The Fear of Being Wrong

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I've never been under religion's spell. But from every story I've heard, this fear is something that fades with time.

The thing is, even if there is "a god", there is no reason to think that it in any way correlates with story books such as the bible of the Quran. They're just books of superstitious nonsense. Think how big the universe is. If "God" is in charge of all that, it's ridiculous to think he would be paying any attention to what's happening on one tiny planet. And if he was watching, then he's surely going to respect people for using their brains to their full potential rather than believing whatever fairy tale is most popular in the area.

Have you spent any time worrying about going to Islamic hell, or any other of the infinity of possible other religious yells that could exist? Christianity just happens to be the most popular load of garbage with no bearing on reality. Not even Christians can agree on whether there is even a hell or not.

You're right though, the fear of being wrong is one of the primary weapons of religion. Because it cannot use rational arguments, it resorts to dirty tactics such as bullying, emotional manipulation and flawed logic wrapped up in fuzzy words.