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Must be the planetary alignment. Too much going on all at once. Demanding my attention... I'll be back when the dust settles. Thanks for asking... Hope you are doing well. :>)
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It's the year of the snake, a good year to achieve goals with the hand of creativity. If ti comes to time...it's also what it ignored and wasted most of all.

I am taking a sort of break. It's still winter or better winter again. Cold, cold, cold, frozen food and icy nights.

It'll swing around again. It may be the $.17 for steem is a bit of a discouragement for many.

I am not sure if that's the reason and if that's the case it means they don't like to read (no surprise), they don't like to entertain themselves, they haven't met people to talk with (how come? Never left a comment behind?) but in short: I am happy to see you back and I hope this year will only get better.

A warm embrace to you!

Ah. The real purpose of "social media" Happy to know you are there. A bit of dark time here. But it's always darkest before the dawn...
"This morning serious questions arise (not for the faint of heart):
Where is there real happiness that never ends? They say in serving God. But where is the proof? Death, suffering and struggle for existence that ends in failure is everywhere. Is faith simply a kind of blissful ignorance? Religion the opiate of the masses?"
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Since you ask me.. Thebanswwr is YES. That's all there is friend. If bread & games don't work to keep the mind distracted and focused there's religion. The only bottle neck is you shouldn't use your brain, think, consider, question. If you can do that you can live on your pink cloud and have your happiness — which no one can take away from you.

All you need is truckloads of faith, tunnel vision, being deaf and dumb — blind would help as well.

Who are they?
Most lilely not those with the shiny faces, looking super healthy, enjoying l8fe 24/7.

Is faith simply a kind of blissful ignorance? Religion the opiate of the masses?

Yes and yes

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Thankyou for your response. I see it like this: Religion is a practical construct. The rules of most of the major religions are good. Keeps human society from sinking too far into animal life. (We're not too far from animal life at this time.) Faith allows people to follow the rules of religion. But spirit is something else. It is energy. consciousness. We all know there is something beyond our limited sense perception. (Except for the Buddhist, they say there is nothing.) Spiritual energy or consciousness is what allows us to tap into those mysteries. Yoga is what it is usually referred to. Yoga meaning ... to connect. Association with others who are eager to tap into the higher consciousness is helpful. Enlivening each other and sharing realizations and experiences. Take care my friend.
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Keeps human society from sinking too far into animal life.

There's nothing wrong with animal life. They are way more social and can communicate unlike most humans. Does religion make life/people better? No way. Independence is punished, so are skills and using your instinct and enjoying life. The result? Broken souls, people who never learned how to draw a line (say: NO), invest in themselves, learn how to love themselves. If it comes to connecting the first step is: connecting to yourself meaning accepting oneself. Only if able to do that to the fullest a person can be happy and is able to give and connect with others, nature included.
Animals and plants get literally sick from having sick people, sucking all energy out of them around.

A great, creative day filled with love.

P.s that socket is different from ours. Does that fit or it with force?