Everything is answered. ‘God’ made it all, didn’t he? See, no more to think about! Just go on with your daily lives…

Even with my coerced former faith, this line of thinking was so irrational in my mind that I could not accept it. I guess that was what planted the first seed of doubt. How on earth could I be content with a life, and a world, that caused me so much pain? Why shouldn’t I improve what I have, rather than sit and be content with what ‘God’ has given me.

Upon abandoning my faith for my own sanity, I found that these sorts of arguments are what I ran head first into as soon as I told someone about my beliefs (or lack there of). They kept on maintaining that their way was correct, that ‘God’ had a plan for us… that we shouldn’t really develop any further. It is almost an anti-intellectualism line of thought; do not expand from what you already know.

Of course, most people have already realised this, and have spent their lives trying to help these people. This cult of faith, this willful ignorance is bringing our civilization down. Refusing to believe in climate change because ‘God’ said he would take care of the earth? Squander our resources because Christ is coming in our lifetime? This selfish way of thinking is prolific among these people.

It’s hard to have hope for the future of humanity when these kinds of people rule the world’s biggest super power. But I guess it starts out with seeds of doubt.