[corsar-caribean]

hi kelly -

there isn't much i can say that will add to the reams of wonderful material already offered, but i want to get my two cents in anyway.

i've noticed that just about every religion comes with a "best if consumed by" date of something like 500 years.

before this date, you see a beautiful flowering of culture around the new religion; after it, you see the authorities eventually take back what control they lost last round by usurping the reins of the faith. you see this in christianity, you see it in islam, i imagine you would see it in buddhism as well but i haven't found much material to go by.

we are at a state where currently what many people think of as their religion is really nothing more than their sexual regulation system and social support network. it has degraded to its lowest form: government. this is why they can commit horrible acts against each other and still call themselves christians/muslims etc. with a straight face.

just remember to keep thinking for yourself.

if god > religion then
nobody knows for sure, since nobody has spoken to him recently
you can do whatever you want as long as you are sincere
end if

if religion > god then
better do what they say
end if