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How important is your personal belief system and does truth factor into how you view the world? Is truth even important to you? Many people have a strong belief system involving a God, a creation story and after death philosophy. From these systems or religions, evolves a morality that people feel compelled to follow and often manifest guilt when not followed. Just why are people so convinced of the truth of their particular philosophy or religion. What is it that makes them

The classroom smelled of chalk dust and lemon polish, but beneath it clung the metallic tang of fear. Eight-year-old Timothy sat rigid in the third row, knuckles white around his pencil. Sister Agnes loomed at the blackboard, veil stark as a blade, scrawling in furious loops: GOD IS LOVE . Timothy’s hand trembled as it rose. “Timothy?” Her voice cut like a ruler across knuckles. “Sister…” His throat clicked. “Yesterday, Jericho. God said kill everyone . Men. Women. Little kid