Eternal Truth

RELIGIOUS FANATICISM, once again, as always, shows its ugliness. Idiot in the united states places unflattering anti islamic post on the internet, and three american diplomats are murdered in libya.

American bigot with too much free time posts anti islamic trash on the internet, halfway around the world angry mob attacks and kills diplomats who did nothing other than promote international communication and cooperation.

A movie is released in which the islamic faith is portrayed in a most unfavorable light.  
Angry mob murders people who have nothing to do with the film. 

What could be more typical of humanity? Has anyone on this planet ever been heard to say: "my religious views may in fact reflect not a trace of reality, but I cling to them, because they comfort me"

Don't hold your breath.  Truth seeking is not a primary human trait. To paraphrase Goethe: "we resist truth only because we would perish if we accepted it."

And the truth is, of course, that all human religion is based more on fear and superstition than any pursuit of universal truth. In eigthteenth century france, voltaire said of the catholic church "crush the infamous thing." He might have had a point. It might be best to wipe the slate clean, and begin anew, with new religiosity for us all.

After all, unless you're a mormon, your religion was probably evolved thousands of years ago, by people who were far less informed than you. The old testament tells us that under certain conditions we should kill our own children, or sell them as slaves. The Quran contains equally delightful admonitions. This is the word of God?

We're all guilty of it. We choose our religious beliefs, then convince ourselves that we have chosen the one pathway to truth. Again, Goethe: "when I realized that everyone invents his own religion, I decided to invent mine." You can see why goethe is considered by many to have been the most brilliant human ever.

Let us establish a library for all eleven thousand religions in the world, and treat is as a museum of curious artifacts from the remote past. Then, we might await the appearance of extraterrestrials, and when they arrive, seek their spiritual guidance. They might be able to teach us things we don't already know, and help us out of this mess.

Mayber their eternal verities will be a bit less barbaric than ours.

Bb

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