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Leave it to the good natured non religious to govern themselves
Let the rest be told what to do by Sky Dad.
Good and bad natured religious and non-religious zealots do not govern themselves; they are governed by the leaders of nations and ideologies.
Named deity or otherwise, “religion” is nothing more than a "way of life" or a life stance. Shared perceptions and behaviors of atheism or materialism appear simply religious dogma derived and propagated from religious people who call god nothing and ignorance. The term refers to both the personal practices related to communal beliefs, as well as group behaviors and communication stemming from shared convictions.
They are often found focused on specific natural or metaphysical properties, as well as various claims attempting to describe reality (i.e. morality, the cosmos, human nature, etc.). Such focus typically yields a set of laws and ethics, which, in turn, promote a particular “lifestyle”. That “religion” may encompass experiences with collective theories (and faith) and personal faith (and theories), ancestral and cultural history (or mythology), traditions, and writings, etc. is a given as well.
“Religious” moral codes, practices, values, institutions (i.e. universities, churches, etc.), and traditions are often closely associated with their respective core beliefs and fundamental principles (dogma). “Religion” can be described as little more than a communal system for the coherence of belief focusing on a system of thought considered to be outside of unobservable natural environments and phenomena; the pursuit of “knowledge & wisdom” and ascension towards the highest truths of the “universe”, etc..
Most “religion” considers psychological and social roots, along with origins and historical development, and often entails fairly specific, highly predictable behaviors, likely evidenced by an observance of the practitioner's. The development of “religion” has taken many forms in various cultures; Greco-Roman heterodox Christianity and Darwin’s ToE are only two common practiced religions in modern times.
So, within “religion”, one can find a set of symbols (i.e. numbers, letters, etc.), theories, and practices that give meaning to a practitioner's experiences in and of life through reference to perceptual reality. Among other things, it is often expressed through music, literature, and art, as well as, culturally and habitually shared practices and forms of knowledge.
It is synonymous with "faith" and "belief system”, and usually defines collective social convictions more specifically than it can be said to define individual personal convictions.
One Love
I'm not here to mock or condemn what you believe, I'm just a fool playing with ideas.
My only intention is to tickle your thinker. Trust nothing I say. Learn for yourself.
Think for yourself.
Mercy Trumps Judgement,
Love Weary
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