I meant that for a poke at him, but in all honesty, I had to take a class called "faith and morality" as a high school senior.
It really opened up my way of thinking about things. I decided that I didn't need religion to have faith because my faith was in my fellow humans and not some sky god.
My morals, lol, I had to work on those and it took time but I eventually found my way but it wasn't the bible that steered me clear.
It was my own existence and the person I wanted to be. It's why I'm still so hard on myself to this day, always trying to be better, atoning for my own mishaps along the route and trying to nudge the young ones in the right direction so they wind up better than me.
Loving, caring, open, honest. Even when the chips are down we need to look inside ourselves and not blame others or point to some magical man who doesn't exist to excuse our misguided thoughts.
It's not really hard, though I have passed up multiple opportunities to find my way through religion, it really works for individuals, so I don't judge.
That's really the crux of the whole biscuit. I don't give a shit about what you do as long as you stay out of mine. I will like you regardless.
We are all imperfect people but we have to face problems head on and praying to someone who was invented in the minds of people who lived thousands of years ago is not my answer.
Especially when that person was the reason for wars and destruction until this very day.
