God and Zero
Intellectual Righteousness is a life philosophy that is hinged on contemplating God through the comparison to zero’s role as the foundational reference point in math. While I think this is something simple, easy to understand, and logically sound; the response I get implies the exact opposite.
Theists act as if I’m being disrespectful and blaspheming against God. I don’t know. I think comparing God to the foundation of our most objective and accurate way of describing reality is more flattering than imagining the Creator is an emotional and active part of creation. The same atheists who use logic and math as evidence to support any of their assertions act like those tools are optional and subjective when I use them to prove the reality of a Creator or Universal Origin.
Both sides act like zero is mysterious. We know exactly how to define it, and we know exactly how it is used to define everything else in math. There is no mystery. It is defined by the absence of every other value, and should be described according to what it means to everything it defines.
In math, zero is the shit. It is the Alpha and Omega of math. It is Absolute, which gets conflated to All-Good or Omnibenevolent when personified. It has no finite attributes: the true definition of Infinite. Imagination makes it seem too big to be counted. It has no negative traits or counterpart, which is Perfect. The focus typically goes to the positive that counters a negative without surplus, so ideal comes to mind when thinking of flawless.
The reality that would be comparable to zero would be the source of all information, so ignorance would be impossible. This gets conflated into All-Knowing or Omniscient when personified. Such a reality would also define all the parameters of everything else, so IT could not be defied. Instead, we think of All-Powerful or Omnipotent as being able to do anything.
Why It Matters
It is easy to assume the lack of activity and attitude makes God irrelevant. Without a counterpart the Creator is also the Destroyer. That means the only way for us to cease to exist as individuals is to literally return to God.
Perspective allows us to see that as no positive, which would be the most negative. Or we could see the lack of negativity as the greatest positive. This is the reality behind Heaven and Hell.
Because we can ignore and dismiss emotional distress or distract ourselves instead of dealing with what bothers us, such a promise doesn’t seem so impactful. There is no body to distract or mind to confuse, so the bliss or torment of such an event would be unavoidable.
Heaven gets explained as an abundance of food and drink without getting overstuffed or over-intoxicated while having access to whatever sensual pleasures that would satisfy you in order to give you context. Hell is described as the most excruciating physical pain without the escape of death in order to instill dread.
The Power of Perspective
Most life philosophies seem to be an attempt to make the best of perspective and duality. This just seems like a cheat code that frees our minds instead of clouding it or making us happy with delusions.
Absolute value tells us positive and negative aren’t states of reality. They are opposing perspectives of the same absolute reality. Those who can see the Heaven within Hell can unlock a positive perspective in any situation.
Those who can’t or won’t even try will have their emotional state dictated by outside interactions. Even in good times, they may minimize the positive effect. They will usually amplify the negative impact during the bad times.
It is time to be honest with yourself. As long as your only options were faith, rejection, or indecision; you were free to lie to yourself and play whatever mind games helped to get through life. Whether you accepted or rejected it, the idea of God was a safe haven where you could be in control of what’s real.
Grow up. We’ve had the answers for centuries, but imagination and personification blinded and distracted us. Ignorance wasn’t going to save you, so me pointing out the truth doesn’t condemn you. It is impossible to be content in a reality you can’t even accept. I urge you to explore the unseen constant of existence. You will find God.
I call Intellectual Righteousness the thinking man’s religion. It is based on two facts and one opinion. Those two facts are: God is to reality what zero is to math and with God is Heaven or Hell. My one opinion is: You should remember those two facts.
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