I am an atheist because I was told it's what all the cool kids believe. I still fear for my eternal soul, but peer pressure is a hell of an influence.
Seriously though, anyone who bases their beliefs on how other people would perceive them is in dire need of a lobotomy.
Seriously though, anyone who bases their beliefs on how other people would perceive them is in dire need of a lobotomy.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell