Religion is a deadly poison
OP - January 22, 2017, 11:56 PM
Whilst I was making the comparison with viruses, many might have assumed that it was primarily used to draw comparisons. However I used the term ‘virus’, both in a literal and figurative capacity. Sure, religion does not have biological form when compared to bacteria or viruses, but it acts and behaves like a virus in every other possible way. Professor Victor Stengor, in his book ‘God – The Folly of faith’, has identified 5 main characteristics shared by religion of all forms. They are as follows –
1) It infects human minds.
2) It festers and manufactures antibodies against those with different opinions (vis-à-vis different viruses).
3) It immediately resorts to gain control over key psychological and physical aspects of a person. It then locks these features away in such a manner that it becomes impossible even for the person in question, to rediscover his lost facets.
4) It utilizes some special techniques to spread the virus.
5) The host is sort of ‘programmed’ to act and think in a way to suit the needs of the virus’s gradual propagation.
Another interesting comparison can be made with the common cold or flu. Children are known to be most susceptible to the cold or flu virus, because it is easier to inflict damage on the developing immune system of a child instead of a fully developed adult’s one. As such we tend to succumb to colds and flu more often than not during our childhood. It is this exact vulnerability during our youth, which religion as a virus utilizes to plant and then consequently subjugate us.
Children are the ones who are most commonly brainwashed, all in the name of teaching them “religious values”. Bangladesh’s Government Education Board for example, has recently renamed their year 9 and 10 Islamic textbook from “Religious education” to “Religion and moral education”. The book explicitly defines what a “Kufr” is and what a “Kafir” is amongst other directives, which are literally malevolent towards the society as a whole. The book classifies non-believers as ‘A-grade’ “Kafirs”. The book goes on to further describe them as ungrateful and as those who deserve no respect in this world. They are stubborn and rebellious, insidious and villainous and they are doomed to fail regardless of what they do. Page 53 of the same book meticulously discusses the mechanics of Jihad. Not only does it explore its definition, it goes on to list who you should go into ‘Jihad’ against and why, all in the name of protecting the legacy of Allah’s and his ‘deen’ Islam. The book does so with validated references.
Many of you might wonder, if you ever get the opportunity to read this book that is, as to why exactly people like Bin Laden, Bangla Bhai or Shaikh Rahman are branded as terrorists. Because in light of these teaching, these individuals only appear to be ‘carrying out the word’ of Allah. If you flounder about a bit longer into the deepest recesses of the book, you may also start to wonder if this book has been centred on Imam Al Ghazzali’s savage ideologies. For example he despised the Motaliz, a group of independent thinkers and philosophers within Islam and sought to destroy them completely. But it is regarding his notions on Jihad, that Al-Ghazzali delivered his most shocking directive till date. He said –
“Every Muslim should engage in Jihad at least once in their lives. Even if the conflict involves women and children, they can be attacked with large stones or with a bow and arrow. They can also be burned alive or drowned to death.”
As such it is perhaps evident as to how Gazzali and the Maududis tempestuously violent doctrines have groomed, reshaped and then corrupted the minds of young people. It is understood that in Pakistan children are taught that A is for Alif (the first letter of the Arabic alphabet) and B is for “Banduk” (meaning gun in English). As such it is unsurprising in many ways that a nation which houses such principles also breeds an army capable of murdering 3 million people and raping 200,000 women. After all, morning shows the day!
In truth religion needs to be identified as a virus, as a disease for that matter. Its parasitic capacities, its destructive capabilities should be made evidently clear. But the believers of course view it as a means to gain moral and ethical values.
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