How many of us were able to shed our religious indoctrination but still believe the myth of holy people? Do you believe the myths regarding Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and the Dalai Lama? Heres a comment on the Dalai Lama. Until 1959, Tibet was ruled as a theocratic dictatorship, with over ninety percent of the population living as serfs in a feudalistic system of involuntary servitude. Workers were routinely bought and sold as slaves, and punishments for speaking irreverently about the Dalai Lama included eye-gouging and tongue removal. Amputation of hands and feet were commonplace punishments for even minor criminal infractions. Heres Christopher Hitchens on Mother Teresa. youtube/watch?v=9WQ0i3nCx60 He did a good documentary on her. These unpopular works exposing the holy people myth are very valuable.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:43:47 +0000