Chapter 4: Philosophy and Religion

You have to stand for something, whatever that is, and this is what I stand for: I worship the real truth, as opposed to what is supposed to be true. Real truth is rarely seen in any of the media. I also believe that there is no difference between the people doing the helping and the people being helped. They are us. There are not two classes of people. You need to payback in kind those few rare agents which helped you for your own benefit, and not to enrich themselves. And, conversely, never again trust or cooperate with agents which harmed you. Help expose them instead.

A society which favors corruption over truth can only promote evil, purporting it to be good, or at least necessary. The forces of evil include the media, the religions, the professions (with a few exceptions for certain rare individuals), and the government. Government includes the political system, the police, the legal system, the schools, and the economic system (with a few economic system exceptions).

The forces of good include volunteers, professionals working pro-bono (free), charitable contributors, whistle-blowers, most nonprofits, and a handful of individuals in education, other government, corporations, and even the media.

The whole essence of the "hippie movement" of the 1960's was that large numbers of young people found out that there isn't any God, heaven, or hell. They knew that their parents didn't believe in God, yet went to church every Sunday and pretended to. Their parents had money, yet never seemed very happy. So, if there isn't any God, heaven, or hell, shouldn't they work on being happy? After all, Earth is all that exists, and then you die and become nothing, right?

A lot of this philosophy went into media such as Playboy Magazine, which was a literary publication more than a billboard for nudity. Hedonism, the Playboy Philosophy, says that sacrifice today in preparation for tomorrow is ridiculous. With possible nuclear war, will there be a tomorrow? How does that make you feel about having children? Planning for retirement?

Bill Gaines´ "Mad Magazine" made jokes about all the hypocrisy, which at least gave comic relief to a world that was spouting "true" lies faster than anybody could listen. But if no God, then what do we believe in? People.

Long before I paid a very dear price to find out that nobody (without exception) in the religion business actually believes in God, or anything else they're teaching, I still knew the truth, deep inside. I didn't want to, but I did.

[THIS AUTHOR EVENTUALLY RUNS DIRECTLY INTO GOD]

Ministers sacrifice to create a false God for people to have something to believe in. That's all, and it's been that way for 10,000 years, going back to the beginnings of religion. None of the religious leaders have ever, in all of history, believed in God. They create a God for you to believe in, because they believe you need one. They believe in you. People.

Belief in people, but not in God, is what caused the hippies to investigate unusual religions, encourage racial and sexual equality, and found such organizations as the Peace Corps. If we are all that is, let us be something and stand for something.

But if we are also Hedonistic, where do drugs fit in? That is, can dope make somebody happier? What about someone in a wheelchair, with most of their mental faculties gone? Dope can certainly be a bad thing, dealing with addiction, the law, and impaired functioning. But it can also be a good thing, particularly for some people. That is the connection between the hippies and drugs. Almost everything in the news media is and was complete bullshit.

Happiness in a jar? Well, the religious leaders do now have a machine that puts out human love. Most religious brainwashing (called "Socialization"), uses the old-fashioned way: Eucharistics, first put into widespread use by the Ancient Egyptians.

There is the effect that the preparers of the eucharist (or kosher food) are believed to be telling the truth, even when they are lying. Magic perfect for religion and govenment. If you can lie but everyone believes you, then you're a minister. If you're really good at it, they call you a police officer or newspaper reporter.

If you are exceptionally good at being able to lie, yet everyone believes you, then you're a news anchor or an editor (or an attorney). The best of all liars are selected to run for public office, or become a judge. Welcome to reality, of the true and ugly variety. Teachers need to be good liars, too, because they all must teach at least some things that they know are completely untrue.

All philosophy, of course, is personal opinion. I've only given you 1/10 of 1% of a dose of truth, because most people can't handle much more, at least at first. Learn. If everything you were ever taught was a lie, then what is true? You're not helpless and stupid. Learn. It's your right, and essential for you to do well in your life!

RELIGION: Am I an atheist? No, I'm clergy. An atheist does not believe in God, or gods, but is not absolutely certain. An agnostic is even less certain. It's only members of clergy that know for sure that there isn't any God. But, in reality, there is a God, at least as a concept, and also in the things people do.

One definition of the Holy Spirit is as follows: "A religious concept wherein the actions of people on Earth collectively represent the power of God in action". Also, "The Holy Spirit is thought to be the female complement (nurture) to the male-depicted God (creator of nature)." Sounds like Mother Nature, the Goddess California (goddess of the horn-of-plenty) to me. That is also the Buddhist God: Not a being, but the embodiment of the whole universe. That makes Buddhism the only old, established religion without God as a being. Scientifically, God exists, if God is nature. And, God appears to use the workings of science to do His creating and Her nurturing.

I looked into the roots of where Christianity came from, and found Judaism. Judaism came from Semitic and Egyptian Paganism. Before that, Ancient Babylon, and even earlier, tribal shamans, witch-doctors, and medicine men. All religion is descended from Ancient Paganism.

Try reading the best book on religion I've ever found, "Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets", by Barbara G. Walker. Although somewhat sexist anti-male, she does give accurate answers to most of the tough religious questions. Who was Jesus? Who wrote the bible? Where did the Star of David symbol come from? Her bibliography alone is a masterpiece of religious reference. The bible is the word of God, unless you interpret it literally, and then it becomes the word of Satan!

If I were writing the bible today, and I wrote that it was raining cats and dogs, somebody might pick that up a thousand years from now and think that there was a miracle, with animals coming out of the sky! That's typical of interpreting something literally.

Moses wrote on 3 to 6 levels, simultaneously, at all times. Like reading Mark Twain (or me, as John Schlitz). Twain was a story about a river trip, but also a story about racism and another story about poverty. Translate Twain into Chinese, and you miss the other levels, because, for example, the word "lazy" does not refer to both a lazy river and a lazy ruling class of people, all in the same one word.

Reading Moses requires intimate knowledge of Ancient Hebrew, plus knowledge of all the slang, figures of speech, linguistic tricks, and inferences, many of those inferences secretly referring to gnosis. This paragraph comes from his GM (Genetic Memory), so learn from it.

Litteral interpretations allow translation either way, the translator guiding you into their mind-set. Moses never intended to completely end idolatry, paganism (multiple gods), and polygamy. He just wanted to curtail it. His words are the ideal, but things went too far. He seems to have wiped all that out entirely! Moses never intended that, nor even thought it to be possible.

The world changed a lot, too. We now need commandments about hoarding and greed. About helping others. About clergy abuses. Multiple wives and husbands are not a threat anymore to society. Multiple gods aren't, either. Having only one God is still easier, and the truth, but dividing God up into gods really doesn't hurt. The bible was true and correct when it was written. It could not change over time when the rest of the world did.

God never asked to be worshipped, so cut it out! God is not vain, and did not create us so that we might worship Him! God created us to help those of our own kind. Doing that is considered the worship of God. This paragraph is from the Genetic Memory of Jesus of Nazareth.

Regarding religious philosophy, consider this: Overpopulation is the source of all evil. Not enough jobs? No, too many people for the number of jobs in the economy. Shortage of housing? No, too many people for the amount of housing available. Not enough food? No, too many people for the amount of food available. Too much pollution? No, too many people for the amount of pollution that we and the earth can clean up.

All problems in the entire world are caused by having more people than resources. Does that make abortion good? No, but more humane than war or disease. It makes birth control good. War and disease reduce population, but at a great cost. People harmed are missed as friends, family, and may be someone that was depended upon. Even the Old Pagan Rule that a baby is not a human life until it is one year old, the ancient birth control method of infanticide, is more humane than disease or war. Today, we have birth control. If only we would use it! Birth control prevents abortion! Do you dislike abortion? Then you must support birth control!

POPULATION REDUCTION AND CONTROL NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED RELIGION'S PRIMARY GOAL, AND THE HIGHEST COMMANDMENT OF GOD. It means the least suffering for all. Below that, quality of life issues are important: Is our greatly reduced population getting enough to eat? Medical care? Shelter? Clothing? Sex? Sleep? And, finally, happiness issues regarding self and others.

So, these are the 3 questions to ask yourself every day: (1). How have I helped reduce the evil of overpopulation today? (2). How have I helped make sure that people have a place to stay, enough to eat, clothing, and medical care? (3). How have I helped myself and others to be happy? Note: Failure of task (1) makes tasks (2) and (3) ultimately impossible.

Only half-seriously, has anyone ever considered a Sacrament of Abortion, where God, thru His clergy, has determined that adding to overpopulation would be a terrible mistake? Yes, birth control would be far preferable. But if population reduction is GOD'S PRIMARY COMMANDMENT, where does that leave us on the religious issue of abortion?

Planned Parenthood is at www.plannedparenthood.org. Zero Population Growth is at www.zerogrowth.org.