sourcetruthmol
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The truly fundamental basis of all religion, is what we all know to be true; that humans have great capacity for evil, but an even greater capacity for love and understanding. Religions teach us that we should strive to nurture our good side and work to suppress our evil side.
It is the human religious hierarchies, however, created to perpetuate control of the masses, that have conflicting rules and traditions. They result in good people being bogged down by guilt and shame, and too many people focusing on human differences, rather than similarities.
World religions are all generally on the right track, but their belief systems are heavily colored by human experience. First, the person or people who originally articulated the opinions the ensuing religion is based on, could only describe their beliefs in terms of the culture of the time. A neurologist could better explain how the human brain can only accept new information within the framework of reality, as the brain understands it. No matter how close to the Source, or how Gifted, any human must still interpret guidance from the Source within their brain, and attempt to explain it to others using human language available to them. Second, the origins of most religions predate the printing press by hundreds, even thousands of years. The original messages of ancient prophets were passed down orally, mainly, and were constantly adapted and reinterpreted to better suit the needs of the leaders of the time. Such revisions continue today in order for religions to maintain their relevance and power.
In today’s industrialized world, a majority of educated people question all or part of their religion’s teachings. They know of many other religions. They know that fellow believers in their religion make up only a minority opinion among all people on Earth. They wonder why females are relegated to “second-class” status in most places of worship and in most religious hierarchies. Rational people question why the miraculous events recorded in books written thousands of years ago don’t happen anymore. They wonder why religious conflicts have been the cause of the bloodiest periods of modern human history. They wonder if religious leaders are really “holier” or “more blessed” than others. Educated people are becoming less willing to accept “You must have faith” as an answer to questions that religious texts or religious leaders cannot answer to their satisfaction otherwise.
Technology and the information explosion of the last fifty years have made it plainly clear to many that organized religion itself is outdated and no longer relevant to our goals as a human race. While religion was once useful in our development as a race (human), and while each religion has valid, important lessons for us all, today’s organized religions are contradictory and discriminatory in nature, and therefore counterproductive. Today, it is more important to spread information about contraception, economic self-sufficiency, illness prevention and treatment, human rights, etc. around the world, than it is to spread antiquated and often misguided customs, traditions and superstitions.
Many religion “members” have already created their own belief system, in their own mind, different from that embraced by their religion. Their personal belief system may contain parts of their religion, but they have synthesized instinct, logic, Science, personal experience, and what other religions have to offer, to create their own view of life. You may already be doing this too, without realizing it. You are the Source. You are perfectly capable of deciding what is real and what is important in life, and how to make the most of it.
Thank you for considering my conclusions.
Dennis
www.sourcetruthmol.netfirms.com
It is the human religious hierarchies, however, created to perpetuate control of the masses, that have conflicting rules and traditions. They result in good people being bogged down by guilt and shame, and too many people focusing on human differences, rather than similarities.
World religions are all generally on the right track, but their belief systems are heavily colored by human experience. First, the person or people who originally articulated the opinions the ensuing religion is based on, could only describe their beliefs in terms of the culture of the time. A neurologist could better explain how the human brain can only accept new information within the framework of reality, as the brain understands it. No matter how close to the Source, or how Gifted, any human must still interpret guidance from the Source within their brain, and attempt to explain it to others using human language available to them. Second, the origins of most religions predate the printing press by hundreds, even thousands of years. The original messages of ancient prophets were passed down orally, mainly, and were constantly adapted and reinterpreted to better suit the needs of the leaders of the time. Such revisions continue today in order for religions to maintain their relevance and power.
In today’s industrialized world, a majority of educated people question all or part of their religion’s teachings. They know of many other religions. They know that fellow believers in their religion make up only a minority opinion among all people on Earth. They wonder why females are relegated to “second-class” status in most places of worship and in most religious hierarchies. Rational people question why the miraculous events recorded in books written thousands of years ago don’t happen anymore. They wonder why religious conflicts have been the cause of the bloodiest periods of modern human history. They wonder if religious leaders are really “holier” or “more blessed” than others. Educated people are becoming less willing to accept “You must have faith” as an answer to questions that religious texts or religious leaders cannot answer to their satisfaction otherwise.
Technology and the information explosion of the last fifty years have made it plainly clear to many that organized religion itself is outdated and no longer relevant to our goals as a human race. While religion was once useful in our development as a race (human), and while each religion has valid, important lessons for us all, today’s organized religions are contradictory and discriminatory in nature, and therefore counterproductive. Today, it is more important to spread information about contraception, economic self-sufficiency, illness prevention and treatment, human rights, etc. around the world, than it is to spread antiquated and often misguided customs, traditions and superstitions.
Many religion “members” have already created their own belief system, in their own mind, different from that embraced by their religion. Their personal belief system may contain parts of their religion, but they have synthesized instinct, logic, Science, personal experience, and what other religions have to offer, to create their own view of life. You may already be doing this too, without realizing it. You are the Source. You are perfectly capable of deciding what is real and what is important in life, and how to make the most of it.
Thank you for considering my conclusions.
Dennis
www.sourcetruthmol.netfirms.com
