From my point of view, being anyplace mentally where we have not the knowledge of all of the Universe and all of the alternate dimensions, for all time both past and future, we are less than we need to be to make decisions for other beings regarding spiritual matters.
Forcing people by peer pressure or otherwise (professional prejudice, death....) to adopt any particular position related to spirituality, is DEMONIC. Because it forces these people to stop searching for what is true; and causes them to ignore what is rationally false.
I abhor organized religions that predicate their beliefs based upon empty words that have no real connection to the real world. Short-cycle circular logic rules many peoples beliefs regardless of evidence to the contrary; yet they continue to spew what could be considered demonic rhetoric.
Just because it is old, and repeated, doesn't make it true or viable. The world supposedly created by God is filled with things untouched by mankind that directly contradict the written works of religious writers. So what am I to believe, the works of "God", or the works of mankind?
Most people look for truths to base their beliefs upon. But in science, we look to be able to prove something is false. The reason is, that for our limited capabilities, there is only one truth; "something exists". All other statements depend upon the system of reference that a person places themselves. So the only tools we have are to be able to prove that something (statement or relationship) is false.
This is why politicians are so successful at using religion to influence the masses. There are no truths, so they can say anything and as long as it sounds nice, it comes out as a possibility. But if we were to force them to prove that no part of their statements are false, then they would not be so convincing with their rhetoric.
When will people search for truth without accepting contradiction with what exists all around us?
Contradiction is a critical component of identifying what is likely to be false. A person can quickly use contradiction as a tool to access what is likely to be false. Unless a component can have a test to prove it false, it has no real value other than as a position to start looking for relationships that could prove it false.
Statements made that have NO apparent contradictions or other false relationship, AND have a basis of support, have the potential to be True.
Bible: First page; Genesis. "All the heavens and the Earth were created in 6 days".
We know with all reasonable certainty that the Earth was created at least 10 Billion years after most of the Universe. This is supported by many more people than have ever contributed to the writing of the Bible, people that have devoted much more of their lives to finding truths (making statements that lack the ability to cite contradictions).
A position based upon a system of unreasonable rationalizations is simply self-deceit.
Yet who do people believe? Power brokers that used religion as a way of making a living. Or people who genuinely seek the truths that have far fewer contradictions in their writings. Science seeks truths without contradictions. Science seeks to develop relationships that are "usable" and that do not contradict any other part of science. The scientific community chastises any other scientist for making statements that are inadequately supported or are rationally contradictory to any part of the entire body of science.
Religious leaders often make contradictory statements with flowery words, and no one critics their flawed statements. Is this not demonic? Is this not the basis of what demons are supposed to do? To mislead and corrupt the minds of mankind.
The Bible is one book; science is many millions of books that directly relate the Universe to our lives. Which better represents the Universe as it really is? There are gaps in what science has learned, and scientists continue to seek potential truths without contradictions. While religious zealots concretely accept self-deceipt and promote demonic rhetoric.
All passages of the Bible that relate to the physical Universe that is contradicted by science should be removed, along with all the rhetoric that used those false statements as a method of support. Only those parts related to spiritual relationships should remain. Then review the remaining portions to look for spiritual meanings from which to search for potential truths.
The "false statements" inserted into the Bible (and other religious works) only act to corrupt the minds of those who read the Bible. Throughout history people have cited these false statements and branched off into diverse religions and denominations, only to adopt their own acceptance of statements easily proved to be false or unsupported.
Potential for truth, is tainted by a desire for an outcome. When a person is charmed by a demon into accepting false statements in return for the "potential" of a beautiful outcome, they harm everyone willing to listen to their restricted views as truths. They cause others to stop citing obvious faults, in the interest of self deceit.
Ethical awareness (broad consideration related to eliminating contradictions) is far more valuable to mankind than any religious written works, yet people choose to be corrupt. Both in their lives and in their beliefs.
