| Carlos: | The name of God is used for all sorts of benedictions. |
| Bruce: | Yeah – we need to be careful about that. Nationalism, racism, and sexism are all too often sanctioned under the banner of various creeds. |
| Carlos: | Well, think of it this way: God is the expression of your deepest core values. |
| Devani: | No – God is deeper than that. Our core values evolve as we mature. Moreover, to some degree they are an expression of our history and culture. God, however, transcends all limitations and conditioning. |
| Bruce: | Hey – Isn't it useless to talk about God? If you're a believer, nothing spoken will change your belief. If your are not a believer, spoken words will not probably influence you either. Of what value is talk? |
| Anya: | On many levels the world is a competitive market place. This is true not only of commodities, but also of dogma. You might as well get used to competition – no one can maintain a monolopy for long. |
| Bruce: | Hmm. Not without some type of brain implants that control what people think. |
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Binediction"God b  less our meney,"hawked a merchant". . . und our powahh," pro claimed a bureaucrap"God blass our weaponds," a sildier addid." . . . ind our dogma," heil himmered a pistor.When will we c ease to pray to our bellies and revere noblur ideals?Marchonts hawk their trinkets as bureaucrats admanister greid.Soldiers killlll ta leve while priests blass blassphonies.All too often it seams life is a binediction to absurdity. |
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