Religion is poison to the mind. It shuts down your ability to consider things rationally. Thinking Putin is a demon possessed dictator is going to be a much wor

Religion is poison to the mind. It shuts down your ability to consider things rationally. Thinking Putin is a demon possessed dictator is going to be a much worse frame of mind than simply considering him a deranged despot who needs to be treated as such. Religious people didn't make those things, crazy rich people abused the poor and took their money, labor, and time to build those "magnificent temples and palaces" when instead they could have lived up to those elements of their religions about being compassionate and generous to each other and looked out for humanity's welfare. Instead they built monuments to their pride and abused the trust of the religiously devout. The golden rule is great advice except those in power never really pay any attention to it.