Bert Lance

“If it ain’t broke don’t fix it”

Simple human dynamics and simpler human perceptions define so much of who we are and of who you are. If something is broken then we must take care of the problem immediately and identifying the problem can become the problem itself. An intrinsic pattern and a selective design which enables religions to not only survive but to adapt and evolve into new forms. So unlike humanity itself.

However emphasis must be added on the phrase “selective design” because we are using a mechanical comparison and not a biological one. In which case we would place the emphasis on natural selection. Without any one of several components such a machine would be nonfunctional until such part could be replaced with a newer one thereby making the machine operational again.

In this way religion has seen a transference and adapting of stories, ideas and principles from one nation and faith to another over the millennia without so much as missing a step or having a second thought. Replacing old parts with new. So all forms of monotheism are simply renovations of previous machines and are incredibly less effective than their predecessors. Or they are they far more complex machines that end in the same results?

All attempts to destroy the previous machines have failed, despite their best efforts. The people have chosen. It is nothing more than an easily recognizable system composed of numerous components that produces a quantitative force and tangible effect through the will of many. In this case it in the name of religion, not to be confused with magic. Magic as will manifested does not require all of the same gears, pulleys, and levers. 

Know the Machine.