Nineteen Eighty-Four

Imagine living in the world described by George Orwell in his novel, Nineteen Eighty Four:  where one’s state is one of three super states at perpetual war;  where one is ruled by a single all powerful leader;  where this leader subjects everyone to continuous and pervasive surveillance of not only ones actions but also ones thoughts;  and where historical records have been rewritten to make the state omniscient.

Imagine living in our world:  where one’s religion is one of three super religions at perpetual war;  where one is ruled by a single all powerful divinity;  where this divinity subjects everyone to continuous and pervasive surveillance of not only ones actions but also ones thoughts;  and where historical records have been rewritten into holy books to make one’s religion omniscient.