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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

from its vain beliefs and dogmas. 55
In order to understand what is meant here, we have to analyze it
carefully. Isindag says that repression of religion will make religious peo-
ple more highly motivated and will strengthen religion. Therefore, in
order to prevent religion from being strengthened, Isindag thinks Masons

should destroy religion on the intellectual level. What he means by "posi-
tive science and principles of logic and wisdom" is not really science, logic
or wisdom. What he means is merely a humanist, materialist philosophy
that uses these catch-phrases as camouflage, as in the case of Darwinism.
Isindag asserts that, when these ideas are disseminated in society, "only
the humanist elements in religion will gain respect," that is, what will be
left of religion will be only those elements approved by the humanist phi-
losophy. In other words, they want to reject the basic truths that lie at the

foundation of monotheistic religion (Isindag calls them vain beliefs and
dogmas). These truths are the ultimate realities such as that man is created
by Allah and is responsible to Him.
It is clear that Isindag and the Masons who share his ideas are in a
state of serious error.
In short, Masons aim at destroying the elements of faith that consti-
tute the essence of religion. They want to reduce the role of religion as

merely a cultural element that in their view should express its ideas on a
number of general moral questions. The way to accomplish this, accord-
ing to the Masons, is to impose atheism on the society in the guise of sup-
posed positive science and reason. Ultimately though, their goal is to
remove religion from its position as even a cultural element, and establish
a totally atheist world.
In an article by Isindag, in the magazine Mason, entitled "Positive Sci-

ence–The Obstacles of Mind and Masonry," he says:
As a result of all this, I want to say that the most important humanistic
and Masonic duty of us all is not to turn away from science and reason,
to acknowledge that this is the best and only way according to evolution,

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