Gfs, I believe I get, and can relate to, a lot of your last couple of posts. I know people whom I consider to be genuinely spiritual, although not at all religious. I know others who are markedly religious, but for whom the trappings do not appear to interfere that much with their genuine spiritual connection. I also know too many, with their religious definitions locked up so tight that they are entirely surrounded by the unrighteous "them", in whom I can't see a trace of actual spirituallity.

On the other hand, You seem to be setting yourself up as one who has a direct spiritual connection undistorted by religious or political indoctrination, so that you are able to arrive at "objective" spiritual truth. How can this be safely distinguished from someone who hears the voice of "God" in his head, possibly telling him to do things that any of the "robot parrots" around him would find appalling? Who "objectively" determines what is the "objective" truth?