Beliefs

This is one of my favorite times of the year. Winter is almost over, days are getting longer, the beauty of Spring is arriving, and summer is almost here. What could be better? 

Ok, winter is still here for a little bit longer but it is getting closer every day. 

Ship life is still treating me good, even though there are many days I want to be back in land. I know there are lessons for me to learn here on board that have not be learned yet. 

Today I want to specifically talk about how some people discredit stories of religion based on science. 

Science has been a great tool for a lot of things in this world. We have found out information regarding the natural laws or the mandatory laws. Science has done incredible work in many fields that deal with our very own lives. I don't want to discredit any of that. 

However, people do seem to forget that science is only accepted as truth until proven false, meaning it is only a hypothesis and can not and should not be taken as a life or death truth. 

Now, when it come to religion and their stories about how things are or came it be, I get annoyed. Just because something sounds extremely impossible, or improbable because we have no evidence of it every happening that way, does not mean it did not happen that way to those people that are recalling the past. 

No one of this earth right now was physically alive when a majority of these stories where seen or first told. Thus nothing can ever be proven that what has been stated is not truth. 

Ironically, if we look at religion as a science, then we should accept all information as truth, until proven false. However, to repeat myself, since majority of all religious stoires happened many years ago (before our current lives), it is impossible to fully place forth evidence that what has been stated is 100% false.  

I feel the most interesting point regarding these stories is the fact we don't know why these stories are told the way they are told. It could be as simple as trying to get their people to understand the story/lesson better. This helping all ages become stronger in the faith. 

For me, this is the best part of religion: having faith. Most cases you are never able to "see it to believe it" and thus you have to have this strong desire to believe it with your heart, mind, and soul to have faith. 

I do want to again clarify that I no manner am I an "anti-science" person. Science has given us an incredible amount of information regarding so many topics in our human life that I don't discredit science as a whole. 

I will leave with this quote:

"One day you'll discover that death is not what you might imagine it to be; but then, neither is life. Either might be wounderous, filled with change, or if you don't awaken, both may turn out to be a considerable disappointment." -Dan Millman 

Thank you,

Daniel 

 

Key West

One of my favorite ports! Not because it is in Americs (ok a little), but it is extremely unique from the art scene, to the hole in the wall resturants and bars, to even the natural views. 

This city has so much to offer the average joe all the way to the adventurous soul. 

One of the coolest spots to the "Southern-Most Point of America"! At this point you are only 90 miles from Cuba, the furthest south one can be in America! The monument does get crowed but it is well worth the experience to say you went there!!

Another cool spot to go is Mile Marker 0! The only one in the USA!! Nothing extremely special about this mile marker, they are all like the others in the country, but there is something about a giant 0!!

Key West is also home to the "furthest south" National Park (I self claimed it as that, they don't advertise it)! For only $2.50, you are allowed to in to this park and it is so beautiful! If you want to escape all of the tourist then head here for an afternoon of relaxation!! Plus to top it off there is a very small beach where very few people go to!!

The resturants and bars are nothing you have seen or been to before. If you are will to have an experience then Key West will not disappoint. Bars with every type of theme imaginable, food creations that will simply fill your soul, and drinks like no other. There is also much more "normal" stuff as well if this does not interest you. 

One of my favorites to go to for a drink is the Porch. This place has incredible selection of beers that will blow your mind. There is also a really good chocolate place near by to feed your sweet tooth. 

This about does it for Key West! I am slowly running of topics to write about, however I hope to have some amazing news soon!:) 

Till next time,

Daniel