I fail to see how ignorance is something to be cherished. I also fail to see how science interrupts the religious flow in this country. Both ignorance and religion are the results of two things: media and control. They run hand in hand here. The many people who are under this media spell are unaware of its influence both in the way they think and the way they perceive the world. Religion is now and has always been about control. Don't get me wrong, I think it is a good thing to believe in a higher source no matter what anybody calls it. However, like all things human, religion can be taken too far. It matters not which religion it is or what part of the world from which it comes.

I have been investigating the effects of media, specifically television, on the people of this country. It is an ongoing investigation that has revealed nothing new from where I stand. While the methods of this kind of witchcraft have become increasingly influential, the many among us have fallen victim to  spells that have been cast upon them without their knowledge. The years and years of media influence through television has, in many ways, shaped all our lives right from the beginning. We have been told what to think the whole time. We have, in large numbers, relinquished the ability to think independently. This is the definition of ignorance.

Humanity is easily influenced. And when you live in a media circus like we do, you get to see first hand what happens to people who are walking, talking, repeaters of information they heard on television. When you call them on it, they deny it immediately or withdraw from the conversation completely. They have chosen to believe what television has always been telling them, especially their favorite news channel. This, of course, bypasses any knowledge about why news channels are in business. They are in business to make their shareholders money. This is their first priority. They have never had to be truthful.

In this country, nothing has more influence on the population than media and religion. One could say that media brings ignorance just as religion brings ignorance. In my mind, there are too many sets and sub-sets of religion in this country and they all think they're right. That scares me to a certain extent. One major issue I have with religious people is their tendency to quote the Bible a lot using only those passages that suit their beliefs and justifications for those beliefs. To me, that is not the purpose of the Bible. Television is the most powerful influence on the people of this country and it keeps the masses ignorant as to what is really going on in the world. Believing in a higher power is something that is personal and there is nothing wrong with that at all. Religion should not, however, close one off to the needs of his fellow man.