June 25, 2007

• Follow up interview questions:

  Re #1 Do you see a difference between God and Religion?

  Yes, yes I do. And I suppose I should have specified on my answer that I was refering to god as defined by and believed in by religion. I have much more of a problem with religion than I do with god or the lack thereof. Religion has so much wrong with it and so much harm that it does that I find it difficult to ascribe any good to it. As for the existence or non-existence of god as a non-religious but not describable by science figure - a sort of supernatural creature if you will - I don't really have an opinion. If there is one or several or none, it really doesn't change how I live my life. I live my life according to ethics that I have chosen - not ethics dictated from a book.

  Re #3 What about dreams as in "hope and dreams?" Not really. I mean, to an extent they matter and I do have some. But mostly, I try to live my life via goals and possibilities. I view myself as terribly pragmatic about most things.

  Re #5 Just a nosey question and you don't have to answer if you prefer not: Why no children? That, like the god question, has many answers - I fear the genetic potential of my husband's family and my own, I'm terrified at the idea of being pregnant and grossed out at the idea of wiping behinds for years - but the number one reason? I don't want one. I don't have the dedication or the urge or the drive to have them. And I firmly believe that you shouldn't have children unless you are 100% or at least 99% certain you want them and are capable of supporting them monetarily, mentally and emotionally.

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