Originally Posted by PR_Tom

?Religion is a byproduct of fear. For much of human history, it may have been a necessary evil, but why was it more evil than necessary? Isn?t killing people in the name of God a pretty good definition of insanity?? [Arthur C. Clarke]

Simply brilliant. It's hard to drag humanity kicking and screaming into modern life where the world is small and you can talk and see a person on the other side of the planet in just a second.

The preservative party is going to have a hard time resisting much longer I'd say.