On Religious Code
Ought, Not Is
“Man is an animal who must imagine he is more than an animal.”
Religion does not describe reality, it commands it. The Bible is not geology, the Qur’an is not astronomy, the Vedas are not physics. They are codes of conduct disguised as stories of the world. Religion is the grammar of duty dressed in myth. It says ought, never is.
Science begins with is. T…
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