I don’t care where you are from; what continent or country. I don’t care what color you are; from the blackest black to the palest white and all the rainbow of hues in between. I don’t care if you love everyone or don’t like anyone; worship fervently, daily or barely think to pray to anyone or anything at any time. Please ask yourself, regardless whether you really believe what you believe about your god or have no belief in any god; should it be so: you are supposed to have a feeling of incessant hate or blatant disregard for someone whose belief is different than yours as a prerequisite for good living now and entry into and existence in a better afterlife, later? That is, sadly, what is preached, practiced or perpetrated against any and all fellow man if his faith or thinking is different. And that is at a minimum! Let us not ignore what some are physically willing and able to say or do in the name of what is believed to be that which a practiced faith commands one to say and do. Then, “We hold these truths to be self-evident…that all men are created equal.” Those words and these; …”conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”…what do they really mean? Given that, through science, we have found that we have almost interchangeable parts, how can anyone really believe that we aren’t all created by the same Supreme power? And if you don’t believe that we are all created by the same Supremacy, then how many gods must there be out there with the power to create a world? How many are there with the power to create, not just a race of people, but a multi-racial, multi-cultural, multi-lingual humanity; all with SOME belief system that commands that they answer to a higher power? What doctrine has such power enough to seduce the believer into discounting blood relatives, former friends or neighbors, such that they are deemed no longer worthy of acquaintance because of a learned doctrine of faith? It is magical to have that kind of power. So, should one believe that various magical gods created us all and are now, what…vying for our souls? Does that mean that renouncing one god and singing praises to another will save our world? Please, help me understand!
M.a.T.H. is interested to know how you feel about all of those usually simple, but often, complex issues that govern our lives. I've seen and done some things and I think that I possess thoughtful insight and a varied skill-set that allows me to present an informed opinion about what there is to know when about town and at home! In other words, I've got credibility based on vast and varied experience and I'll comment on just about everything; I want your feedback! So then, let the people say!
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