Suppose I declare myself the final prophet, and all final prophets before me were false or corrupted. Jesus was supposed to be the final Prophet, but God changed his mind and made Muhammad the final one. Which means he can change his mind again, and make me the final Prophet, which he did.
Next, I invent a religion which instructs followers that God hates all humans but the true believers (my new religion). God has manadated that we purge the world of unbelievers, irrespective of whether they have had a reasonable opportunity to learn his new religion (sounds familiar, I know).
Ok, so I make a book and declare it the word of God. I even have fancy designs on the book and declare that God doesnt really want us to worry about the substance of the book, but merely recite it, yell it out.
You must respect my religion right? No? Not enough followers you say? Ah, we merely quibble over the stage of my religions growth.
2006-11-15
15:45:25
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Thoughtful Tristan
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