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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger

the art he produces. And that is a possibility that applies
to all people and all members of professions.

All the beauties in nature are works of art made by our
Almighty Lord. We realize how glorious art can be by looking at
these works of our Lord's. In fact, almost every technology present in
the world has been developed by imitating God's creation. The exis-
tence of things created is a blessing for technology. For example,

people imitate birds and some species of fly created by God when
manufacturing airplanes. Since these planes were inspired by living
things, they possess perfect flying abilities and maneuverability.
This is an advantage because there are already perfectly functioning
models in nature. This is a gift bestowed by God as a blessing on all
engineers. Despite all the scientific advances that make our lives eas-

ier and more comfortable, today's world of technology is simply a
copy of these works of art in nature. God has created the models in
nature and the technological copies of them as blessings for us.

The reason for the way that fanatics target the art
of sculpture in particular actually lies in a tradition
inherited from the past. In the past, when idol-
worship was widespread, some rulers

took measures against making stat-
uettes in order to prevent people
from worshiping idols. These
measures, intended to avert

potential dangers in these
societies in the past,
were literally propa-
gated as a com-
mandment of the

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