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ÌÊ         LOSING MY RELIGION
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ÈbyÊ Axworthy/Esthetic.

ÈIn  R.A.W.#2  Elwood of Massive Ê(Now
Paragon) È  presented   some  of  his
'theories'  about  the  creation  of
earth.    According   to   him,  the
Darwinists  and  the  Christians are
both  wrong.  In the following lines
I  would  like  to tell you about my
personal   relation   to   religious
questions...

ÉThe   church   has   always   denied
Darwin's  theories  -  why? È  Mainly
because  his  ideas were questioning
the   existence  of  God,  but  also
because it made people think, and it
would  be  harder  for the religious
leaders  to  get  the  upper hand in
society.    The   bible  has  always
justified encroachment and murder to
'deal with' intellectual people - it
has  been  a  tool to maintain power
and   prestige   in   the  religious
hierarchy.

Today there is not much left to this
fanatism.  É  The   Bible   is  still
regarded  as  the  book of life, but
somehow  it has lost its value.È  Who
wrote the bible and, why? É I wonder:
Èdidn't   the   religious  sovereigns
write it, speculating in man's naive
submission  -  giving them unlimited
power  and  wealth?   Maybe.  But if
this  is  true,  it  would  be É 'the
perfect  crime,'È  and that is hardly
believable, isn't it?

I'm  not  religious,  but I'm not an
atheist  either.   Actually, atheism
ÉIS È a  relegion  to may people - the
antireligious   ideas   become   som
important    that    they   end   up
worshipping   them.   People  always
believe  in  somthing,  even the one
who   commited  suicide  does  -  he
believed in death.

The  many  religions show that human
is   too  weak  not  to  believe  in
something.  How do we choose between
the  different  religions?   Why  is
Christianity  said to be the 'right'
decision?  Which religion offers the
most   glamorous   heaven?   Absurd.
Infact,  É  RELIGION, È   is   absurd.
Allmost all known religions have got
the  same values and the same way of
looking  upon life.  I have to admit
that I agree with many of these laws
and values, but they are all part of
the human culture, so why do we have
to give our souls away to Allahs and
Buddahs?

The thing I really dislike about the
religion,   is  that  the  ones  who
regard  themselves asÉ 'saved'È, often
seem  to  think they are better than
the  others.  Maybe it's a result of
the  great  happiness, caused by the
tremedous    feeling   about   being
'picked   out'  and  used  in  God's
plans.    Never   mind  that  little
happiness É - I don't think its real.
ÈReligious  people  are  too  worried
about  hate, pain and sacrifice.  Am
I  wrong?  I might be...  Please let
me  know  if  I  am.  but..  What if
those  poor religious people are too
far  out to own a computer..  Then..
then   I  will  never  know!   (Just
remember:   No  one canÉ REALLYÈ claim
that they are right or wrong on this
subject.)


ÊWell, It seems like Elwood/Paragon's
article  has  rised a debate here in
RAW!   So,  come  on,  give  us your
intentions  about this subject!  But
please,   next  time  you  write  an
article  for us (as we hope you will
do),  Axworthy,  send it as an ASCII
file on disk, please!

ÉEl  " Slave Worker " Loco.
ÿ