Life is a metaphor and living it tells us what the cosmos is all about. The problem is,\u00a0 we don\u2019t really know what is going on, but are forced to act out what is at stake here by our very presence in it.\u00a0 Look around you: are we bewildered, or what?<\/p>\n
But make no mistake about this: we\u00a0are\u00a0the cosmos \u2013 every single atom in it is represented in our being and embody its greatest accomplishment, the capacity for reflection and rational thought. Unfortunately \u2013 in the case of the latter \u2013 we still have a lot to overcome, such as religion by any other name.<\/p>\n
And make no mistake about this either: Religion\u00a0will\u00a0destroy us if we don\u2019t keep it in check, and to allow itself to burn out due to the lack of substance at its core, e.g., what is happening to Christianity today. There, for all intents and purposes, God is dead, although many \u00a0still cower in his fading shadow as they continue to partake in its empty rituals. But for the other religions \u2013 such as manifested by the primitive, tribal and sometimes deadly Muslim hordes \u2013 they must be kept at bay by all means possible.<\/p>\n
Clearly, \u00a0the weapon of choice must be education, to allow for the development of critical thought by the individual. Only then can we all take part in the debate about what this cosmic metaphor is all about, and begin to live life to its full potential, free from suffocating self-denying religious\u00a0dogma\u00a0and the vestiges of a superstitious past that has held us back way to\u00a0long.<\/p>\n
Eventually, I believe, we will figure it all out.<\/p>\n
I can\u2019t wait \u2026 Can you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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