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An Epidemic of False Prophets
Leader-prophets come in all shapes and sizes but they’re all members of the same club: Megalomaniacs “R” Us.
Heaven is up and hell is down
Or maybe not, just look around.
Pundits, pandits, tyrants, sycophants, dictators, demigods, commanders, chiefs, rulers, gurus, autocrats, potentates — we’ve quite an array of “leaders” enjoining us to think, do, and be according to their dictates. Many of them have taken on the aura of “prophet.”
All of them have their messages, and all of them, extraordinarily, think they’re right. Despite them, though, we live in a world of chaos that seems to be sinking ever more deeply into humanity’s darkest, most inhumane dreams. Unfortunately, those dreams are of conquest, power, and control: economically, politically, educationally, religiously, and news-wise.
There are a lot of reasons why this is happening. The two most important, though, are that 1) we’re all seeking something greater than ourselves, and 2) we’re seekers looking for an authority to lead the way.
Humans being what they are, there are always those who feel they have a direct line to God, the universe, or some past notable figure. They’ve had visions, dreams…
