Some Thoughts on Love,

Philosophy & Religion

Is it ever to plagiarize a published thought

by making it your own? To appropriate

appropriately is to so alter a thought as to

make it impossible for the original author

to reciprocate.

Jesus said, “The kingdom is now.” If

we add “for those who believe in eternity”

he is stopped from expansion because we

have corrupted his meaning.

His statement can stand alone, but

our contingent “for” makes our new

statement our own responsibility.

We cannot initiate a new philosophy

through plagiarism. Ideas and ideals are

intangible but they can be possessed.

With possession we can amplify.

Through appropriation, we can both
possess and amplify ideals. However, the

original ideas can remain inviolate and

competent to expand into a different

religion or philosophy.

Thus Jesus and Mohammed were able

to establish philosophies based on the

ideal of brotherly love. Their disciples

turned them into a religion which worships

the prophets instead of their philosophies.

The result has been continuing wars as

each religion claims their gods as the only

gods. They build crystal palaces in the

wastelands of our nations to glorify their

own gods and thus mock the messages

they were trying to bring us.

They said that both life and love are

eternal but the modern fundamentalist

disciples refuse to accept eternity and

worship the body instead of the spirit. I

would rather love god’s messengers than

to worship them. This makes me a

certified crackpot.

Walt Abbott–1-4-2010