Religion is somewhat like bleach. How good the religion is depends on how the individual chooses to use it. If you use it as a cleaning item around the house, then the bleach is beneficial to you. Conversely, if you shove the same item down someone's throat, then you are a cold-blooded murderer. I view religion the same way. It's just another tool or item that we can choose to use to enhance our lives. On the proviso that people use their religion for their personal desires such as to satiate their need for "spirituality", or just as a tool to comfort them via the belief that there is a higher power who is there for them, then religion is perfectly fine. Religion only becomes problematic when people try and involve everyone else in their religion, by either looking down on "non-believers" and treating them differently, or by trying to proselytize them. Religion should remain a personal tool, and should be used for the betterment of the individual and the society, not as an excuse to look down on others. Most of what I said goes for atheists too, since it's also not good for an atheist to try and force his beliefs on religious people. Carry on guys. :bdpf: