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Thoughts
I am an atheist. Not only do I not believe in a god or
other higher power or authority, I personally think
religion is debilitating to the general well being of
the human race. I have encountered very few people that do not use a religious stance to further their
own agenda, impose their wishes and beliefs on someone
else, or as a barrier against discovery of personal
faults and character flaws. A thorough tour of the
history of religion, and of subjects of nations in
general is very convincing.
In my opinion, censorship is big with religious
ideologies because a tour of history will reveal an
abundance of convincing evidence that displays
religion as doing us little good. So, that knowledge
is restricted. It is restricted because religion is in
fact debilitating, and 'discovery' is always a
possibility. If an ideology, any ideology, were
otherwise; meaning if the evidence made it clear we
were better off with religion, there would be no fear
of people doing any research that took them away from
the ideology, because any endeavor would lead back to
the 'truth'.
Any religion is, or should be, a search for meaning
and truth of existence as a whole. I'm not saying
there is one, any meaning, but I think it is a
worthwhile endeavor. The only way for the human race
as a whole to attain such a goal, such an
understanding, would be through discussion and
research. True discussion has to be honest, open,
questioning debate. Anything less and the human race
will continue to stagnate as we have for thousands of
years. Some would say we have improved, but any
perceived improvement is superficial at best. In this
very century we have witnessed the atrocities of
Hitler. This very day there are leaders in this world
that value human life no more than he did. There are
still those today that believe race is akin to
superiority, and ACT on this belief, live their lives
by it!
So, some would say we have come a long way. In fact,
we have come only a short distance. Only when the
majority of the human race values the human spirit as
a whole, and the knowledge we can gain, will we be
closer to defining a real, tangible purpose, and
closer to achieving true civilization.
Revised 1/29/2008
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