A Need

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Somebody once asked why I would waste time and effort on writing about these sensitive issues.

I do this because I need to. Not because I want to create friction, challenge or show off my knowledge. Nobody likes to be hated. Many of my good friends are Catholic whom I respect a lot.

The first reason is my spiritual need. This is not the first time I have sit down and write about these things. Religion is a huge and complex issue, every time I write about it I have an opportunity to identify and adjust any loose ends in the frame work of my thinking and analysis. When sharing in writing with others, I have to even more careful with every detail in my arguments. Just like a devout believer diligently counting their praying beads, I diligently keep re-examining my thoughts.

When one gets to a certain age in life, most of us begin to spend more time to look into the spiritual realm. Some people hope to find peace by believing that they have found and know the path leading to God. I find my spiritual strength in believing that at the end of that path there is only my self, instead of any god.

The second reason for this blog is I want to point out the harmful effects of monotheistic regions to the daily life of all of us. I believe many people do not notice these harmful effects. The dominating monotheistic religion in Vietnam and many western countries is Christianity.

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