Day 324 - I Believe

 I BELIEVE

Promot - I Believe : Write your personal credo of things you believe in

I believe in laughter

I believe in music

I believe in art

I believe in people and humanity

I believe in making the lives or ordinary people better

I believe that being welathy is pointless, and contributes nothing to society except division

I believe that education and healthcare and a decent standard of housing are fundamental human rights

I believe the far right are the greatest threat to democracy in the UK, and wider Europe

I believe in Scottish Independence as a vehicle to realising some of the above, as a means to escape the evil divisiveness of politics in England

I believe in staying healthy, active physically and mentally, eating well, as a mans to ageing well

I believe in getting out for a walk every day

I believe in the power of books and reading

I believe in the power of writing to make me feel better about myself

I have no coherent belief system, and have a deep distrust of anyone propogating such notions.  We are all individuals, trying to find our best ways through life.  Cults and belief systems are useful as funds of ideas, but ultimely restrictive to personal development. 

There are good and bad aspects of approaching life to be drawn from religions and other myth based systems, but they are historical artefacts, necessities in times when we did not have the science and education to help us make more sense of the physical world.  But of little use, and much active harm, nowadays.

They are sources of some of the bigotry we see pollutuing out lives.  I am against any form of discrimination against groups or individuals based on any inate characterisitics - gender, skin colour, place of birth, sexuality, age, etc etc.  It is fine to take positions against the political and social viws of adults becuase those are choices.  Whereas discrimination on religious grounds is a grey area.  It is a choice, but sometimes one that societies make hard to avoid.  If everyone is being brought up to think that way then it's hard to go against that force.  But ultimately superstious belief (which is what religion is a subset of) can not be an excuse for bigotry.  It is too often ued to justify misogyny, homophobia racism etc.  The KKK purports to be a christian group!

As said above there is no coherence to my beleifs.  There is no 'system' as such, other than a degree of tolerance.  But zero tolerance for bigots.

Live life as you want to live it, live the life that makes you happy, while being aware of the needs of the community you are a part of, taking a part in it, and doing no harm to others.  And enjoy art, for it is what makes us human.  That's the best summary I can come up with.