A post submitted by CGI member Morgan.

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http://www.smoking-mirrors.com/2022/10/life-is-only-uncertain-when-you-are-out.html

People develop criteria and expectations as they go... as they are raised and mentored... as they are programmed. Often... they bring nothing but their expectations for particular criteria with them. Many people feel that life... The World... other people... owe them something. There's more of them in the cities than there are in the Campagna. Some locations build selfish and competitive mindsets where... the weak are killed and eaten.

They see people running around in uniforms of all kinds... in the military... in corporate culture... in religions. They see people going around wearing robes and waving paraphernalia. They think that this is how people associating themselves with war... or business... or God should present themselves. If you're not wearing the magic decoder ring, then... you're not in The Club. Apparently... in the minds of those who make the rules for The Man Upstairs... you got to fit the protocol. Well... no... you don't.

God has no interest in the bones of saints or people who collect money in his name; that's the province of fetishists and bankers. God does... not... need... any... of... that. Through programming, people expect to see religious authority dressed a certain way... and talking a certain way. Religion and Spirituality are often mutually exclusive... like... say... Fear and Love.