Ok Sean. I am on the same page as you with respect to religion. I too believe that it has been the downfall of humanity. Christianity is a special kind of infection that is threaded through all of society whether we like it or not. The one and only thing that I strongly disagree with you about, is the belief that there is a greater power out there. You go on and on about how the "believers" duck and dive past providing you with any evidence that God does exist.....Well....have any of the atheists proven that there is no god or higher power. I am not talking about the basic ideas God in religion, I'm talking about what's beyond our planet. Also, can you prove that there is no existence of the "supernatural"..Setting all bullshit aside about being Jesus in a past life, I have, myself experienced things like touch healing (and I was not in some evangelical church with hands being laid on me - and it had nothing to do with religion. From what I have read about you, It seems to me that you have gone to the extreme opposite direction from your mother and father. I can understand why. But why resort to belittling someone like the Dali Lama, Next thing we all know, you'll have some shit to say about Gandi and Mother Therisa. I say it's the religious that try to make a prophet (money).....that's where the evil lies. I get what the person you were arguing was saying about you with respect to being of the material mind. We all have our own personal truths and reality. What gives anyone the right to tell us what's right or wrong or what is true or untrue. That's where I draw the line with people. I don't think the guy was being so literal with you. You completely reject all that is spiritual or religious because of the evil that your parents committed. The religious, ok.....I can swallow you rejecting religion, but spirituality???? I don't know. To me spirituality is connection with the greater power within myself and the literal universe. This is independent of religion. I guess it's energy focus....

So what about the people who "believe" that they have spirituality? What if they really do do good for others without the intent to profit? I think that trying to control the beliefs of anyone else is no good. Not all religious people force views on others though.

Here's one more thought....or rather a challenge.

Prove to all of us that there is no God or higher power....You have me on the evil of religion, only because I to feel the same.....but if you are going to call out someone on not providing any evidence and not have any evidence or proof of your own.....well, I have to call you out on your shit.

I do really like you though.....and am glad that I found your page. some day I'll tell you what led me here.