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Voice of the World (Free verse) by Dovina

They call us Third World below the Second below the First because we have less produce less suffer more But three are really one these days we can help you understand come and let us show you hear the One World voice Osama gives us food teaches kids to read Musharraf gives promises and sewage in the street Work all day to buy a chicken or dine on scraps of rich don’t say we have democracy and allies in the West Fill not the mouth of famine if you fear to make us strong but feed the brains of young ones not yet won to jihad’s cause Come and give them options show them one big world maybe we will kill you maybe they will not

ALChemy 28-Jan-08/4:58 PM
All of the reasons you listed for morality are either influences from religion or based on cold logic. There's also those primal impulses that our primitive ancestors passed on but those too were aquired one of those two ways(unless you believe instinct comes to us magically). Just because your influences weren't straight from the church doesn't mean they didn't originate from religion. It's hard to explain what a world without religion would be like because it hasn't been observed yet. If you want a book on morality try Lord of the Flies. When there's no father/god-figure to punish us eventually we run amok. Unless of course we generate some type of dictatorial government run by incorruptible computers(good luck). In short, your morals have been influenced by the great Jesu despite your distaste for him.
As far as blaming religion for horrible crimes against humanity goes...Well it's like blaming your parents. Sooner or later you have to grow up and take responsibility for your actions. Unfortunately sociopaths live among athiests and believers alike. You seem to be implying that religion is the birthplace of sociopaths. If so then why so many athiest murderers?
Please try not to become so unraveled. You're turning back into the Joker again and he's gotten quite old and predictable.




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