Response to Joshuaberry  on Religion

Religion....    
I was raised christian    
but while in high school    
I read dozens and dozens of books on the topic    
     
The knowledge i acquired    
pushed me far from organized religion    
Can I say I think that religion is a mental prison    
The best slaves do not see their cage    
   
 Faith in and of itself may be good    
 But religion is the opiate of the masses    
 It keeps you in your place    
 It makes you easy to control    
     
 I debated countless people on the topic    
And  got to the point    
Where i really don't care to do it anymore    
Because while i can site science, you have scripture..    
   
I believe in testable things, not an ancient book.    
If your God is real, i have no fear meeting him    
Because he made me smart enough    
To question my existence    
In a way that inspires me    
To be the best person i can be.    
      
Can i be faulted for using the logic he gave me?    
I think not.    
I don't know if there is a god    
But i certainly am not going to buy into man made gods    
Like the one you worship.      
   
Take DMT or something and then we'll talk..    
Religion is a prison of the mind.    
It controls your thoughts.    
You are running like a computer.    
     
I encourage you to break free    
from the dogma of religion while keeping your values.    
Be critical.    
Think for yourself.    
   
Don't repeat some scripture verse,    
Come up with an original thought    
Expand your mind. break the cycle    
I have faith that you can make the transformation    
Into a totally free person    
   
And only then may you find God.