09-13-2012, 01:28 PM
(09-11-2012, 08:58 AM)norral Wrote: sports in america has become the national religion. it is actually beneficial imho. its something people can talk about and disagree with in a friendly manner unlike religion ha ha. i mean no one talking sports cares whether u got an abortion or not or is going to tell u it was right or wrong ha ha unlike religion. its a good way to release our agressions without being agressive ha ha.
Yeah- I see what you mean. Kind of like a release value for all this pent up negativity.
But I wonder- why all the negativity in the first place? If we changed our cultural myth to one that wasn't constantly reinforcing the "us vs. them" mentality, would it still be necessary?
I see what some folks are saying about it being part of duality. But I don't know that I buy it is a necessary part. I think that attitude plays a little too much into the whole manipulation. Oh- that's just the way things are here in 3D. Umm... maybe THIS here 3D. But I don't think 3D in general. Just because there is a dualistic realm doesn't mean the "us vs. them" knob needs to be turned up so high.
And besides, whether or not this realm has certain inherently dualistic aspects, does not change that the point of it is to outgrow dualistic thinking. Saying "that's just the way it is" as an excuse to be lazy about one's spiritual growth doesn't quite cut it in my book.