The 10 Great Questions of Philosophy and Relgion

By Thomas Michael Powell

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Since the beginning of thought, man has sought to understand the universe and his own existence. He has sought to explain them through myths, superstitions, and religions on one hand; and through science and philosophy) on the other.

Religion proffers answers to many of these questions, but based on alleged divine revelation as interpreted by ecclesiastical “authorities”, and expressed in dogmatic—and often irrational—belief systems. Science and Philosophy eschew dogmatic belief and seek to answer them by reason and logic or through experience.
While the whole of philosophy is extensive and complicated, it can be reduced to the search for the answers to the 10 issues below.

1-- What is the nature of the universe? Where does it come from? Of what is it made? How did it come to exist? What is its purpose? By what process does it change? Is it evolving or devolving? Does it function by itself or would it degenerate to chaos without some kind of intelligent control?

2-- Is there a Supreme Being? If so, what is His nature? Did He create the universe? Does He continue to control it personally and if so, at what level? What is his relationship with man? Does he intervene in the affairs of man? Is this Being good? If this Being is good and all-powerful, how can evil exist?

3-- What is the place of man in the universe? Is man the highest fruit of the universe or is he just an insignificant speck in infinite space—or something in between? Does the spirit of man descend into matter from higher spiritual realms, or has it evolved from matter? Is the universe conscious or unconscious of man? If it is aware, is it warm and friendly to him, or cold and indifferent, or even hostile?

4-- What is reality? What is mind; what is thought? Is thought real? Where do ideas come from? Are there laws that control thought? Which is superior: mind or matter? Has mind created matter or has matter evolved mind? Does thought have any importance--does it make any difference in our lives--or is it just fantasy?

5-- What determines the fate of each individual? Is man a creator and mover of his life, or does he live at the effect of forces over which he has little control? Does free will exist or are our lives determined by outside factors—and if so, what are those factors? Is there a Supreme Force that intervenes in our lives; or is everything pre-determined from the beginning of time; or is life just random, full of coincidence and accident?

6-- What is good and what is bad or evil? What is moral? What is ethical? Who decides good and bad, right and wrong; and by what standard? Is there an absolute standard of good and bad beyond one’s the personal opinions? Should good and bad be determined by custom, by rational law, or by the situation? What if the decisions of others (society, authorities, laws, etc) determining good and bad are contrary to one’s personal beliefs or freedoms? Moreover, if we do not have free will but are ruled by outside factors, what difference does good and bad make--we have no choice.

7-- What is the good life—for the individual and for the many (society)? Why are things the way they are? How should things be ideally? What would a Utopian society, a heaven on earth, be like? Is it even possible to create a Utopia? If so, how? Would not a Utopia assure personal freedom? What, then, should you do with those who don’t cooperate?

8-- What is the ideal relation between the individual and the state? Should the individual serve the state or the state serve the individual? What is the best form of government and what is the worst? When is a man justified in rebelling against the established order and creating a new state?

9-- He who controls education controls the future. What is education? How should the young be educated—what is important and what not? Who should control education: the parents, the student, the society or the state? Should a student be taught to think for himself or to adopt the beliefs of the society? Should man be educated to be free and live for his own interests; or to subjugate his desires to serve others or the state?

10-- What happens at death? Is death the end of everything or is there a soul in man that continues to exist beyond death? If so, is that soul immortal or does it too eventually cease to exist? If the soul does continue to exist after death, what is the nature of that existence? If there is an existence after death, is “good” rewarded and “bad” punished? If so, how do you reconcile this with the concept of predestination?

Psycanics is a modern philosophy that answers most of these questions and many more. It is a science of Being, Mind, Emotion, Love, Power, Wisdom and Happiness, at the cutting edge of human knowledge today. See www.psycanics.com for more information.

Level 0: Study, Learning and Intelligence*
Level 1: Cosmology
Level 2: Fundamentals of Existence
Level 3: The Causal Sequence, BE, FEEL and Love*
Level 4: THINK, DO and HAVE.
Level 5: Reality
Level 6: Creation and Manifestacion
Level 7: Discreation
Level 8: Relationships, Couples and Children
Level 9: Communication and Negotiation
Level 10: Piloting
Level 11: Centauro: Body and Health for Spirits
Level 12: Education: New Paradigms
Level 13: Money and Abundance.
Level 14: Organizations: New Paradigms
Level 15: Psycanic Leadership
Level 16: Society, Government, and Religion
Level 17: Personal Liberty in an Unfree World
Level 18: Introduction to Mysticism: How to Find God

Author's Bio:

Thomas Powell is a mystic, philosopher, and psychologist, and discoverer of the Psycanics, a unified field theory of Being, Mind, Emotion, Love, Power, Wisdom and Happiness. www.psycanics.com

gizmo

I like nr.5....though we can never really know the answers to any of these questions. 'The only thing I know, is that I know nothing' ;)

Guest

To be so arrogant as to think you know THE answer to these questions is to be profoundly foolish. Furthermore, when someone offers an 'answer' to a question, they are making a claim that no further inquiry needs to be made into the question. This is also profoundly foolish, and probably a moral lapse. Any idea which becomes so lodged into the human mind as to brook no more questions can be likened to a virus that has attacked the mind. There is one universal antibody which can attack mind viruses and that is skepticism.

Jarah Reyes

Can you give the answers for this top 10 great questions of philosophy and religion?

Anonymous

You spelled "Religion" wrong in the title numb nuts.

Michael Lee (Persuasion)

Some insightful questions here. Would be great if you can reveal some of the answers based on your knowledge.

Guest

the group with which i philosophize go off of 2 main principles: 1. it's a discussion, not a fight. 2. the point of philosophy is to ponder possible explanations; no definite answer is necessary, or even wanted. =]

Jasmin Simons

Something worth listening to is "the purpose of life" Khaled Yassin. Keep an open mind. You might be suprised how simple some things really are.