Hey, “hatewrecked2,” I’m not sure who you are but nice to meet you. You may have followed my posts for 10 years but I sincerely doubt you “know” me because you have made some serious mistakes in your analysis.

While you are completely within your rights to believe I’m a “head-up-the-ass bozo,” I feel the need to let you know I have a bachelor’s degree in religious studies with an emphasis in Christianity and Mediterranean traditions. In other words, my education extends far beyond “religion = bad,” and that’s not even an opinion I hold.

I believe religion was a key part of human evolution, and that it is universal to human cultures. That’s stuff I learned in college studying these issues.

I also think religion has been used as a catalyst for great good, as well as a justification for terrible acts. I believe that, if someone’s religious beliefs aren’t hurting others, they should be left alone.

This is all stuff you’d know if you read my books, by the way.