Stop. You're doing it wrong.

If, by chance, you have come across this blog and you are a religious person, please stop and think about what it is that you actually believe.

Many people that I know believe in various religions for very ambiguous and very stupid reasons. They cannot justify many of their beliefs; much less provide any evidence or sound reason as to why they believe. Personal justification is an important part to action, and religious belief should be no exception to that rule.

Learn about logical fallacies. They will help you in the justification process.

Question everything. There is nothing so sacred that cannot be questioned.

I have personally sworn off religion years ago, and have been living with an atheistic sensibility for roughly 4 years now. The process of "de-conversion" was not an easy one for me. I had been a christian for the majority of my life, and those religious beliefs had created complex webs around rational thought, that ultimately were doing more damage than good. I am a better person now; and not in any sense due to being unaccountable to a "higher being" or have foregone my previous morals.

By no means am I an elitist, nor do I explicitly think that all religion should be eradicated. I do not know for a fact that I am right, about much of anything. If you feel that you are justified in your beliefs, then by all means, keep right on believing. However, do not be so gullible to believe anything without proper justification and/or proper inquiry; and I think this extends to many more things beyond simply religion. As human beings, we have an innate intelligence - an evolutionary advantage - and it's high time that we actually start to use it in all areas of our daily lives.