thread: 2007-01-10 : Some questions about worship
On 2007-01-17, GB Steve wrote:
Well, I'm an atheist so I'm not really an authority on blasphemy but I am interested to know what you mean by "bless".
I've also got some other questions which, whilst they may appear rather direct, are not a criticism of what you do.
Are you asking someone/thing for some kind of favour or just a non-committal nod in your direction?
Perhaps you want acknowledgement from these sustainers that you are using whatever bounty you have in the way they intended?
It seems to me that you are asking someone or thing to do something for you. Do you actually expect them to deliver on this entreaty, and it what way? Or is silence taken as accord? Is it just to make you feel better about the whole thing?
And what is this soul and how is it sustained by the stuff that you want blessed? Does the blessing help with the sustenance or would it work even if it weren't blessed?
It could be that you just want to acknowledge your support network, in which case, I'm not sure why you have to ask them for something else, surely thanks itself would be enough or perhaps some service rendered in kind to those who can appreciate it and understand its provenance.
Personally, I don't give thanks for my food but I do try to eat food that has been created with the least waste, the least cruelty and the least global impact. I see that more as not being selfish rather than any particular religious statement although the same ideal can certainly be arrived at through religion.
