schmeligion

let's talk religion, shall we?

when one is put in the position of proclaiming that, "i don't believe in god", invariably the question comes back, "well then, what DO you believe in?"

i used to think this was an invalid question, that belief wasn't something to be supplemented if god-deficient...but i've come to rethink this...indeed, one does substitute god with something. but what?

my standard answer (it's surprising how many times i've been asked the question) has been "the common decency of humans". and i think i'm staying with that. i mean, i don't see that i avoid killing people because i'm afraid on an imaginary superhero sending me to the firey depths; rather, it's just something that i think will injure someone else, and i don't see as acceptable in our current version of society. same for lying, stealing, and coveting asses.

(graven images, i'm okay with.)