religion is a tool
used to rally the people
to unite them under the same beliefs
so they may stand as one

but each religion only represents one side
one faction
if you will
and the dissimilarities between these factions serve to drive them apart

I listened to my parents discuss Christianity

their beliefs

and how they seemed so sure that their god was the right god
I think I'd almost forgotten how long it had been since I truly stopped believing in any heaven or hell
It almost astounds me to hear these people, far older than I, to discuss
with such sincerity

things that seem

to me

to be fairy tales

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