| When recently I read a book titled "What We | | | | That time is now and the information that will help |
| Believe But Cannot Prove", edited by John | | | | us better understand ourselves, our colleagues |
| Brockman, I realised that so much of what we | | | | and the universe in which we live, is being |
| "believe" is based on nonsense, fiction, suspect | | | | released gradually and will continue to be released |
| 'scientific fact', and good old wishful thinking. At | | | | for a decade or two to come. |
| the end of the day there are things that are | | | | Much of the understanding that stems from this |
| knowable and things that aren't and we have to | | | | new religion is captured in beautiful music, artwork |
| accept that and just get on with our lives. Take | | | | and philosophical writings. There is no original sin, |
| the idea of God for example. | | | | no rewards and punishments, miracles, night time |
| Religions purporting to be associated with this or | | | | revelations or commandments that tell us what to |
| that God have been around as long as we have. | | | | do and how to do it. Rather, it is intended to open |
| Of our current religions, Buddhists believe that | | | | our subconscious to a new way of thinking and |
| there is no God; Christians follow the alleged | | | | living. |
| teachings of the 'Son of God', Muslims are sure | | | | Unfortunately, there is no rock solid guarantee |
| that Mohammed (Praise Be Unto Him) was the | | | | that what is being revealed to us now is any |
| last prophet who laid down God's dictum for | | | | more true than any of the other stuff that has |
| human behaviour. Only the Hare Krishna religion is | | | | been revealed through the current crop of |
| brave enough to state that Krishna WAS God | | | | religions. But those who believe in God will be |
| who had appeared as Krishna and makes regular | | | | heartened to know that this new religion |
| appearances as different living beings. Of course | | | | acknowledges a First Source intelligence central to |
| there are numerous other religious themes | | | | all that is. He, she or it lives so far away from |
| pandering to the inner needs of those who can't | | | | here that it is necessary to employ a Central |
| live without the certainty that there is a higher | | | | Race of beings to populate multiverses that |
| being who loves them and cares for their every | | | | extend far and wide through what we call the |
| need. | | | | universe. |
| At the end of the day, nobody can say with any | | | | By now, I expect you will be saying, "Oh, yeah, |
| degree of certainty if any of the current crop of | | | | more alien visitor BS". I did too. However, I have |
| religions is accurate or autentic or if in fact there | | | | an open, inquisitive mind and asked myself |
| is a supreme being lording it over us. Gladly, the | | | | whether it is any less feasible that our originators |
| atheists and agnostics fall into the same boat ... | | | | came from the heavens than it is that we |
| nobody knows whether they are right or wrong. | | | | evolved through billions of accidents over billions of |
| It's a Catch 22 situation that has led to much | | | | years. And I had to answer that it isn't (I've |
| debate, wonderful constructions and artwork, | | | | never accepted the evolution argument in its |
| beautiful music, and much bloodshed over the | | | | entirety). Maybe there is a First Source. Maybe |
| past few thousand years. | | | | First Source created a race of beings to do the |
| But, historically, most religions have been assigned | | | | hard work (wouldn't you do that rather than do it |
| to the waste basket which is a good indicator | | | | all yourself?). Maybe what is being revealed is |
| that the religions of our time will come and go too | | | | finally something that we can count on as being |
| ... nothing in this world is permanent after all. The | | | | truthful. I don't know. What I do know is that it is |
| question is, what new religions will follow the | | | | a very interesting read and well worth exploring if |
| demise of our current trend of religions? | | | | you are in any way interested in philosophy or |
| Well, I'm happy to say that there is no need to | | | | religion. |
| panic as there is at least one new religion evolving | | | | You'll find information about the New Religion at |
| that is as interesting as any of the current | | | | the following site: It is not a bunch of new age |
| religions and in many cases, much more sensible | | | | baloney being pushed by a group of weirdos, |
| (my view of course). Details of the religion I'm | | | | rather, much of the discussion is indeed very |
| referring to are said to have been stored in | | | | intelligent if at times complex. I'm sure you'll find it |
| earthly repositories awaiting the time in human | | | | interesting as I have. Look for the video |
| developmental history in which we could | | | | introduction, it's really excellent. |
| sufficiently understand and explore its tenets. | | | | |