On Laziness

On Laziness

I suppose we are all a bit lazy.  There are those of us who don't change the cat's litter box often enough and those of us who don't do the laundry until we're out of underwear.  Some of us even wait to change our undies until they're all crusty and can stand up by themselves.

Then, there comes the lazy thinker.  We all know them.  They accept whatever they are told by people in authority.  Rule books are written especially for them.  The Bible and Quran were written for them.  They need a god to rule over them. It makes their lives easier when they don't have to take responsibility for their own behavior.  "If it's a sin, I can't do it." they say.  Or worse, "God/Allah commands it."

Written by man but purported to be inspired by a god, these 'holy books' have turned out to be the most destructive forces that mankind has ever created.  The people who wrote them knew exactly what they were doing and committed to controlling their fellow man by fear and deceit.  Fear of eternal pain is a powerful motivator.

With the coming of the internet, we are now seeing the ignorance of the common believer in the interactions of chat rooms, Facebook and Twitter.

Here's the rub: I think the laziness of the common believer is to blame for such ignorance.  They will gladly drink the Kool Aid at their local house of worship while ignoring the reality of the vile, cruel and callous behavior of their god.

Ignorance is the simple act of not knowing while stupidity is not knowing and not caring if one doesn't know.  Quite a difference, eh?

I believe the stupid are the most dangerous people on the planet.  Because of their laziness, they exemplify the very thing they hate.  Bigotry is common and violence is often the result.

We see battles daily on Twitter and Facebook but rarely do we see any changes because the believer is so deeply entrenched in his muck.  He's mired up to his neck with the quicksand of stupidity. 

What can we do?  I believe that we have an opportunity to teach and cajole every time we interact with the religious.  We have a chance to 'preach' by showing them the contradictions, misogyny and violence in their books.  Their own laziness has given us a chance to show them that we know more about their own 'holy book' than they do'

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