Race and Religion: Man’s Worst Social Inventions

Recently, I considered what were some of man’s worst inventions. Of course, there were several candidates, but I’ll only mention two:

1. The cigarette
2. The combustible engine

The above candidates doesn’t hold a candle to the following:

1. Race
2. Religion

Now, let’s think about “race” and religion. When did they first make an impression upon your life? Or, was it immediately noticeable? As toddlers, I believe human beings are at the height of their innocence. There’s no question of “difference”. I believe this level of innocence is lost when toddlers mature and assimilate into society via the home and school. Thus begins the destruction of a once “pure mind”.

Once the “pure mind” is tainted with the concept of race and religion by a bombardment of fables and myths, one begins to formulate a very ugly and misguided impression of life and human beings. Through the eyes and mind of a toddler, none of this exists.

The human brain is undoubtedly a sponge and it’s most reactive during the early stages of a child’s development. It is this stage where everything heard, seen and experienced is recounted and stored for later retrieval and assessment. Through consistent social conditioning (”bombarding”, “bombing” the mind), the brain is changed and is long removed from its innocent state. Oh, how sad.

And so, the world welcomes yet another misguided and manipulated human being. Great job, parents. Great way to “lead by example”, world. We don’t ever stop and think about why we’re so passionate about things few understand, do we? We don’t question the origins of race or religion. Instead, we accept everything we’ve been told by our parents, grandparents, teachers, friends and society — as the truth. Don’t we?

Because one’s skin color is different than your own, does it truly make them different? Does reading a book of stories (”the bible”) about a character (”God”) somehow validate its existence? By default, a majority of human beings “follow by example”, while the minority “lead by example” (which comprises both good and bad). Only a small percentage ever appear to think independently of the majority. I believe this is why most human beings lack a “pure and innocent mind”, hence the continued existence and presence of “race” and religion throughout the world.

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