You can want the guidance of a God. But religion is not a guidance of a god. Religion makes men into gods. The real fucking problem with this is that it makes men who lived a long time ago into Gods. You're just following their words, not the words of any god.
I think that if there is a god--that this God would not want to appoint any such leaders for precisely the reason we see today. People make claims of being appointed by God. They use "God" to do many terrible things. If a God wanted to appoint someone, he or she would make it clear to everyone. Wanting for guidance and then choosing the guidance that makes most sense to you is not the guidance of a god. It's the guidance that you're most comfortable with.
Religion doesn't bring you closer to God. It only makes you think you're closer to god.
I think that if there is a god--that this God would not want to appoint any such leaders for precisely the reason we see today. People make claims of being appointed by God. They use "God" to do many terrible things. If a God wanted to appoint someone, he or she would make it clear to everyone. Wanting for guidance and then choosing the guidance that makes most sense to you is not the guidance of a god. It's the guidance that you're most comfortable with.
Religion doesn't bring you closer to God. It only makes you think you're closer to god.
