The Desk.

Every human culture that has ever graced the Earth has held some form of religious or spiritual practice. This aspect of human nature cannot be ignored. It is evident that man craves this spiritual side of himself, but that does not mean he should embrace it. I propose that religion is no different from any other desire to which we might want to give in. Religion is the result of lust, of surrendering to this desire for spirituality, just as obesity results from gluttony. Religion is the ultimate plague, brought on as a punishment for  the sin of spirituality. It takes a similar strength of character to overcome the pressures of religion as it does any other human craving. In addition, it can be used as a defense mechanism, or a sheild under which to hide from real problems, and it presents innumerable other problems for our species. Every time you pray, you commit a sin far worse than gluttony or avarice; when you worship, you bring down by so much the good name of Mankind. It is noble for a man to go without worldly possessions, so is it not even more noble to deny onesself the guilty pleasures of religion?

 Why then do we celebrate this failure? Why to we continue to submit ourselves to such psychological hazing? My proposal is this: rise above religion, stand up for yourself, and don't ever give in to spiritual lust.