The smarter, braver part of you knows that a tradition is only of value if it is of value. - Eric Maisel

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The god religions, the river religions, and the world of supernatural enthusiasms do not serve you. They force you to rein in your intelligence, they make claims that you do not honestly believe, they smell of illegitimate shortcut, and they hurt your chances of taking a fearless inventory of your beliefs and charting a course that will make you proud.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: there are no gods. We arise from nature—and nature is not a moral entity.