Why are religious scriptures considered useless?
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"Scriptures become useless when they transform living inquiry into blind belief, silencing doubt and stifling the growth of the human spirit. True wisdom lies in questioning and testing, not in blind adherence to authority."
According to Osho, scriptures are useless because they turn living inquiry into blind belief: they claim absolute authority, forbid reflection and change, and make people mentally blind. When a book becomes "scripture," it silences science and doubt, fuels persecution, and halts human growth. Books are valuable only when approached as fallible guides to be questioned, tested, and owned through one's own understanding.
Treating any book as unquestionable truth stops you from thinking; using books to think for yourself helps you grow.
Why this matters practically
- Practice critical reading: question, test, and verify before accepting.
- Prefer inquiry over authority to keep learning and evolving.
- Avoid dogmatism that breeds conflict; choose dialogue and understanding.
- Prefer inquiry over authority to keep learning and evolving.
- Avoid dogmatism that breeds conflict; choose dialogue and understanding.
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