Heaven Help Us

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(10 May 2014, 21:11)MaryN Wrote: Well, I am surprised by some of the replies. I expected a majority vote of "no religion" in a rebuild of society. I didn't realise what a patriarchially-inclined lot you are. I was expecting a clean sweep and a totally new start. So much of the trouble in the world is religion-based, I thought you might view a rebuild of society as a perfect chance to ditch the old and try something new. Guess I was wrong.

The troubles of the world are not religion based, they are people based.

Some of those people latch onto a religion to manipulate other people to suit their personal needs for power and control.

They will even reengineer a religion to meet those personal needs.

Same for governments, education systems, military establishments, and social networking systems.

All of the evils one finds in most of those establishments run straight back to a personal power and control issue, and not to an inherent evil in the system.