I've been thinking a lot lately about how I deal with people when it comes to religion and for starters, I am trying to make an effort not to come off as such an elitist dick about it. Regardless of how hilarious and awesome it is to totally destroy the shit out of somebody, it's really not about my ego, it's about helping other humans understand how to think rationally and logically about not just religion, but about everything.
I feel like the sooner humans stop believing that their is an afterlife and they're going to have everlasting eternal salvation after they die, the more meaningful they will make their lives. I'd like to think they will educate themselves more. Take better care of the planet. Try to discover more to life than getting married and having kids, repeat process. This is probably way too optimistic of me. But it worked for me.
But no, for the most part, I really don't think there is a way. I think that even if they halfway don't believe it, most of them will cling on to it for most of their lives.
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