The world can be theologically classified into three broad categories (further sub categories would describe them more specifically).
1. The one god religions
2. The multi-god religions
3. The Atheists
The single god religions found a simple solution to the chicken and egg situation that theological historians have faced for centuries, "Did God create man or did man create God?"
The solution, the chicken created the egg. Now some eggs might ask why do I have to believe that? The chicken worshiping eggs would say because the master chicken who created all the eggs that came from the first Adam egg created, had sent a special egg to spread the message of the chicken to all the eggs world wide. So who created the chicken? Now that's the case of a rotten egg, and they don't belong to the society of eggs and need to be thrown out. So the rotten egg policy solved the issue, and all the eggs hatch away happily into obscurity of the broken shell, believing that on judgement day the master chicken would arrive and then make omelets out of the rotten ones in fire and take the rest to the heavenly hatchery.
In comparison to the political demographics of the world, this situation is comparable to one party governance, like the one found in China. As long as you do not question the party, you can survive, and lead a fairly comfortable life too, at least the lucky ones living in the cities. But we have to seriously sacrifice the virtue of freedom that is so close to human nature and desire to lead a life of luxury confined to the communist cells. These countries and religions can boast of their incredible achievements over the years, but everything needs to be taken with a pinch of salt.
The second kind of religions, the multi god ones, do not try to solve the chicken and egg problem. They will philosophically counter the problems with stories of the different kinds of chicken, the story of the turkey, the peacock, the hen, the duck, the cuckoo, and the many varieties of birds and their even more varieties of eggs. Anyway solving the chicken and egg problem does not benefit the chicken nor the egg. So rather than waste their time on solving a problem whose solution does not help anyone, they tread more on enjoying the vast variety of eggs and the variety of ways they can be hatched and then finally teaches that the egg ones hatched, is worthless, the chicken does not take shell with it to heaven, and until the chicken is killed for a feast, the egg will be relayed and re hatched in the circle of life.
The above kind can often be compared to multi party democracies. Under them achievements seem to happen at tedious pace, with a lot of toil required on consensus to reach a solution. But on the other hand humanity can enjoy the greatest joy that they desire, freedom of life, and freedom of thoughts. Life is all not rosy, but then life is not about winning alone, it is about losing too, about experiencing the various facets of life, without bothering about winning or losing, about heaven or hell.
The third kind, the Atheist, are the kind who do not believe in the chicken, because no one can prove that the chicken exists. They are the propagators of the ultimate unhindered freedom, often the kind that humanity cannot afford, not because they are not right, but because all eggs need a good basket to protect them, for they are so fragile. The truth is that no egg need to feel obliged to the chicken, but then hurling the egg around is not always the smartest thing to do in life.
A country without a government would be more comparable to the class described above. Now is there ever such a country anywhere? Probably not, because it is innate nature of humans to organize some form of governance to bring order into public life. Likewise even the most extreme of atheist is likely to pray even if it is mutest at the toughest of phases of his life, not because he believes there is God, but the innate nature of humans might require an ounce of God to propel them psychologically. A lawless governance less country, hence is not imaginable nor desirable. A little bit of law, a little bit of order, that which do not exceedingly interfere in your life, is necessary so that all the eggs can remain in the same basket without breaking each other.
So what is the best form of governance that humans can look for? That which do not interfere too much into your life, at the same time that will ensure that you will not interfere or inconvenience your fellow beings, that which can bring you in line with the aspirations of your fellow beings for a better world, that will not police you and control you day in and day out, but will support and help you when and only when you really need it. I would always love to have a police station two streets from my home, but not next to my home.
Similarly the religion that do not interfere with day to day living, that do not interfere in civil and social matters, that will relegate itself to purely theological matters and that which does not set binding laws of life and that which will be there to help you when you need it, rather than impose its help on you is the one that humanity requires. One that will remain in the personal domain of his life,rather than one put on him through an organised form that can interfere and dictate one on how to live. So let me have a religion and a God who let me be myself and do not ask me to pray when they want it, but will let me pray when I want and will be there for me when I need. Religion, a non intrusive, free, and non binding institution, that merely tries to help people at individual levels of need, rather than be imposed based on pre-meditated beliefs of requirements uniformly implemented on an entire community.
1. The one god religions
2. The multi-god religions
3. The Atheists
The single god religions found a simple solution to the chicken and egg situation that theological historians have faced for centuries, "Did God create man or did man create God?"
The solution, the chicken created the egg. Now some eggs might ask why do I have to believe that? The chicken worshiping eggs would say because the master chicken who created all the eggs that came from the first Adam egg created, had sent a special egg to spread the message of the chicken to all the eggs world wide. So who created the chicken? Now that's the case of a rotten egg, and they don't belong to the society of eggs and need to be thrown out. So the rotten egg policy solved the issue, and all the eggs hatch away happily into obscurity of the broken shell, believing that on judgement day the master chicken would arrive and then make omelets out of the rotten ones in fire and take the rest to the heavenly hatchery.
In comparison to the political demographics of the world, this situation is comparable to one party governance, like the one found in China. As long as you do not question the party, you can survive, and lead a fairly comfortable life too, at least the lucky ones living in the cities. But we have to seriously sacrifice the virtue of freedom that is so close to human nature and desire to lead a life of luxury confined to the communist cells. These countries and religions can boast of their incredible achievements over the years, but everything needs to be taken with a pinch of salt.
The second kind of religions, the multi god ones, do not try to solve the chicken and egg problem. They will philosophically counter the problems with stories of the different kinds of chicken, the story of the turkey, the peacock, the hen, the duck, the cuckoo, and the many varieties of birds and their even more varieties of eggs. Anyway solving the chicken and egg problem does not benefit the chicken nor the egg. So rather than waste their time on solving a problem whose solution does not help anyone, they tread more on enjoying the vast variety of eggs and the variety of ways they can be hatched and then finally teaches that the egg ones hatched, is worthless, the chicken does not take shell with it to heaven, and until the chicken is killed for a feast, the egg will be relayed and re hatched in the circle of life.
The above kind can often be compared to multi party democracies. Under them achievements seem to happen at tedious pace, with a lot of toil required on consensus to reach a solution. But on the other hand humanity can enjoy the greatest joy that they desire, freedom of life, and freedom of thoughts. Life is all not rosy, but then life is not about winning alone, it is about losing too, about experiencing the various facets of life, without bothering about winning or losing, about heaven or hell.
The third kind, the Atheist, are the kind who do not believe in the chicken, because no one can prove that the chicken exists. They are the propagators of the ultimate unhindered freedom, often the kind that humanity cannot afford, not because they are not right, but because all eggs need a good basket to protect them, for they are so fragile. The truth is that no egg need to feel obliged to the chicken, but then hurling the egg around is not always the smartest thing to do in life.
A country without a government would be more comparable to the class described above. Now is there ever such a country anywhere? Probably not, because it is innate nature of humans to organize some form of governance to bring order into public life. Likewise even the most extreme of atheist is likely to pray even if it is mutest at the toughest of phases of his life, not because he believes there is God, but the innate nature of humans might require an ounce of God to propel them psychologically. A lawless governance less country, hence is not imaginable nor desirable. A little bit of law, a little bit of order, that which do not exceedingly interfere in your life, is necessary so that all the eggs can remain in the same basket without breaking each other.
So what is the best form of governance that humans can look for? That which do not interfere too much into your life, at the same time that will ensure that you will not interfere or inconvenience your fellow beings, that which can bring you in line with the aspirations of your fellow beings for a better world, that will not police you and control you day in and day out, but will support and help you when and only when you really need it. I would always love to have a police station two streets from my home, but not next to my home.
Similarly the religion that do not interfere with day to day living, that do not interfere in civil and social matters, that will relegate itself to purely theological matters and that which does not set binding laws of life and that which will be there to help you when you need it, rather than impose its help on you is the one that humanity requires. One that will remain in the personal domain of his life,rather than one put on him through an organised form that can interfere and dictate one on how to live. So let me have a religion and a God who let me be myself and do not ask me to pray when they want it, but will let me pray when I want and will be there for me when I need. Religion, a non intrusive, free, and non binding institution, that merely tries to help people at individual levels of need, rather than be imposed based on pre-meditated beliefs of requirements uniformly implemented on an entire community.
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