My TEDx Talk: Reality Reconciles Science and Religion

[muriel_volestrangler]

48. Politicians - the people who currently pander to religion to pick up votes

It's accepted that teachers can't inject religion into their interactions with children, and you'd hope that other authority figures like doctors wouldn't (churches shouldn't be in the healthcare business, of course, and that can't help), but far too many Democratic politicians encourage people to take religion seriously by mentioning it. This implies it should have a part in people's decisions, and this encourages people to say, as you do, that "religion is not astrology". You're not really religious, but you've nevertheless fallen for the con. You should recognise that they are extremely similar. It should be as laughable for a politician to say "I'm running for office because of my deep faith" as "I'm running for office because I'm a Leo".

You think nothing can be done about 28% of Americans thinking the Bible is the literal word of God? But the percentage in other developed countries is lower. Something can be done, and I think one difference is that politicians in other countries "don't do God".