Do yourself and family a favor, don’t hang with the guy who looks like a cross between Alice Cooper and Edgar Winters on ‘shrooms. He speaks well, all cult leaders do. Listen closely to the themes of his talk, all cult tricks.

Spirituality is really a bullshit term. You are searching for a religion that fits your needs but you are destined to be disappointed again and again. At some point in your journey, you will find it is this search itself which is the root of your angst, not the lack of religion

I saw this before, it’s an episode of “the twilight zone”!

@TheMiddleWay As they say, "Ignorance is bliss"

@TheMiddleWay Then why are educated people more likely to be atheists?
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@TheMiddleWay My comment was about ignorance, not intelligence, ignorance is the lack of knowledge. Kids prefer to believe in Santa Clause, I guess little kids who believe in Santa are happier than those that don't. There are and have been so many religions, none of them were around when the universe began, or when the earth was formed. People can believe what they want, if it makes them happy, power to them, my mother is a religious nut, I mostly just let her ramble.

@TheMiddleWay I disagree, kids like the thought that there is this kindly guy who will give them stuff, often they expect it when they know their parents can't afford it. I was very young when my parents told me no Santa, yet the myth was continued for my younger siblings for many years. The idea of this kind and caring god give people hope, that someone/something may help them, it takes some of the pressure of reality off them. Yes, it makes them less miserable. But it is not for me, if it is not real, I don't want to know about it.

@TheMiddleWay haha, no.end of Santa meant end of gifts, I did better when Santa was around.But you have hit the nail on the head in regard to my thoughts on religion. People giving thanks to an imaginary friends for all the good work done by doctors to save their lives. That is quite a hellish ignorance. An education person knows that the world is older than the 6000 years claimed by many (ignorant) religious people. I have been religious, I was raised that way. It was such a relief to finally accept it is all BS as the belief system I had been raised with conflicted with reality. It would be totally impossible for me to go back to believing, and it would not make me happier.

@TheMiddleWay Statistics can be made to "prove" any point of view. However, I can see how the delusional would claim to be happier than the rational. I also think "happiness" is relative, and subjective.