I was going to make a flying, time traveling Escort van, but have you seen the price of flux capacitors lately!! :shock:
So if people have religion it's because they don't have a mind of their own? I'd say the reverse is true, people make a concious choice of whether to believe, thereby clearly demonstrating the ability to think for themselves.
One could argue that those that don't accept religion refuse to do so because they're too narrow minded to accept things beyond their comprehension. I don't understand thermonuclear physics or molecular biology but that doesn't mean they don't exist.
See told you you were opening a can of worms Antz
I made a conscious choice to not be religious (i had catholic veiws pushed upon me as a kid), and i think my above statment came out a bit wrong, but i dont see how a book writen thousands of years ago which was based on mostly dreams and visions can tell you how to live your life now!!
I am not against/have no problem with religion (iv got several very religious friends) BUT don't try and tell me what to belive!
[As i said up there /\/\ somewhere i have been drinking a fair bit]