The Three Tenets of Existential Terrorism

Words are not things or actions. They are vibrations of the air molecules or squiggles on a page. Mistaking words for reality is the mistake that puts politicians in office and sells all of the products, religions, and systems of government on the planet. Saying "Tree" is no more a tree than saying "I love you" means that someone loves you. To perceive reality as it is, one must accept that words are a vehicle for the transference of our perception of reality, not reality itself.
God is dead. I killed him (it, them, her, et al) on November 5th, 1991. Justifiable Homicide. The idea that the universe is run by some cosmic supra-hero concept of ourselves is absurd and unproven. The idea that the creator of the universe put us here in these bodies to satisfy some moral experiment is offensive. The God question; "What are we doing here?", may or may not be valid. At this time, we are here because the physical laws of the universe are not completely against our existence. Our short time of consciousness would be far better served ensuring our survival rather than posturing before some misanthropic cosmic deity.
The only government, the only rule of law, is economics. However our societies are structured, whatever religion or ethnicity, we have all decided that those with relatively more assets have better lives than those with less relative wealth. All measured value is economic value in this system.

Friday, March 9, 2007

faith

Say what you will about the sweet miracle of unquestioning faith, I consider a capacity for it terrifying and absolutely vile!
Kurt Vonnegut (1922 - )
Belief systems are based on faith that is based on dogma that is usually derived from ancient writings based on an ancient belief system। Faith in god is a very nebulous term and an article of reverence such as the Bible is replete with opposing interpretations।Religious systems have dominated the collective thinking of nearly every known civilization of Human Beings. The acceptance of a concept or an entire set of rules based on faith has some justification in the way we have invented and implemented our societies. It has been the oligarchy of knowledge that has left the mass of Human Beings to accept dogma as truth. Without the physical or intellectual capabilities to challenge authority, it becomes prudent to accept and submit to that authority. Throughout nearly all of the history of Human civilization, religious precepts have dominated not only the Human view of the Universe but the laws governing behavior within a collective. The roots of all cultures are grounded in the religious belief systems that have proven the most successful at survival.
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