I never fail to be amazed by how much time, effort, and money, is spent on trying to convince people that things we all know don't actually exist; do!
From gods and devils to yetis, ghosts, mermaids, angels, pixies, goblins, and even the Loch Ness non-existent monster, people are desperate to believe in what doesn't exist. They visit fortune-tellers, read their daily horoscopes, and attend spiritualist meetings; all whilst pretending to believe in what they know in their hearts is a load of hooey.
The greatest deception of all must be 'religion'. Since the birth of science we all know that there is no such places as heaven or hell, no such thing as a god, and as for virgin birth we all know that this is not only physically impossible, but it's also an insult to women everywhere. Yet a small percentage of the population continue to cling to the myths.
Speaking of the Loch Ness non-existent monster, my youngest received unwanted attention from the national press when he bought The Coach House at Boleskine (that had once belonged to Aleistair Crowley) overlooking Loch Ness. The 'monster' this time really did raise its ugly head; and he quickly sold up, fearing being eaten alive.
I keep seeing trailers for TV ghost-hunting programmes. They always seem to be filmed in the dark, always accompanied by 'spooky music', and always based on total nonsense. Does anyone watch these shows? I suppose they must.
We claim to have guardian angels, we speak to the dead, and we see ghosts. Some even claim that crop circles are the work of aliens, others to have been whisked away into space by them; there is no end to people's imaginations.
I suppose it all keeps people amused, and in employment; but please don't pretend it's real. It's NOT.
Boleskine house has been restored by a trust and now they are running tours..
ReplyDeleteAll these things, there must be something there...but as we don't know what, some people embroider that.
What was once magic....is now known as science, because we know a little more about it.
Yes my son sold to the people who run the trust. I think the locals (or the monster) like to burn down Boleskine from time to time.
DeleteI have been surprised at the number of people who have said that they could never live in this house because of all the graves beneath the garden lawns. It is the living we need to fear, not the dead.
ReplyDeleteThey've been brainwashed. When I was at school there was supposed to have been a nun who was built into a wall alive, and certain boys went silly about it. I doubt if it was true anyway.
DeleteCommon sense talk Cro. Religion is pretty much the cause of all the trouble in the world. If people would focus on real life instead we'd all be a lot better for it.
ReplyDeleteOf course. It's all a lot on nonsense, but it's 'club mentality', and people simply like to be members.
DeleteI don't believe in Cro Magnon. It's all a lot of nonsense.
ReplyDeleteThank you; nor do I.
DeleteOh but I love reading about it. The US is a hot bed of sightings, Sasquatch, shadow people, the Hatman, the Rake, Skinwalkers, so many you wouldn't believe it. But I love reading all about them and wondering what on earth they'll come up with next. I keep on peering up into the tree line of the pine forest visible from my armchair hoping to see a Bigfoot beating his chest and knocking on the pine trees. Pure fiction.
ReplyDeleteAnd alien abductions. Why do they pick on Americans? Poor b***ers, they're probed and chipped and told the future of earthlings, which is always apocalyptic unless we change our ways and start loving each other. Roll over laughing.
Anyway, you get an idea of my thoughts on your post.
It does keep us amused, and of course people make money from it; so I suppose it isn't all bad.
DeleteParanoia is alive and well and living amongst us!
ReplyDeleteIn this day and age, with so much information at our fingertips, I'm surprised anyone believes in ghosts or things that go bump in the night!
I often wonder if they really do, or simply like to be a part of some club.
DeleteI agree with you that religion is all a load of baloney but I saw The Loch Ness Monster when I was a small boy. Please go here:-
ReplyDeletehttps://beefgravy.blogspot.com/2007/11/confession.html
Too much whiskey is not good for you!
DeleteI was seven or eight years old when I saw The Loch Ness Monster and did not drink either whiskey or whisky.
DeleteToo much Tizer then!
DeleteI think you need to change your blog description about making only occasional judgements!
ReplyDeleteCant agree with your statement that only a small percentage of the population believes in what you call myths. It is a lot higher than a small percentage, though it is dropping off.
According to a recent Ipsos survey 66% of people in the US believe in heaven, and, surprisingly, 36% of people in the Netherlands.
What amuses me is when people say they are 'spiritual' . I consider myself to be a humanist - this is the only life you get, make sense of the world through logic, reason and evidence.
Do you think that all those who attend church actually believe in a god? Of course they don't, but they might say they do. I knew a lot of Theological students who didn't believe either, but they couldn't say so to their public.
DeleteThe classic struggle of logic and emotion. Monsters, and gods, are emotional, science is logic. (See a University education taught me a few things worth knowing).
ReplyDeleteI think it's just a question of common sense. We are no longer a bunch of frightened primitives.
DeletePeople believe or not believe whatever they want. Maybe fantasy is more pleasant than reality? As long as they do not attempt to force their beliefs on others, all is well. If we all thought alike, life would be dull and boring. It is said, variety is the spice of life.
ReplyDeleteCertainly some people prefer fantasy to reality, and that's OK. But what I object to is them saying they believe it; usually they don't, nor should they.
DeleteYour son bought the gate house... If he did he did he sold it on.
ReplyDeleteMust cause him some stress. Shifting funny money about. Not to worry, he'll be safe for a while in Thailand.
He bought The Coach House, a very pretty building that would have made a pleasant home; but there were complications. I presume you have issues with successful people.
DeleteNo wonder Santa didn't replace your joints with brand new ones...how badly you speak of him. :)
ReplyDeleteRead again. You will note that I made no mention of Santa. I write to him every year for goodness sake!
DeleteDid you know there are people above the equator who don't believe Australia is real? To them, it is a fictional place and all of the Australians visiting up north are paid actors. They probably believe the earth is flat too.
ReplyDeleteAre they right? Are you a paid actor? Seeing as I have family and friends living there I have to presume they're wrong.
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