inline style. You can also write like this:

Life25's greatest moments Come from with14in26 Not with14out26

(I wrote this) :)

Uncertainty.

It's never clear,

what will happen when you're near.

My heart beats fast.

I wait in fear.

Impatient for your words to hear.

So insecure.

My mind's a mess.

Making me nervous is what you do best.

You're in my thoughts.

I must confess,

I have been dying to feel your caress.

So tell me now,

Is this thing real?

Do you even know how you make me feel?

This has to stop.

I feel the thrill.

The tension between us I'd much like to kill.

We couldn't before,

but now it's ok.

I'm free as a bird; we don't have to fake.

So now I'm here.

Nothing's at stake.

What do I believe in? What religion do I practice? Hmm...interesting question.

I don't practice any religion. I could say that most of my beliefs fall into the New Age movement though. (I started reading about it way after I had made up my mind about what to believe in) This post shows just the surface of what I believe. To explain everything, we'd have to sit down and talk for hours. ;)

For some reference, you can take a look at this post I made: http://cosmicteacup.tumblr.com/post/13459247858/my-beliefs

And this other post explaining religions (in my way): http://cosmicteacup.tumblr.com/post/18336401730/my-views-on-religion

I used to go to a Christian church when I was a kid. Then about 6 years ago, I started going to Church again, but I left a couple of months later. After I stopped going, I kept believing in God, in Heaven and Hell. It wasn't until 2010 that I started really questioning those beliefs. I remembered that I felt horrible while going to church because I was taught that some of the things I liked or wanted to do were not permitted or were considered a sin. I found myself repenting and asking God for forgiveness so many times... I also found myself discarding other people's beliefs. I thought my religion was 'the right one' the 'only truth'.

At the end of 2010 I guess I was ready to learn more about science and proven facts. Bit by bit, I was letting go of my christian beliefs and my mind was opening on its own, ready to receive all the information I had been missing by going to church. My beliefs might sound crazy to most people, but I don't mind. ;)

As for the origins of the universe: I believe in the Big Bang theory.

As for the origins of the human race: I believe in evolution. I also believe -and this is the crazy part- that aliens (Annunaki) came to Earth and modified the humans' DNA. They took the earlier humans (possibly the neanderthals) DNA and mixed it with their own DNA, therefor creating the modern human / homo sapiens. (aka Darwin's 'missing link') *This belief comes from the ancient civilization of the Sumerians: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumer

Do I worship and believe in any god/goddess/gods?: No. I believe we are all gods/goddesses. We make our own heaven or hell. We are all our own demons too.

Do I practice any religion/rituals?: Meditation.

What happens when we die?: I don't have the slightest idea. I think that maybe our energy will go into the Earth (James Cameron's Avatar style) or maybe our 'soul' or 'spirit' will go to the stars or maybe we will reincarnate. I like to think that, whatever one believes about the afterlife, that's what will happen to us. If you believe in heaven or hell, you'll go there.

I believe strongly in the law of attraction. The power of our mind and our thoughts. It has to do a lot about faith. Faith does work. Humans don't use their brain's full power. The key is to apply all your focus into the one thing you want most. And eventually you will get it. It's all about mind power and positive thinking. Of course, you need to work towards your goal, along with having faith. And what you want may come in an unexpected way, so you have to be aware so that it doesn't go unnoticed. And you have to be willing to receive it even if something bad had to happen to you in order to get it. I believe the universe has its own energy and it works to make things happen.

I love to read and learn about all religions. Before, I used to think one should follow only one religion and I was considering trying Buddhism (cause for me it looked like the most 'peaceful' of all religions) But then I thought what I really wanted for myself and since I didn't want to go to any church or practice any rituals, I decided to take bit of different religions and apply them to my daily life. I have a notebook and a pen drive filled with different quotes from philosophers, authors, movies, songs, etc., that talk to me. I want to make my own personal book filled with those quotes and make it my 'book of life'. :)

One of the most important reasons I stopped being a christian was that I didn't want to have to be begging god for forgiveness. I choose what's right or wrong for me. If I do something, like, lie to somebody, I choose if I should forgive myself for doing it and if I should apologize to that person. I choose what to believe in.

Last year, I started hanging out with some old friends I hadn't seen in a while and, to my surprise, they also think like me. They beliefs differ from mine a bit but it's awesome. Right now we have a group of 6 people - all with different beliefs- and we get together and talk for hours. We talk about aliens, quantum physics, cultures, religions, etc. We haven't gathered in a while though. It's great to have people that think like you. And when I found Tumblr? Oh my Thor, it was amazing! More people with similar beliefs! :D

*I'm gonna start this post by letting you all know that I was born and raised Christian-Pentecostal (I call it 'superhardcore Christianity') Up until I was about 10 years old, I went to Church with my parents. Looking back at it now, that church had very strict rules. I'm not Christian now.

In this post, I want to try to explain (in my own personal way) why it is that some people think religions (in this case Christianity) are 'bad'. *In my next post I'll write about my personal beliefs.*

Some atheists might say that religions are bad cause they teach the wrong things or brainwash people. (I'm gonna go and say that when people say these things about 'religion', they're talking about Christianity and Islam, since they're the most popular) And that's where part of the problem lies. Since these 2 religions have been the most talked about and controversial, they base their opinions in those facts and therefore say that all religions are bad.

I don't know much about Islam, so I can't talk about it. But I know about Christianity...I'll try to make this as short as possible.

The Bible was written by men. 'Inspired' by God, but written by men. As time passed, men took away and added different books of the bible at their convenience. They kept what they wanted to teach their followers and took away what they thought was not 'relevant'. *The Catholic church's Bible has books that the protestant Bible doesn't.* Nowadays, there a LOT of different religions derived from Christianity and all with different beliefs and dogmas.

Dogma: the established belief or doctrine held by a religion, or a particular group or organization. It is not to be disputed, doubted, or diverged from, by the practitioners or believers. Although it generally refers to religious beliefs that are accepted without reason or evidence, they can refer to acceptable opinions of philosophers or philosophical schools, public decrees, or issued decisions of political authorities.

So, at least in Christianity, people are not following the 'word of God' directly from him. They're following what their preacher says. (cause they believe God speaks to them) I dare to say that NONE of the different religions derived from Christianity follow the Bible in its whole. (they'd probably all end up in jail if they followed it)

What I'm trying to say is: These 'popular religions', well their preachers are just teaching their followers what they think it's right and wrong. It is true that they brainwash their followers. I remember when I was in church, I learned that 'you can't doubt the word of God and you have to have faith.' I had so many questions and no one could give me an answer. They just told me: 'It is written in the Bible, so you know it's true.' I also found myself reading from the Bible and having my own interpretation about it only to having someone else telling me that that wasn't what it meant. That didn't make sense to me...

Now, I don't have a problem with anyone who believes in God or any other religion or if they go to church. But, I do have a problem when these preachers teach their followers that anything that is not accepted by their dogmas is condemned or is the 'work of the Devil'.

My point: anyone who goes to church is not learning by themselves. (As I think it should be when you want to grow spiritually) They are being told what to believe based on another person's beliefs. The Bible says that a lot of things are forbidden, but yet most Christian churches allow them to happen and for them it's ok. But homosexuality is still wrong. How about that? These churches are just preaching what is convenient to them. They want to have control. (and sadly, they do) It is wrong because you can't think for yourself, you have to repent constantly, and they make you feel bad about doing something you like to do like drink, have sex or smoke. Instead of focusing and teaching about the message of love and forgiveness and how to find peace, they focus on what -for them- is considered a sin. If you take Hell out of the equation, there is no Christianity. They need to keep people in constant fear of going to Hell cause otherwise there would be no sin and no rules.

That's why some people have a problem with religion. I'd like for people to instead say that they have a problem with religious fanatics or the way churches are brainwashing people. I don't blame anyone wanting to try a religion. We have to admit that some people need some sort of spiritual guidance to live their life, and that is ok.

I have read the Bible and it really has some beautiful passages that one can apply to one's daily living. :)