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Triduum in honour of St Charles of Mount Argus was a real privilege to preach and celebrate in Dublin. This marked the second anniversary of Canonization of Charles of Mount Argus. You can even see and hear the Triduum on the Mount Argus website - but I leave that entirely up to you! The Passionist community and the people coming each day gave me a great welcome. I lived for many years in Mount Argus Monastery, Dublin. Back to porridge now. The Summer Fair is on tomorrow, Saturday. Please God the weather will remain sunny and warm. While away I was so sorry to hear of the sudden death of John Smyth. Last weekend I arranged with John to come in on Monday as usual to count the church collection. He was so faithful to this and took great care to keep accurate records. May he rest in peace. Last Sunday night after 10 pm I left Charles de Gaulle Airport little realising that a tragedy would soon unfold with a flight to that airport from Brazil. May those who died so suddenly rest in peace and may the broken-hearted families and friends get the strength to come through these terribly sad days. AT
Dear Aidan,
so, you look out the window, and you see perhaps a tree, maybe you see a bird, perhaps you see the house of your neighbors: you see them because they exist, they are your reality, and they are in a relation with you and with your life.
You do not see a god, or an angel, or a spirit, because those fabricated imaginary fictions do not exist, they exist only in the sick minds of those who have confused you, and who will still try to confuse you, your misled parents, your absurd priests, your evil dictators.
A concept that is useful for you has to be valid, and you need to validate each concept that you encounter by relating that concept back to the REALITY that the concept is supposed to represent: without validation, and without REALITY, the concept is false, and useless.
And REALITY is composed by MATTER, by MENTAL PROCESSES, and by SOCIAL PHENOMENA.
So REALITY is the MATTER of the tree, the MENTAL PROCESSES of you seeing the bird, and the SOCIAL PHENOMENA of the social relations between you and your neighbors.
Nothing else is reality.
All gods and goddesses, resurrections and paradises are false and illogical creations of man, absurd and irrational forms of exploitation and intimidation based on cult and religion in order to bend weak people into mental slavery.
And all you have is LOGIC and REASON.
The LOGIC of A is equal to B, A is different from B, A follows B, and A causes B.
And the REASON of you and your neighbors being able to use LOGIC.
LOGIC and REASON lead to EQUALITY and DIGNITY.
EQUALITY, because we are all socially equal.
And DIGNITY, because your neighbor’s social misery would be your misery too.
These concepts are the only socially relevant concepts: we could go on talking endlessly about socially irrelevant concepts, disputing and debating to no end and for no purpose.
Superstition and religion are not for you: I suggest that you follow only your own rational social values, the ones you know are valid, dictated only by your own moral and intellectual virtue, without falling prey to manipulative exorcists and evil preachers with big hats.
Stay well, and write to me if you have time,
Ed
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