You Know What?

I've studied all of the major religions on the planet. You know where they go wrong? Making up rules. No no, it's true. Where do the rules come from? They only have two choices:

a GOD

a HUMAN

If they claim a GOD gave them the rules, then the adherents want to know when and where. So, there's now a story attached. As soon as all the witnesses of GOD's great revelation are dead, anyone can add to the story or change the rules. Or, people can just say 'yeah, God talked to me too and here are some more rules to follow.'

If they admit the rules are a creation of fallible humans, then they become invalid. Even the old game of divine inspiration and granted infallability don't work. People don't really buy that.

The sad thing is, if a GOD was really trying to talk to us, humans would exploit the message as soon as it was sent.

Now I believe in powers that are greater than me, both human and divine, but I don't buy into any one human group's claim to have the true faith. How would they know short of a direct missive from God? All of the sacred texts have undergone too many revisions and edits to be fully trusted as divinely written.

So, how do I deal? I believe we all have an ear for truth and an ear for pure fucking horseshit. I trust that.