Mindless Mincemeat
It is all a question of belief.
You believe in God or you don’t.
You believe there is an afterlife with Hell or Heaven or you don’t.
You believe that the Holy Books are written by God through a human mediator or you don’t.
I don’t believe any of that.
I do not believe in any God.
I do not believe there is anything after death.
I believe that all the religious books were written by men.
I believe religious belief is hard-wired into the human psyche.
I believe that humans are desperate to believe.
I believe that human’s belief is the result of upbringing, indoctrination and desperation to find answers.
I believe that converts are generally more convinced and zealous than those born into the belief.
For most religious people this is of no particular consequence. They might argue with me, feel sorry for me or try to persuade me to believe, but most do not see it as a problem.
For a religious fundamentalist my stance is blasphemy. I should be killed for my views.
In medieval Britain people who doubted Christianity would be tortured to force them to confess and reaffirm their belief in order to save their souls.
I don’t need my soul saving. I don’t have one.
The zealots of ISIS believe.
They believe all who do not share their beliefs should be converted or killed. They themselves are eager to get out of this world. I love this world.
This is why I think religion has a potential to be evil.
Mindless Mincemeat
Mincemeat in the wind
With imaginary virgins on the horizon.
The rise of indoctrination –
Something to keep your eyes on.
Islam – the darkest cloud
From today’s disease is spread.
Intolerance and stupidity
Paradise fills gullible heads.
Murderous intentions
To all who do not agree.
Beheadings, crucifixions
Delivered by decree.
Fostering hatred to harvest death,
Martyrs with no doubt,
Callous killers with no remorse
Or mercy, looking for an out.
15.11.2015
m.m.
splendidly insulting alliteration !
Speak out against the madness!
I totally agree about the converts, I have yet to see one who is not worse than the over the top believers. You know I am lapse Catholic and why but I hope we can still be friends as you know I do believe there is something better than all this, I just want to be with those very few I love and all my dogs. I have had the hatred, the beatings, the sexual assault all from devout Catholics. My heaven is green pastures where finally I am at peace.
I really hope you find it!
I too have found that a lot of those devoutly religious people are hypocrites. If those priests who abused all those children really believed their doctrine they would never have done it!
Totally agree and if Mother’s listened to their children some of us who not have ended up screwed up in our minds on certain things. I hope I find my Pastures too and have all my dogs there for me.
I think it’s getting better. The Church is finally waking up to the abuse that has been swept under the carpet.
How long will it be before Pope Francis has an accident, “the power that be in the Vatican” do not like what he is doing, the Pope is trying to move forward, they hate that.
They have their devious ways. I just watched A very British Coup. It was frightening. They’re doing a job on Jeremy Corbyn. We’ll see. I don’t think they would stop at anything.
“A very British Coup” excellent. There are those in the Vatican that DO NOT want change, they murdered Pope John Paul First
It’s possible.
Nice one. Although I believe in the existence of soul, for the rest of it you have, imo, nailed it.
Thank you!