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What are the hard questions?

Religion was founded on a need in human beings to answer fears. They created and imagined these forces, these spirits, these idols, because it answered the fear they had about something they couldn't understand. That's fine; that was good for then. Sometimes fear is a good thing to have... not to do something stupid like put your hand in fire; it's good to be afraid of fire. But basically fear is a negative energy. Anything whose whole core and essence was based in negativity couldn't have good results in the end. It doesn't mean that religion doesn't answer some needs for people, but basically it's no surprise to me that religion is the core of all this, of many, many tears. Melisse Lewine-Boskovich 14 Religion

What are the hard questions?

For instance, do we even agree about what we're doing here? If I'm not willing to give up the Jewish state, are you still willing to keep talking to me, and vice versa? If they say, "Look, we don't want to. Are you going to talk to me?" Then I'd say, "No I'm not going to." Now what are we going to do? I'd be willing to consider it [giving up the Jewish state], but I don't know if I'll live that long. I'm serious. Theoretically, if there was quiet and some sort of absence of threat between the people and an absence of negative energy for let's say 50 or 100 years... I don't need the Jewish state just on principle. I feel an affinity, an allegiance to a group, but I don't know if that is necessarily something that has to continue forever. I have a theory about this too. Religion was founded on a need in human beings to answer fears. They created and imagined these forces, these spirits, these idols, because it answered the fear they had about something they couldn't understand. That's fine; that was good for then. Sometimes fear is a good thing to have... not to do something stupid like put your hand in fire; it's good to be afraid of fire. But basically fear is a negative energy. Anything whose whole core and essence was based in negativity couldn't have good results in the end. It doesn't mean that religion doesn't answer some needs for people, but basically it's no surprise to me that religion is the core of all this, of many, many tears. Recently we started working with our staff, asking the question, "Can we even do anything together?" They say it depends what you're asking. What are you asking me to give up? Those are the hard questions... what are you expecting me to give up? It's hard to answer it, too. It's not many instances where we get into those heavy discussions, and they're facilitated pretty well, usually. But it's not easy. I'm usually known as a catalyst. People say that I get to the point and that conversations get started because I cut the crap. It's strange for people in this field. I'm a strange bird in this field in some ways.