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Pastimes : Calling all SI Poets

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To: Ga Bard who wrote (1489)4/12/1998 3:55:00 PM
From: Graystone  Read Replies (2) of 2095
 
To the Bard
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On force.

Not being a man who will make a claim to godliness, I will nevertheless answer your questions Bard, your questions seem rational so I will stick to rational answers. I will use the word "force" only in it's temporal sense, usually perceived as war or violence, repression or expression.This is what I believe


The Bard said : Here are some questions:

What is the difference between a cult and a religion?
The amount of force each can bring to bear.

Why did Hitler kill so many Jews?
Demonstration of individual force and the force of repression.

Why are there so many different religions and or cults?
Forceful separation, usually caused by individual force

Does individualism create philosophy which creates religious beliefs?
Individual force is the basis of inspiring belief.

Do people of a certain religion consider another religion blasphemy?
If they have enough force, yes

If a difference thought, voice or view sacrilege?
If those who differ have enough force, yes

Does a blind faith sheep follower consider any thought outside there own religionism?
It is the oldest battle,force of expression vs force of repression.

Are some religious where others are righteous where even more are spiritual?
Force acts upon individuals, cults and religions equally.

Why are Jews so persecuted for believing in a deity that has no name but this same deity has a lot names in other religions??
Some make forceful claims, others forcefully oppose those claims.

Why does God have to have an image if so what color is that image which of the races on earth is his perfect image?
Individual force is the basis of inspiring belief, each cultural reality is shaped by temporal forces we have recorded throughout history.
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