Peer meeting

On thurs. night, Elise, Kris and I met again at the Cross of Light and they actually were just finishing up a Bible study, which Kris had participated in. I did not know about it or I would have loved to join in. But other avatars were there and were talking to us about the church and that it was non-denominatinal and just wanted to show show people the love of God, that was pretty neat.

Peer meeting

On the thurs. the 12th Elise and I met at the Buddist temple and walked around a bit. It was hard to find notecards, but it was a very interesting place. The scenery was very pretty as there were many flowers and trees. There were many little statues around, especially of Budda.

Peer meeting

On tues. morning Elise, Kris, and I met at the Cross of Light Church and land and discussed some possible places that we could explore in the future. We also walked around the area. The Cross of Light church is very pretty and has beautiful stained glass. The surrounding area also has a pretty scenery, and actually has a stable nearby, and a ship by a surrounding water.

Intro to essay # 2 - Religion and Spirituality in Second Life

You say you are looking for comfort, a place of refuge, or maybe a sincere search for truth? While some individuals may try to satisfy emotions through money, work, relationships, or other aspects of life, others believe that we were meant to live for so much more. Many individuals are searching, and some of those searches are being explored on the grounds of the virtual environment of Second Life. I believe, however, this resource may not provide the best results for this soul quenching quest. For example, the reality of the religious regulations and rules associated with Hinduism may not be fully seen or displayed through a virtual environment. The true punishment system practiced by some religions may be hidden or not seen through a non-physical and non-threatening environment. Another concern is that the word “Christian” is used so often, that it may be hard for an individual to find the right virtual church without physically sitting down with the pastor and looking beyond the eyes and words of an avatar. In the virutal world of Second Life, an individual can be exposed to a variety of religions, such as Hinduism, Islam, or Christianity--however, being only exposed to this virutal environment may also coud the indvidual's perspective of the religion's true morals and authenticy.

Thesis Statement and topic for essay # 2

Topic: Religion and Spirituality

Thesis Statement: In the virual world of Second Life an individual can be exposed to a variety of religions, such as Buddism, Islam, or Chritianity--however, being soley exposed to this virutal exposure may also cloud the individual's perspective of the religion's true morals and authencity.