[andyfox]

Fine. But don't tell me the imaginary being you choose to follow is not understood by me because He is perfect and knows better and I'm not and can't begin to understand his magnificence.

This is what Lenin and Mao told the people of their countries: that they understood the Higher Order of things about which they were ignorant and following their lead would take them to the Promised Land. It's a recipe for disaster in both the political and religious arena.