A popular website recently featured the most picturesque lakes from around the world. "That'd be a fun place to visit," I thought of a beautiful Canadian pond. Of others, I realized... "Wouldn't be safe there... That area is crawling with violent religious zealots... Because I'd probably forget that looking a man in the eye is an offense punishable by death, I wouldn't make it out of the airport closest to that lake..."
God formed our wonderful world and then added religion to prevent us from safely exploring every area?
"I will create a plethora of magnificent attractions, and then add people, who, based on their belief in me, will stop their counterparts from experiencing said magnificent attractions."
Pretend you have $10,000 to spend on a vacation. You must use the entire sum for travel related expenses. Not a dime can be saved, used to purchase Seventh Heaven: The Complete Tenth Season DVDs, or donated to the Boy Scouts.
Plan a vacation based on our current world.
Then plan a vacation as if religion never existed.
Look at your itineraries and marvel at the difference.
Religion even prevents people from experiencing other religions. I doubt a nice Baptist couple would feel comfortable visiting their local Mosque. Something tells me a Jewish couple would be equally as apprehensive.
How can you be for something that prevents you from experiencing a variation of itself!?
Why is something considered good, by so many people, when its simple existence hinders joy, experience, the acquisition of knowledge, etc.?
Only if everyone wakes up with religion amnesia can we all experience everything this brilliant world has to offer.
I can't think of a better way to assist the struggling airline industry...
"To what do you attribute your record profits," a financial reporter would ask the CEO of American Airlines. "Simple, religious zealots decided that, instead of trying to kill people who believe in a different book, enjoying life would be their top priority."
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