Listening to yet another politically liberal atheist podcast, a local atheist is amazed how many of his godless peers more or less buy into the myth that people are rational beings. An annoyingly large percentage of the godless assume humans choose their leaders based on a careful cost-benefit analysis. This mythical analysis involves thorough study of relevant facts from trusted sources and several spreadsheets to analyze tax plans.

However, such a model of decision making is the stuff of fairytales.

Behavioral economics is showing how people really make their decisions. The jury is in, and the verdict is people suck at thinking. Humanity likes glittery things, and they will buy/vote for/consume shiny things even when the glitter is known to cause genital warts.

It’s been months after the election of Donald Trump, and countless atheist leaders are still wondering Why did working-class Americans vote against their own interests? It doesn’t make sense! The local atheist reflects on this point as he takes another bite of his Taco Loco. The Taco Loco is pumped with transfats, saturated fats, and possibly some fats developed specifically for this particular taco by NASA. It has negative nutritional value. But he loves his Taco Loco. It tastes good and tells him it’s going to make America great again.

While he wouldn’t vote for President Loco, he totally understands why many Americans did.

Because Loco just feels awesome. In a world where healthcare costs are skyrocketing, wages are stagnant, and American society is changing awfully fast, Loco is reassuring. Pro-Loco people just want to feel good. Damn the calories, thinly veiled racism, and policies that will just make matters worse.

It doesn’t help that the Democrats’ happy meal is anything but happy. Very few people get amped up about eating nutritious food that tastes like cardboard.

After finishing his taco, the local atheist drives off to the gym. And to many people that doesn’t make sense. Those who don’t understand why someone eats Taco Loco and then heads to the gym don’t know how people work.

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Andrew Hall is the author of Laughing in Disbelief. Besides writing a blog, co-hosting the Naked Diner, he wrote two books, Vampires, Lovers, and Other Strangers and God’s Diary: January 2017 . Andrew is reading through the Bible and making videos about his journey on YouTube. He is a talented stand-up comedian. You can find him on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

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