"Our ignorance of the cosmos is too vast to commit to atheism, and yet
we know too much to commit to a particular religion. A third position,
agnosticism, is often an uninteresting stance in which a person simply
questions whether his traditional religious story (say, a man with a
beard on a cloud) is true or not true. But with Possibilianism I'm
hoping to define a new position -- one that emphasizes the exploration
of new, unconsidered possibilities. Possibilianism is comfortable
holding multiple ideas in mind; it is not interested in committing to
any particular story."-David Eagleman
My niece asked her mom–my sister–not too long ago, "Mom, what is the right [correct] religion?" My sister, a little shocked at her daughters open observation said, "No one really knows...there is not one correct religion...". What a smart girl my niece is. How can one say this religion or that religion/belief is correct, when there are thousands of others. And are those whom believe in opposing religions [from yours] sentenced/blasphemed from your eternal afterlife?–Christianity. I would hope not.
The video above is what I believe in, for it does not single out one society, belief, religion or theory, but entwines them together. And my sisters final thought to her daughter, "...there are too many possibilities out there [world, universe], so no one should commit to one idea." Yes, she too is a Possibilianist.
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