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3.11.2003
Fear, the Foundation of Religion Bertrand Russell, from the Essay Why I am not a Christian "Religion is based, I think, primarily and mainly upon fear. It is partly terror of the unknown and partly, as I have said, the wish to feel that you have a kind of elder brother who will stand by you in all your troubles and disputes. Fear is the basis of the whole thing - fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion have gone hand and hand. It is because fear is at the basis of those two things. In this world we can now begin a little to understand things, and a little to master them by the help of science, which has forced its way step by step against the Christian religion, against the chuches, and against the opposition of all the old precepts. Science can help us get over the craven fear in which mankind has lived for so many generations. Science can teach us, and I think our own hearts can teach us, no longer to look around for imaginary supports, no longer to invent allies in the sky, but rather to look to our own efforts here below to make this world a fit place to live in, instead of the sort of place that the churches in all these centuries have made it." ----- Amen. The best way to help people that are suffering under the yoke of orthodoxy is to show them that you have no fear of death, no fear of the afterlife, and no fear of being human. You must enjoy life and act with kindness and compassion. And show by example that morality, kindness, compassion and humility can arise from a person without the aid of religious indoctrination. Treat their beliefs with respect but treat the myths and fables as you would any other children's story meant to frighten you. | |
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