When your dealing with life is
based on fantasy, exaggeration and omnipotence then it is going to be problematic
to deal with the emerging reality. The kind of nonsense the world is facing
from Asia to US to Brazil to Europe has undercurrent of religions that is
working to undermine the threat humanity faces. Christianity is working very
closely with capitalism to undermine humanity specifically in countries like US
and Brazil. Anti-vaccination campaign is part of this balderdash, that is also
making fighting with COVID difficult. Conspiracy theory easily find place in
such people’s mindset when they are overwhelmed with fantastical narration of religion.
Islam is working to help create and fuel narrations of conspiracy at the
expense of common people who are being manipulated. Previously polio medical volunteers were attacked in Afghanistan and Pakistan, now medical staffs are attacked in India. There is also overplay of 'religion
will protect us'. Hindus, quite used to ideas of social distancing (indeed the hindu
priests in Kerala holds PhD in social distancing), are using this opportunity to
showcase themselves as sane, and indeed scientifically minded (the irony of it). Meanwhile I am
told there are astrologers who are able to predict future of corona, and the religious
zombies lacking common sense and nurtured in nonsense eagerly await these. There are other religion too like Buddhism, Sikhism, Jews...i am not getting into these not because of any respect. Once it falls into framework of religion -that is working on specifically written knowledge and rituals/miracles of the past as guidance to create followers instead of possibilities of knowledge that is yet to be acquired, when it actively works against inquisitiveness, open minded pursuits, individual expressions of creations, then it is working against humanity, it is indeed working against life itself, therefore nothing much is expected. It's a dreary dangerous place that religions create.
Religious herds are fighting with
each other viciously in virtual world. The kind of views and counter views,
abuse so on based on prejudices, fancy notions is shocking (I too participate sometime
to provoke, and get into thought process. Making sure to target all religions and not
any particular religion). Most of these people are youngsters. It’s a failure of
education. It's outcome of primitive elders who haven’t been able to provide sane humanist
value system. Religions are itself problematic so the solution cannot be found
by placing oneself within it. Religions segregate and are based on fantasy hence finding egalitarian narrations from different religious contexts so as to connect with
humanity doesn’t really work. Some people valiantly try these but these are futile. Accommodating religions is pushing humanity to
lowest commonest denominator of dealing. It is so 20th century solution. It’s
foolhardy, and is wasting lots of precious time. All that is wrong with
humanity can be traced to religions. Fantasy is helping to create fake narration
and superficial humans who are reduced to herds that persistently works against individuality.
These herds are valued by politicians as voters, market as consumers, entertainers
as audience and fattened elitist savior fluffs as victims. These therefore will
constantly work against humanity and individuals as they will keep feeding religions as
special identity for nefarious reasons therefore undermining humans. The reason why religions are becoming
emboldened in their nuisance value in recent times as the world comes closer is a serious issue that has grievous ramifications. The challenge
of 21st century cannot be faced by tolerating religions. Tolerating religions
is tolerating nonsense. Religion has become an affront on humanity. It is a threat to all the things beautiful. It is a challenge
to sanity. It is undermining humanity, the knowledge and wisdom we have
acquired all these centuries.
