I have always liked John Cooper Powys’s line: “The devil is any god who begins to exact obedience.” Any authority can become the devil, whether it is “New Age spiritual,” in the form of a guru; or orthodox religious, in the form of the Pope; or scientific, in the form of a high-powered academic; or political, when we start giving away our capacity to discriminate. Link to full article.
Source: Interview with Liz Greene
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