[FoRK] Re: Please Help

[Devon Jones]

Sat N wrote:
> Not a coincidence. I am the proof that God exists ;), I just spoke to
> him, and he is coming after you... :).
>
> Btw, you seem to conclude I am a very religious person, which I am not.
>
> I used to be an atheist and absolutely hated religion. In last 2 years
> or so, I had come to realize that religion does have a place in
> society. Its not evil, it might be the solution. If it weren't for
> religion, there will be billions of people who would be confused and
> lack direction. Religion is the glue that holds many societies
> together.
>
> As I said in my first post on this topic, people are not that smart,
> they need a thing like religion to show them direction.
>
> While I still don't go to temple, church, I don't condemn people who
> do. Its called tolerance, which self-proclaimed scientific gods such
> as Richard Dawkins lack.
>   
If people are not that smart, is it wise for society to herd them 
towards beliefs that tell them not to question anything, and to respect 
a centralized authority at all costs?

Seems to me that would generate a populace who is more dangerous then 
the one where the 'stupid' people are not a unified mass.

Q: What's scarier then millions of dumb people?
A: Millions of dump people unified around a central cause.

Devon