Immaculate Deception
What is an immaculate
deception, you ask?
It's a con job that is so
well set up that billions believe it without question. Even when shown the ridiculousness of many
of the elements, the believer is not convinced that it's just plain silly.
Only religion can do
this. But, why?
We are born in fear and we
live in fear our entire lives. It
starts out with fearing everything. A
two year old might seem fearless but when you consider that they don't want to
be in the dark and jump at strange noises, our base fears are there.
Many of us learn to fear one
or both our parents as we grow which instills respect/fear of people in
authoritative positions. This
indoctrination is built upon when we start learning religion. Isn't God/Allah the ultimate authoritative
being?
This fear is driven so deep
into our psyche that most of us just can't get rid of it.
The con of religion can only
work if three things happen:
1. Our unconscious psyche accepts someone in authority as superior.
2. Our unconscious mind needs something/someone to guide us, however
ephemeral. It give us peace and
confidence while allow us to shirk responsibility for our own lives.
3. Our conscious self willingly give up control of our lives to
someone/thing else. It's the lazy way
of getting through life without responsibility. "God did it." makes us feel better when bad things
happen and doesn't allow us full credit when good things happen.
The religious con game has
existed since the first god was made up and humans, with all their flaws and
greatness, are easily tricked into believing that someone/thing is looking out
for us.
"God works in
mysterious ways." is the ultimate out for the con man. He never has to explain when his con is
questioned. He never has to give back
the money, time or respect he has stolen from the mark.
Maybe the con is beginning
to fail as our knowledge grows.
Walk the Path in Grace
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