Everyone
knows that 1+1=2. Incantations, prayers, and threats can never make 1+1=3. You
can believe it is so, but that is solely your personal belief. If millions of
people believe it is so, still it is only a belief. Nothing can change that
fact.
Land’s
End you will find many places in this world. The Catholic Church burnt people who
said that the Earth was not the center of the known world. Protestants burnt
witches in many countries following religous laws based on belief. Muslims were
no better.
The
French Revolution in 1789 drowned in blood and petered out to almost nothing,
except the meter and the metric system. Communism has transformed to its own
antidote; its most ardent believers are those who profit economically and in
other ways.
In
Norway the Christian belief was imposed some 1000 years ago by force. Now it is
up to you what to believe. The result is that less than 10 % of the population
are true believers according to some definitions.
When
the American President is inaugurated he puts his hand on the Bible and utters
the incantations ”so help med God”. As a belief is only about believing Atle
has no comments…
Only
one: Would you trust people who believe that 1+1=3?
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