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Religion’s Paradox: Unveiling the Veil of Ignorance.

by | Jun 8, 2023 | Poetry

In the realm of faith, a paradox prevails,

Where religion’s teachings, their virtues unveiled.

Unity, love, and peace they proclaim,

Yet history reveals a different game.

Within sacred walls, hypocrisy resides,

Believers professing, veiling their divides.

Preaching harmony, while fanning the flames,

Religious battles, humanity’s shames.

Ignorance blinds, reason cast aside,

The faithful march onward, with zeal and pride.

No evidence, no proof, they hold dear,

Belief unchallenged, fueled by fear.

From Crusades dark to holy wars,

Religion’s shadow its dark side roars.

The faithful driven by fervent might,

Lands ravaged, stained with blood’s blight.

Inquisitions and trials, the heretics burned,

Dissenting voices silenced, lessons unlearned.

Dogma upheld, critical thinking suppressed,

Faith’s dominion, reason oppressed.

Yet the paradox remains, hard to ignore,

Religion’s duality, a wound to the core.

Preaching unity, love, and compassion,

While fanning the flames of division and aggression.

Let us confront the truth, unmask the deceit,

Challenge blind belief, with reason compete.

For only through knowledge, understanding obtained,

Can religion’s contradictions be rightly explained.

So let us question, let us seek,

Not faith without reason, but truth that speaks.

In the face of ignorance, let wisdom prevail,

And religion’s dark history, let it unveil.

For unity, love, and peace to be true,

Religion’s hypocrisy we must eschew.

In the realm of faith, let reason take flight,

And embrace a world where truth ignites.

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