9:51pm
It's pretty late, as usual, and I have no idea whether I'm depressed or pissed. It's nothing new though. It's probably my neutral feeling now, so it's all good.
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Price of Praise. That's actually a name of a poem I've written of the same theme as this post you are about to read right now. (I sometimes wonder why I write as if I have a shitload of readers. Not more than 3 people read my blog, and I'm sure of it. Oh well, then. Then this is for you three then.)
So, what is the price of praise? Well, let me tell you what I think it is. I think that the prices of praise are progression, sanity and rationality. I hate praise. I think that it's a waste of time -- or at least we waste our time by doing it too much.
So I study in a school funded by the government, and in my country there is a law concerning the separation of the church and the state, which I think is one of the very few smart things about our country.
But for some reason, my school added a new subject, Bethany, to our courses. So what the flip is that? We're a government-funded school, yet we have a religious course? What happened to the separation of the church and state?
I complained about it a lot, of course, and I asked one of my teachers why they added that. She mentioned the presence of values and the positive change it was going to bring into our lives. I knew she was going to say that, though. I told her how the presence of religion wasn't going to change a thing, and I know what I'm talking about because I'd studied in an extremely religious Catholic school for eight years, and the people there are probably the most immoral children I know.
So now, we're going now to my thoughts:
Being religious is not a value, it's a trait. It's not going to improve your economy or make you successful, nor is it going to put food on your plate (except if you're a pastor or a priest or nun or whatever). A prayer isn't going to drop a coin into the Pondo ng Pinoy bottle. A hopeful wish in the name of your god isn't going to stop pollution or corruption; action will, and you don't need religion to take action. All you need is will.
And as for education, well, what's the point of studying religion, really? It's not going to make you smarter. It's not the best way to teach you values. Knowing the stories of every single prophet in the bible isn't going to make you smart, it's just going to make you knowledgeable about the bible, which I don't think is going to get you anywhere in life.
To be honest, I'm really in no mood to blog, so I'll end fast tonight.
Logic > Religion
Education > Religion
Religion is not the key to everything. Religion isn't some kind of medicine to heal evil. It's not, because technically, Satanism is a religion, but they're not evil through their eyes. (see Nothing is Real post)
So, what is the price of praise? Well, let me tell you what I think it is. I think that the prices of praise are progression, sanity and rationality. I hate praise. I think that it's a waste of time -- or at least we waste our time by doing it too much.
So I study in a school funded by the government, and in my country there is a law concerning the separation of the church and the state, which I think is one of the very few smart things about our country.
But for some reason, my school added a new subject, Bethany, to our courses. So what the flip is that? We're a government-funded school, yet we have a religious course? What happened to the separation of the church and state?
I complained about it a lot, of course, and I asked one of my teachers why they added that. She mentioned the presence of values and the positive change it was going to bring into our lives. I knew she was going to say that, though. I told her how the presence of religion wasn't going to change a thing, and I know what I'm talking about because I'd studied in an extremely religious Catholic school for eight years, and the people there are probably the most immoral children I know.
So now, we're going now to my thoughts:
Being religious is not a value, it's a trait. It's not going to improve your economy or make you successful, nor is it going to put food on your plate (except if you're a pastor or a priest or nun or whatever). A prayer isn't going to drop a coin into the Pondo ng Pinoy bottle. A hopeful wish in the name of your god isn't going to stop pollution or corruption; action will, and you don't need religion to take action. All you need is will.
And as for education, well, what's the point of studying religion, really? It's not going to make you smarter. It's not the best way to teach you values. Knowing the stories of every single prophet in the bible isn't going to make you smart, it's just going to make you knowledgeable about the bible, which I don't think is going to get you anywhere in life.
To be honest, I'm really in no mood to blog, so I'll end fast tonight.
Logic > Religion
Education > Religion
Religion is not the key to everything. Religion isn't some kind of medicine to heal evil. It's not, because technically, Satanism is a religion, but they're not evil through their eyes. (see Nothing is Real post)
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Out.
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Nah, you've got more readers than you think. :D Any chance of you posting the poem here? :)
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