Mo Rocca: The challenges facing atheists in the U.S.

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5. Fantastic response...thank you.

Very well said and I could not agree more on the fundamental problem of "be-LIE-f".

Spirituality, or reverence, or feeling connected to living matter itself are different ways of describing the same thing - a sense of belonging and commonality that is vital for many, curious for some and inconsequential to a few. There is no problem at all with this, there is also no problem with trying to wrap it in a story that helps people understand it in a palatable way. The problems start the second that these stories begin to conflict and men or women of influence recognize that the conflict offers opportunity or power.

Accepting anything as valid without objective evidence or valid explanation is detrimental to one's personal mental health.

Thanks again for the very thoughtful reply.