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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

votion toward their fellow men than toward Allah, and they
cannot even imagine how this may be wrong.
This ingrained and very distorted way of thinking and liv-
ing leads some individuals to squander their material and spiri-
tual resources, even spending their lives in this pursuit. This
worldly way of thinking develops into a kind of false religion
with its own commandments and prohibitions, truths and false-
hoods, obliging everyone to conform to them. In societies where
people abide by this superstitious religion, every individual is re-
quired to accept the ready-made program of what society expects
of him. Only in this way can he live among others without being
rejected and humiliated. Any individual who does not conform
to what is expected of him gets a clear sense from the way others
speak to him and behave that they look down on him.
In order not to get themselves into this situation, people
hold in mind a few slogans that they are careful to repeat to
themselves every day. For example, "They can call me smart (or
intelligent, good-looking, happy, talkative or successful). But
don't let them call me selfish (or naïve or ignorant…)" Those
who believe in such "commandments" treat their fulfillment like
an act of worship and apply their principles without fail. They
put forth every effort into developing the sort of character that
their associates will admire. As a result of these carefully stud-
ied schemes, they reach the point where they value other human
beings more than Allah, accepting every proposal that will
please those around them and focusing on them all their atten-
tion and devotion. From then on, they are caught up in a system
of false beliefs in which one individual becomes the slave of oth-
ers and become a devoted adherent of this secret religion.
This superstitious religion encourages you to abandon
Allah and worship people instead—which false religion is the

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