[Elspode]

From Ristocrats...

true spirituality
is not afraid of doubt

fundamentalists are afraid
it's their defining characteristic
a semi-conscious self-knowledge
is fuel for their fear

they are afraid of their doubts
so they deny them
retreat to the safety
of a sacred text

weak in their beliefs
so they insulate themselves
from contrary thought

weak in their beliefs, so they
embrace victimhood
as a shield and a bludgeon

seek to enshrine their rules in law
force them on others
punish dissent
before power slips away

certainty is their marketing tool
their willful delusion
but also
a prop that illustrates their weakness

'tis almost comical to watch them
so purposefully
miss the point

by a mile

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doubt is to faith
as art is to life