John Gibson, R.A. Night protecting Sleep from the wrath of Zeus
It’s puzzling how a religious person could also advocate justice, the belief that society should be fair to all people, not “just us”.
Let’s imagine the Merciful is called down on the carpet, to explain and defend himself. Even if the Almighty does his best and begs forgiveness for the murder, the rape of the innocent, the hording of resources and his general “life is not fair” handiwork, there would not be an excuse. The presumed innocent defendant would leap into a bout of belated weeping. In the last ditch effort the defendant pulls out an argument not admissible in any court of law, the Exalted has no excuse or alibi for the past and even for the present, but there is a secret plan that would be understood at some future date. Try this defence at a murder trial near you, please report back the results.
A social advocate who is courageous enough to stand up to the injustice in a government, or demand deposition of a despotic ruler, he or she should also find the courage to stand up to the biggest despot of them all.
But in reality the worship is much more deviant than that. There is a scarcity in the world and most prayers actually include element of injustice. Fairness for all is impossible, so please destroy the other tribe, move the cheese from my neighbor over to my side. Such worship negates the search for justice and seeks injustice towards a neighbor, towards the other human being. It’s unbecoming!
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