Friday, September 5, 2008

Food for Thought...

An excerpt from the book, ‘Shackles of the Supernatural’ by William J. Fielding

Only those who have had a conventional religious upbringing and have found the incomparably fuller life that is opened up in rejecting supernatural belief, can appreciate the contrast. Those hampered by the limitations that come from allegiance to a creed, feel or profess to feel, that the Freethinker, Agnostic or Atheist is missing something from which they derive great consolation. This attitude, of course, has been inculcated with the creed of which it is part and parcel. The primitive slave was similarly taught to cherish the retraining virtue of his chains.

It should be apparent that adherence to dogma and creed inhibits the free-functioning of the faculties. It naturally follows that when these hindrances are discarded, the mental horizon is extended, cerebral energy with its inevitable emotional accompaniment is not wasted in pursuing a will-o’-the wisp, and the opportunities for intellectual achievement, emotional fulfillment and peace of mind are increased beyond measure.

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