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,:AT'S ,WRONG ) ,RELIGION8 

,NOT EV]Y BELIEV] IS A SOCIAL CON=MI/4 ,HIS 9DEP5D5CE ( M9D1 HIS RESI/ANCE 7TO W>1 = EXAMPLE7 OR REBELLION CAN \TDO ?OSE ( MANY A!I/S4 ,YET RELIGION IS TANTAM\NT TO SOCIAL ACCEPTATION1 BECAUSE ITS V]Y PR9CIPLE SEP>ATES A H]E BEL[ FROM A H]EAFT] :I* CREAT$ ! H]E BEL[ & IS NECESS>ILY SUP]IOR TO IT4 ,RELIGI\S ?\<T 7& !RE=E BEHAVIOR7 IS DUALI/3 IT IS BAS$ ON ! DIVISION BETWE5 BODY & S\L1 MATT] & SPIRIT1 & ?IS DIVIDE CAN ONLY FAVOR ! LATT] OV] ! =M]4 ,:ATEV] ! BELIEV] DOES TO *ANGE ?IS WORLD1 = HIM !RE WILL ALWAYS BE ANO!R WORLD ( A HI<] ORD]4 ,HI/ORY1 LIFE AS WE DAILY EXP]I5CE IT H]E & N[ MATT] LESS ?AT :AT IS BEYOND1 \TSIDE ! EV]YDAY WORLD4 ,!RE=E1 :5 HE FI<TS 9EQUALITY1 EXPLOITATION & OPPRESSION1 ! RELIGI\S P]SON DEALS ) REALITIES ?AT BELONG TO A M9OR LEVEL ( REALITY4 ,HE CAN ONLY 7& 9DE$ HE MU/7 TREAT ! HI/ORY ( MANK9D AS A SUBPLOT )9 A MU* L>G] /ORY ?AT EXCE$S M5 & WOM51 BECAUSE ?AT /ORY RELATES TO & DEP5DS UPON SOME?+ \TSIDE ALL M5 & WOM5 ( ALL TIMES4 ,A ,*RI/IAN CANNOT GIVE ! SAME IMPORTANCE TO ! HI/ORY (1 SAY1 ! ,SPANI% CIVIL W> & TO ! ,GOSPEL4 ,HE WILL SAY ! TWO >E 0DIFF]5T01 BUT :AT ULTIMATELY MATT]S TO HIM IS ! ,GOSPEL4 ,! ABSOLUTE RELATIVIZES EV]Y?+ ELSE1 OR IT W\LD /OP BE+ ABSOLUTE4 

,?US1 9EQUALITY1 EXPLOITATION & OPPRESSION >E ATTRIBUT$ TO 9DIVIDUAL1 MORAL1 NATURAL DEEP-ROOT$ CAUSES3 :ATEV] *ANGE WE CAN A*IEVE HAS TO />T )9 EV]Y HUMAN HE>T4 ,V]Y FEW ,JEWS1 ,*RI/IANS OR ,MUSLIMS TAKE ,ADAM & ,EVE'S ,FALL AT FACE VALUE1 BUT SU* A TALE RE9=CES ! BELIEF ?AT 0SOME?+0 DRAWS EA* ( US TO EVIL-DO+1 DOM9AT+ & EXPLOIT+ \R FELL[ CREATURES1 & ?AT MANK9D'S ME&]+ C\RSE IS BAS$ ON A FUNDAM5TAL FLAW1 :I* NO EVOLUTION NOR REVOLUTION C\LD R$RESS4 ,HI/ORICAL EXAMPLES ( MASSACRES & HORRORS ONLY CONFIRM :AT ! ORIG9AL MY? SYMBOLIZES4 

,LOTS ( CIVILIZATIONS HAVE IMAG9$ A PRIMEVAL H>MONY ?AT WAS LO/ BECAUSE ( SOME ILL-FAT$ DESIRE OR DE$1 BUT FEW W5T AS F> AS ! ,BIBLE 9 PUTT+ ! BLAME ON ! TREE ( KN[L$GE4 ,IT'S BECAUSE !Y TRI$ TO SORT \T GOOD FROM EVIL ?AT ! FIR/ C\PLE UNLEA%$ ! DOOM ?AT IS B\ND TO REPEAT ITSELF UNTIL ! 5D ( TIME4 ,! MESSAGE IS 3 WE %\LD NEV] TRY TO UND]/& :AT IS ESS5TIAL TO US1 & WE MU/ LEAVE ! ESS5TIAL TO DIV9E OR E>?LY M$IATORS BETWE5 US & ! NON-UND]/&ABLE4 

,CONSEQU5TLY1 EV5 :5 RELIGION FUELS REVOLT1 AS IT (T5 DOES1 IT'S ALWAYS ) ! ASSUMPTION ?AT EXPLOITATION & OPPRESSION CAN BE ALLEVIAT$1 BUT NOT SUPPRESS$4 ,NO ,*UR* C\LD BE ! ,*UR* ( ! POOR & EXPLOIT$1 BECAUSE IT IS ! ,*UR* ( ALL1 RI* & POOR4 

,( C\RSE1 HI/ORY PROVIDES US ) MYRIADS ( RELIGI\S DOCTR9ES & PRACTICES ?AT AIM$ AT OV]ALL HI/ORICAL *ANGE1 FROM ,TAOI/S 9 ,*9A TO ,R5AISSANCE ,ANABAPTI/S4 ,BUT !Y W]E ALWAYS H]ETICS1 & ! RELIGI\S 9/ITUTION SID$ ) ! RI* & P[]FUL TO SL&] & CRU% ! REBELLI\S4 ,:5 PEASANT >MIES ?REAT5$ ! DOM9ATION ( ! L&$ CLASSES1 ! F\ND] ( ,PROTE/ANTISM HAD NO QUALMS AB\T IT & CALL$ = ! \TRI<T SUPPRESSION ( !IR REVOLT4 ,RELIGION MAY DISS5T 7& (T5 DOES71 BUT IT ULTIMATELY SUP]POSES DIV9E ,LAW 7AS 9 ! ,TORAH7 & ! LAWS 5=C$ BY POLITICAL P[]S4 

,?OSE :O F\ND A RELIGION DO NOT SEEK TO RADICALLY *ANGE ! EXI/+ WORLD1 BUT TO LIVE 9 IT 9 ! LI<T ( ANO!R WORLD4 ,SO !Y MAKE DO ) !IR TIME4 ,9 ! #a#g? C5TURY1 H>DLY ANY RELIGI\S CRE$ QUE/ION$ SLAV]Y1 & AMONG ,*RI/IAN GR\PS1 AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! #a#h? C5TURY1 ONLY A FEW ,PROTE/ANT DISS5T]S 7! ,QUAK]S1 = EXAMPLE7 D5\NC$ ! SLAVE TRADE4 

,NOT MANY PEOPLE N[ADAYS PUBLICLY /ATE TO :AT EXT5T ! ?REE MONO!ISMS SET A /IGMA ON HALF ! HUMAN SPECIES4 ,9/EAD ( BE+ CREAT$ 7LIKE ,ADAM7 9 ,GOD'S IMAGE1 ,EVE MORE PLA9LY D]IV$ FROM A MAN'S RIB1 & SOON WAS ! PRIME CULPRIT 9 ! ,FALL3 H5CE ! OBLIGATION TO 7H>D7 WORK & 7PA9FUL7 MO!RHOOD4 ,%E CAME SECOND 9 ! PROCESS ( CREATION1 BUT RANK$ FIR/ 9 DE/RUCTION4 ,H]E AGA91 ! PO9T IS NOT ?AT PEOPLE 0BELIEVE0 9 ?IS MY? AS !Y HAVE NO D\BT AB\T ! EXI/5CE ( ! PYRAMIDS1 BUT ?AT ! MY? /RUCTURES A WORLD VISION ?AT HELPS KEEP WOM5 9 A M9OR ROLE4 ,IF WE ?9K ?AT FAIRY TALES CONTRIBUTE TO BUILD+ UP A CONSCI\S & UNCONSCI\S COLLECTIVE M9D ?AT PLAYS A BIG P>T 9 \R LIVES1 !N WE MU/ ADMIT ?AT A TALE AS F> REA*+ & WIDELY KN[N AS ?AT ( ,G5ESIS PLAYS A MU* L>G] P>T1 EV5 = ?OSE :O'VE NEV] OP5$ A ,BIBLE4 ,! ,VATICAN'S ADAMANT HO/ILITY TO BIR? CONTROL IS A SIDE EFFECT ( A TWO ?\S& YE> OLD PROCESS ( D[NPLAY+ WOM54 

,IT'S QUITE LOGICAL ?AT ,GOD %\LD BE M]CILESSLY V9DICTIVE & PUNI% NOT JU/ ! GUILTY C\PLE1 BUT !IR 5TIRE DESC5T D[N TO Y\ & ME 3 TO HAMM] 9TO \R HEADS ?AT WE COME UND] AN 9CURABLE EVIL HUMAN NATURE1 IT IS NECESS>Y ?AT NO G5]ATION %\LD GET AWAY FROM ! CURSE1 EV5 TWO ?\S& YE>S AFT] ! EV5T4 ,!RE'S NO BETT] EVID5CE ( AN 9ESCAPABLE ORIG9AL 0FAULT0 ?AN AN UTT]LY COLLECTIVE PUNI%M5T3 :5 ONLY ,NOAH & HIS FAMILY >E SP>$1 HUMAN FAILURE IS PROV$ BY ! MASS DR[N+ ( ?\S&S ( 9NOC5TS1 BABIES 9CLUD$4 

,ON SU* A CORN]/ONE ! ?REE RELIGIONS ( ! ,BOOK >E BUILT1 & ONLY A H&FUL ( H]ETICAL EXEGETI/S HAVE QUE/ION$ IT4 ,EV5 9 ! V]Y PATRI>*AL TIMES :5 ! ,SCRIPTURES W]E COMPOS$1 !RE W]E WOMAN HEADS ( ,/ATE4 ,BUT WE HE> ( NO WOMAN CA?OLIC OR OR?ODOX PRIE/1 FEW FEMALE ,PROTE/ANT M9I/]S1 H>DLY ANY WOMAN RABBI OR IMAM4 

,! OPTIMI/ WILL OBJECT ?AT1 AT LEA/ 9 ! ,WE/1 SEXISM IS ON ! WANE4 ,IT ALL DEP5DS ON :AT WE *OOSE TO LOOK AT4 ,9 #b#f1 A 0FREE ABORTION0 WOMAN CAMPAIGN] ( ! E>LY #a#i#gS DECL>$3 0,WE F\<T = ! RI<T TO BE A WOMAN )\T BE+ A MO!R4 ,& Y\ CAN'T SAY ?AT TODAY40 ,TRUE4 ,MO/ ( \R CONTEMPOR>IES1 9 ,B]L9 AS 9 ,LOS ,ANGELES1 9CLUD+ ?OSE :O REG>D !MSELVES AS NONSEXI/1 FEEL !RE IS SOME?+ MISS+ 9 A WOMAN ?AT HAS NO *ILD1 NOR ! DESIRE TO BE> OR RAISE ONE4 ,& !Y W\LD NOT REACT 9 ! SAME WAY TO A MAN ) NO WI% ( FA!RHOOD4 ,JUDEO-,*RI/IANITY IS NOT ! UNIQUE CAUSE ( ?AT ATTITUDE1 BUT IT SURELY CONTRIBUTES TO IT1 ESPECIALLY ,CA?OLICISM ) ITS CULT ( ,M>Y ?AT PRES5T ! IDEAL WOMAN BO? AS A VIRG9 & AS A MO!R4 ,! ,POPE WAS ONCE ACCURATELY DEF9$ AS ! P]SON :O W\LD LIKE EV]Y WOMAN TO BE PREGNANT )\T EV] BE+ P5ETRAT$ BY A P5IS4 

,:Y ,RATIONALISM ,WON'T ,DO 

,A *>ACT]I/IC ( RELIGI\S ATTITUDE IS ! PRIVILEGE GIV5 TO FAI? OV] RATIONAL ?9K+4 ,! DIV9E CAN BE PUT 9TO >GUM5TS1 BUT IS FIR/ MEANT TO BE BELIEV$ 91 & ITS PRES5CE FELT MORE ?AN UND]/OOD4 ,NO !OLOGIAN BELIEVES 9 ,GOD BECAUSE HE'S READ BOOKS AB\T ,GOD 3 HE READS & WRITES AB\T ,GOD BECAUSE HE'S A BELIEV]4 ,SO ! CRITIQUE ( RELIGION />TS FROM ! IDEA ?AT !RE IS NO NE$ = US TO ABDICATE 9 FRONT ( ! 79EVITABLE7 UNKN[N & UNKN[ABLE1 SEP>ATE !M FROM \R WORLD & SET !M 9 ANO!R DIM5SION ?AT WE'LL NEV] BE ABLE TO EXPLORE4 ,!RE IS NO NE$ TO DISSOCIATE REASON FROM FEEL+4 

,H[EV]1 SOCIAL CRITIQUE HAS (T5 H>BOR$ ! ILLUSION ?AT IT C\LD RADICALIZE ! CONFRONTATION BETWE5 B\RGEOIS & PRIE/S1 REASON & FAI?1 DEMOCRACY & RELIGION1 & TAKE ! USE ( REASON TO ! FULL LOGICAL CONCLUSIONS :I* B\RGEOIS ?9K]S W\LD REFUSE TO DRAW4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! SOCIALI/ 7OR COMMUNI/7 W\LD BE ! ONLY CONSI/5T RATIONALI/4 

,YET RATIONALISM C\LD ONLY BE A WEAPON 9 A DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION4 ,IT DOES NOT CONSI/ 9 ! 7NECESS>Y7 USE ( REASON1 BUT 9 ! BELIEF ?AT ALL EVIL & MIS=TUNE >ISE FROM LACK ( KN[L$GE OR FROM FAULTY JUDGM5T4 ,IT OPPOSES PRIVATE ?9K+ TO AU?ORITY3 TO OV]?R[ OPPRESSION1 WE MU/ />T BY DE?RON+ ! 9TELLECTUAL P[]S ?AT BE1 & WE HAVE ! MEANS TO DO ?AT3 \R [N P]SONAL 9TELLECT1 ?AT EV]YONE'S BE5 EQUALLY BE/[$ )4 ,M9D COMES FIR/3 H5CE ! PRIVILEGE GIV5 TO $UCATION AS ! ULTIMATE DRIV+ =CE ( HI/ORY4 

,AS HAS BE5 PO9T$ \T1 ! BASIC FLAW ( SU* A VISION IS TO =GET ?AT ANY TEA*] MU/ FIR/ BE TAU<T :AT HE TEA*ES4 ,?IS LOGICAL FLAW REMA9S IF ! $UCATIONAL BIAS IS UND]/OOD AS SELF $UCATION4 ,! OPPRESS$ & EXPLOIT$ DO NOT FIR/ UND]/& !Y CAN *ANGE !IR SITUATION1 & !N ACT UPON ! SITUATION TO *ANGE IT4 ,!Y ONLY UND]/& IT AS !Y TRY TO ACT ON IT4 

,RATIONALISM MAY REFUTE ! 0FALS5ESS0 ( RELIGION1 BUT IT WILL NEV] BE ABLE TO UND]/& ! COMMUNAL & SOCIAL PH5OM5ON ?AT RELIGION IS4 

,REASON'S CALL TO ! 9TELLECT =GETS ?AT ! HUMAN CONDITION IS 9TELLECT & FANTASY4 ,! QUE/ = ! SUP]NATURAL DOES NOT /EM FROM AN EXCESSIVE BUT FROM A LIMIT$ IMAG9ATION BUILT BY MILL5NIUMS ( EXPLOITATION & OPPRESSION3 ! 9CAPACITY TO BE FREE ON ,E>? 9CITES HUMANS TO SITUATE FRE$OM \T ( ?IS WORLD4 ,DREAMS & DESIRES >E DISPLAC$ P]SONS4 ,?IS IS ! /UFF RELIGION IS MADE (4 

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