(April 21, 2014 at 11:50 am)Atheist And Proud Wrote: Though only if it isn't harmful...
And therein lies the rub.
I used to feel just like you, but as an American, the harm that I saw religion cause became too great to ignore. It's insidious, and a "live and let live" attitude just allows the religious zealots to walk all over you.
As each day passes, it gets harder and harder to ignore the inevitable harm that religion brings with it.
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
