Prof. Alice Roberts uncovers origin of the Human history

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    What you believe in religiously/spiritually ?
    Um, I prefer not to talk about my religious beliefs here, but since you asked, I believe in creationism, that God created the universe, this world, and all living beings. I know science contradicts creationism. But do you know what the probability of the origin of life is like? Imagine that there are 747 airplane parts in a junkyard self-assembled by a freak tornado! That was the estimated probability of the origin of life. So I believe that the God created this world.
     

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    Um, I prefer not to talk about my religious beliefs here, but since you asked, I believe in creationism, that God created the universe, this world, and all living beings. I know science contradicts creationism. But do you know what the probability of the origin of life is like? Imagine that there are 747 airplane parts in a junkyard self-assembled by a freak tornado! That was the estimated probability of the origin of life. So I believe that the God created this world.
    Thank you for clarifying.

    Back in the day, I randomly watched one of a documentary by David Kipping explaining how rare is the life, Moreover INTELLIGENT LIFE on earth & I was just freaking blown away. Then I dig up the topic, went on and on and on .... listened to plethora of podcasts, watched documentaries and finally burnt out / exhausted.

    I just came to a consensus that,

    We are just a great COINCIDENCE.

    Now personally, I believes in BUDDHISM doctrine and it's teachings about universe/life/Saṃsāra/karma.

    God created the universe

    I'd like to add something to this
    According to Buddhism, We are the Gods & universe created by itself. Long story short, at the end of a "Kalpa" everything gonna be destroyed and beings goes to a divine place called " ආභස්සර බඹ ලොව "
    They just live a happy devine life and then the time goes by, planets and universe created by itself and according to their Karma they come to the planet earth as gods and eventually becomes humans.

    Just dig the topic if you'd like.
    Thank you !
     
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    Oya origin anan manan okkoma nasarani wenawa mekata 😂😂

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    Um, I prefer not to talk about my religious beliefs here, but since you asked, I believe in creationism, that God created the universe, this world, and all living beings. I know science contradicts creationism. But do you know what the probability of the origin of life is like? Imagine that there are 747 airplane parts in a junkyard self-assembled by a freak tornado! That was the estimated probability of the origin of life. So I believe that the God created this world.
    According to science, if you let tornados to play with those airplane parts for 13 billion years, it's possible.
    According to Buddhism, there's no start or end to the universe, and my head is spinning.

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    According to science, if you let tornados to play with those airplane parts for 13 billion years, it's possible.
    According to Buddhism, there's no start or end to the universe, and my head is spinning.

    Confused Always Sunny GIF by It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
    According to Buddhism, there's no start or end to the universe, and my head is spinning
    Lord Buddah himself has advised not to think about that topic or you'll go crazy.
     

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    According to science, if you let tornados to play with those airplane parts for 13 billion years, it's possible.
    According to Buddhism, there's no start or end to the universe, and my head is spinning.

    Confused Always Sunny GIF by It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
    The universe is 13 billion years old, yes, but the earth is 4.5 billion years old, and for half of that 4 billion, our world was a barren wasteland, and suddenly life sprang out. How does this happen?
     

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    22.99. The Leash (1) - Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi​

    At Savatthi. “Bhikkhus, this saṁsara is without discoverable beginning. A first point is not discerned of beings roaming and wandering on hindered by ignorance and fettered by craving.

    “There comes a time, bhikkhus, when the great ocean dries up and evaporates and no longer exists, but still, I say, there is no making an end of suffering for those beings roaming and wandering on hindered by ignorance and fettered by craving.

    “There comes a time, bhikkhus, when Sineru, the king of mountains, burns up and perishes and no longer exists, but still, I say, there is no making an end of suffering for those beings roaming and wandering on hindered by ignorance and fettered by craving.

    “There comes a time, bhikkhus, when the great earth burns up and perishes and no longer exists, but still, I say, there is no making an end of suffering for those beings roaming and wandering on hindered by ignorance and fettered by craving.

    “Suppose, bhikkhus, a dog tied up on a leash was bound to a strong post or pillar: it would just keep on running and revolving around that same post or pillar. So too, the uninstructed worldling … regards form as self … feeling as self … perception as self … volitional formations as self … consciousness as self…. He just keeps running and revolving around form, around feeling, around perception, around volitional formations, around consciousness. As he keeps on running and revolving around them, he is not freed from form, not freed from feeling, not freed from perception, not freed from volitional formations, not freed from consciousness. He is not freed from birth, aging, and death; not freed from sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure, and despair; not freed from suffering, I say.

    “But the instructed noble disciple … does not regard form as self … nor feeling as self … nor perception as self … nor volitional formations as self … nor consciousness as self…. He no longer keeps running and revolving around form, around feeling, around perception, around volitional formations, around consciousness. As he no longer keeps running and revolving around them, he is freed from form, freed from feeling, freed from perception, freed from volitional formations, freed from consciousness. He is freed from birth, aging, and death; freed from sorrow, lamentation, pain, displeasure, and despair; freed from suffering, I say.”
    https://suttacentral.net/sn22.99/en/bodhi?lang=en&reference=none&highlight=false
    • Saṁyutta Nikāya
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    22.100. The Leash (2) Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi​


    “Bhikkhus, this saṁsara is without discoverable beginning. A first point is not discerned of beings roaming and wandering on hindered by ignorance and fettered by craving….

    “Suppose, bhikkhus, a dog tied up on a leash was bound to a strong post or pillar. If it walks, it walks close to that post or pillar. If it stands, it stands close to that post or pillar. If it sits down, it sits down close to that post or pillar. If it lies down, it lies down close to that post or pillar.

    “So too, bhikkhus, the uninstructed worldling regards form thus: ‘This is mine, this I am, this is myself.’ He regards feeling … perception … volitional formations … consciousness thus: ‘This is mine, this I am, this is myself.’ If he walks, he walks close to those five aggregates subject to clinging. If he stands, he stands close to those five aggregates subject to clinging. If he sits down, he sits down close to those five aggregates subject to clinging. If he lies down, he lies down close to those five aggregates subject to clinging.

    “Therefore, bhikkhus, one should often reflect upon one’s own mind thus: ‘For a long time this mind has been defiled by lust, hatred, and delusion.’ Through the defilements of the mind beings are defiled; with the cleansing of the mind beings are purified.

    “Bhikkhus, have you seen the picture called ‘Faring On’?”

    “Yes, venerable sir.”

    “Even that picture called ‘Faring On’ has been designed in its diversity by the mind, yet the mind is even more diverse than that picture called ‘Faring On.’

    “Therefore, bhikkhus, one should often reflect upon one’s own mind thus: ‘For a long time this mind has been defiled by lust, hatred, and delusion.’ Through the defilements of the mind beings are defiled; with the cleansing of the mind beings are purified.

    “Bhikkhus, I do not see any other order of living beings so diversified as those in the animal realm. Even those beings in the animal realm have been diversified by the mind, yet the mind is even more diverse than those beings in the animal realm.

    “Therefore, bhikkhus, one should often reflect upon one’s own mind thus: ‘For a long time this mind has been defiled by lust, hatred, and delusion.’ Through the defilements of the mind beings are defiled; with the cleansing of the mind beings are purified.

    “Suppose, bhikkhus, an artist or a painter, using dye or lac or turmeric or indigo or crimson, would create the figure of a man or a woman complete in all its features on a well-polished plank or wall or canvas. So too, when the uninstructed worldling produces anything, it is only form that he produces; only feeling that he produces; only perception that he produces; only volitional formations that he produces; only consciousness that he produces.

    “What do you think, bhikkhus, is form permanent or impermanent?”—“Impermanent, venerable sir.”…—“Therefore … Seeing thus … He understands: ‘… there is no more for this state of being.’”
    • Saṁyutta Nikāya
    • Connected Discourses on the Aggregates

    22.100. The Leash (2) Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi​

    “Bhikkhus, this saṁsara is without discoverable beginning. A first point is not discerned of beings roaming and wandering on hindered by ignorance and fettered by craving….

    “Suppose, bhikkhus, a dog tied up on a leash was bound to a strong post or pillar. If it walks, it walks close to that post or pillar. If it stands, it stands close to that post or pillar. If it sits down, it sits down close to that post or pillar. If it lies down, it lies down close to that post or pillar.

    “So too, bhikkhus, the uninstructed worldling regards form thus: ‘This is mine, this I am, this is myself.’ He regards feeling … perception … volitional formations … consciousness thus: ‘This is mine, this I am, this is myself.’ If he walks, he walks close to those five aggregates subject to clinging. If he stands, he stands close to those five aggregates subject to clinging. If he sits down, he sits down close to those five aggregates subject to clinging. If he lies down, he lies down close to those five aggregates subject to clinging.

    “Therefore, bhikkhus, one should often reflect upon one’s own mind thus: ‘For a long time this mind has been defiled by lust, hatred, and delusion.’ Through the defilements of the mind beings are defiled; with the cleansing of the mind beings are purified.

    “Bhikkhus, have you seen the picture called ‘Faring On’?”

    “Yes, venerable sir.”

    “Even that picture called ‘Faring On’ has been designed in its diversity by the mind, yet the mind is even more diverse than that picture called ‘Faring On.’

    “Therefore, bhikkhus, one should often reflect upon one’s own mind thus: ‘For a long time this mind has been defiled by lust, hatred, and delusion.’ Through the defilements of the mind beings are defiled; with the cleansing of the mind beings are purified.

    “Bhikkhus, I do not see any other order of living beings so diversified as those in the animal realm. Even those beings in the animal realm have been diversified by the mind, yet the mind is even more diverse than those beings in the animal realm.

    “Therefore, bhikkhus, one should often reflect upon one’s own mind thus: ‘For a long time this mind has been defiled by lust, hatred, and delusion.’ Through the defilements of the mind beings are defiled; with the cleansing of the mind beings are purified.

    “Suppose, bhikkhus, an artist or a painter, using dye or lac or turmeric or indigo or crimson, would create the figure of a man or a woman complete in all its features on a well-polished plank or wall or canvas. So too, when the uninstructed worldling produces anything, it is only form that he produces; only feeling that he produces; only perception that he produces; only volitional formations that he produces; only consciousness that he produces.

    “What do you think, bhikkhus, is form permanent or impermanent?”—“Impermanent, venerable sir.”…—“Therefore … Seeing thus … He understands: ‘… there is no more for this state of being.’”
     
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