There have been five hundred and fifty one people poisoned by homemade
alcohol. Fifty-one of these people have died. This was allowed to take place because alcohol is illegal in
Libya. Because of the laws of Islam, these people who choose to partake in what
we as Americans can acknowledge as an accepted freedom in western culture, ultimately died. The problems were caused by an amount of methanol in the alcohol. It caused
blindness, and several different types of organ failure in some patients.
This is a modern day tragedy. It is my personal opinion that religion can
do much good in this world. Unfortunately it also has had a dark history, such as the
Crusades (in concern with the Catholic Church). I do not simply think we should
do away with religion. It has allowed us to (within moderation) control the
masses and stop the spread of anarchy. But I do believe we should be able to be
righteous human beings, without the forethought that a deity will be pissed off if
we get drunk on a Friday night. Religion's repression of humanity's basic
wants and needs such as sexuality, societal standards standards of living, and repression of cognitive thinking
are not only archaic, they also disillusion ourselves into thinking we can be
perfect. We as humans are flawed, and only by accepting this simple fact can we
move on.
Works Cited:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-03/12/c_132228490.htm
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