Re: Religion and Politics

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>> "rteee" <ff...@hittrhtr.com> 撰寫於郵件新聞:...
>>> Religion and Politics
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>>> Religion was/is an invention of human kind. It was brought to existence
>>> partly for the purpose of overcoming its fear which stem from
>>> uncertainty it has to face. Some people created God and made/advocate it
>>> as an invisible policeman monitoring the act and behavior of one
>>> another, as they realised that it is extremely hard to monitor one
>>> another on their own. They tried to make people believe that they are
>>> being monitored by god and, if they did something which the god think
>>> should not be done and which, in fact, is what the people, who create
>>> such a god, think should not be done, would be punished somehow.
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>>> Politicians long ago realised that they may use religion as a glue for
>>> forming a relatively stable society. They created sets of rules which
>>> they claimed to be the words of god and advocate that the public should
>>> follows them. The rules was based on two principles : repression and
>>> tolerance. As our natural environment could only provide limited
>>> resources which we all human beings need, conflicts and wars could
>>> readily occurred if we do not properly repress our desire for such
>>> resources. I think the importance of tolerance among us need no further
>>> elaboration.
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>>> However, religion can also be a means to suppress the public. "Love your
>>> enemies just as you love your neigbours." in fact means "Forgive the
>>> politicians who oppress you."
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