pboy said:religions are ok at best, training wheels for noobs, but staunchly religious people or people that make their identity out of being of a religion are hopelessly constipated in life, cause they never grow or learn to observe and think and their heart isn't coming from inner, its coming from it being like a rule. And generally those type of people do many ills, minor things and on large scales...moreso than non religious or more natural spiritual people, because they harbor angst, repressed emotions and stuff, and feel superior and justified. They feel endowed rather than actually being pleasant and fun to be around. Somehow fun gets thrown out to religious people, they live in fear as slaves and yet somehow think they are doing the right thing....its like no man, if you aren't doped and joyous and shed that vibe in life, you're a problem. Its no coincidence kids avoid religion and church and generally don't want to be around those kind of people. They are stiff and non open and fun and are stuck to some random detrimental beliefs or...words. They got a clouded lens, that cant see life, it only sees some hazy thing they have been trained, indoctrinated, out of fear, to try to see. If from birth someone grows up in a nurturing environment...that lets each person totally express themselves individually as whatever they are, and be, and have a pretty good diet, they naturally are an extremely good person...better than most religious people!
Maybe you have met such people. I don't think it is OK to slag off about the majority of the world's population on the basis of you having met some you didn't like. I have certainly met a number of religious people who don't fit your description.