Ranger18 Mar 2006

Have to continue my reply in a new box...it's too long for one post.

'Why bother with art if it's impractical?' - Because it's nice. Because it's a luxury. What's the point in an existence that has no niceties? Without the creative nuances, life would be extremely monotonous and boring. But there's no logical connection between wanting to amuse ourselves and believing that art comes from God directly.

I probably sound like an uber-sceptic here; I'm actually not and I place a certain amount of stock in spirituality. I think that God set this all up, and set down rules by which we should abide. I just don't think He is the direct cause of absolutely everything. Like natural disasters being 'evil'. What's that all about? Earthquakes, tsunamis etc. can have tragic consequences, but they aren't inherently evil.
In fact, I take a pretty zodiac-esque view of life; I see no reason why God should get me out of a situation that I can't deal with myself.

Sermon over; hit me with anything that I didn't answer properly.