OK. The virus of religion has infected 5/6 people in the world. 5 out of 6 people believe in a deity of some sort.
The virus of faith has trickled down generation after generation. Some very smart men figured out how they could manipulate the masses by answering the big question of "Why?" and "What next?"
Then, after each new generation is born, the children are infected with religion. Parents teach their children about religion and god when they are too young to think for themselves. They are brainwashed.
The reason I'm writing this is because of my friend, Pat. All of my friends are smart enough to be atheists, but I guess Pat and I never had a religion conversation. I'll explain: We were talking about all the problems we used to have back in high school and how troubled we were. A little bit into the conversation and Pat says under his breath "Yeah, I guess that's why I'm being punished now."
I said, "In what way?"
He didn't want to tell me at first, but then he laid it on me. He said that god was punishing him now for all the bad things he did back then. I asked for more details. He said "That's why he got arrested after high school and why I have to work manual labor now."
Later he sends me a text saying "What about my grandma? She has cancer and she wasn't expected to survive, but now she is getting better. How can you explain such miracles?"
At the risk of futher damaging our friendship I laid off the religion debate. But it has been eating me up inside knowing that one of my friends believe in magic, spirits, a god determining the course of his life, and faries, witches and trolls. ))
People need to take responsibility for their own actions. Advertising yourself as an atheist in today's America is not good. It's harmful for the corporate world and unheard of in politics.
Stop pretending that you have a "spiritual connection" with others and grow up. Stop thinking that "god" will help you or hurt you.
It's time to grow up.
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