Updated: 03/15/05
CHAPTER 20
We
come now to the subject of God's will as taught by most of the religions and
the Holy Bible. The Clear Thinker cringes at this barbaric concept inflicted upon
man by religion and the church. "God's Will" has been applied to
every conceivable tragedy known to mankind. From explaining births to
explaining deaths, the church has described "God's Will" to us. There
are lightning strikes, wars, mine cave ins, ships lost at sea, children who
wander into traffic and are killed, civilians killed in bombing attacks, heart
attacks, cancers and you name it, it has been declared to be God's will.
The
difference in the "Will of God" and the "Wrath of God" has
to do with upon whom the event falls. If a tragedy falls on the enemies of the
church, it is the Wrath of God. If a tragedy falls on the members of the
church, or upon those favored by the church, it is the Will of God.
No
one knows how many families have been told by priests, rabbis, ministers, or
well-meaning friends, "Your baby (husband, wife or kin) died because it
was the Will of God." This one phrase alone should drive all thinking men
and women out of the grasp of the religions.
Who
would wish to worship a god who, without reason or rhyme, took our loved ones
from us? Who could excuse a god for selecting a particular person's loved one
in order for that god to make up his quota for the month? No one in his right
mind!
The
church tells us God does Not act arbitrarily. God always acts, or allows acts
to happen in order to teach the living certain lessons. They tell us that many
times God acts as he does in order to save a person from some future evil or
trial. They also tell us God acts as he does in order to bring our attention to
the fact that we are committing some terrible sin, or we are not doing
something that he wants us to do. In other words, God causes or allows bad
things to happen to innocent people (them) in order to gain the attention of
the guilty (us). This makes about as much sense as a father whipping the good
child in order to make the bad child correct his mischievous ways. Such an
explanation simply cannot be accepted by thinking people.
Innumerable
innocent men, women and children have suffered every indignity, every hurt,
every torture and every deprivation known to mankind. They have done so at the
hands of the unholy church. The church claimed it was doing the will of God. In
the last two thousand years, the vast majority of these injustices have been
performed by the religious, against both the religious and the nonreligious.
Today the leaders of the church condemn and look upon those past atrocities of
their Own church as mistakes, errors, and yes, even as Sin. Many of the leaders
of the church today openly condemn the past burning of heretics, witch
burnings, tortures, wars and many of the other pastimes and entertainments of
the earlier Middle Ages and even of the modern church. In fact, new trials have
recently been held by the Catholic Church to vindicate famous men (like
Galileo). Many of these men were condemned, tortured, or killed by earlier holy
men. These earlier holy men claimed they were following the revealed "Will
of God.”
Have
you thought about this? The theological doctrines, sanctioned by the churches
of Today, are the Same heretical doctrines against which the earlier church
fought, condemned and killed. Fighting these heretical doctrines caused the
early church to murder, steal, torture and jail those who held these heretical
doctrines. However, yesterday's heretical views are Today's standard and
accepted doctrines. Was it “God's Will” that the church of the past did what it
did to the world? It Was God's will back then. Today it is looked upon as Not
being God's will. The secret one needs to learn is, to believers, the Present
is always God's will. That probably means God is Not the same yesterday, today
and forever. He seems to change his mind quite often. Otherwise, you can bet
that no “Just” God had anything to do with the whole affair. Or maybe, there is
no religious God. Or, maybe the Bible God is a Bad God. Which is right?
When
a believer finds himself on the receiving end of "God's Will" say his
child is run over, look how the church comforts its own. The church says,
"God took your child." (That is called in theology, God's Definitive
will.) Sometimes the church says, "God in his wisdom, let it happen."
(That is called in theology, God's Permissive will.) Regardless of whether God
Made it happen, or Let it happen, the church calls it God's will.
The
will of God makes no sense at all. The child died because he was not properly
supervised, or properly taught the hazards of the road, or because some driver
was not careful enough. The Clear Thinking philosophy teaches that everyone is
responsible for his Own mistakes. That is one of the hazards of this
philosophy. But the religious person can Blame God and use "God's
Will" as an emotional crutch. The Clear Thinker must take his own blame
and pay the social and personal price for his mistakes.
What
happens psychologically to the believer when a tragedy of God's will strikes?
The parent certainly Knows in his mind, the child would not have run into the
street if certain parental precautions had been taken. Since the parent is a
believer, a whole raft of questions floods the mind. Is God punishing me for
something I did wrong? What was it? Is God trying to get me to do something I
have not been doing? If so, what? Did God take my child because I am not worthy
of raising him/her? Did he take my child because of that sin I committed a few
years ago? Did God take my child because I have been neglecting to go to
church? Why did I let my little child play outside unattended? Why didn't I
lock the gate? Why me? Why my little child? What great sin have I committed to
be treated this way by God and the church?
"What
have I done to deserve this?" is the cry of those who have been taught by
their religion that, "Good things happen to good people and bad things
happen to bad people." Is this a fact, or is this a fiction? What do you
think?
What
happens is the believer knows for certain in the recesses of his own mind that
he IS responsible. He forces that guilt into the subconscious mind where it
continues to be a source of emotional upheaval. The conscious mind accepts, or
tries to accept, the Irrational explanation of the "Will of God.” The
believer is therefore weakened by this mental turmoil and made prey for
continued false claims from his religion. The believer then seeks additional
emotional crutches, all of which are furnished in any size or shape by his
religion.
Believers,
as a result of these kinds of harmful teachings, become emotional cripples,
dependent upon the crutches of salvation, forgiveness of sin and God's will.
Believers must lean upon the braces of prayer and penance to counteract the
religiously imposed guilt, fear and mental weakness that they have been taught
to accept and believe by the church and the Bible.
The
Clear Thinker must face his guilt alone, as must everyone including the
believers. The difference is the Clear Thinker Knows he must take full
responsibility for his actions, or lack of them. Since he knows this, he is far
more likely not to let his child be hit by a car, if he can help it. He Knows God
is Not a dependable baby sitter. He Knows God Cannot Be Trusted to watch over
his child. He also Knows that God is not a dependable sailor, pilot, miner or
driver. The Clear Thinker thinks his responsibilities through carefully. If he
wishes to escape the responsibility, he has no reservation about moving,
divorce, quitting a job and such.
When
tragedy strikes, the Clear Thinker has the same emotional upheaval as anyone.
But he assumes his guilt, knows what it has cost him, knows why it happened,
adjusts to the new situation and continues life. He doesn't have to wrestle
with meaningless questions. He doesn't look for a crutch because he knows none
exists for him except his friends and his own will. He accepts comfort from
friends and family and appreciates it. Then he moves on. He will be more
determined than ever to make wise decisions and take prudent precautions with
his responsibilities.
Do
not make the mistake of telling the Clear Thinker; the tragedy was God's will.
If there were a God, he knows a good God would not work in such a cruel
fashion. He knows if there were a Good and Just God, God would not enter the
arena of life on such a random and unjust basis. He Knows such a petty God does
not exist. To blame the “Will of God” for a tragedy, is to belittle God and
brings disrepute on his good name and character. You should shun people who
think so small of their God.
The
Clear Thinker has a higher, more moral opinion of what God should be than do
those who say they believe in him.
He
knows if the airplane crashes, there was a natural material reason. If the boat
sinks, the earth quakes, the bridge falls, the spouse dies, there are natural
reasons for it all. The Clear Thinker does not see any supernatural
interference into the normal workings of the natural processes of cause and
effect in nature.
The
"Will of God" is the flip side of the coin called prayer. If one
sincerely believes in the Will of God, he also believes in prayer. He believes
God randomly dabbles in the daily lives and events of men as an answer to
prayer. The more sincere the believer, the more sure he is God has singled him
out for some special attention. In the case of something good, it is God's
answer to prayer. In the case of something bad, it is God's will.
Belief
in prayer is an Illusion the religious leaders use to place their believers on
an ego trip. "I have influence with the Almighty God up in his high
heaven. God has taken time out from his busy schedule to hear and answer my
prayer.” (Or punish me as the case may be.) Think of the audacity of such
thoughts. "God and I are partners." Believers are taught that they
may have a familiarity with the Unknowable, Almighty God, which they could
never hope to have even with a good friend, much less with a boss or leader.
God is at the believers "beck and call.” It is almost as though the
believer could carry his God around with him in his pocket. Of course, the
religious believers say they carry their God around with them "in their
heart.” (For heart, read head.) (For head, read belief.) (For belief, read
illusion.) (For illusion, read what - gullibility?)
The
Clear Thinker could better understand the concept if the religious called the
evil happenings "The will of Satan," or "The wrath of
Satan." To attribute bad and evil happenings to God is the church's way of
placing Fear and Guilt into the minds of their gullible sheep. "God's
will" and "God's wrath" are seen to be harsh, unjust and
arbitrary. So, the church makes use of this Artificial Fear to keep the
faithful anxious about the present and future state of their eternal souls.
(The eternal religious soul as described by holy books is another creation of
the religions. Be sure and read Chapter 30.) “God's Will” becomes a whip with
which the church thrashes the believers into line.
If
the church claimed Satan was guilty of causing the tragedies, then the Bible
God's importance would become subordinate to that of Satan. Therefore, the evil
happenings Must be credited to God so he may appear to be stronger than Satan, and
therefore, in control of the earth. Thus, the believers must fear God because
God causes the good And the bad to happen.
The
result of this artificial fear and guilt being placed in the mind of the
believer is Obedience to the authority of the church. In case of a tragedy in
the life of the believer, this fear and obedience becomes a controlling tool in
the hands of the Church and its religious leaders.
Let me say right here, the church does show great concern for those upon whom tragedy has fallen. Much of this concern is genuine and I do not wish to belittle any honest attempt at comfort and aid to those suffering a tragedy in their lives.
I
will therefore refrain from speaking about motives. I do however; wish to
comment on the end results of this concern by the church for the Victims of
“God’s Will” and “God’s Wrath.”
First
of all, the church had better rush to the aid and comfort of its suffering
believer. If they did not do so, the believer might, in his hurt and loss,
begin to ask himself some honest logical questions that could ultimately open
his eyes to the falseness of "God's will," not to mention prayer and
miracles. He might begin to Think! The church cannot survive if it allows
believers to think.
Second,
the result, of the churches' aid and comfort, is to remain in control of the
life and beliefs of the victims. The explanation of God's will is gently or
forcefully explained to the victim several times. Often they add an even worse
horror. The victim is told, “This tragedy will all turn out for the best. God
knows what he is doing." They say, "We don't understand, but God in
his wisdom will do only the right and best things for his true children."
The church knows at such times it Must spread its doctrines on thickly and quickly
in order to keep the victim from feeling hatred for God and disappointment in
the powerlessness of the church (and God).
The
third result of the churches' aid and concern is, the victim feels indebted to
the church for its concern. It is at times like these when wills are remade in
favor of the church. In times like these, memorial legacies, large checks and
contributions are made to the church. In fact several ministers and priests
have confided in me that times of tragedy in wealthy families have often
produced enough income to run their churches for three months, or more, on that
single family's contributions.
"God's
Will" is just another Illogical religious presentation, claim and
explanation to those who will believe anything. The church and its theologians
think they must be able to answer all questions however large or small. The
religious believe their religion has all knowledge and all answers. Some of the
answers that they bring forth not only are illogical, but the answers do not
even conform to the doctrines of their own churches, or to the teachings of the
Bible. Certainly, the answers do not conform to the known facts of science,
physics, history, or archeology and never do they conform to common sense and
logic. Often they do not even conform to good, sound and acceptable morality.
There
is no place in the Bible where all of the happenings, good and bad, are
attributed to God. However, when the church tells its believers that God is in
control of everything, it naturally follows, God must have a hand in the bad
that happens to its faithful. The Bible tells its believers; Satan is the ruler
of this world and of this age. If there were a god or devil, I could understand
such a concept. The reason I could understand is because I read the newspapers,
look at television and study history. The evils, horrors, wars, tragedies, lack
of justice, ignorance and the general discomfort of the world's people would
suggest that some evil force is at work in the world.
When
I study these things closer, I find this quick overview is incorrect. By
looking closer, I find that many of the evils happen as a result of the clashes
between the different religious philosophies that the masses of people accept
as being right and true. When each religious philosophy thinks only its
position and doctrines are right and all of the other religious and political
philosophies are simply superstitions or wrong, then the stage is set for more
wars, injustices, chaos and persecutions. These religious leaders believe all
the other philosophies and religions, except theirs own, are wrong. (Did I get
that right?) The word "Compromise" is a very sinful word to
believers. Believers believe their particular religion has the divine right and
the holy responsibility to subjugate or eliminate the rest of the
superstitious, misinformed peoples and religions of the world.
This concept is called Evangelism. It is also called Political Activism.
The more evangelistic a religion, the more hostile it
is.
The more evangelistic a government, the more hostile
it is.
I would guess those are the same thoughts all dictators have had and used as their battle cry down through the ages. These religious believers think all who do not believe as they do, are second or third class citizens at best, and therefore, those "others" are not deserving of justice or civil consideration. This is not just a worldview. It is the view held by religious Individuals who see this as an excuse for bigotry, racism, robbery, murder and injustices of all kinds in their own hometown and on their own street. Justice and civil consideration are only for those who share their particular belief, like Catholicism, Protestantism, Judaism, Islam, or who share the same color or origin of birth.
The
gullible actually believe the tragedies that happen to the Others are God's
punishment on them. I have known many cases in which religious believers
applauded the stealing of Native American lands, the bombing of black churches
or black homes, the famines in China and Russia, the massacre of black South
Africans, the assassination of President Kennedy, the assassination of medical
doctors, the bombing of hospitals, the bombing of Muslim people by the
Israelis, or the bombing of Israelis by the Muslims. I could fill several pages
with India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Cuba and South America - on and on. All
of these war like tragedies have been the result of conflicts between political
beliefs, or religious beliefs and have been called the Will or Wrath of God.
The
point is the leaders stir their people up for wars and other injustices by
appealing to their political and religious Beliefs, and to their obedience to
their religion or government. The world has known enough senseless religious
and political slaughter. It is time for the HONEST MAN'S PHILOSOPHY. It
is time for Clear Thinking.
Clear Thinking is not a killer or destroyer. Clear
Thinking is a healer and builder.
The egocentricity (self-importance) of the religious believers is a great and dreadful evil just waiting to fall upon the enemies of their particular God. "I am right and you are wrong" causes the horrors and tragedies to keep falling on group after group. The Muslims have a terrorist organization called The Wrath of God (Allah). Someone told me the Israelis have a commando unit called The Vengeance of the Lord, but I do not know this for a fact. Even in the USA, there are militant groups who call themselves, The Sword of the Lord and The Army of God.
BELIEVERS DO NOT SEPARATE THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
FROM THEIR POLITICAL BELIEFS. THEY BECOME ONE.
Those who believe that fundamental religious people will not resort to violent and illegal means to accomplish their goals and beliefs had better rethink their position. Fundamentalism IS violence and meanness hiding under lambskins. Fundamentalists of the Muslim faith, or of the Christian faith, will resort to mob action, violence and even murder to gain their ends. Such means are required by their God in the Bible and Koran. Their religious leaders approve it from the pulpit. Those who believe the Fundamentalists will conduct themselves in a civil manner will shortly find that they have miscalculated the bigotry, prejudice and determination of these people to do the "Will of God.” They will also do their lies and dirty deeds in politics.
If
these believers actually Trusted their God, they would wait and let him deal
with his enemies as he saw fit. Instead they feel their God is so weak and
impotent, they must give him all of the help with which they are capable. Thus,
every evangelist, priest and minister seek to take
advantage of whatever evil or tragedy occurs in order to rid the earth of
disbelievers and other “false” religions. They seek to make more believers for
their cause and more soldiers of ill will to send out into the world. These
"soldiers of righteousness" try to convert the "others" to
their delusions. Failing that, they seek to conquer and reduce to servitude
those who do not believe the same fables that they do. Once they have conquered
the weak minded and taught them sin and salvation, they then teach them
"God's Will.”
GOD'S WILL, A SECOND LOOK
God's
will has another facet. Christian theologians have repeatedly made the claim
that good is determined by God's will. That is, whatever God does is good.
Also, whatever God asks us to do is good. Many burdensome books have been
written on this subject and to read them is like driving a car through a heavy
fog without any lights or navigational aids - at night. It is dangerous.
The
question of Christian ethics and morals hinges upon this concept of God's will.
The Christians say God's will is the final judge on what is good and what is
not. Such a position brings up some questions. Does God make some action good
by commanding it to be done? Does God see some action as good, and therefore,
commands it because it is good? Is good arbitrary? Does God cause an action to
become good by his decree? Or, is an action good simply because it is good
within and by itself? Is it true that "Good stands on its own bottom"
as my mother use to say? Or, must it be propped up by divine decree?
Every
language has a gradation of "good." In English, it is "good,
better and best." By rights of Standard English, it should be "good,
gooder and goodest.” The good we are talking about is the "best," or
the "goodest," but will be written simply as "good" for the
rest of this chapter.
With
the first questions still ringing in our heads, we come to a second set of
questions. Is God the only one who knows the "good?” Is "good"
the personal property of God and only he can identify and recognize the
"good?”
There
are those who say, without God there can be no morals or ethics worthy of the
name. These theologians say, without God there is no incentive toward the
"good,” no reason to govern our lives according to the "good.” In
fact, some say there is no way to even know the "good" without God's
direction and revelation. Clear Thinkers doubt such statements can be true.
If
God is the sole judge of the "good" of an action, either by decree,
or by foreknowledge of the outcome of that action, then mere man is at a loss
to know "good" unless God reveals it to him. But on the other hand,
if the "good" can be arrived at by observation, experimentation and
logical thought, then man is capable of making "good" moral decisions
on his own. He can build a set of "good" ethics and morals on the
basis of his own observations, needs and reasoning.
The
Bible tells us mankind was cast out of the Garden of Eden when he became as the
Gods knowing "good" and evil. This is a major problem with
Christianity and they avoid even discussing it. They make it a taboo subject,
not to be analyzed. That is, to know "good" and evil is a great Sin
in the Bible. According to the Bible, God wanted men to be dumb and ignorant,
or as the church calls it, “Innocent.” God didn’t want man to know the
difference between good and evil. Believe me, God has succeeded with believers.
They do not know the difference between “good” and evil. According to the Bible,
this ability to know "good" and evil was never taken away from man.
Therefore, according to the Bible, man can and does know "good" and
is, consequently, Capable of building ethical and moral codes based on the same
"good" that God knows.
This
same ability in man destroys the arguments of those theologians who say
"good" is what God says it is. If God were to say some bad or evil
action (like slavery or rape) was "good," God would be a liar. If man
himself can know "good," then it is neither arbitrary, nor is it
decreed. "Good" is "good" within and of itself.
"Good" Does stand on its own bottom! Thanks, Mother.
In
the Bible, God endorses, regulates and advocates slavery. God tells man that
when he makes slaves, do it like this. He tells the slave to obey his masters
even if the master is unjust and beats him. This, then, can only be accepted as
“good” and as God's will. By the thinking of Christians, they must say slavery
is moral, ethical and "good" because God has regulated and
recommended it to them in the Bible. For hundreds of years this is Exactly what
fundamentalist Christians said. Yet any logical thinking human will conclude,
slavery is not "good" as declared in the Bible. God is Wrong. Or, the
Writers who wrote the Bible were wrong. You choose!
This
leaves Clear Thinkers four alternatives. First, slavery is "good" and
logical thinkers are wrong to conclude slavery is evil. Second, God himself
does not know "good" from evil. Third, God is a liar, or fourth,
someone wrote lies in the Bible and claimed God dictated those lies.
Let's
look at each alternative. First, if slavery is indeed "good,” those who
believe that lie should be just as blessed of God by being slaves as by being
masters. Who among you will volunteer to receive the blessings of God by being
a slave to another person, religion or government? (Submit your application.)
Hardly anyone (except Corporations, Religions and Governments) actually
believes slavery is "good” even for claimed personal or national security.
Most thinking people know slavery is an evil and an unbearable burden. It is
demeaning and devoid of any "good" what so ever. The whole world
concludes slavery is evil, especially if they are the slaves. Thinking people
must reject this alternative.
Second,
we look at the position that God does not know "good" from evil.
Believers and Clear Thinkers alike must reject this because if there were a
God, by definition, God must know "good" from evil.
We
move onto the third alternative that God is a liar. Even if God were a liar, there
could be no reason to tell such hurtful and harmful lies to his people. This
must be rejected for the same reason we rejected God not knowing
"good" from evil. If God were a liar, he would not be a God but
rather, would be a devil or demon. Well, it IS something about.
We
come to our fourth and final alternative. Holy men wrote that slavery was
"good” and the writers said God himself told them to write it. If there is
a Good God, he never told anyone to write that the evils of slavery were to be
regulated, or classified as "good.” An all-wise and all-just God could
never say it was his will that people make slaves of each other. Many writers
of the Old and New Testament wrote that it was God's will that the slave obey
his master, even if the master unjustly beat him. They Simply Lied. A good God
could never advise the Hebrews to make war in order to obtain slaves. God never
told anyone to bore a hole in the ear of his slave and put a ring in it to show
that the slave belonged to the master for the lifetime of the slave. A Just God
never told anyone how to sell his own family into slavery as the Old Testament
claims. A large bunch of Old and New Testament writers lied. God did not and
could not advocate slavery as a "good.” Holy men simply lied about that in
the Bible.
We
are left with little choice. Either God lied about what is "good," or
these Bible writers lied about what God said when they wrote that God approved
and regulated slavery. Practice being a Clear Thinking philosopher. You decide!
According
to Christian theologians there are two ways to know God's will and therefore to
know "good.” The first and best way is to know what God says in his holy
word (the Bible). The second way is to wait upon God to give one a personal
revelation of what is "good.”
As
for the Bible, it is obvious; many of the writers lied about God endorsing
slavery. Is it not also likely that other statements attributed to God about
what is "good" and what is God's will, were lied about too? The very
fact that God (or the Bible) is wrong about slavery, means the Rest of the
Bible must be judged by man in light of what man Knows to be wrong or evil and
what he Knows to be “good” and wholesome.
If
Man is actually to be the Judge of the Bible, as he must be, what is the use of
the Bible as a yardstick for what is "good" and what is bad? It
becomes useful in the same manner as any other written work of man. The only
admonitions we can follow from the Bible are those things that we Already Know
to be "good.” The other "good" in the Bible that we know to be
false or evil, we must reject as we reject other erroneous works of man. In
addition to being told slavery is "good," we are also told we should
stone our children for eating too much, or for talking back to their parents.
Adults are to be stoned for rejecting the "gospel" and many other
items of unimportance.
We
are told by God in the Bible to kill those who worship other Gods. We are told
to stone prostitutes to death. We are told to leave the dead (disbelievers) to bury
their own dead. We are told to forget and leave our responsibilities for our
spouses, parents and children and to go preach God's Will to the world. We are
told many other things contrary to what we humans know to be "good.”
Thinking people must reject God's Will in the Bible as a divine reveler of
"good.”
As
to personal revelation, read the next chapter that deals with this subject in
some depth.
The
greatest standard for determining the "good" is known in all
religions, societies, nations and people. That is, the concept of not doing to
others what you would not want done to you. This should be the standard for
judging individual action as well as collective social action.
But
there are special social or group situations to consider that must temper our
decisions. In the over all view of the survival of human kind, there comes
times when group survival may be pitted against individual survival. Society
has therefore formulated certain rules to protect itself from over ambitious,
diseased, or insane individuals. The unfortunate who contract certain diseases
are isolated from society to protect the rest of the individuals from being
infected. This isolation is based upon helping both society and the individual
to survive. (If our leaders fail to adopt this logical and common sense
approach to disease, both they and we are in big trouble.)
A
society or government that does not protect its citizens from deadly diseases,
and does not isolate those unfortunate individuals who contract such deadly
diseases, loses the respect of its citizens. It also loses its Authority in the
eyes of its citizens. The next thing that the society, government or party
loses is its moral right to power and leadership. Then it loses its power and
the support of its citizens.
Those
who commit murder and atrocities upon others in society are themselves isolated
or eliminated from society for the survival of both individuals and society as
a whole. Sometimes one group or society attempts to follow God’s Will and
eliminate, or control, or make political slaves of another group or society.
War and political chaos results. "Good" often becomes very confused
when the survival of one group (Germans) is pitted against the survival of
another group (Jews). And let's not forget the blacks and whites, the gays and
the believers, the Jews and the Arabs, (or the Republicans and the “Rest of
Us.)” We could add dozens more examples, but you see the point.
Having
children (a good) becomes a confusing situation when the parents are retarded
or cannot feed and support the children. Having children becomes even more
confused when whole nations and lands become grossly over populated and when
famine and disorder and war results. Many evil events can result from Too Much
of a "good" thing.
It
is "good" to protect a group or society from other warlike groups or
societies. But when the "good" (the protection) becomes so
overpowering that its use (nuclear bombs or chemical warfare) would destroy all
civilization, or maybe all life, the "good" becomes evil.
It
becomes very clear; a "good" in one situation may well be an evil in
another situation. The reverse can also be true at times. Thus, man is faced
not with a divine "good,” or a permanent "good.” Rather, man is faced
with a fluctuating "good.” That is to say, a "good" in one
situation may equally be an evil in another situation.
So
man must Think. He cannot depend on God’s Will, or the Bible for identifying
good or evil. Indeed man is Forced to think. He must also think collectively.
That is, he must set up courts of judgment to consider the situation involved
in the questioned actions. He must decide before hand, if possible. Society
wants everyone to know before the act is committed that it is considered wrong
and hurtful by society. Thus, man has established laws and rules and courts of
justice to prevent wrong and evil actions, or to punish them after they have
been committed, whether classified as “Good” or God's will - or not.
The
wisdom of man discards the "good" in the Bible because we know some
of it to be evil, or not “good.” We disregard the rules and regulations of
"God's Will" as found in the Bible. Man has judged the Bible's notion
of God's Will and the religious notion of "good" and found them
lacking in justice and rejected them as a basis for administering justice and
"good" to society. The reason for rejection is not rebellion against
God. The reason is because God's Will, As Presented In The Bible, is Not always
"good.” The Bible is not always just or "good" in many of its
rules for life and for society. The Bible pronouncements and claims are not
always “good.” God did not (and could not) write and ordain these evils to be
classified as good. Such could not be God's Will.
Clear
Thinkers can never accept that God's Will is arbitrary, harsh and unjust as
proclaimed by the Bible and by the Believers. Holy men lied about the
"good" and about God's Will in the Bible. God's Will can only be Just
and Good for “All Mankind,” even as a true God can only be Just in All of his
activities.
THE NATURAL PHYSICAL ORDER OF THE UNIVERSE
IS GOD'S GOOD AND JUST WILL.
"GOD'S WILL" IN THE BIBLE IS ANOTHER RELIGIOUS
LIE.