Calling Mr Veritas??

[Seadragon]

Still thinking and reflecting about yesterday.....And no you weren't being 'heavy'. What bothers me or I find difficult to grasp is that, in your experience with the concentration camp over 60 years ago, in that time since, has humanity not at any point convinced you of its overwhelming goodness - despite the news coverage of 'bad' events?

Secondly, you say no God was in the abyss. Did you find anything else there or just a nothingness? I'am wondering if this is reflective of an athesit thinking?

I shall get back to you though on my thoughts when I can find some clarification in them myself!

[Seadragon]

Thanks SEnews - I just don't like abbreviations apart from p.s, e.g and i.e.

He may not answer. See how it goes? Anyway, if you are still here, what does IMAO stand for?

[Mr Veritas]

I must apologise for not answering your question unitl now.
In fact I didn't see it (until now) as I was trawling through back posts!

I am sorry seadragon,but No I have not seen anything in the world since the Concentration Camps wich counteracts/blances out/ or convinces me of the worlds overwhelming badness.I sincerely believe that given the chance man will revert to his primitive instincts,which is to kill and conquer others.
I appreciate that there ARE small and brief incidents of overwhelming goodness,but as I say they cannot wipe out my opinion of mans inante inhumanity to his own species,and to others.

What was in the abyss I gazed on was the disgusting depravity that man can inflict on other humans.
What I saw in abyss was pure undiluted evil,not made by god,but made by man.

I firmly believe that that evil is always bubbling away under the surface,and is just waiting for an axcuse to errupt and take over mens minds.Of course in reality it's in mens minds already.

Don't get me wrong,I am not a depressed,unhappy person.I love humanity, the world and all that is in it.It's just that I have to illusions to just how cruel and degraded mankind can so easily become.

You see it's not all downhill with age,at 86 I am not over the hill, rather I am top of the hill and can see the grand design;and there is a big bit of it (mankind) that I don't really like or trust.

End of Sermon! LOL