If I were god I would actually exist? and the party would never end!
On Mar 21, 3:10 pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: > If I were the Devil . . . I mean, if I were the Prince of Darkness, I > would of course, want to engulf the whole earth in darkness. I would > have a third of its real estate and four-fifths of its population, but > I would not be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree, > so I should set about however necessary to take over the United > States. I would begin with a campaign of whispers. With the wisdom of > a serpent, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve: “Do as you > please.” “Do as you please.” To the young, I would whisper, “The > Bible is a myth.” I would convince them that man created God instead > of the other way around. I would confide that what is bad is good, and > what is good is “square.” In the ears of the young marrieds, I would > whisper that work is debasing, that cocktail parties are good for you. > I would caution them not to be extreme in religion, in patriotism, in > moral conduct. And the old, I would teach to pray. I would teach them > to say after me: “Our Father, which art in Washington”… > If I were the devil, I’d educate authors in how to make lurid > literature exciting so that anything else would appear dull an > uninteresting. I’d threaten T.V. with dirtier movies and vice versa. > And then, if I were the devil, I’d get organized. I’d infiltrate > unions and urge more loafing and less work, because idle hands usually > work for me. I’d peddle narcotics to whom I could. I’d sell alcohol to > ladies and gentlemen of distinction. And I’d tranquilize the rest with > pills. If I were the devil, I would encourage schools to refine young > intellects but neglect to discipline emotions . . . let those run > wild. I would designate an atheist to front for me before the highest > courts in the land and I would get preachers to say “she’s right.” > With flattery and promises of power, I could get the courts to rule > what I construe as against God and in favor of pornography, and thus, > I would evict God from the courthouse, and then from the school house, > and then from the houses of Congress and then, in His own churches I > would substitute psychology for religion, and I would deify science > because that way men would become smart enough to create super weapons > but not wise enough to control them. > If I were Satan, I’d make the symbol of Easter an egg, and the symbol > of Christmas, a bottle. If I were the devil, I would take from those > who have and I would give to those who wanted, until I had killed the > incentive of the ambitious. And then, my police state would force > everybody back to work. Then, I could separate families, putting > children in uniform, women in coal mines, and objectors in slave > camps. In other words, if I were Satan, I’d just keep on doing what > he’s doing. > Paul Harvey, Good Day. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
