TO THINK or NOT TO THINK!!

We the team at XResistance are all confused and disoriented. We are all running around like headless chickens bumping into humans, walls and each other! Total chaos and befuddlement reins! Why you ask? Well, the world as we know it has turned on its axis and we are all in a major state of disorientation.

Now, when we were growing up in the 70s 80s and 90s (yes we took three decades to grow up) we were taught that we should read and understand religion. We were taught concepts, we questioned and learnt things in class. Sure there were naysayers, and some teachers and parents discouraged questions, especially the difficult and controversial ones, but the general consensus was one should ponder religion and resolve the big questions in life in order to strengthen our faith and ageedha. So generally it was all good. Until the 2000s came up.

Then things started to change. We were told that only a certain people with certain qualifications knows religion. They are the only ones who can talk about it. We cannot question anything they say, its forbidden. People who question are very bad bad people. Logic is forbidden. Rational thought is forbidden. Basically all brain activity is forbidden. We shouldn't think at all about things, just accept what we are told. Because what they say is the ONLY way to think, act and behave.

So then we started the (surprisingly quick!) process of killing off our brains. I mean if there was no use for it we might as well do away with it altogether. 'sides, it'll make the body more energy efficient and the head lighter as well. Plus it meant no thinking and wondering about cumbersome questions like aren't those men that marry more than one woman in this country, when there are less women than men, taking potential mates away from other men? No no, no need to ponder about things like that.

Anyway, after we almost achieved the comforting coma of mindlessness DISASTER STRIKES!! We suddenly hear that the ever informed world renowned Zakir Naik is coming to town!

Now at first, in our mindless state, this was not an issue. This person is quite the Celebrated Orator and Memorizer of all the holiest books on either side of the equator! Not to mention, many a kaffir that dared to question his holier-than-thou-ness has been blistered and vapourised into non matter!

Now we heard that there was this slight matter of him not having relevant qualifications to be a scholar. Now who needs qualifications if thousands of people follow him? (Or an ounce of humility for that matter). And in his defense his loyal subjects are pointing out on radio and blogsphere, quite rightly, that everything you need to know is in the Holy Book, and you just need to read and understand it.

And then suddenly it strikes us! Larger and louder than a thunderbolt!! He had no qualifications! He learnt things by himself! He read things, understood things and learnt by himself?? HE USED HIS OWN BRAIN??? GASP!!! That means people can do that? People can learn religion by themselves and talk about religion to other people? Travel the world and spread their version of what they read? Its allowed?? NO frikkin WAY!

Just as we recovered from the lobotomy and adjusted to the alternative reality where people cannot read, understand and learn by themselves, the same people who told us to kill off our brains are bringing someone who TAUGHT HIMSELF??? What are you trying to do us!! What are we going to do now? Start growing back our brains? Keep our brainless state? What? What? Whaaaaaat??

So you can understand the state we are in. We are in limbo. And very angry. And very confused. If we had known that this was allowed would never have let this happen. WE could've travelled the world with our families and two rabbits too! Now Milky and Imelda will never see the world. Sigh....