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,RELIGIOSITY & ,9DIVIDUALISM 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,VICTOR ,S]GE 

,TEXT 3 

,RELIGIOSITY & ,9DIVIDUALISM 

  

,A ,M,E,T,A,P,H,O,R ,T,O ,D,E,S,I,G,N,A,T,E ,! ,S,O,C,I,A,L,I,/ ,P,>,T,Y ,H,A,S ,G,A,9,$ ,C,O,M,M,O,N ,U,S,A,G,E4 ,9 OPPOSITION TO ! BLACK *UR* =M$ BY ! DISCIPLES ( ! ,NAZ>5E ,*RI/1 IT IS CALL$ ! R$ *UR*4 ,ORD9>ILY ?IS T]M S]VES ONLY AS AN IMAGE1 BUT1 IF WE ?9K AB\T IT A BIT IT CAN BE TAK5 LIT]ALLY4 ,NO METAPHOR IS AS EXACT4 

,JU/ AS !RE IS A ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC & ,APO/OLIC *UR*1 !RE EXI/ SOCIALI/ & SYNDICALI/ *UR*ES4 ,WE >E H]E GIV+ ! WORD 0*UR*0 ITS EXACT MEAN+3 AN 9/ITUTION P]PETUAT+ ! RITES ( A RELIGION4 

,9 TRU?1 ! IDEAS1 ! =MULAS1 & ! R\T9ES V>I$ & V>Y EV]Y DAY4 ,BUT AT ! V]Y LEA/1 AMONG MO/ MORTALS ! ATAVI/IC S5TIM5TS & 9/9CTS UPON :I* IDEAS >E GRAFT$ DO NOT *ANGE1 OR *ANGE ) AN APPALL+ SL[NESS4 

,IF RELIGIONS FALL 9TO DESUETUDE2 IF ! DAILY GR[+ SUM ( HUMAN KN[L$GE WIPES \T ! ABSURD BELIEFS ( ! PA/1 ! RELIGI\S S5TIM5T ?AT PRODUCES FANATICS & PONTIFFS REMA9S ALIVE 9 PEOPLE'S M9DS4 

,G4 ,LE ,BON DEF9ES IT ?IS WAY 9 HIS REM>KABLE ,PSY*OLOGY ( ,CR[DS3 ! ADORATION ( A SUPPOS$LY SUP]IOR BE+2 FE> ( HIS P[]2 IMPOSSIBILITY ( DISCUSS+ ITS DOGMAS2 DESIRE TO SPREAD !M1 & A T5D5CY TO CONSID] ?OSE :O DON'T ACCEPT !M AS 5EMIES4 

,WELL !N1 !SE DIFF]5T *>ACT]I/ICS ( RELIGIOSITY CAN BE F\ND 9 ! SOCIALI/1 9 ! UNION MEMB]1 9 ! READ] ( ,LA ,GU]RE ,SOCIALE1 & ?IS TO AS DEVELOP$ A DEGREE AS AMONG ! FLOCK ( ! PRIE/ ( MY P>I% OR A FOLL[] ( ! ,SALVATION ,>MY4 

,= H[ MANY BRAVE & S9C]E MEMB]S ( ! UNIFI$ UNIONS IS ,K>L ,M>X NOT ! GIANT1 ! H]O1 ! DIV9E BE+ :O BR\<T LI<T & TRU? TO ! BASE OBSCURITY ( ?IS WORLD8 ,& PEOPLE V5]ATE !SE PRIE/S EV]Y BIT AS PR(\NDLY AS ! PRIE/S ( ANY O!R RELIGION4 ,DOESN'T ! CRACKPOT ( ! ,REVOLUTION AWAIT ,M]IC'S GREAT UPRIS+ ) AN IMPATI5CE & A SECRET APPREH5SION ?AT >E TRULY MY/ICAL8 ,DO WE DISPUTE ! DOGMA ( ! IMMORTAL ,MANIFE/O ) ! WILD ,M>XI/8 ,& IS ?AT ( EXPROPRIATION >GUABLE = ! REVOLUTION>Y8 ,& SOCIALI/S1 MEMB]S ( ! ,C,G,T1 ETC41 DON'T !Y CONSID] ! BELIEV] ( ! *UR* ACROSS ! WAY1 & EV5 MORE ?OSE \TSIDE ( ANY P>TY1 H]ETICS1 IMP5IT5TS--5EMIES TO BE R$UC$ IF NOT DE/ROY$4 

,! ,9QUISITION SETS ! /AKE FLAME TO SAVE LO/ S\LS 9 ! NAME ( A RELIGION ( LOVE & =GIV5ESS4 ,TODAY ! ,R$S KNOCK \T ! POOR 0YELL[0 UNIONI/S :O HAV5'T BE5 5LI<T5$ BY ! TRU?S ( ! ,CAUSE & PROMISE FIR+ SQUADS TOMORR[ 9 ORD] TO E/ABLI% UNIV]SAL HAPP9ESS4 ,! BL9D SECT>IANISM ( ! HALLUC9AT+ CONT9UES ITS WORK ( CREAT+ SUFF]+ AMONG M54 

,RELIGIOSITY IS SO /RONG ?AT 9 MANY CIRCUM/ANCES IT IS TRANSLAT$ ) NO MODIFICATION ( ITS EXT]NALS3 ! LOVE ( AMULETS & FETI%ES & ! V5]ATION ( M>TYRS4 

,9 ! GREAT CITIES ( ,BELGIUM ,I SAW IMPOS+ SOCIALI/ DEMON/RATIONS3 FLAGS & BANN]S FLAPP+ 9 ! W9D1 MUSIC1 SONG1 RITUAL SPEE*ES1 NO?+ WAS LACK+ ( :AT CAN ALSO BE SE5 9 ,CA?OLIC PROCESSIONS4 ,! CO/UMES W]E LESS LOVELY 444 ,SO AS NOT TO CROSS ! BORD] TO F9D EXAMPLES = FREE-?9K]S1 DO ,I NE$ TO REM9D PEOPLE ( ! IDOLATR\S FREE-?9K]S ON !IR PILGRIMAGE TO ! /ATUE ( POOR ,*EVALI] DE LA ,B>RE 9 ,MONTM>TRE8 

,& CAN'T ?AT /ATUE1 LIKE ?AT ( ,JOAN ( ,>C1 BE LIK5$ TO ! FETI%ES1 ! SA9TS 9 WOOD OR BRONZE ( ! *UR*ES8 ,ISN'T ,F]R] A M>TYR TO FREE ?\<T = :OM /ATUES %\LD BE ]ECT$1 SONGS D$ICAT$1 & FL[]S (F]$8 ,CULT ( ! DEAD1 ADORATION ( SACRIFICES1 FETI%ISM1 ?IS IS :AT WE F9D IF WE ANALYZE ! PSY*OLOGICAL MOTIVES ?AT MAKE ! A!I/S & REVOLUTION>IES ( ?IS C5TURY ( NON-BELIEF ACT4 

,IF ,I HAD ! TIME ,I C\LD GIVE MORE EXAMPLES4 ,:O AMONG US1 :5 LEAV+ SOME TALK1 HASN'T 5C\NT]$ ! G5TLE1 9(F5SIVE DREAM] :OSE DAYS >E TAK5 UP 9 ! HOPE = A M>VEL\S FUTURE SOCIETY4 ,HE IS HAPPY TO CONFIDE 9 Y\ HIS HOPE ?AT HAS BECOME A C]TA9TY4 ,?+S WILL BE ?US & NO O!R WAY4 ,HOPE6 

,& !RE IS ! ONE = :OM AN>*ISM IS CONTA9$ 9 ?IS OR ?AT PAMPHLET1 ?IS OR ?AT SLOGAN4 ,IF ,I DON'T ACCEPT ?IS ,I AM A CONTEMPTIBLE IDIOT1 A BOOR ) :OM NO CAM>AD]IE IS POSSIBLE4 ,& !RE IS ! SCI5TIFIC PAL :O HAS POORLY DIGE/$ ! 9DIGE/IBLE BOOKS ( ,LE ,DANTEC & N[ SWE>S ONLY BY SCI5CE4 ,BUT LET'S /OP H]E4 

,SO EV5 UPON AN>*I/S1 :O >E ON ! AL]T ?ANKS TO !IR IMPLACABLE CRITICAL SPIRIT & !IR F]OCI\S ANTIDOGMATISM1 ! RELIGI\S SPIRIT HAS TAK5 HOLD4 

,I W\LD EV5 SAY ?AT 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! ,FR5* AN>*I/ MOVEM5T !RE WAS A RELIGI\S PHASE4 

,IDEALISM EXAGG]AT$ ! BRAVE DREAM]S ( ! T]RORI/ P]IOD1 CREAT$ A /ATE ( M9D :]E RELIGIOSITY DOM9AT$4 ,YES1 IDEALISM IS NECESS>Y1 9EVITABLE & SALUT>Y1 BUT :5 EXAC]BAT$1 SATURAT$1 PU%$ TO ! ABSURD BY M9DS PRES]V+ ! MILL5NIAL IMPR9T ( ,*RI/IANITY1 IT PRODUC$ ! TYPE ( ! AN>*I/ BELIEV]4 ,IT SAW ! BLOOM+ ( A PECULI> LIT]ATURE & ( P>TICUL> CU/OMS ?AT LA/$ SEV]AL YE>S4 

,LIT]ATURE1 ES!TIC & DOCUM5T>Y1 BE/ PRES]VES ! REFLECTIONS ( ! LIFE ( ! PA/4 ,IT SUFFICES TO CONSULT NEWSPAP]S & BOOKS ( AN ]A TO F9D NUM]\S SIGNS ( AN>*I/ RELIGIOSITY4 

,H]E1 TAK5 FROM AMONG HUNDR$S ( SIMIL> DOCUM5TS1 >E A FEW V]SES ?AT AN ANONYM\S COMRADE PLAC$ ON ,RAVA*OL'S TOMB3.<#e#c.> 

,S9CE !Y MADE ! E>? DR9K 

,AT ! MOM5T ( ! SUN'S BIR?1 

,DEW FRUITFUL & SALUT>Y1 

,! HOLY DROPS ( Y\R BLOOD444 

,NOTE ?IS HUMAN BLOOD ?AT SACRIFICE SANCTIFIES1 JU/ AS HIS M>TYRDOM SANCTIFI$ ! FLE% ( ! ,LORD4 ,& H]E AGA9 IS ! 5D ( ! BALLAD ( ,SOLNESS1 WRITT5 BY ,LAUR5T-,TAILHADE 

,O AN>*Y1 BE>] ( TOR*ES3 

,CRU% ! V]M9 

,& BUILD 9 ! HEAV5S1 

,EV5 IF IT'S ) \R GRAVES1 

,! BRI<T T[] ?AT DOM9ATES ! WAT]S4 

0,EV5 IF IT'S ) \R GRAVES60 ,!RE WE HAVE 9 A WELL-=MULAT$ WAY ! DESIRE TO SACRIFICE ONESELF = ! SUPRAHUMAN AN>*Y :OSE LUM9\S T[] WILL DOM9ATE ! WAT]S4 

,)\T LOOK+ TOO F> IT W\LD BE POSSIBLE = ME TO 9DEF9ITELY PROLONG ?IS LI/4 ,I KN[ SONGS BY D',AVRAY :]E ! RELIGIOSITY IS EV5 MORE OBVI\S4 0,! ,MADM50 PROCLAIM ?AT !Y'LL BL[ UP ! OLD WORLD1 

,KN[+ ?AT SACRIFICE HAS ITS USES 

,I WANT TO BE ONE ( ! MADM5 :O'LL BL[ Y\ UP4 

,OR AGA9 0,! ,TWO-P5NY ,GIRL0 

444 ,CONFID5T1 %E COMES TO AN>*Y 

,:]E ! COMRADE IS FRE$4 

,Y\'LL F9D A HE>T AMONG US 

,LITTLE TWO-P5NY GIRL4 

,OH ?AT M>VEL\S AN>*Y :]E ! DIS9H]IT$ WILL F9D ! LOVE ?AT REPAIRS ALL ILLS4 ,9 :AT WAY DOES IT DIFF] FROM ! ,K+DOM ( ,GOD1 FROM ! BOSOM ( FAI?1 ! IDEAL COMMUNION ) ! CRUCIFI$8 

,& SO ! RELIGI\S SPIRIT IS F> FROM BE+ DEAD1 S9CE IT DRIVES MO/ ( \R HUMAN ACTS & C>RIES \T ITS RAVAGES1 EV5 AMONG US4 

,?IS LA/ FACT %\LD NOT PUZZLE US4 ,AN>*I/S 9EVITABLY SUFF] FROM ! SAME FLAWS AS !IR ]A3 MO/ ( ?OSE :O COME TO US HAVE M9DS ALREADY D>K5$ IF NOT BY POORLY ]AS$ BELIEFS1 AT LEA/ BY A /ILL P[]FUL H]$ITY4 ,IT REQUIRES EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUM/ANCES & AN UNCOMMON 9TELLECTUAL VIGOR TO PRODUCE AN IRRELIGI\S M5TALITY4 

,BUT IF ONE ?9KS--& ?IS IS \R OP9ION--?AT ! LESS RELIGI\S A MAN IS ! BETT] HE LIVES1 IT IS !N WOR?:ILE TO SEEK ! ELEM5TS CAPABLE ( CREAT+ A TRULY IRRELIGI\S CONSCI\SNESS4 

,FREE EXAM9ATION1 SOME WILL SAY4 ,A PO/]IORI REASON+ ) PHYSICAL KN[L$GE AS ! />T+ PO9T4 ,HMMM 444 ,?OSE :O HAVE ACCEPT$ ?IS CRIT]ION ALONE HAVE !MSELVES BECOME MORE SECT>IAN1 MORE DOGMATIC ?AN MANY VULG> DULL>DS4 ,SCI5CE = !M IS AN IMP]SONAL TRU? !Y ADMIT A PRIORI1 LIKE ,GOD4 

,MY REFLECTIONS HAVE L$ ME TO O!R RESULTS4 ,FREE EXAM9ATION1 A PO/]IORI REASON+1 TO BE SURE4 ,& YET !Y >5'T SUFFICI5T4 ,9 ORD] NOT TO CREATE BELIEV]S1 9 ORD] TO PLACE NO FETT]S ON HUMAN ?\<T1 WE MU/ RETURN TO ! CONCEPT ( ! 9DIVIDUAL4 ,!RE C\LD BE RELIGI\S AN>*I/S1 BUT !RE CAN'T BE 9DIVIDUALI/S 9FLU5C$ BY ! OLD <O/ ( FAI?4 7,) ! EXCEPTION1 ( C\RSE1 ( ! GOOD PEOPLE :O1 BECAUSE !Y HE>D A TALK OR READ A PAMPHLET1 PROCLAIM !MSELVES TO BE 9DIVIDUALI/S )\T KN[+ :AT AN 9DIVIDUAL IS47 ,! 9DIVIDUALI/ S5SIBILITY IS UNCOMPROMIS+LY OPPOS$ TO ANY RELIGIOSITY4 

,9DIVIDUALISM IS ! DOCTR9E--! WORD IS DEFECTIVE BUT !RE IS NO O!R TO DESIGNATE A TOTALITY ( COORD9AT$ IDEAS--ACCORD+ TO :I* EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL IS UNIQUE1 DIFF]5T FROM HIS K9D1 HAV+ HIS LIFE TO CREATE & LIVE AS BE/ HE CAN4 ,EV]Y MAN BE+ AN ORIG9AL :OLE CAN ONLY RELATE TO HIMSELF 9 EV]Y?+4 ,HE KN[S ?AT ?AT :I* IS TRUE = HIM IS1 9 ! 5D1 TRUE ONLY = HIM4 ,UND]/&+ ! RELATIVITY ( CONCEPTS & S5SATIONS1 HE CAN'T ACCEPT ! FAI? ( HIS NEI<BOR NOR IMPOSE HIS CONCEPTS ON HIM4 ,9 ACCORDANCE ) HIS *>ACT]1 HE CONCEIVES ( LIFE 9 ?IS WAY OR ?AT1 NEV] =GETT+ ?AT O!RS ) O!R TEMP]AM5TS MU/ HAVE DIFF]5T CONCEPTS4 ,CRITICIZ+ HIMSELF1 TRU/+ ONLY 9 HIS [N REASON & HIS [N 9ITIATIVE1 P]PETUALLY SEEK+ :AT IS BE/ = HIM & HIS TRU?S1 WE WON'T SEE HIM AMONG ! BUILD]S ( *UR*ES OR AMONG ! FOLL[]S ( PROPHETS4 

,IF AT TIMES HE IS A DREAM] & UTOPIAN HE WILL 5JOY ! DREAM AS A =M ( 9TELLECTUAL RELAXATION & WON'T HIDE ! FACT ?AT UTOPIA IS ONLY A MIRAGE ?AT 5C\RAGES ?OSE :O M>*4 ,MY/ICAL1 S5SUAL1 OR FICKLE AT DIFF]5T TIMES1 HE WILL BE SO )\T ANY RELIGIOSITY OR DOGMATISM1 LIKE A DILETTANTE1 = ! PLEASURE ( LIV+ 9 ! PLACES & REALMS HIS TA/ES *OOSE4 

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