Why religion?

[muriel_volestrangler]

46. We'd realise that the tribe is not the equivalent of a family

and that it's incorrect to say that eliminating one entity means eliminating all entities that have a bit of similarity to it.

Indeed, most of humanity doesn't live in tribes any more. Better communication and history-keeping enables different ways of living. Democracies, for instance.

Nationalism is another thing that's dangerous.

By an amazing coincidence, I was wondering if to post these Peter Gabriel lyrics, when my shuffling music chose it anyway, so I will:

Not One Of Us

It's only water
In a stranger's tear
Looks are deceptive
But distinctions are clear
A foreign body
And a foreign mind
Never welcome
In the land of the blind
You may look like we do
Talk like we do
But you know how it is
You're not one of us
...
There's safety in numbers
When you learn to divide
How can we be in
If there is no outside
All shades of opinion
Feed an open mind
But your values are twisted
Let us help you unwind