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Date Posted: 09:16:45 02/05/03 Wed
Author: Kurt Kawohl
Subject: Demystifying God

Demystifying God - please see http://transcendentalism.us

In this 21st Century, the Age of Technology, we are still plagued by religious beliefs that may be a contributing cause of terrorism, killings and wars between nations. Belief in a God who causes catastrophes, punishes people and who created the universe out of nothing as if by magic, was brought about by hysteria and superstition. This thought process needs to be reassessed and brought up to date. Open-minded people must use common sense to determine whether this God was incorrectly perceived, misinterpreted and misunderstood by the masses of a bygone era.


GOD, Pure Intelligence, Pure Logic is not encumbered by human attributes and has no needs or desires, or to be: worshiped, prayed to, exalted, venerated, deified, or anything else that we have to offer. HUMAN characteristics are to exercise upon others: power, control, dominance, destruction, punishment, revenge, judgment. Everyone is individually and personally totally responsible for his own soul's destiny. The destruction of civilizations, most sufferings and premature deaths are due to our frailties, our stupidity or human imperfections, not God's or the Devil's doings. The greatest fallacy is beliefs that split people, religions and countries. Too many lives have been lost in an illogical attempt to force our beliefs on others.

When people first acquired reasoning abilities, the first fear of an unseen deity came about when lightning and thunder caused them to cringe and seek shelter. Lightning and thunder were thought to be punishment from God for evil deeds. Worshiping God through prayers and asking for forgiveness eventually, as the storm passed, was believed to appease the wrath of God or the Gods.

Religion is a set of beliefs involving symbols regarded as sacred, together with ritual practices in which members of the community engage. Religious practices originated from a fear of God. Judaism and Islam are more closely tied to these ancient practices than Christianity which is a more modernized belief that combines a love and a fear of God which came into existence two millenniums ago.We have made great advances since then in technology and our standard of living, but our religious practices have not advanced.

Atheists have fed off and ridiculed the outdated practices of believers who worship a God who supposedly created the entire universe in six days by commanding it to exist, magically performed miracles, and has spoken to and given commandments to his chosen few.

Prophets of past who claimed to have a personal contact with God, had been inspired by God, thereby interpreting this ecstasy to the best of their ability; and applying this wisdom to a time when it was believed that a holy man had to have direct contact with God; today we know that interactions between dimensions is not a reality. This God will not strike you dead with a lightning bolt or condemn you to eternal hell fire and damnation if you do not follow the teachings of your fathers or spiritual leaders, or pray to him constantly. This was a war-like god. He was as necessary at that time as every king, dictator, war lord, and tribal leader who fought and died by the sword. The God of Abraham, Moses, Noah, Jesus and other Prophets, is the same as the God of today. God will not interfere with anything that is done on earth.


ALL religious writings are by fallible men. God has not talked to them, if they heard voices they were schizophrenic. They may have been inspired by the Spirit of God or they just claimed to have spoken with God in order to elevate their standing amongst their peers or in the community.

The reason that most clerics continue to perplex the members of their congregation by preaching about a vengeful God is to continue to instill a fear of God. If people had nothing to fear they would gradually cease attending the House of Worship. This would be similar to the cleric cutting off his own bread line. Donations would diminish and the clerics would have to seek other employment and do their preaching on a part time basis.

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