Beliefs vs Values
The Supreme Court's observation of illegal houses of worship mostly by the roadside being an insult to God is not only a brilliant example of the use of logic, it is also extremely funny. Do our gods have webbed feet and forked tongues? It appears so, doesn't it? Opus Dei founder's book of aphorisms informs us how God promises rewards of dozens of times on the money we give away to charity, so please give generously. His conclusion is simple: it is a good deal! Religious people which include people who believe in God, people who don't and people who withhold their opinion must feel disgusted when reading what the founder has to say. It is bad enough to make someone want to shut the founder's book forever or even throw it away. Maybe on top of one of Goa's infamous garbage hills. Is everything a matter of business? In gangster movies we hear again and again this simple explanation for every wrongdoing: it is only business. Our politicians unashamedly inform us how in politics there are no friends or foes: it is only politics, only self interests. No right or wrong, means or ends? Isn't it time we elected people who subscribe to a philosophy which reflects our values? Or are these our values?