re: #410 CuriousLurker

Only to be replaced by something else. There are always going to be those who manipulate others and spread fear & hatred for various reasons, just as there will; always be those who do the opposite. Unfortunately, along with the noble stuff evil seems to be part of human nature. As long as the former outweighs the latter we’ll survive.

Look, even if you say, “Okay, religion is just man-made fairy tales used to control people,” and you could abolish all of them tomorrow, how long do you suppose it would be before some enterprising individual who understood what makes people tick came up with a new one? I’d venture to say not very long.

This is one reason I always resist making atheism into any kind of organizing principle. As soon as that happens, you’ll get orthodoxy, proselytizing, and zealots. Fuck that noise.