It is not religion that is the root of all evil but religious authority. If you are religious but don't give a dime about what the religious leaders claim, the

It is not religion that is the root of all evil but religious authority. If you are religious but don't give a dime about what the religious leaders claim, then you will never be led down this path. In general, humans are wired to find authority figures and follow them. Sometimes, this causes us to make great progress towards a common goal. Sometimes it causes very many people to do something very stupid. We, even the religious among us, should raise our children with some manner of scepticism towards our authority figures. Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.