On the lunacy of free will

[Spongebob]

There's no honor or dignity in being different, either. And let's not pretend "being different" means the same thing as it did when those religions were formed.

Unless you know some other definition for the word "different", it most certainly is the same thing.  What is not the same, is different.  Didn't you learn that when you were a child?

I didn't claim there was honor in being different, but there certainly is in not blindly following the will of others just to prevent the boat from rocking.

And on a personal note, just to embarrass you even further, I can say that the decision to part from the religion of my upbringing and family was tremendously difficult and caused some serious problems with my family that exist to this day.  And it continues to be a source of difficulty because so many people just assume that others think like them and accept the same cultural standards.  I would have been a fool to choose this just to be "different".  What advantage is there in that?  No, you need to re-evaluate your thinking on this and probably everything else you've spoken about on this forum.  Your intolerance is rather disgusting.