Testing a Religion

Religions

All religions stem from the heart. Some call it the heart cave. We all have different heart caves. Some are narrow and dark and others are bright and wide.

You can feel your heart cave deep inside. The heart cave resonates to certain music and words. It amplifies certain tones and feelings. We all seek that resonance.

As we become a more loving person, and have more religious experiences in different settings, the heart cave enlarges.

The mind seeks a pattern of truth though logic as well as feeling.

The Subjective and Objective Logical Minds

We have two minds, the subjective mind and the objective mind.

The objective mind uses:

Inductive reasoning -going to an overall statement of truth
Deductive reasoning -using an overall statement of truth

For example, a detective will be using inductive reasoning by gathering many facts about a crime and reaching a conclusion.

For example, a religious man will have faith in his church's teachings.

The subjective mind uses:

Deductive reasoning -using an overall statement of truth

The subjective mind is in fact always hypnotized. This is the part of the mind that is the true believer. The part of the mind is convinced of absolute truth. Those who are Bible believers use the subjective minds more than their objective minds.

The Bible and the True Believer

The Bible is a very holy and inspiring book yet some parts are far from being holy and inspiring. It is a mixture. The clergy acts as a guide and helps us to overlook the bad stuff, but sometimes the clergy can cause great suffering due to their hypnotic attachment to dogma.

The Bible is a collection of papers written at different times. Some holy writings never made into the Bible. But all the parts of the Bible were written by people who where who had authority.

The Bible was not written by God, but by people who felt God within. But it is a strange mixture of God killing babies, and eating of human dung and untrue ideas such as a flat earth.

Some morals have not made it into the Bible--like women's rights.

To Learn Visit People

There are many books that put down religion. Often the books say that their faith is the only one.

One must walk the walk. If you are investigating Buddhism, go to one of their temples and join them in their service. Talk to them.

Bad Religion -the Cults

Some of the things to watch out for in joining a religious group are listed below. A cult is a false religious group that can make a person loose their common sense and former relationships.

No critical remarks are allowed about their leaders.
The group does not use common sense.
Normal beliefs such as the justice system, science and family are disregard.
The followers live poor while leaders live in luxury.
Abnormal beliefs such as free sex may be encouraged
All members are intense missionaries.
Literature is free in the beginning
Advanced literature and courses are very expensive
The cult demands all your money
The cult wants everyone to renounce family and friends.
The cult has many secrets.
The group may call themselves a religion for tax purposes
The group may hide from exposure by calling their deeper teachings trade secrets.
Under the guise of "new age" teach superstition such as numerology, and astrology.
Offer prosperity by magic shortcuts.
In summary, cults promote a mixture of some good mixed with evil and often long term unhappiness.

Good People Prosper

Picture two cultures, one on each of two islands. One island called "Evil" has no religion and the other called "Good Island" has a religion. On "Evil Island" everyone is mean, cheats and lies. There is no credit. Books are filled with lies. There is nothing close to religion. People commit crimes, and everyone lives in fear. There are bars on the windows, and everyone is armed, and dares not leave far from home. The island becomes poorer and poorer. There is very little help between people.

On Good Island everyone believes in truth and being nice to each other. They extend help and credit. Books are filled with helpful truths. There is no crime, and everyone is free from fear. The island becomes richer and richer.

Evil Island becomes poorer and poorer as money to be spent to find the criminals, try the criminals, and jail the criminals. Then people must spend more money to fix the problems caused by crime (as much as they can), and spend additional money to help prevent the future crimes.

Good Island uses the same money for education, better roads, hospitals, new factories, and makes more money based on better conditions.

On Evil Island the people live in consent fear. They are not free to concentrate on what they like to do and are distracted by worry.

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