VERSION|0.5.1|NAME|charlie|DATE|1388330593|CONTENT|That entire Eden mess is all the fault of the doG. I say this because I was taught as a child that doG Knows everything that is, was, or ever will be. Therefore, I concluded at about age 13 that doG KNEW they would eat that fruit (apple or whatever it was) BEFORE he/she/it even planted the damn tree. When I asked about this, I was told I could be ex-communicated. Dad told me he thought I no longer needed church/Sunday school. Even IF we allow for free will, doG, being this &quot;all knowing&quot; critter should be able to account for ALL possible outcomes of this free will stuff.
Joseph Campbell, of myth studies and many books on myth, said the ONLY sin is to not like yourself. And he did not mean it superficially either. To like oneself, one must take a good, honest hard look at yourself. See you totally, faults and all.
ALL organized religion is just myth. Campbell also said that while myth can be useful, we must never take myth as fact, truth, or real history. Myths are stories sort of like old Aesop and his fables. There may be some teaching bits in them, but they are not facts, just stories, some good, some not so good.
Of course organized religion does not want this known as then they would get less money, power, and support. The priests, ministers, imams, etc. would have to get real jobs.
Sorry to ramble on so long. It is nearly the end of another year and I figure I best get all of this out as next year may be worse than this one has been. On a sad note, remember, no matter how bad things are, they can always get worse.
I DO wish us all a Happy New Year nonetheless.
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