Why Religion Contradicts the Natural Development of the World

Arguing with religions people get me discover an interesting overreaching principle that divides religion from reality. Reality is bottom up and religion is top down.

In reality as expressed and proven by extensive scientific research, thing work bottom up. Simpler structures gradually evolve into bigger and more complex ones. Take any field: history, biology, physics it always bottom-up.

For example, famous Theory of Evolution. Earliest forms of life were single cell organisms that are so small, humans can only see them under microscope. Overtime however some single cell organisms have evolved into multicell ones. At first, they were simple like algae but gradually became more complex and specialized. Algae evolved into jelly fish that in turn became octopuses and later squids that gradually evolved into ray finned fish.

Size and complexity always increased over time. Pinnacle of evolution, humans are more complex than apes who came before us, apes more complex than other mammals, mammals as a group more complex than reptiles that came before and so on.

It works the same on cellular level. Cells do vary in their complexity from one another. From a simple bacterium that has no distinct internal parts, cells evolved into internal specialisation. Animal and plant cells have many distinct subsections, each performing its unique function in the cell.

It's the same with other fields of science. Take history. Early humans lived in small groups. However, as time went on, we grew to create ever larger and more complex societies. Hunter-gatherer packs were replaced with tribes, who were replaced, with polis (Greek city state), that were replaced with empires and kingdoms that gave way to nations states and now we are evolving towards supranatural unions. 

If we take molecular physics, it the same pattern there as well. Atoms bond together to create molecules. Protons, neutrons and electors bond together to create atoms and quarks bond together to create these atomic parts. Some carbon-based molecules are so complex, they exhibit life's properties. That is how you connect the atomic physics to the above-mentioned Theory of Evolution.

It grows up, not down. People gather to form ever complex societies. Living organism gradually evolve into more and more complex beings. Atoms connect and form complex molecules. It's always bottom up. Smaller things gather together to form bigger and more complex things. Even humans and grass begin their lives small and then grow.

This is the real-life way, bottom up. Grassroot to complexity.

Religion fundamentally contradicts this with its own narrative. God, who is omnipotent and omniscient created humans who are limited and fallible. God created Adam in his own image but created Even out of Adam's rib. Humans were pure ones but then fallen to sin and became impure.

In religion it is always the other way around. Something bigger and greater creates something smaller out of part of self or part of something else. With each new iteration everything becomes lesser and lesser, deprecates.

This deprecation principle goes against the reality of the world around us. World simply does not work top down like religion claims it is. 

This top-down vs bottom-up approach is what fundamentally differentiates science and reality from religion. We have to accept that reality functions in a bottom-up way. 

Profound Thoughts

These are some philosophical ideas that I came up in my life. Some are clever observations. Others are just truth I live by. I will update this post as I come up with more ideas.

Anything is only unfair or unacceptable if it disadvantages me in any way.   

If it disadvantages others while benefitting me, it's completely acceptable.

When people steal from me is a crime, when I steal from someone its clever.

Any rules only make sense if everyone follows them, there is no point of following rules if others do not follow them. You will be the loser when other get ahead. Even international laws that govern good conduct make exception for this. For example, Nazi Germany observed Geneva convention with their Western Opponents who also signed up to it but did not do so with the Soviets who did not sign it. I treat any breach of commitments towards me as annulment of the whole agreement and act as I am no longer bound by an agreement.

Good opportunities rarely come, most of what is on offer is a subpar offer at best and downright fraud at worst. In either case it's a waste of energy to pursue such substandard opportunities as energy is finite and you need it when something really good comes up. 

Thus, in poker terms one should fold if cards you were dealt this round are worthless and wait for the next round.

It is wiser to wait for a good hand that to play a subpar one and lose your bets.

Being able to judge a good opportunity from a bad one is one of the most essential skills in life.

Winning more important than rules and moral.

Rewards, particularly material ones, matter. Moral and principles do not. 

Every action is a trade-off between rewards and efforts required, the bigger reward the better, the lesser efforts the better. 

No rewards or benefits to me personally, no lifting a finger.

Emotional rewards only matter if it's something that makes you personally happy. However, one should never listen to other people claims that something going to make them happy, such claims are always false.

People whom you can use and exploit are valuable. People whom you cannot use and exploit are useless. Do not look down on suckers if you can exploit them, keep them close instead. That does not matter however they are the kind of suckers that you personally cannot exploit.

Guarantees and trust matter, even the best deal in theory is not worth it if there is a possibility that a person will betray you and reneg on their promises.

One should live in luxury, safety and comfort. 5 Star Resort Hotels is pinnacle of living arrangements. These living conditions can be replicated in your own mansion if one has enough money.

Denying oneself anything is the most stupid thing one can do. One should not deny oneself pleasures and advantages, even if moral and society say it's wrong. Those who say it's wronged a merely hypocrites who secretly indulge themselves and use moral to keep other away from pleasures and advantages they want to hog up for themselves.

My desires guide me towards things than can bring me happiness like comfortable accommodation and tasty food. Without such things human will wither like a plant without fertiliser and water or be weak and sickly. I speak from experience here. Back when I was a child, I was frail weak and sickly because my parents (especially mom) were unreasonably austere, banned a lot of food and feed me mostly plain and tasteless things. Things improved when I became adult and could eat whatever I wanted.

On the other side one should no overconsume either. Just as your desires guide you towards things that will make you feel better, they can also indicate that you had enough, at least for the time being. Your body can only process finite amount of food or drink at any given time. Going beyond that limit will cause more harm than good. Also, there are certain types of food that just do not work for you, and your tastes ask you to reject it. Not always such food is bitter like broccoli or cauliflower, sometimes its sweet, but in a wrong way. It is best to avoid such food even if its popular with others.

One should not live like a monk, denying oneself pleasures. Neither should one live like a party animal, too dependent on entertainment.

One should aspire balance between extremes. Like an old money aristocrat, go for the best and most enjoyable of pleasures.

Of the Freudian triad Ego by far the most important. It's the only component of the triad that can allow one to master oneself and those around them and became something more than a human.

In contrast if superego is the strongest the person is mere slave to the society and its rules. With guilt superego will force a person to sacrifice their own advantages and gains for the sake of collective. They will lose everything. This if by far worst fate of three.

Id is slightly better as one does gain something of value by listening id. Unlike superego, id is not external, imposed by society/teachers/parents, but internal representation of ones needs. However, id cannot go beyond animalistic instincts, it can sustain but will not advance.

Only Ego can advance one further in life and society. Sure, for a lesser people ego is merely a mediator between demands of society (superego) and themselves (id), but it can be much more than just that. Ego can make one Übermensch or even God or someone even greater than God. Society and its rules were not as they are from times past; they were created by people. Society was shaped by those whose ego demanded it. Thus, by embracing ego one can be such a shaper of the world, not answer to rules created by others but create rules others will answer to. 

One can go even as far as removing the old god and replacing them with your own puppet god that you can use to control society from shadows. With the power like this every superego person will be your slave to do as you see fit with. Such is the power of ego.

While it is ok to lie if it is to one's advantage, one should still aspire to live life as true to oneself as possible. While a mask of lie can protect one from unfavourable consequences it also prevents from realising true inner aspirations. Thus, lie is a tool best used sparingly