Bird of Paradise
Mind Slaves of Our Time
by fish Saturday, Jun 23 2007, 1:08pm
international /
social equality/unity /
article
The title suggests the sci-fi genre or the paranoid delusions of conspiracy theorists; surely it couldn’t be possible that millions of people today are slaves to particular worldviews formulated by men in the distant past. Views that enslave, terrorise and create a subservient population. Intolerant views that challenge refutation with physical and psychological violence. Preposterous views that cripple the reasoning faculties and the intellect -- men flying and living inside whales, materialisations, stories relating to sociopathic, blood lusting, faecal-eating Gods.
Prior to the last reference most would have already guessed religion as the most likely pathogen responsible for most of today’s social ills.
It is simply impossible that every individual would arrive at similar views regarding being or existence. If there is one constant on this planet it is diversity and peculiarity; not a single leaf or grain of sand is exactly the same as another! If a ‘divine’ law/rule existed it would be distinction and uniqueness; the antithesis would be uniformity!
It follows that if a divine being created the earth/universe and set it in motion with enduring ‘laws,’ forces of opposition to those laws would be contrary, ‘evil’ and destructive.
Religion seeks to stamp a uniform set of beliefs and behaviours on every unique human being; religion therefore equates with the unnatural. Furthermore, if creation is Life then forces that oppose it are clearly forces of death and destruction -- as history clearly confirms in the case of religion!
It becomes clear that today’s religionists are in need of treatment; their sovereign freedom has been hijacked by liars and terrorists. The first step to personal freedom is identifying that which enslaves.
Religion is a social disease, pure and simple. If society is to survive in any tenable sense then it must address its ills and apply remedies. If no other options are available then it must surgically remove the cancer lest the whole body is lost! Either the human race matures and emerges from its infantilism or continues on its nihilistic course to certain destruction.
There is nothing conservative in the natural world – radical is beautiful!
