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Because our world is in a mess because of it. Not because people don't share the same beliefs, but because people are trying to make them do so. Religious leaders often discourage or ban education and new ideas. Why are ideas so scary?

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Illusionsaregrander 17 August 11:22PM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING 2 inspirations
Triara, I just so happened to read this passage from the Tao Te Ching last night, and it instantly came to mind when reading your question. 38. Ritual Well established hierarchies are not easily uprooted;Closely held beliefs are not easily released;So ritual e...

triara 19 August 03:48AM	REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING
Interesting. I shall have to think about this one. It has layers.

WaltS 17 August 06:29PM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING 2 inspirations
There is no stronger self-legitimization than the belief that a greater power has ordained ones behavior. There is no greater hubris than to think a greater power would ordain even one death.

Journeying 17 August 10:45AM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING 1 inspiration
I think it all comes of arrogance really. The desire to seek the divine, the need to search for meaning and purpose in our lives, the "problem of the morality of man" as the ancient Greek philosphers put it, these are all instinctual to the human race.&nbs...

triara 17 August 03:47PM	MORE \| REPLY \| REPORT \| MARK THIS INSPIRING
Interesting about your wondering what sort of God they have found. I see in every religion that there are warnings about wolves in sheeps clothing and false Gods. I suspect the danger lies in finding a God or philosophy that caters to the flaws in our own soul...

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