LydiaMay

Your first paragraph shows me you do not perceive creating and reality the same way I do. As an artist, it is easier for me to grasp that concept because it starts in my mind and because I have a body, it gives me the ability to create that vision into existence. It is a challenge because it is dimensional art that is sometimes difficult to assemble. But that is not limited to tangible art. My friend in real estate considers herself to be an artist when she gets creative with financing to put a workable deal together to help put a client in a house they want. Without thinking, it does not materialize. Rand DID say "I do not die" you interpret it one way, I another. I like Rand but I have my own brain so if it is not in align with your interpretation of what she said, so be it. As you can tell from one clip, most of the audience did not think the one gal was rude to Rand, but I picked it up immediately. It was a slam to Rand, the way she said it. I did not even have to think about it, yet they were outraged that she came to that conclusion. It just shows how people think in different ways. You may understand one concept that I may not, and the same applies to some concepts I understand but are foreign to you. Much like the embryo that finally passes through the birth canal, and due to the pain, blood, etc., they probably think they are dying till they actually enter this phase of existence. I believe it is much like that for us as we discard this body that helps us carry out our choices/thoughts in life, we pass on to a new existence which NO ONE can say yay or nay because we have NOT experienced that phase. We can speculate all we want but until we go through the process of leaving this body that encumbers us, none of us know for sure. We can say "perhaps" to one another. No point in arguing.

Think (remember thoughts ARE creative) about what you are saying. You diss something you are unable to understand. I view it as common sense. Your idea of logic is NOT logical to me. The human body and how it works is proof, to me, of an intelligent designer. Many scientists agree, especially with all the new information they are learning. My husband is very scientific and he believes in God, but we still believe somewhat different spiritually. Much of life is a mystery and someone like you who is so black and white is not capable of breaking through your barriers, so you become arrogant in your stance. It would serve you well to learn to say, "perhaps." Maybe someday you will have a breakthrough if you learn to not be so rigid. I am a big Ayn Rand fan, but she did have some contradictive thoughts. I do have to find the clip where she talked about "she" did not die but her body does. I think it was with Mike Wallace. If you have any desire to learn the stance of scientists that DO accept a Higher Power, there are plenty of videos where they express their views and why they believe.

I need to find this interview again. We had been watching numerous ones and I thought it had occurred in one with Mike Wallace, but it must have been Donahue. I thought I heard her say, "My body dies, I do not die." I was so surprised because I had heard she was an atheist. That is not true to what they believe. I was seeped in Christianity for 40 years, and it took quite a bit of studying before I came out of it. I still believe in God, just not manmade dogma. To me, we all create and it starts in our mind. You do not have to be what one normally considers an artist, everything we do is with creative thoughts. So, how does one who "creates" NOT believe in a Creator? It seems like an oxymoron to me. No one has all the answers. Science has NOT discovered everything yet, and have had to retract some of their statements. There is too much unknown. The best way is to say "perhaps" to one another and let each take their own path so long as it does not bring harm to another. Interesting how "Ayn" is from the Hebrew Alef Bet.