#tim sledge

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

"I can't think of many people who deserve to go to hell, but people who teach its existence to vulnerable children are prime candidates."

-- Richard Dawkins

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“When it comes to religion, perception is more influential than reality, and the brain is expert in delivering what our belief system wants.

If you think Jesus helps you, he does. If you think Allah is guiding you, he is. If you think you learned something from your last reincarnation, you did.”

-- Tim Sledge

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

“Why did I stay so long in a belief system that is so obviously not true?

How could I keep my eyes closed for decades to such evident fatal flaws in my faith?

I'm not stupid, but that's how I felt once I finally let myself think without restrictions.”

-- Tim Sledge

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

“It's an Edward Scissorhands approach to the Bible: Cut, cut, cut until you have something presentable.

Certain teachings are deemed 'no longer relevant,' 'not cross-cultural capable,' or 'metaphorical,' leaving the holy book with fewer and fewer passages that are viewed as authoritative.

This is a slow form of death for faith.”

-- Tim Sledge

Xians don’t have the stomach to follow Xianity. Which is why they’re working harder than anyone to turn it, and their god, back into the useless collection of metaphors from which it originated.

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

“Gentle Jesus, meek and mild?

Where is the gentleness in the words of Jesus when he speaks of wrath, condemnation, punishment, weeping, darkness, and a fire that creates unending torment?

This is the eternal destiny of those individuals who do not become his followers.“

-- Tim Sledge

Like father, like son.