Theocracy on the way

[Ahriman]

Logic is not the be all end all of human advancement. It doesn't matter if something is logical or not, it only matters that it works or not. That's why religion has been so successful for so long, its tenants are not based in logic but it still works very well for what it is.

This is how conmen think. It doesn't matter how much you lie. The only thing that matters is that it's successful. You can prey upon the gullible and all is good, as long as you get what you want.

Religion has successfully lied to people for a very very long time.
The church will take your money, your free labor and convince you that you have a great reward just waiting for you (after you're dead).

Just so we're clear, I don't believe in any kind of afterlife, or the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, but I still went through the motions of Catholicism for personal reasons that transcend the petty master/slave dynamic of organized religion. I was never truly "one" with the rest of the congregation, because I knew Catholicism wasn't the absolute truth, but only a version of the truth. Still, I got out of it what I needed to get out of it, and when I felt like there was nothing more to be gained, I left. Simple as that. My parents still love and support me, and I still have a good life. I wasn't fleeced by any priest, or any other kind of motivational speaker, for that matter. I've always been my own person, with or without religion. If there are people who are controlled by religion, that's on them. Deep down inside, they want to be controlled. You can't blame religion (or motivational speakers) for controlling people when some people already want to be controlled. There's a sucker born every minute.