Religious Dogma
From the dawn of man when he perceived
When he philosophised about conduct of the life to lead
Hallucination and myth began to unfold
The roots of religious dogma began to grow
Religious text stemmed from man made stories
Written by scholars to express their theories
Taking what you will from whatever you agree
But blind faith is foolish, it is so unreal
No knowledge of vast reptiles or the big bang theory abound
Religious dignitaries burnt heretics who proclaimed the earth was round
To follow the scriptures blindly was the accepted position
Questioning the teachings of god was condemned as sedition
Ancient Civilisations were created on religious fact
Morals and values absorbed from religious text
But remember the misery religion has caused
The ascent into wars and the holocaust
Together with science and the Darwin theory
Mans function on earth can be seen more clearly
Humanity is one of many species of which all are mutual
No heaven or hell, nothing is consequential
Mr Dean Carroll
Tue 24th Sep 2013 06:09
Many thanks for your comment Jane. Though I am an atheist at heart, I see some of the sage advice in religious text as important in attempting to create a moral society.Though religion is becoming increasingly irrelevent among brits today. I see that the consequences of that being a more immoral society with problems such as greed and corruption, and though I personally don't believe in god and some of the far flung stories included in the bible, I believe that it should be read on a theological level and garnering a moral framework with standards to live by.