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Apr. 25, 2005 Americans pride themselves on the notion that they constitute a pluralistic society, multifarious and diversified, amenable to all worthwhile ideas and causes. America is a place where there is a great concourse of ideas, a clearing house of opinion, a place where every conceivable school of thought has its day in court. Nevertheless, it just so happens that all Americans, those of all faiths and those of no faith, are absolutely required to agree on certain subjects, among which are the following. 1.) We all believe in freedom of religion. 2.) We all believe in freedom of the press. 3.) We all believe in freedom of speech. 4.) We all believe in the equality of the races. 5.) We all believe in the equality of the sexes. 6.) We all believe in the need for morality. I must be the lone maverick among all 295,000,000 Americans, but I don't believe in any of the six all-American tenets listed above. However, I never see anybody, whatever his or her political affiliation, religious persuasion or ethnic background, challenging these basic articles of the American creed. They are de riguer. They are sine qua non. They are incontrovertible, inexorable, ineluctable, even inalienable. I don't believe in freedom of religion. All religion is false and should be abolished. Religion is superstition, authoritarianism and obscurantism. Religion serves no good purpose. It is a bonanza for smooth-talking mountebanks. It is a battery of slogans for political charlatans. It is mere hocus-pocus, mumbo-jumbo, abracadabra. Americans say we should all respect each others' beliefs. Should I respect anyone who believes in the Flood or the Exodus? Should I hold the Gospels equal to the Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers? Should I prefer the Jewish Bible to McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology? Should I prefer the Qur'an to the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics? Should I consider the Rigveda or the Mahabharata just as useful as the Times Atlas of the World? I don't believe in freedom of the press or in freedom of speech. I believe in the reign of truth and the demise of falsity. I don't believe in the propagation of lies and nonsense. I don't believe in the mounting of false pretexts for war. I don't believe in the dissemination of religious fables. I don't believe in false or exaggerated advertising claims. I don't believe in the artificially stimulated adulation of actors, singers and athletes. I don't believe in the equality of the races and the sexes. I never signed any agreement not to notice racial, ethnic and sexual differences in intelligence, character, physical strength. If Jews are more intelligent than Gentiles, so what? If blacks are stronger than whites, so what? If men are more capable than women, so what? I can accept reality. If more Jews are manipulators and more blacks are criminals, it's merely something that has to be recognized, and accepted or dealt with. I do know for a certainty that women are more beautiful than men. Is there anything wrong with that? Why should I sign onto a doctrine that pretends not to notice differences? I don't believe in morality. There is no one in Heaven or on Earth who is in a position to lay down the law for all men at all times. There is no God and there is no one entitled to claim that he speaks for God. Murder is neither good nor bad. Theft is neither good nor bad. Adultery is neither good nor bad. Murdering your enemies is better than having them having them murder you. Stealing food is better than dying of hunger. It all depends on circumstances. No one, neither Jesus nor anyone else, is more qualified than I to decide what I should do in a given situation. No one else could possibly understand all the circumstances and background involved. That's what I'm here for--to decide what I should do. If what I do offends others, let them make laws, catch me, and imprison or execute me. That's what laws are all about. But appealing to some scripture certainly won't stop me, nor will it stop anyone, not even someone who claims to believe in the scripture. There are even mass- murderers and hired killers who believe they are good Christians, Jews or Muslims. Laws are like rules of the road. They're useful. They're important. Obedience of them must be enforced. But they are man-made. They don't come from God. ------------ About the author Thomas Keyes: I have written two books: A SOJOURN IN ASIA (non-fiction) and A TALE OF UNG (fiction), neither published so far. I have studied languages for years and traveled extensively on five continents. Email: udikeyes@yahoo.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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