Why, do you think, has organized religion produced famous unbalanced fanatics like Jim Jones and David Koresh?
RR: This one is going to get me into trouble, so I will force myself not to go off on a huge long rant. People tend to forget that there is a difference between spirituality and religion, so when I say that all organized religions are bad, in no way am I telling people that their beliefs are bad. Organized religion is a business based on the corrupted spiritual teachings of wise ancient people. All businesses operate under the guiding principles of A) make money and B) eliminate/outlast the competition and make more money, and I don’t see organized religions being any different. I don’t see any problem with someone reading a Bible (or Torah or Koran, etc), making up their own mind about what it says, and going through life using that book as a guidebook for their spirituality and morality. Once a group comes in and TELLS you what the book means (or rewrites or removes portions of it to fit their own goals) and tells you that if you believe in it our way then you will be rewarded in hea
