Do you really want personal sovereignty? Before you say "Yes", I bet that you really don't, even if you think your answer is “Yes”.  Why? Because you are not willing to question authority. In fact, to question authority probably never even occurs to you.

Yeah, you may think that you are an exception, but the overwhelming odds are that you are not.

This essay is about questioning religious authority. Have you ever questioned religious authority? Only exceptional people question authority. The rest are sheep -- “sheeple”.

Naturally, almost everyone considers themselves to be exceptional. But, obviously, they are not. By definition, only a few people are exceptional. That means that 99% of the people are ignorant or stupid, or both.  So the odds are overwhelming that you, also, are stupid or ignorant, or both. Just as is almost everyone else. Sorry about that.

Chances are you hold some religious belief.  You are a Jew, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, whatever, even if you are not “active”. You believe in "God". That belief makes you no different from some “primitive” doing a rain-dance. Yeah, you have a computer and a Blackberry.  Perhaps you think that rain-dances are quaint.  But take away your comforts and toys, and you are mentally just as backward and tribally group-think bound as that primitive.

You don't really know if there is a "God". A simple question: Has he, she, it (heshit) ever bestowed upon you a personal appearance? (When not on drugs, anyway.)  Why not?  After all, “God” is supposed to be omniscient and omnipresent.  Should be no problem to indulge the simple request of one of his “sheep” to have a personal chat, however brief. No?  That just means that you have accepted solely on faith that there is a "God". You have taken the word of delusional schizophrenics and power-hungry witch-doctors that there really is a “God”. You don't have direct evidence of a “God”. The fact that you exist is not evidence that you were created by a “God”. You just believe; you have just taken the word of some “authority” that there really is a “God”. How did they get themselves appointed as anointed representatives? Why should you take their word, when they are likely just as screwed up, or more so, than you? Why don't you question their authority?

Have YOU ever questioned the basis of your religion?  Have you ever questioned its teachings? I doubt it.  How come?  Why haven't you questioned authority?

Again, almost everyone considers thinks that they are exceptional. But, obviously, they can't be.  By definition, only a few people are exceptional. That means that 99% of people are stupid or ignorant, or both.  That means that the overwhelming odds are that you, yourself, are stupid or ignorant, or both. Just as is almost everyone else. Sorry about that.

You were born not believing in any religion -- as an atheist. Then your parents, your schools, and your community indoctrinated you into the religion of your parents and/or community. Why is it that you haven't freed yourself and become a "born-again" atheist? Why is it that when you were a child and indoctrinated into Christian beliefs, you are are still likely to be a Christian, rather than having switched to Islam or Judaism? Why is it that when you were a child and indoctrinated into Islamic beliefs, you are are still likely to be a Muslim, rather than having switched to Judaism or Christianity? Why haven't you given up childish things?

Obviously, the answer is that you have are unwilling or unable mentally and psychologically to "Question Authority". How about growing up! Claim your sovereignty.