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Actually, Antikarma, that's one of the reasons I think that organized religion is essential. Yes, one of the problems is that we are imperfect, so our understanding will always fall short in trying to understand a perfect God. But it doesn't seem like the answer is to disdain organized religion. Surely trying to understand God on our own is going to be much more problematic than trying to understand Him in a group. In a group, we can all work to improve each other's understanding of God; within a tradition, we can draw on the understanding of wise and intelligent people who have come before us. On our own, we're limited to our own understanding, and so much more likely to be unjustly influenced by our own biases.

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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."

"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."

-- Friedrich Nietzsche