Religion and politics both make promises based on faith and belief and as such are social contracts.

21 April 2009

Belief and faith based division into opposing camps is the result of diversification of both religious and political contracts. The failure of these to bring peace, stability, harmony or enduring survival of civilizations, demonstrates that faith in such systems is unfounded. None are presently ensuring the survival of Planet Earth and its ecosystems.

We have seen now sects of the same religion have been blowing each other up. We have seen how fundamentalists abhor democratic institutions and blow them up. We have seen wars and more wars old and recent between Islam and Christianity. We are witnessing a religious war in Sri Lanka as I write.

The recent discovery that the agenda hijacking of resultant conflicts and the pathetic victims they generate, from critical issues like global warming and resource consevration, means that such systems are significant and present dangers to life on earth.

What then are the alternatives one might well ask? I would venture a guess that wildlife management principles applied to human populations through universities would be better than what we have now. Economies that emulate such systems might also work better then the dismal failures we have been experiencing. It certainly couldn't be any worse.

Jormawankenobe

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