Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Unchecked Fundamentalism

Fundamentalism is defined as an "unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs; characterized by a markedly strict literalism as applied to certain specific scriptures, dogmas, or ideologies, and a strong sense of the importance of maintaining ingroup and outgroup distinctions."

There is the possibility of a "divine presence that orchestrates the universe." 

Such an entity would not just govern this one miniscule planet called Earth, amongst sextillions of 'goldilocks' planets. Goldilocks planets are planets that are not too far away, not too close, but just far enough away from it's closest star to support and maintain intelligent life (the Sun is our closest star inside of our solar system; the solar system is only one planetary system of trillions that exist in the local group of galaxies - the 'local group' is about 30 galaxies that include the Milky Way and Andromeda).

The probability of an enlightened presence does exist, but it certainly would not be the Deity that is depicted in the various holy books; the one that plays favorites; the one that has a "chosen people." 

Asking any human being, from Albert Einstein to Billy Graham, to describe what could be a multidimensional, omnipotent, non-human presence, from a three-dimensional perspective is tantamount to asking a fish to describe water. It can't be done, regardless of what you may read in the archaic holy books that were written and collated by man (see the Council of Nicaea, 325 AD).

The late British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, social critic and political activist, Bertrand Russell stated:

"And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence."

People fail to do independent study where religion and spirituality are concerned and are afraid to think and study outside of the primitive religious box they were placed in at birth.

The author was raised in a Christian home, both mom and dad were devout Christians. However, even as a kid, none of the pious hyperbole made sense to me. What was proselytized was not in sync with the behavior of the people in church, including the pastor. So at 15 years of age, I began to study and research Christianity.

The more I read, the more I delved into the macabre, sordid, and tragic history of this belief system, I could no longer refer to myself as Christian; no way, no how!

Taskeinc is not an Atheist, he subscribes to no religion and no political party. As Jordan Maxwell stated, "the more you begin to investigate, what you think you know, what you've been told, the more you will see that you've been lied to, and religion is at the bottom of the dirt."

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