http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/08/28/the-tyranny-of-faith/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:44:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/08/28/the-tyranny-of-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-129182 Atanu Dey Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:58:45 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/08/28/the-tyranny-of-faith/#comment-129182 I do believe that communism and the monotheistic faiths are cats of the same breed. Indeed, a competitive market based economy and non-monotheistic faiths are analogous in that both allow individuals freedom to work out their own conception of the good and work according to their own preferences. I do believe that communism and the monotheistic faiths are cats of the same breed. Indeed, a competitive market based economy and non-monotheistic faiths are analogous in that both allow individuals freedom to work out their own conception of the good and work according to their own preferences.

]]> http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/08/28/the-tyranny-of-faith/comment-page-1/#comment-129164 plodder Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:08:05 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/08/28/the-tyranny-of-faith/#comment-129164 By that reasoning communism should also be considered as an example of tyranny inspired by faith. Here, it is faith in a purported scientific and secular methodology to govern society with the State as the only God. After all “The State shall own the means of production”. So communism reduced to its crudest form is a type of religion. It also perhaps explains why communism has such a wide following among the educated elite since they are enamored by the so called application of science and reason to govern society, sadly at the cost of individual freedom. The path to hell as they say is paved with good intentions. By that reasoning communism should also be considered as an example of tyranny inspired by faith. Here, it is faith in a purported scientific and secular methodology to govern society with the State as the only God. After all “The State shall own the means of production”. So communism reduced to its crudest form is a type of religion. It also perhaps explains why communism has such a wide following among the educated elite since they are enamored by the so called application of science and reason to govern society, sadly at the cost of individual freedom. The path to hell as they say is paved with good intentions.

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