may be a bit quieter today. thinkboi needs to think on something that came up last night. For me, the thing that bothers me the most is harming children. I have regarded the very concept of original sin being one of the most harmful things to children, as this belief changes they way in which they are regarded and treated from birth, and possibly since conception. This makes me very anti-religion. I don't just see it as a slightly goofy unicorn-chasing diversion; it is much more sinister than that, propagating a slave mentality on humanity, and enforcing an inescapable power dynamic.

If I am to stand beside the pedophile, and also the religious person, and call each my friend, my family... there is something in this that seems inconsistent, lacking integrity, maybe paradoxical.

This hit me pretty hard last night. I don't think it will go away easily.

Interesting, it is also leading me into more thought on my attitudes toward alcohol, marijuana, nicotine, caffeine, and other substance use.