Now religions start from a very different place indeed.

It's only recently that we've strangely begun to forget it.

We all, I think, believe in compassion.

An identity was defined primarily by religion.

And you might say, well, who cares about recognition?

As Carl Sagan, another recently dead hero, put it,

In effect, they are the infidels.

On the contrary, it's a complex metaphysical worldview.

Which God? Which Religion?

Are you religious, John?

Religious, yes.

If it's happening and it's not a chemical, it is natural. (laughs)

And once we get rid of ego, then we're ready to see the Divine.

Nothing to kill or die for

'the year of our lord'

Another of my favorite dishes

Not so if you're adopting a religious mindset.

This is the pure religion.

Where do we get these models? We get them from others.

I've become acutely aware of the centrality of compassion in all the major world faiths.

I don't quite mean that the golden rule itself is written in our genes, but you can go to a hunter gatherer society that has had no exposure to any of the great religious traditions, no exposure to ethical philosophy, and you'll find, if you spend time with these people, that, basically, they believe that one good turn deserves another, and that bad deeds should be punished.

The other things that religions do is to arrange time.

Well, I guess people consider it not normal .

More a faith.

I don't know, religious medal?

It meant I commit myself. I engage myself.

It also monitors the Internet and instructs local media on how to handle any potentially controversial issues, including Tibet, ethnic minorities,

So, let's take a look at how this all plays out then on a global scale.

You go to Wikipedia and the first map you find is this.

I think that's there in all cultures, right?

Essentially, now that you've got your freedom, you owe us a ton of money for, essentially us losing the rights to own you.

I don't believe in religion.

In this one sketch, Leonardo was able to combine the mathematics, religion, philosophy, architecture, and artistic skill of his age.

A conservative Catholic sect.

It's our religion.

Before this, though, one must leave behind the self imposed oppression of politics, ideology, religion, and nationalistic narrow mindedness.

Maybe we'll put a cross over there to signify that, when we wanna be non religious, we say 'common era' 'before the common era' when we wanna be religious, we say A.D. which means 'the year of our lord'.

God is is ness . God is spirit.

He has no religious mind.

And if you happen to be rich, give some thought to ways in which you might make a difference.

So, what's the point? What should you do?

So this is all some religious thing?

What about religion, poverty, economics...?

In prison, he converted to Islam.

You're not a Jesus person, are you?