Reply #61: No, sorry. I never looked for needles. Didn't know I was supposed to. [View All]

[beam me up scottie]

When I say I was raised without religion, I mean without religion.

By the time I was given a crash course on Jesus by a childhood friend, I was already old enough to know the idea of God was even sillier than the idea of a kindly old man who delivered presents to children by way of reindeer and chimneys (I am being honest here, about what I thought as a child, my explanation is in no way meant to demean people who have religious beliefs).

At the time, I was angry because I felt my friend had insulted my intelligence by expecting me to believe her.



Your analogy is a good one, though, for people who were taught to believe the needle exists, it reminds me of the Five Lights essay that I posted in here not too long ago.