A few decades ago, each major city had a handful of people who’d carry signs warning of impending doom. “Repent! The end is near!” Few repented, few thought the end was near, and the sign-wavers were widely dismissed as harmless neurotics.
Today, the sign-wavers are running things. The litany of Imaginary Problems that the Babylonians recite causes many to worry nonstop about food, water, air, earth, inert gases, rising/falling sea levels, ice caps, school lunches, cholesterol, second-hand smoke, and the host of Imaginary Problems with which today’s sign wavers occupy themselves. Sometimes, even well-meaning Catholics are corrupted by wasting brain space on Imaginary Problems.
Catholic Fundamentalism’s First Principle #1, “Outside The Holy Trinity, no two things are equal.” should be applied to the plethora of Imaginary Problems. We quickly see that the biggest problem of all is getting our immortal soul to eternal joy. It is hard to do that if we are distracted by Imaginary Problems.
Imaginary Problems are invented and publicized for two reasons. They provide funds for Babylonians and distract the rest of us from striving to get our souls to Heaven. Imaginary Problems, doorways to destruction.
Babylonians are focused on the present, solemnly saying: “We worry about fairness and equality in the here and now.” That hides their perpetual drive to get money from their neighbors without working. “We just need a little bit more.” each Babylonian says, looking sincere when in less powerful positions and glowering fearfully when in charge.
Where did Babylonians come from? In Heaven, there is a hierarchy. Rebellious angels did not like being subordinate, and rebelled. God threw them out of Heaven. Many fell to earth. Here, in our part of The Creation Program, they corrupt human programs.
Those drawn into Babylon have let themselves be corrupted by appeals to Pride, Envy, Greed, Gluttony, Anger, Lust, and Sloth.
Fallen angels make us humans fall, tripping us up at every opportunity. Each Imaginary Problem encourages us to focus on lesser things than eternal joy.
