I'm with Fibula on this one. And LH you aren't playing fair! Saying that no one being is greater than yourself, does NOT mean the same as saying I am the greatest.

We were all created equal in my book. That makes me no better or worse than anyone else. It is a really easy concept to understand. Unless you belong to the mindset that needs an all seeing being in your imagination to provide you with a reason to be, and a code to follow.

Some of us can work out right from wrong all on our own. We don't hurt people intentionally anymore than someone who wears their knees out praying.

And of course there are 'things' such as nature and family etc that have greater force than our individual strengths. But these are not there because of religion. Their existence/power would not be diminished one jot if religion were to disappear.

It amazes me how people have such difficulty accepting others points of view where religion is concerned. And no I dont think it is a form of mental illness. It just attracts alot of followers who don't find a place to fit in society.

Some people need to be led. Nothing wrong with that. But don't deny others their freedom to forge their own paths?

You can tell the convent education really worked on me.