The Ramblings of the Titanium Don

Fear

Dune’s Litany Against Fear states this so well:  “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.” Then we get FDR:  “The only thing we have to fear

More thoughts – religion and public life.

I give you part 2 of my rant on the topic of religion. Let me state this plain and simple – religion has NO PLACE in public service, politics, and policy.  Period. Let me begin my explanation by stating I have NOTHING against religion overall – my issue here comes of the largest problem with putting religion into these practices. Which religion are you using? There are a LOT of religions, sects, sub-sects, minor and major groups, subdivisions, and cults

Next reality topic – Religion vs Morality vs Spirituality.

I am going to split this into multiple parts, because there are multiple distinct thoughts I have on this topic.  The first part I’ll give you my take on religion, morality and spirituality. Religion has been called by Karl Marx the “Opiate of the masses”.  My own understanding of the tenet of religion is a group of people sharing a system of beliefs with regards to the inexplicable (i.e. god, death, the unknown in general) for mutual comfort and understanding.