If what we are expected to believe were all condensed into a novel, it would be a cheap pulp novel that few with intact minds and souls would buy into. Religion has taught us to look for miracles instead of using natural and formidable cosmic gifts to solve our own problems - in natural ways. Even viable systems are called "utopian" and so, impossible. We have become magic-oriented in the worst sense, always hoping a solution will materialize on its own - if we pray hard enough - and fall into our collective lap.
If what we are expected to believe were all condensed into a novel, it would be a cheap pulp novel that few with intact minds and souls would buy into. Religion has taught us to look for miracles instead of using natural and formidable cosmic gifts to solve our own problems - in natural ways. Even viable systems are called "utopian" and so, impossible. We have become magic-oriented in the worst sense, always hoping a solution will materialize on its own - if we pray hard enough - and fall into our collective lap.