Coming across more of those religious freaks that inject God into every science thread

If studying the nature of the universe perturbs your faith, what you have is not faith; It is fear of the unknown

God is quite safe from science. But to religion, science is Kryptonite

This is what's called a "low-brow dismissal" wherein offers no counter-argument to what I have said and implies knowledge of my religious education

I come from both Christian and Buddhist parents so these are quite familiar

A common theme I've seen many times before is the default retort of implied ignorance

"Someone diminishing what you believe automatically diminishes you": This is the antithesis of critical thinking and it is the straight jacket religion wraps around your mind. And it highlights the dangers of religion as a concept beyond reproach is also beyond the reach of truth

As a former religious person, I take comfort in knowing escape from the asylum is still possible

Now we still have to deal with the effects religion still has on policy

When it comes to reproductive rights, marriage, equality, or just plain existing in this world unmolested, it's hard to navigate the rapids created by religion. Again, this has nothing to do with what deity(ies) you believe, but the dogma your particular brand of "Reality"(tm) you seek to imprint upon your peers

This need to inject dogma into the search for truth is both insidious and destructive to us a species

Somewhat counterintuitive proposal:

More religious studies classes. And by that, I don't mean someone of the faith trying to indoctrinate, but someone stepping outside of themselves to teach what they believe. Many instructors of many religions taking time to teach classes of the same students

When you have a perspective of the variety of faith, you learn to appreciate it as a byproduct of human imagination. I'd love to sit in for lessons on the Bhagavad Gita, the Bible, and Pali Canon