Beliefs Are Tricky
On most beliefs, you can not get
A believer to disbelieve, nor can
You get an unbeliever to believe
That is because beliefs are
Made up from whole cloth
Regardless of proving fabrications
Most are merely indoctrinated
Repetitions of false information
Like an original big lie told over
Over and over again till the latest
Recipient of the long-term BS
Doesn’t even have the resistance
To ask obvious easy questions
Being too ingrained in the culture
Most apparent are religions with
Their own unprovable doctrines
Hint: Declaring the proof is in
Their holy book only means it
Was printed as “Kings” demanded
To serve their wealth and power
(If it served all of humanity, it would
Condemn slavery, subjugation, & war
Plus accepting different ideologies)
Not to mention, most have been
Translated, edited, and revised to
Newer and unquestioning readers
Followed by thumpers with their
Own contrived agenda and spin
To sell their verbal version
Filling modern empty seats and plates
Where each week some weak people
“Gather to compare clothing” – G. Carlin
Forming sub groups while there
Connecting to larger groups
That may or may not exist in a
Perceived safety in numbers whole
“Religion – religion, at best – at BEST – is like a lift in your shoe. If you need it for a while, and it makes you walk straight and feel better – fine.
But you don’t need it forever, or you can become permanently disabled.
Religion is like a lift in the shoe, and I say, just don’t ask me to wear your shoes. And let’s not go down, and nail lifts onto the natives’ feet.” (Or new arrival’s feet)
George Carlin
Belief buyer beware, consider if a
Salesperson sells you a car
You do not return to the dealership
Each week to get a refresher of
How great the car is, why would you
It gets you where you need to go
If you do not know of the seat heater
That is your own fault, know your car
Lest you go back to hear the salesperson
Tell you if you sit long enough
The seat will eventually warm up
Convincing you, you have a seat heater
Because beliefs are tricky
“Just an observation,
Maybe I need
Different glasses.”
– Angelo Devlin
Check out tomorrow’s follow-up
“Beliefs And Opinions”